Five buzzwords you’re likely to hear in education this school year. CNN noted five buzzwords to keep an ear out for this school year to keep ahead of the education conversation happening. The words include Common Core State Standards, flipped classroom, gamification, MOOC, and school choice. Blended learning, but to what end? John Marrow discusses…
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Digital Learning News Updates
Meet the $35 Tablet That Could Connect the World. The new Aakash UbiSlate 7Ci is a new $35 tablet that’s goal is to connect every student in India to the Internet. It comes with WiFi, has passed a slew of usability tests, can be solar powered, and in partnership with the tablet manufacturer DataWind will…
26 Sep 2012
Technology Revolution: Carpe Diem and Blended Learning
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25 Sep 2012
Jeb Bush to Discuss Digital Learning at 2012 Education Nation
NEW YORK, NY – Today, Jeb Bush – former governor of Florida, chairman of the Foundation for Excellence in Education and co-founder of Digital Learning Now! – will participate in an afternoon session on blended learning, the role of technology in education, and charter schools during the 2012 Education Nation Summit at The New York…
24 Sep 2012
Digital Learning News Updates
Nearly 100,000 families qualify for discount Internet service. Cable provider Comcast is offering reduced price on high speed Internet service for low- and moderate-income families. To qualify, the families must have at least one child receiving free or reduced price lunches at school, and the $9.95 per month plan will be locked in for as…
21 Sep 2012
Center for Education Reform’s Parent Power Index
September 17, 2012 The Center for Education Reform has launched the Parent Power Index (PPI) to provide parents with information on ease of access in states to exercise choices. The goal of the PPI is to measure parent’s ability to exercise educational choice in their state as well as to have a voice in their…
17 Sep 2012
Digital Learning News Updates
September 17, 2012 China is ahead of the U.S. and Germany in Use of Technology and Learning. According to a new opinion poll commissioned by Dell, the U.S. is falling behind China when it comes to technology use in the classroom. The study surveyed nearly 1,600 students, teachers and parents in China, Germany and the…
17 Sep 2012