The Weekly Update: January 4-10
Teaching with Twitter– Steve Wheeler, Learning with ‘e’s Social Books Unlock Reader’s Voice and and Provide Opportunity for Conversation– The Innovative Educator Learning Styles Theory Versus Sustained Hard Work– Steve Hargadon New Electronic Devices Could Interest Schools– eSchool News Netbooks All Around– Bridget McCrea, THE Journal Top Ten Free Resources for Digital Learners– Online Learning Top Five Web Trends: Personalization– Richard MacManus, ReadWriteWeb Open Courseware Gains Momentum– Maya T. Prabhu, eSchool News Five...
Read More5 K-12 Technology Trends for 2010
Students use cellphones to solve math problems. In a recent piece in THE Journal, Bridget McCrea spoke with a group of technology experts in order to compile a short list of technology trends educators should look for in 2010. Here’s McCrea’s list: 1. eBooks will gain traction in the K-12 market during 2010. According to J. Gerry Purdy, chief analyst for the business research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan in Atlanta, “The eBook phenomenon is gaining ground in the consumer space, where people are using them to read both fiction and non-fiction,” said...
Read MoreNetbooks and School
Using laptops in the classroom is not a new idea. It has been discussed and implemented in many situations. The barrier for many classrooms, in implementing this technology, is the price of the average laptop, which has remained between $600 – $1,0000 until very recently. Over the past six months, the number of inexpensive netbook computers has risen dramatically, offering a new tool for education. A netbook according to Wikipedia is “… a category of small-sized, low-cost, light weight, lean function subnotebooks optimized for Internet access and core computing functions (e.g., word...
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