Rapid technology change is here to stay. No sense in trying to change the way the world works–at least when you’re messing with the wallets of major corporations.
We wanted to let you know about a few quick updates Twitter just made. Mainly to their privacy policy and terms of service. As we’ve seen in the past, when major social networks like Twitter and Facebook update these things, you should take notice. Remember when it basically turned out that you could be named in a lawsuit against Pinterest? Stuff like that. So here’s what …
Twitter allows for versatile and addictive bursts of quick conversation, but the 140 character limit forces an economy of language that can be hard to pin translate. Luckily, we’ve got a guide for that.
Edudemic Magazine is the single best source of progressive education coverage available anywhere–written for educators, by educators. Our May issue features more content than ever–including an updated “iPad Spectrum,” Inigral’s Michael Staton and his framework on “Unbundling Education,” and a slew of other exciting content, including: Disruption Scale We rank 21 recent education initiatives for their potential to (helpfully) disrupt education. The follow-up to our preliminary …
We’re always trying to figure out the best tools for teachers, trends in the education technology industry, and generally doing our darnedest to bring you new and exciting ways to enhance the classroom. But I wanted to take a moment to bring a wonderful list of resources to your attention. Jane Hart of the United Kingdom’s Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies has been assembling a …
The following is a sponsored post by Datamation Systems, Inc.. They’ve worked with more than 10,000 schools to help deploy and secure classrooms full of technology. Want to learn more? Check out their ad in the Edudemic Magazine or visit the Datamation website here. iPads are fun. Apps are fun. Second-screening, podcasting, and pinching-and-zooming your way through the internet is fun. But when the bell rings …
To flip or not to flip? That is not the essential question. In assessing the optimal classroom dynamics, I would argue that we need to take a good look at what our classrooms look like right now, what activities our students gain the most from, what we wished we had more time for, and what things about our class we wish we could eliminate.