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SafeShare.TV
I use a few YouTube videos during my lectures. Even though I present to college students, displaying the generic YouTube page on the big screen (actually two big screens) makes me nervous. I know the video I want to show, … Continue reading
Video games and violence
Ed technology advocates interested in games end up dealing with the violence in commercial video games. Some (Gee) encourage an exploration of the popularity of such games in order to discover what mights such challenging experiences attractive. The rest of … Continue reading
Search Skills
Google wants to improve search skills and offers lesson plans, challenges, and instructional videos at this dedicated site.
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Educated but mediocre
Great piece from the Atlantic explaining the widening income and education gap. Across the country, a Stanford University study found last year, the achievement gap between rich and poor students on standardized tests is 30 to 40 percent wider than it was … Continue reading
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Cost of public higher education
This piece from the Wall Street Journal using Univ of Colorado as an examples summarizes issues in the rising cost of public higher education.
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Flickr Upgrade
When you write a book for the education technology market (no matter the traditional or the ebook approach), you have to take some risks in selecting apps, learning experiences, etc. You can spend a lot of time explaining apps or … Continue reading
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