Technology Drives Up the Cost of Quality Education

Joshua Kim suggests that technology will always drive up the cost of quality education, because it requires a trained educator to use technology well.

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Back-to-School Technology

Jake and Liam Widman list some clever back-to-school technology , including power cubes and scholarship web sites

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Classroom Design for Digital Technology

Gary Russell shares what he has learned through experience about updating a classroom for digital instruction . He notes that planners often make no provision for allowing instructors to record their lectures, even though the ability to record and disseminate lectures is becoming a key component of the modern classroom.

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What MOOCs Teach

Andrew Miller shares Four Lessons From the Failure of MOOCs. He makes these points:

1. Retain the Human Element
2. Foster Focused Collaboration
3. Provide Ongoing Feedback
4. Blended Is Best

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What Five Tech Experts Expect [in education] in 2014

Megan O'Neal reports on what selected tech experts expect in 2014.

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College Access Technology Report

Hannah Winston reports on the availability of digital tools to assist students preparing for university admission . She bases her article on a released released by Get Schooled!

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Moving At The Speed Of Creativity

Educator Wesley Fryer maintains a blog on educational technology called "Moving At The Speed Of Creativity."

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Changes In Educational Technology Since 1970

Maris Stansbury reflects on old educational technology in a short presentation. Colored chalk has been replaced with far more expensive methods of highlighting or isolating information.

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Skype Multiuser Is Now Free For Educators

Kathy Isizuka reports for School Library Journal Microsoft's announcement of free group video calling for teachers using Skype technology. As the comments indicate, this is probably to compete with Google Hangouts, which also offer free service for up to ten users.

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