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The US Education Deficit
On Saturday, the New York Times published an article on the growing gap between the United States and other countries in the percentage of adults who earned college degrees.
Graduation rates for American college students are depressing, with only 57 percent of students who enroll in a bachelor’s degree program earning a degree within six years, [...]
Final Stats Announced for ISTE 2010
The official numbers from ISTE 2010 are in and they are impressive. The slow Wi-Fi during major events can be explained in part by the 16,500 devices trying to connect at the same time. Also, my sore feet can attest to the accuracy of the exhibit hall numbers. Walking that floor was like hiking a [...]
Watching vs. Learning: How to Turn Video Viewing into a Dynamic Lesson
Students may not be learning as much as you think from watching educational video and computer animations. That’s because watching and learning are not necessarily synonymous terms.
Without a doubt, some of the ubiquitous digital video on the Internet can be powerful in the classroom. Students can view human and natural events they may not otherwise [...]
Mario Armstrong Talks Twitter in Education
I was lucky enough to catch radio and television personality Mario Armstrong in the Social Butterfly Lounge at ISTE 2010 and he gave some great tips on how to use Twitter as a tool in education. Learn how to set up a Twitter account, develop your PLN, and utilize the immediacy of Twitter as a [...]
Videos Offer Essential Message for 2010 Graduates
It’s graduation weekend at the University of Oregon and I’ll be saying good-bye to some of my favorite students. I am lucky enough to work with exceptionally bright and energetic young people who have the idealism necessary to pursue their goals and the drive to actually reach them. As I recover from two days of [...]
Droid Does Education: Android Applications for Teachers and Learners
When it comes to using mobile technology in education, the iPhone gets a lot of press. Apple has aggressively marketed their products to education markets and the little glowing Apple is ubiquitous on college campuses. However, the open nature of the Android operating system is really more in line with the lofty ideals of public [...]
iPad Apps for Education
The Apple iPad hit the stores only a little over a week ago, but there are already over 1,000 different applications created specifically for the handheld computing device. Apple’s new device also runs nearly all of the 150,000 iPhone and iPod Touch apps available. For all you technology junkies that have managed to snag an [...]
Reaching all Learners: Presentation Tools for the Innovative Educator
Visual presentation tools like PowerPoint and Keynote have been saddled with an unsavory reputation. Lazy presenters can use the visual tools as a crutch to improve lackluster presentations. However, the best presenters use visual presentation tools to clarify their topic and make information accessible to all types of learners.
The popular VARK model of learning styles [...]
ISTE Goes Mobile: Beta version of ISTE iPhone App Now Available
Ready to use your bus commute to catch up on your ISTE Connects reading? How about referring to the NETS while you’re out to coffee with a colleague? Want to share that L&L article with your network on Twitter?
Well, your smartphone is about to get a whole lot smarter. We’re pleased to introduceISTE Mobile, an iPhone application [...]
India: A Country on the Brink of an Education Revolution
India. The very word is evocative. India, land of ancient temples. India, land of the Taj Mahal and the Red Fort and Rajput palaces.
India as you see it on CNN: bustling, crowded, overwhelming. Throw in Mother Theresa, cricket, complex marriages, outsourcing and India’s computer engineers and you have a very complicated nation. Add two generations [...]
