My team at the Reboot Foundation recently asked a simple question: Is the use of technology in schools associated with increased student outcomes? Based on a study of national and international databases, we uncovered a surprising answer, and our work suggests that there’s actually a pretty weak link between technology and student achievement. Source: Does…
Internet Travels Of bits and bytes is my weekly round up of interesting links and ideas I discovered on the internet. It is published on Mondays for the previous week Apps Over 50% of students user Snapchat weekly, and that percentage goes up to 84% when you look at how many use it at least…
This article first appeared in the Eduk8me newsletter. Be sure to subscribe to be the first to get articles such as this. Technology troubleshooting and mindset When I’m working with others, I have a question I use to figure out their mindset: When technology goes wrong, what do you do? If they answer that they…
ISTE 2016: 5 Tech Trends Reshaping Education | EdTech Magazine Presenting to a packed house at ISTE 2016, educational technology expert Jason Ohler asked educators to dig deep and consider how they want to influence their students’ lives. Google for Education: How 3 teachers use Expeditions to enhance their students’ natural curiosity Teachers at Community…
Internet Travels Of bits and bytes is my weekly round up of interesting links and ideas I discovered on the internet. It is published on Mondays for the previous week Apps Name Shark is an iPhone and iPad app designed to help you learn names. To get started, you enter the names and pictures of…
If we are waiting for some “technology” to come along and redefine schools, we will be either waiting a long time, or it will be too late. This is a shift we will need to create in our own thinking. Source: Technology Will Not Redefine Schools As a product of 20th century school who is…