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10 ways to use a blog w/in education

On 08/16/2010, in blogs / blogging / vlogging, education technology, K-12 related, pedagogy, tools, by Daniel Christian

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EducationInnovating.org

On 08/16/2010, in dangers of the status quo, disruption, education, education reform, education technology, future, innovation, K-12 related, leadership, strategy, by Daniel Christian

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Also see:

Innovation-based Systemic Reform

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iPad app: Shakespeare in Bits [Romeo & Juliet] — from iear.org

On 08/14/2010, in digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, e-books, e-readers, K-12 related, multimedia, writing, by Daniel Christian

Developer Website: www.shakespeareinbits.com or Mindconnex Learning Limited

iTunes Link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shakespeare-in-bits-romeo/id370803660?mt=8

Reviewer Name: Elisabeth LeBris who blogs at lebrisary.blogspot.com

Tagged with: digital learning • digital storytelling • digital textbooks • e-books • e-readers • english • iPad • K-12 • multimedia • writing

Ed-tech innovators share their vision for education; also Ubiquitous Learning Journal

On 08/11/2010, in education, education reform, education technology, elearning, emerging technologies, face-to-face, future, innovation, K-12 related, leadership, strategy, student teaching/teacher education, by Daniel Christian

Ed-tech innovators share their vision for education — from eSchoolNews.com [via the Ubiquitous Learning Newsletter; see below]
Leaders in education technology offer their insights on the future of education in video interviews with eSN-TV

Ubiquitous Learning Journal, Volume 2, Number 4 now available

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The final issue of Volume 2 of Ubiquitous Learning: An International Journal has now been published. Volume 2, Number 4 contains:

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Ohio calls on Blackboard to create statewide online learning clearinghouse

On 08/06/2010, in adult learning, CMS/LMS, education technology, game-changing environment, higher education, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, lifelong learning, online learning, by Daniel Christian

Ohio calls on Blackboard to create statewide online learning clearinghouse — from The Journal by Dian Schaffhauser

Ohio’s Board of Regents will be working with Blackboard in developing a program to host distance learning courses in the state. Chancellor Eric Fingerhut chose Blackboard’s consulting team to build a new, statewide digital learning clearinghouse that will provide a common platform for online courses. The goal of the program is to use the courses to graduate more students, keep more of them at Ohio colleges and universities and in the state’s workforce, and attract more out of state graduates to pursue additional education and careers in Ohio.

Participating schools can both add and tap into the courses offered in the program. High school students could earn college credit through dual enrollment and Advanced Placement courses or use remediation offerings. College students could attend a wider range of courses and other options for earning credits and completing degrees more quickly. The resources are also expected to help adult learners who want to pursue training to advance or change their careers and prepare for certifications.

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Interesting site…and pump up the volume on this piece! :)

On 08/04/2010, in K-12 related, music, social learning / networks, tools, by Daniel Christian

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New book out on digital storytelling — for youth

On 07/30/2010, in digital storytelling, K-12 related, multimedia, new media literacies, writing, by Daniel Christian

Make Me a Story
Teaching Writing Through Digital Storytelling

“Just as writing can be a process of discovery, so can digital storytelling, where images, words, and music all work together to create meaning.” — Lisa Miller

Excerpt of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: Stories That Matter
Chapter 2: How Do Writers Tell (Digital) Stories?
Chapter 3: Taking Students Through the Writing Process, Part 1
Chapter 4: Taking Students Through the Writing Process, Part 2
Chapter 5: Learning Through Digital Storytelling: Standards and Assessment

About the author

Lisa C. Miller is an associate professor of journalism at the University of New Hampshire and has worked on digital stories with elementary school teachers and students.

Tagged with: digital storytelling • english • K-12 • multimedia • new media literacies • writing

2010 Horizon Report: K-12 Edition & Toolkit

On 07/30/2010, in Augmented Reality (AR), cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, education technology, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, K-12 related, mobile learning, mobile technologies, multimedia, new media literacies, by Daniel Christian

Tagged with: augmented reality • cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related • educational gaming • educational technology • games • K-12 • Mobile learning • mobile technology • multimedia • new media literacies

Michigan’s first virtual charter school selects downtown Grand Rapids site, accepting applications

On 07/29/2010, in blended learning, hybrid learning, K-12 related, Michigan, online learning, virtual K-12 schools, by Daniel Christian

Michigan’s first virtual charter school selects downtown Grand Rapids site, accepting applications — from rapidgrowthmedia.com

A virtual charter school sponsored by Grand Valley State University will welcome its first students on September 7 at what school leaders say is its first Michigan location – a former office space at 678 Front Ave. NW.

Michigan Virtual Charter Academy, operated by Herndon, Va.-based K12, Inc., will launch with a curriculum geared for high school dropouts ages 17 to 21, offering onsite and online learning in half-day formats.

“It’s a hybrid blend of onsite and online learning, and we’ll have two shifts of students,” says Randall Greenway, vice president of school development. “This was a promising location and it’s close to where we believe our students reside and work. It also has public transportation nearby, and that’s a big part of it.”

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Colleges and the Common Core

On 07/19/2010, in colleges, community colleges, curriculum, K-12 related, universities, by Daniel Christian

Colleges and the Common Core — InsideHigherEd.com

MINNEAPOLIS — For years, educators and policy makers have been talking about the need to better align K-12 and higher education, so that students coming out of high school have the skills and knowledge they need to do college-level work (and, not unimportantly, to reduce the need for remediation once students are in college).

The establishment of common core standards for high school graduates is of course first and foremost a matter of concern for elementary and secondary school officials, and the creation of the standards is barely on the radar screen of many college administrators and professors. And yet it is clear that the standards will be truly meaningful and useful only if they are fully embraced by higher education.

Only if colleges align their own admissions and placement policies with the common core standards (and agree to use the common assessments that are likely to be developed to gauge mastery of the standards) will high school students and their schools know what to shoot for, Lingenfelter and Wilhoit said. And only if colleges of education begin to reframe their curriculums and practices for training teachers and school administrators and their professional development programs for working teachers in response to the standards will schools have the future work force to carry out the standards.

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