“Shortly after beginning her career as a technology journalist, Watters became frustrated with the lack of coverage of education technology in both technology and education publications. This led her to devote her spare time towards creating the type of blog she would want to read herself. Her insightful and honest posts, as well as her no-nonsense writing style have earned her a spot as one of the most influential education-technology bloggers on the Web today.”

“Lisa Mason shares the following infographic on her website Social Media Satisfied that gives you a great rundown of what Creative Commons is and how it works.”

“On this past Thursday, I had the pleasure and privilege of moderating an online panel discussion with three college professors who have flipped their classrooms… Viewers submitted dozens of great questions, which we had time to review and respond to after we discussed how these professors are using the flip.”

“Many schools are connected, but they lack the resources to follow through and truly digitize. The learning technology is there, but in many schools it’s broken, blocked, out of use, or not what anyone wanted to begin with, so it sits.”

“The role of technology in learning isn’t entirely clear–or rather, is subjective. While it clearly is able to provide access to peers, audiences, resources, and data, it also can be awkward, problematic, distracting, performing more strongly as a barrier to understand than anything else.

Why this happens also isn’t clear, but there are some common patterns and missteps to look for while designing or evaluating a learning process.”

“Students do equally well on a test whether reading from a digital book or a printed one, a new study has found. Research by an Indiana State University doctoral student surveyed more than 200 students. Half of the students used a tablet to read a textbook chapter while the other half of the students read from a printed textbook chapter.”

“Mobile access around the world continues to expand, yet access to educational materials is still largely limited in developing countries. What’s the hold up?… Shipping books is costly – and more often than not – the material is outdated, culturally disparate, and/or linguistically incompatible with the end users. In short, the books being sent aren’t beneficial if the kids are unable to understand what they’re reading. Library For All wants to change this reality by launching a digital library platform in Haiti this Fall.”

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On the heels of President Obama’s ConnectED Initiative launch, the bipartisan Leading Education by Advancing Digital (LEAD) Commission released a five-point blueprint outlining specific actions to accelerate the expansion of K-12 digital learning.

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California state senators voted unanimously last Thursday to pass Senate Bill 520, despite opposition from faculty at California Community Colleges, California State University, and University of California.

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Need more computers for your school? Loaner machines from parents and other contributors might fill the need.

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There’s a big difference between using projects in the classroom versus project-based learning in the classroom. What are those differences, you ask?

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Educators are working to make sure the technologies elementary students are using are appropriate for their age and highly interactive.

“Whether it’s a mom-and-pop coffee shop, a Fortune 500 firm, or a health care nonprofit, well-run organizations employ technology as a way to improve their performance… Educators, however, generally do not take this approach to technology. Far too often, school leaders fail to consider how technology might dramatically improve teaching and learning, and schools frequently acquire digital devices without discrete learning goals and ultimately use these devices in ways that fail to adequately serve students, schools, or taxpayers.”

“Given that the youngest schoolchildren are part of the touch-screen generation, the question of whether they’re too wet behind the ears for online learning has shifted to a more complex concern: making sure the technology they’re using in school is developmentally appropriate.”

In a speech at the group’s annual meeting, its former president, Cary Nelson, warned of a broader battle over intellectual property being waged on college campuses.

“In the meeting’s opening address, Mr. Nelson characterized the debate at colleges over who owns the rights to faculty members’ MOOCs as part of a broader battle over intellectual property that’s being waged on America’s campuses.”