Chat: Student-Centered Tech. Tools
All you ed-tech followers will want to check out our live chat about effectively integrating student-centered technology into classroom instruction. Read Full Post >
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January 25, 2011
January 21, 2011
On Ed-Tech: Courts, Communication, and Collaboration
Looking for some weekend ed-tech reading? Here's a few things we took note of this week. Read Full Post >
January 12, 2011
Online Chat for Ed Week Readers: School Budget Crises
Ed Week is staging an online chat at 2 p.m. today on school budget crisis, and the implications for K-12 programs, including those for technology. Read Full Post >
January 12, 2011
Are Teachers Being Cyberbullied, Too?
The National Association of Headteachers in the United Kingdom says it is receiving an increasing number of calls from its members saying they are being defamed by parents on social networking sites. Read Full Post >
November 17, 2010
Top 10 Safety List: Keep Computers Out of Bedrooms
Internet safety experts (ISC)2 also warn that boys may perceive themselves as less at risk online than girls. Read Full Post >
November 15, 2010
Can Twitter Improve Student Engagement?
Food for thought: College students who used twitter, both inside and outside of the classroom, performed better in school than their non-twitternig peers, according to a study. The twittering students not only had higher grade-point averages but scored better on a student-engagement survey designed ... Read Full Post >
October 20, 2010
NASBE Recommendations Point to Tech Integration
The association is calling for a dramatic shift in the structure of modern education to meet the digital needs of today's students. Read Full Post >
October 18, 2010
WSJ: Facebook Apps Break Site's Own Privacy Rules
The Wall Street Journal reports that many popular Facebook applications are sharing personal information and violating the site's privacy policy. Read Full Post >
October 07, 2010
Poll: Parents Fear Sex Predators More than Cyberbullies
The poll conducted by Zogby found that 92 percent of parents were either "somewhat" or "very" concerned about children sharing too much information on the Web. Read Full Post >
October 05, 2010
Digital Directions Live Today
Check out our live video coverage of some of the highlights of our "Unleashing Technology to Personalize Learning" program. Read Full Post >
