The opposition to Common Core is misinformed and dangerous.
- By Therese Mageau
- 11/05/13
We step above the technology tsunami that is enveloping us and note the types of changes in devices and changes in usage patterns engendered by those device changes that are taking place. Your computer is not your father’s computer; no way, no how.
- By Cathie Norris, Elliot Soloway
- 11/04/13
Everyone wants K-12 students to learn to collaborate. But where are the supports?! Well, finally, here are some free, easy to learn, easy to use, apps for iPads and Androids, that help students as they synchronously collaborate in creating concept maps, KWL charts, etc.
- By Cathie Norris, Elliot Soloway
- 10/15/13
Truth is, up till now, technology in classrooms has been ignorable: Between limited access and flaky networks, the textbook publishers had no real incentive to produce technology-based curriculum. With the coming of mobile devices, however, technology in classrooms is no longer ignorable. The Big Disruption is imminent.
- By Cathie Norris, Elliot Soloway
- 10/07/13
Want more funding for broadband? Now's your chance to let the FCC know what you need and why.
- By Geoffrey H. Fletcher
- 09/03/13
The cover of the Sept. 15 New York Times Sunday Magazine was hurtful to America’s teachers and in no way helpful to the cause of education. Why are America’s teachers treated so poorly, so scornfully? We must fix this situation!
- By Cathie Norris, Elliot Soloway
- 09/24/13
It may surprise you to learn that IT really is listening. One pro shares how educators can build rapport with IT and get problems fixed faster.
LAUSD just purchased 640,000 iPads to go 1-to-1 throughout the district. We, the educational technology community, need to rally round and provide LAUSD’s teachers with all manner of support. We must help LAUSD make their hugely visible iPad rollout a hugely major success.
- By Cathie Norris, Elliot Soloway
- 09/17/13
Bill Gates commented that "constructionism," a theory of how people learn, is "bull***t." While he may well be the richest man in the world, that was a stupid thing to say — and it is a dangerous thing to say. Read on to find out why it was stupid and is dangerous.
- By Cathie Norris, Elliot Soloway
- 09/04/13
In a digital world, learners of every age should be taking their first steps toward establishing an online presence. One author shares the compelling reasons why.