Open Curriculum for K-12 Educators
Over the past few years, open curriculum has gained momentum in K-12 education. In the face of difficult economic circumstances, site administrators are finding their budgets squeezed by severe funding limitations. In response to these challenges, public school throughout the country are building comprehensive online learning environments that present new and exciting learning opportunities for students. Open curriculum, or curriculum based on open educational resources, presents exciting opportunities for public schools. The curriculum is very flexible, easily personalized, inexpensive,...
Read MoreThe 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...
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Man, I guess Twitter really is a brain drain! By the way, I just woke up, and I guess I should do some work…
Read MoreR2D2, Where Are You?
A difficult challenge facing educators today is how to effectively utilize technology to improve student achievement. Although the interactive, user-centered, and social-oriented structure of Web 2.0 technology presents wonderful opportunities to improve the way educators teach and students learn, many teachers feel mired in technology overload. Presented with hundreds of different technologies and very few examples of best practices, educators are wondering how they can use Web 2.0 technology to improve student learning. Too often teachers feel frustrated as they attempt to construct unique...
Read MoreUsing Facebook to Improve School Communication
Facebook has become an essential tool for young adults to stay in contact with friends and family and to create a sense of community with their peers. For school administrators, then, utilizing Facebook to improve communication and to create an interactive experience for their school community only makes sense. While many secondary schools continue to utilize basic Web 1.0 website technology to communicate with parents, students, and the broader community, most of the people schools are trying to reach, particularly the students and parents, rely on Web 2.0 technology like Facebook to share...
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