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3 Shifts to the Paradigm of Online Professional Development

Professional development has been something that is “done to” educators for far too long. We are in an era where teachers are rapidly moving to social media for learning while recognizing the irrelevance of traditional continuing education courses. The need for job-embedded, project-based, and learner-centered solu...

11 months ago by Guest Author

Geekonomics: What Did Those Stats Reveal?

Adopt this easy rule: Every hour of consumption (watching videos, looking at images, surfing Facebook) is matched with an hour of production.

11 months ago by Adam Renfro

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John Bailey To Lead Digital Learning Now

John Bailey was named Executive Director of Digital Learning Now! by the Foundation for Excellence in Education. In this new role he will advance Digital Learning Now!'s mission to promote quality, customized public education through technological innovations.

11 months ago by Getting Smart Staff

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Teachers and the Push for Online Education

Educational use of Internet technology is on the rise in school districts across the country. But its effectiveness depends on more than just access, to be truly useful, teachers must understand how it works. Technology in schools started slowly, first with email access and then with more regular computer use in classr...

11 months ago by Guest Author

EdTech

The 25 Best Smartphone Apps Developed By Students

By the end of 2012, paid mobile apps are projected to be an $8 billion a year market. To put that in perspective, that’s how much money the entire National Football League brought in in 2010. So if you can’t throw a 70-yard pass or tackle a 250-pound running back, it might be wise to explore a career in app design....

11 months ago by Guest Author

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Digital Learning Now! is a national campaign to advance policies that will create a high quality digital learning environment to better prepare students with the knowledge and skills to succeed in college and careers.

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Partisanship is Ruining Public Education

Polarization is bad for our kids. The solution set is pretty clear: growth oriented policies: low tax rates, transparent and efficient government, and an opportunity platform that includes effective education and health services and efficient energy and transportation infrastructure. That means giving up some luxuries...

11 months ago by Tom Vander Ark

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Hillary’s Graduation Success Story

AdvancePath Academics, Inc., a national provider of alternative learning environments for at-risk high school students, works in partnership with School Districts across the U.S. AdvancePath has proudly supported the mission of the San Juan Unified School District since 2010, with the opening of its first Academy at E...

11 months ago by Getting Smart Staff