Eclectic Technology

A look at statics gathered y Project Tomorrow. The aim of Project Tomorrow is "to make student voices heard in education." This information is from a survey of students, teachersl, parents and others in the fall of 2010 with a focus on determinint "the benefits of certain types and uses of technology for teaching and learning." More information is in the infographic.

"E-reading has taken America by storm, with more and more people preferring their Kindles to any other medium. We take a look at the current trends in E-Reading, including what type of people prefer e-reading, and what the best selling devices are.

In an effort to keep all teachers pursuing the best possible ways to integrate education and technology, we thought it might be good to take another look at ways teachers can be hip. By ‘hip’ I simply mean that a teacher is aware of trends and actively engaging to stay on top of what his or her students need. From cutting-edge education technology to simply being aware of new Apple products, it’s important for teachers to be hip.

While browsing some of the terrific resources at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, I happened across a fabulous list of useful links and resources that I wanted to pass on to Edudemic readers.

This list starts with Adult Literacy and ends with Testing and Standards. It is maintaned by the Gutman Library Research Services staff and Harvard, and may become one of your Go To lists when you need to find resources quickly (esp. if related to education).

"The classroom of the future is on your doorstep. We’re getting slapped in the face with technology (sorry about that, partially my fault), flipped classroom models, and innovative ideas.

So what is the current state of the 21st century classroom? How many teachers have computers in their classroom? What are the 3 biggest reasons to use technology in your classroom? A new infographic from Open Colleges spells it out."

Did you know that the US spends more per capita on K-12 education than most countries? The website Opportunity Culture asks the question why this gap exists? The short answer is that only 25% of classes are taught be "excellent teachers." 

The image above is one part of an infographic that looks at how to extend the reach of excellent teachers. Additional information that provides more detailed information is also on the website, where they explore Opportunity Culture, looking at:

* Why This Matters: What research says about the impact excellent teachers have on student learning.

* Redesigning Schools: More than 20 school models showing how to extend the reach of excellent teachers to more students, within budget...

* Reforming Policy: How to clear barriers and create the will to reach all students with excellent teachers fast.
* The Opportunity Culture Initiative: Public Impact’s work to disseminate new school models and to catalyze implementation nationally.

The infographic may be downloaded as a pdf at http://opportunityculture.org/wp-content/uploads/Extending-the-Reach-of-Excellent-Teachers-Infographic-Public-Impact.pdf

An infographic that looks "into the web resources and writing practices of secondary and higher education students in the US...bsed on analysis of 128 million content matches from 33 million papers..."