by Raspberry Pi
Helping people to get into making is at the heart of what we do, and so we’ve created a brand-new, free online course to support educators to start their own makerspaces. If you’re interested in the maker movement, then this course is for you! Sign up now and start learning with Build a Makerspace for Young People on FutureLearn.
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by David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune
The district received more than 800 of the laptops under a technology-driven initiative funded by Google. Students at two San Ysidro middle schools are more engaged than ever these days thanks to a new technology-driven initiative funded by Google, school officials say. Vista Del Mar and San Ysidro middle schools are among 50 schools across the country that were chosen for the inaugural program. Under the Dynamic Learning Project, the San Ysidro School District received 829 Chromebooks this school year. A “coach” at each of the district’s two middle schools helps teachers integrate the laptops into their classes.
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/south-county/sd-se-google-grant-20180227-story.html
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By Kaitlin Hurtado, ULoop
Online courses may be the last thing on your mind when it comes to registering for classes, but if you have the chance to take an online course, you should considering taking an online course because of its value. It definitely won’t be your standard class experience of going to scheduled lectures, but online courses may be a better option for you when it comes to fitting in class time to your busy lifestyle or catering to your learning style.
https://www.uloop.com/news/view.php/260498/The-Value-in-Taking-Online-Courses
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BY MATTHEW LYNCH, Tech Edvocate
A study by the Josephson Institute of Ethics interviewed 23,000 high school students and asked them a variety of questions about academic ethics. Of the teens surveyed, 51 percent said that they had knowingly cheated at some point on an exam but that they had no qualms about the behavior. A Common Sense Media survey found that 35 percent of students had cheated via cell phone, though the parents surveyed in that particular study did not believe their kids had ever cheated. In many cases, students did not realize that tactics like looking up answers on a smartphone were actually cheating at all. In today’s K-12 classrooms, students who cheat are rarely caught. There are no formulas written on in the insides of hands or students looking across the aisle, or whispering answers to their classmates.
http://www.thetechedvocate.org/cheating-and-technology-unethical-indifference/
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By Richard Chang, Campus Technology
Interactive flat panel displays (IFPDs) did well in the education and corporate markets last year, selling one million units in 2016, according to a recent report by market research firm Futuresource Consulting. By the fourth quarter 2016, 68 percent of all interactive display sales were IFPDs. The growth has been considerable, with a compound annual growth rate of 59 percent from 2013 to 2016, and the growth is forecast to continue. On the other hand, the interactive whiteboard (IWB), the predecessor to IFPDs, is on the decline. Yet, the two technologies combined contributed to 1.6 million displays in 2016, the report said.
https://campustechnology.com/articles/2017/03/03/1-million-interactive-flat-panels-sell-in-2016.aspx
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By Mark Haney, Daily Telegram
Emma Dennison is a sophomore at Blissfield High School. Even when she’s taking her classes in Georgia. John Fowler remains a junior and an athlete at Blissfield High School, even in a school year littered with hospitalizations and doctor’s appointments.That’s because both are taking full advantage of the district’s virtual learning program offered through Pearson GradPoint. The program lets students remain connected to the high school while taking some or all of their classes online. The Dennisons went to Blissfield High principal Steve Gfell before the school year started, asking what they could do for Emma. The family was going to spend an extended time in Georgia helping with an ailing grandson.
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By JULIA E. DEBENEDICTIS, Harvard Crimson
Connecting students around the world through high-tech monitors, the HBX Live studio has begun operating, and administrators are eager to support further development of the online service. As part of HBX—the Business School’s online learning platform—HBX Live was added to the school’s digital learning repertoire in August with the goal of replicating the typical classroom experience. HBX Live is housed in the WGBH public broadcast studio in Brighton. The space is custom designed with a high-resolution video wall that mimics the amphitheater seating style of a traditional Business School classroom. So far, school affiliates have only used the HBX Live studio for “sessions,” including test runs with alumni, according to Michael P. Soulios, the senior production engineer and operations manager for HBX.
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2016/3/9/hbx-live-new-initiative/
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by Western Slope Now
Mesa County Library offering free class to navigate hazards of the internet. The internet is a valuable resource but it comes with many potential threats. The Mesa County Library is now offering a free class to keep you safe online.Organizers say Wednesday’s class will help you guard your computer and yourself against internet threats such as malware, hacking and phishing. Special emphasis will be given to identity theft, account hacking, and social media. The class will also cover how to spot common types of online scams. It happens on Wednesday morning from 9:30 until 11:00 at the main branch of the library at 5th Street and Grand Avenue.
http://www.westernslopenow.com/news/local-news/learning-to-surf-the-internet-safely
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by Mike O’Brien, ClickZ
Virtual reality is the next big thing. Perhaps you’ve heard? Here are four of our favorite examples of branded VR content. Virtual reality (VR) was the star of the show, both in Las Vegas in January and again at Mobile World Congress two weeks ago. But while “the next big thing” often takes a while to come to fruition, VR is already here. Headsets like Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear became available to the public fairly recently, but brands have been on board for quite a while. One such brand is Lowe’s, which stands out in the VR space for the Holoroom experience that allows consumers to build their dream kitchens and then see them before committing to thousands of dollars worth of renovations.
https://www.clickz.com/2016/03/07/four-brands-with-awesome-virtual-reality-experiences
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By Amanda Ronan, Edudemic
Thanks to the folks over at Khan Academy, alternative modes of delivering classroom instruction are all the rage. We’ve got face to face models, labs, rotations, online-only, self-blend, and of course, flipped. While there are numerous ways to implement a flipped classroom, the basic components include some form of prerecorded lectures that are then followed by in-class work. Flipped classrooms are heralded for many reasons. For one thing, students can learn at their own pace when they’re watching lectures at home. Viewing recorded lessons allows students to rewind and watch content again, fast forward through previously learned material, and pause and reflect on new material. During traditional face-to-face class lectures, students spend so much time trying to keep up while taking notes they often miss crucial information.
http://www.edudemic.com/10-resources-for-flipped-classroom/
By Kristen Hicks, Edudemic
For a while there, the word “MOOC” seemed to be on everyone’s tongue. For many educators who had reached their saturation points, MOOCs were the education world’s version of a song you heard every single time you turned on the radio and little by little grew to hate. In the background of all this oversaturation though, MOOCs have actually been embraced by a lot of great schools and professors. And the courses now available include a number of subjects aimed directly at teachers.
http://www.edudemic.com/5-moocs-educators-should-take-as-students/
by MyUSA
For more than 50 years, schools across the country have faced a decline in teacher quality and – despite an overall teacher surplus – chronic local and position-specific shortages. New research from the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation shows that online learning could hold the key to providing the quality teacher labor supply that schools so desperately need. Solving the Nation’s Teacher Shortage: How Online Learning Can Fix the Broken Teacher Labor Market unpacks the compounding reasons behind teacher shortages to focus on the solution: online learning. By allowing educators to reach students from anywhere in the country, online learning creates a new degree of flexibility and productivity among teachers, while also making the field more attractive to new teachers.
By Katie Lepi, Edudemic
Infographics are popular. They’re a fun way to present and read data, and many people believe that information that is presented visually is often retained better (at least for some learners). Many teachers today are using infographics, both in their classrooms and for their own professional development. There are so many tools out there to make your own infographics. In the education realm, most people I chat with say that they use Piktochart because it is free and very simple to use. One of the (newer) trends we’ve been noticing lately has been that more and more infographics are interactive. Visit the link below for more information.
http://www.edudemic.com/making-your-own-interactive-content/
By Katie Lepi, Edudemic
This year’s theme is “Celebrating Women of Character, Courage, and Commitment”. The honorees range from an American Indian diplomat to a civil rights attorney, and all of them have really interesting stories. You can use them to highlight stories of personal strength, historically significant events, or a particular theme such as human trafficking or GLBT rights. However you slice it, there’s something interesting to learn from these folks – so take the opportunity to incorporate them into a lesson this month! The following biographies and information of the 2014 honorees are from the NWHP website. You can follow the links below for more information about each one.
http://www.edudemic.com/womens-history-month/
By Sean Michael Kerner, eWeek
A Linux training course that once cost $2,500 is now free, as Linux Foundation ramps up its education efforts. The open-source Linux operating system is freely available to those who want to use it, but finding good sources of training for Linux has not always been as free. In a move to further enable more people to get Linux training, the Linux Foundation is now opening up its education efforts. The Linux Foundation is now working with edX to build a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) for Linux training. EdX is a nonprofit online learning platform started by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2012.
http://www.eweek.com/pc-hardware/linux-intro-course-available-online-for-free.html
