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Reading
I find it interesting to identify educational trends. What topics seem to be receiving the most attention? Topics such as STEM, coding and making would be my nominees. I sometimes wonder if traditional goals fall out of focus because we … Continue reading
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Tech and Common Core
This is kind of interesting. Tech coordinator Ben Rimes goes through the Common Core standards and highlights the frequency with which technology (in one form or another) is mentioned.
Chromebooks in 2013
This end of year article from ComputerWorld offers data on the increasing sale of Chromebooks in 2013. By NPD’s tallies, Chromebooks accounted for 21% of all U.S. commercial notebook sales in 2013 through November, and 10% of all computers and … Continue reading
Origins
For you digital natives who may wonder where this tech stuff came from or you immigrants who would like to relive the good old days, Walter Issacson is working on material offering a context or the tech tools we enjoy … Continue reading
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Chromebooks gaining in classrooms
This article claims that 22% of classroom computers are now Chromebooks.
Computer science should replace ………
No other subject will open as many doors in the 21st Century, regardless of a student’s ultimate field of study or occupation, as computer science. Statement from “Running on Empty” a frequently cited document lamenting the state of Computer Science … Continue reading