TLC Welcomes The Digital Diva
Joquetta Lynn Johnson, aka The Digital Diva, is the newest Member of The Learning Collective. Joquetta brings many years of experience and success utilizing, and training others how to leverage, educational technologies.
10 Free Great Learning Apps
We’re not necessarily saying these are the 10 best free iPad apps for students and teachers. Though they could be. These are 10 excellent apps that are worth your looking into:
Digital Playground Inspires Slumdog
Earlier this month, the MacArthur Foundation announced the winners of the third annual Digital Media and Learning competition. There are some great projects, especially the Learning Lab Awardees which won up to $200,000 to further their initiatives.
Cloud-Based, Open-Source For Teachers?
A computing device for every teacher and student so they can access the Internet at school or at home? That, along with an embrace of cloud computing, Creative Commons, and open-source technologies is part of a new set of recommendations from the U.S. Department of Education.
A Wireside Chat with Lawrence Lessig
Lawrence Lessig, is the foundational voice and an advocate of the free culture movement, Creative Commons and Open Source. The Open Video Alliance will present a live webcast of a talk by Lawrence Lessig at the end of February.
Can the iPad finally Replace Textbooks?
The iPad was unveiled this week by Apple to rave reviews from techies everywhere. It is predicted that base models will cost about $499. I was lucky enough to spot a pre-production version of one at an ad firm last summer and I have longed for one since then. This device promises the usability of the iPhone in a package that is better for learning because it offers more real estate for the display of information.
Why Blended Learning?
Digital and blended learning can work. Because technology is woven throughout theCommon Core State Standards, and there are myriad digital learning resources available, digital learning can be central to meeting the Common Core’s requirements. Studies show that digital learning can keep school costs down (see U.S. DOE’s 2012 report and The Thomas Fordham Institute study). And, though 26% of […]
Why Blended Learning?
Digital and blended learning can work. Because technology is woven throughout the Common Core State Standards, and there are myriad digital learning resources, blended learning can be central to meeting the Common Core’s requirements.