By Sen. Chip Rogers The Atlanta Journal-Constitution December 4, 2012 A few excerpts from Sen. Chip Rogers’ piece on reforming public education in Georgia. Be sure to check out the whole blog here! The 34 most advanced economies in the world are members of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. Each year the OECD…
Digital Learning @ the Excellence in Action National Summit
The fifth annual Excellence in Action National Summit hosted by the Foundation for Excellence in Education was held in Washington, D.C. last week. One theme pervading the discussion was the need to embrace technology and digital learning in the classroom. Governor Jeb Bush kicked off the conference on Tuesday, November 27 creating a sense of…
4 Dec 2012
iNACOL Virtual School Symposium 2012
Watch the webcast of the opening Keynotes and Plenary Session from VSS 2012, featuring Susan Patrick, Stacey Childress, and Supt. John White here and be sure to check out other breakout sessions!
26 Oct 2012
Fact Sheet on Idaho’s 1:1 Laptop Devices
By Idaho Education News October 23, 2012 As part of the Students Come First laws, Idaho has contracted with HP to provide HP ProBooks 4440 as part of the 1:1 initiative. A few key points from the press release are below. Idaho is paying $249.77 per student/teacher for the managed service of providing the device, maintenance,…
26 Oct 2012
Younger Americans’ Reading and Library Habits
By Kathryn Zickuhr, Lee Rainie, Kristen Purcell, Mary Madden and Joanna Brenner Pew Internet October 23, 2012 Pew Internet released a report on reading and library habits, as part of their series on libraries. A few key points include: 83% of Americans between the ages of 16 and 29 read a book in the past year. Some…
26 Oct 2012
‘Angry Birds Playground’ Teaches Physics to Kids
By Brian Anthony Hernandez Mashable Entertainment October 13, 2012 Rovio Entertainment has teamed up with CERN, which runs the world’s biggest particle-physics lab, to bestow quantum physics knowledge upon young children in an effort dubbed “Angry Birds Playground.” “With Playground products, kids can have fun and learn more about physics than they would’ve in the…
16 Oct 2012
BAILEY: A waste or a threat to status quo?
By: John Bailey Hagerston Herald-Mail October 9, 2012 Technology has led to an unprecedented around-the-clock access to information and technology at our fingertips. The digital age unfolding before us daily has changed the way we live and work, and has touched every industry from banking to healthcare to entertainment. In each instance, these digitally-enabled revolutions are…
12 Oct 2012
Digital Learning Changes in California
California Governor Brown signed AB 644/Chapter 579 on September 26. It takes effect January 1 and will provide that online, synchronous students in grades 9 to 12 will be included in computing average daily attendance beginning in the 2014-2015 school year, if all of the following apply: The certificated employee providing the instruction confirms pupil attendance…
1 Oct 2012