American schools are teaching our kids how to code all wrong — Quartz Coding in schools isn’t about becoming computer science majors. Google Spaces is a new way to collaborate and share resources Kind of a neat competitor to Slack. My quick review of the Asus Flip Chromebook TL;DR, I like it.
Today I put my Asus Flip into Developer Mode so I could run full Linux apps alongside ChromeOS. This is good if you want to play, but I’d be hard pressed to recommend this configuration for schools. Once the device is in Developer Mode all of the protections offered by ChromeOS are gone, including the…
But if students are not properly equipped to direct their own learning, then what? “We created the profession we call ‘teaching’ largely to solve for this problem,” he dryly observes: “Students need to be guided down the path of their learning. Teachers should remain central to the activity of imparting knowledge to students.” From my…
When Google announced that Android apps were coming to Chromebooks I decided to bite the bullet and buy an Asus Flip Chromebook($). The Flip is one of the first Chromebooks to be receiving the ability to run Android apps, the other two are the Google Pixel 2 and the Acer Convertible Chromebook R11($). The Pixel 2…
By promoting “pop computing” apps to kids in schools, we aren’t doing the hard thinking that defines what the subject of computing is today, and most importantly, what it can be in the future. A new approach to learning mass computing is needed to get 55 million students in 130,000 public schools to learn to…
I received an email from Adobe support regarding inappropriate pictures that can be found in the image search. Image Searches Adobe Spark features free public domain image searches. In addition, when using Spark Video, students are provided access to hundreds of thousands of free icons that can be used in presentations. Adobe Spark employs a…
School libraries are no longer simply quiet places for students to study or check out printed materials. Many have transformed themselves into vibrant hubs of school life, boasting makerspaces, computer access, collaborative work areas, quiet zones, and many more ways for students to access information. Students are now using a variety of devices to do…
Twitter announced several upcoming changes to the format of the Tweet and how tweets will be treated in the future. The goal is to open up more characters to be used in the tweet itself. Replies When you reply to a tweet, the @USERNAMEs will not count as characters in the tweet. The limit will…
It’s one thing for today’s students to connect with the world and to appreciate the diversity and significance of potential interactions through everyday, real-time interaction. It is a whole different challenge to be able to collaborate with learning partners across town — or around the world. Source: You are a global educator. It’s time to start…
A heads of if you are looking at the Adobe Spark online multimedia tool. Shane Patacca let me know that they have also been looking at Adobe Spark and have found that the photo gallery does contain pictures that are not suitable for use at school. This is unfortunate, but only shows up when students…