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Paper vs Screen
If you are concerned about reading on devices, you may find this fairly extensive summary in Scientific American of interest. I guess the article comes down slightly on the side of paper, but does admit that the findings seem to … Continue reading
More on individualization
Dr. Cuban frequently comments on educational research and the relationship between research and practice. Often his commentary takes a historical perspective. In a recent post, he comments on findings from a recent Gates Foundation sponsored survey of teachers. An … Continue reading
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Tech vs teacher is a misrepresentation
Wesley Fryer recently posted a concern that I believe is off target. His post seems to position teacher relationships against adaptive online video and management systems (think Kahn Academy) in a way that implies the learning experience should be one or … Continue reading
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One world schoolhouse
Salman Kahn continues to act on his vision for education. If you have read his book (One world schoolhouse), you might recall that he proposes the value of the one room schoolhouse because it involves a continuous progress system and … Continue reading
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Zite
The major value I find for Twitter is the surfacing of useful information I was not purposefully looking for. This is usually described as discovery to differentiate the process from search. The downside of Twitter discovery is that it depends … Continue reading
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Google+ Collections
Here is a video I created to explain the generation of a Google+ collection. I see collections useful as a way to organize Google+plus posts for students. Access to a collection can be limited to those in a specific circle.