The Global Search for Education: Education Technology
“The iPad has enabled greater access for both the education consumer and the creator.” — Tony Wagner EdTechTeacher will host the first national iPads in education summit, bringing together educators, researchers, tech directors, principals, school leaders and industry partners to identify best practices for integrating iPads into education. The conference will be held from November 6th to 8th at The Joseph B....
The Global Search for Education: More Technology, Please!
“When students own their learning, they feel responsible for it and motivated to do it.” — Michael Horn Disrupt and Conquer! How far can technology go to ensuring no child gets left behind in school? In America’s race to eliminate the domestic and international achievement gaps, when will blended learning models be effective enough to disrupt the existing mainstream classroom system? In 2008, Michael...
The Global Search for Education: In Search of Innovation
“We reinvented the notion of a film festival and we were disruptive mainly out of necessity.” — Craig Hatkoff “Educate to Innovate,” President Obama’s campaign for excellence in science, technology, engineering & math, is a call to action that our education system embrace a specific type of orientation. Innovation requires educators to think about a 21st century education incorporating...
How Will We Read: Textbooks?
“Technology has great potential for improving individual and aggregate performance of the educational system” – Vineet Madan Photo courtesy of McGraw-Hill Education. It isn’t my imagination. My children’s backpacks got heavier with the weight of those textbooks over the past few years. And I don’t think the weight of student backpacks are just my concern. I heard a rumor that even tiger...
The Global Search for Education: The Technology Connection
Will Apple’s iPad 2 change the way we watch a book or appreciate nature? photo courtesy of Susan Leslie. “If you asked a parent they might call it intuitive. If you asked a musician they might call it inspiring. To a doctor it’s groundbreaking. To a CEO it’s powerful. To a teacher it’s the future. If you asked a child, she might call it magic.” …And if you asked the producers of the Apple...
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