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Jay Mathews has a piece in The Washington Post this week that highlights a common challenge in ed tech. Many schools now partner with sites where students’ assignments can be easily followed online. This is great for kids who routinely forget to write down assignments, and it’s great for parents… READ MORE
World Bank’s Edublog has a post up about an incredibly ambitious educational technology program in Uruguay. Under Plan Ceibal, all students in Uruguayan primary schools (and soon high school students, as well) receive free laptops as part of their public school education. Even better, the schools take steps to ensure… READ MORE
The MacArthur Foundation (of Genius Grant renown) and HASTAC are funding a really interesting competition that’s set to launch on December 14th. It’s called Reimagining Learning, and it’s aimed at spurring innovative ideas in participatory education. The contest has two categories, both open to the public. The 21st Century Learning… READ MORE
Some exciting press from Wired’s Epicenter blog today. The upshot? Better teachers, lower overhead, and smarter technology come together in the Knewton course for a more effective, more efficient test prep experience. The best part is that students reap the benefits: The test-preparation industry makes $4 billion a year convincing… READ MORE
Alex Sarlin is Lead Verbal Developer for Graduate Programs at Knewton, specializing in GMAT prep. Karen Cator, the former Director of Education and Leadership at Apple, was just appointed as the US Department of Education’s new head of the Office of Educational Technology. Combined with the fact that $650MM that… READ MORE
Ethan Hein is a content editor and social media guru at Knewton. I used to teach afterschool in City of New York/Parks & Recreation’s Computer Resource Center program. Kids in the program spent a lot of time playing educational games like Logical Journey Of The Zoombinis and The Incredible Machine…. READ MORE
Timothy Burke says in his blog post, “Putting Syllabi Online:” Since I often put up both drafts of syllabi and completed syllabi for comments, I obviously think it’s a good practice. It’s been nothing but beneficial for me: I’ve gotten great suggestions, interesting critiques, a good feeling for how the… READ MORE
Processing is an open source programming language and environment for people who want to code their own animation, interactions and data visualization. It shows tons of potential for fun, interactive educational and gaming applications. Check out the project gallery to see some examples, ranging from the silly to the sublime…. READ MORE
