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#EdTechChat: Student and Teacher Curation
Rockstar educator Jerry Blumengarten (@cybraryman1) set the tone for the chat with this great thought, “A curator is a cons...
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Science Outreach with Teachers, Dinosaurs
The fossils and data collected all help UW scientists investigate the extinction that ended the age of dinosaurs 66 million y...
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Infographic: Growing Up Google
Backupify has created an infographic to explain the rapid adoption of Google Apps in education.
EdTech
Mythbusting: Q&A with K12 Leadership
Following up on the release of a candid academic report in February, Tom Vander Ark visited K12 Executives last week and sha...
EdTech
Jen Robert's Classroom in the Cloud
Jen Roberts is an amazing high school English teacher. She encourages her students to use mobile apps to collaborate and publ...
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SKYRIM: How far r uu??!!
Pretty far, compared with typical learning environments. Not just for ...
one year ago by Bror Saxberg
Leadership
Staff Picks: Danny Glover, Games for Learning, & the Virtual School Symposium
This was a busy week for the Getting Smart team! For this week's staff picks, Karen chose an article about Danny Glover at the 'Freedom Awards,' Caroline picked an article highlighting the ways games can transform schools, and Sarah picked the great iNACOL conference this week!
one year ago by Getting Smart Staff
Learning
Finance For Future Generations
By Brian Page “All the perplexities, confusion and distress in ...
one year ago by Guest Author
Learning
Teaching Math Without Words—And Getting Big Gains
Mathematical thinking is a problem-solving skill but we use a ...
one year ago by Tom Vander Ark
Learning
Mental Models
Smart schools will help students develop rich mental models by engaging them in systems thinking early and often with games, sims, and virtual environments.
2 years ago by Tom Vander Ark
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Compass Learning provides educational software that empowers educators to unlock the potential of every student by making learning personal. We serve nearly 8,000 schools and millions of students across the United States.
Learning
Things to Watch for in 2011
Trends to watch in 2011: OER, blends, games, social learning, vocab apps
2 years ago by Tom Vander Ark
Learning
The Pivot to Digital Learning: 40 Predictions
We're living through a historic shift from batch print education to personal digital learning. Here's how it will play out over the next 1, 5, and 10 years.
2 years ago by Tom Vander Ark
