ISTE 2016 Monday highlights: Monarch to newspapers, Soundtrap teams up with Google, and Google releases Google Cast — from jeadigitalmedia.org

 

ISTE 2016: Michio Kaku says education needs a revolution — from by Jena Passut
The theoretical physicist says a fourth wave of technology is about to begin, and educators must prepare students to thrive in the new landscape.

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There have been three major waves of technology: steam power and locomotive, electricity and automobile, and high tech, Kaku said. We are about to enter a fourth wave — biotechnology, nanotechnology and artificial intelligence — that will drive the economy, he said.

How should educators respond when computers become part of the wallpaper and Internet-enabled contact lenses make information accessible at the blink of an eye?

 

“I don’t just want my students to learn,” she said. “I want them to want to learn.”

— Kerry Gallagher

 

ISTE and Microsoft collaborate to provide new school planning and professional learning resources — from iste.org
ISTE and Microsoft collaborate to provide new school planning and professional learning resources; multi-project initiative to include first of its kind blueprint for school transformation, leadership courses, school development tools.

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DENVER -June 26, 2016 -At today’s ISTE 2016 opening general session, the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE®) and Microsoft Corp. announced they plan to combine and expand a host of their world-class initiatives to ensure educators and school leaders around the world have access to school planning and professional development resources. This collaboration stems from a shared belief that technology has the power to transform learning, and can do so most effectively when it’s embedded in how a school or educator thinks about and drives new learning opportunities.

 

Innovation is more than creating new things — iste.org

 

8 questions to ask before creating a makerspace — iste.org

 

Amazon unveils online education service for teachers — from nytimes.com by Natasha Singer