Online Learning: Page 25
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iOS 7 and LinkedIn: The week's most read education news
Did you hear about University of Cincinnati President Santa Ono's headline-grabbing Twitter presence?
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 20, 2013 -
Search engine tweak could make lesson plans easier to find
The technology could bring better custom searches to Google.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 20, 2013 -
Top tips on integrating iPads into classrooms
Four experienced educators offer their best advice.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 20, 2013 -
Tech startups putting money on Common Core shakeup
Some smaller companies see new standards as their way to crack a market.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 19, 2013 -
YouTube, MOOCs and U.S. News: The week's most read education news
Check out what Sebastian Thrun had to say about the current model of education in this week's top Education Dive posts.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 13, 2013 -
Curriculum, iPads and crowdfunding: The week's most read education news
Miss any of the top Education Dive posts from the past few days? We have them all right here.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 6, 2013 -
Sebastian Thrun: 'Fear-based' testing regimes stunt innovation
The Udacity CEO suggests education should abandon outdated ideals for more creative formats.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 6, 2013 -
Could LA's iPad program climb beyond $1 billion?
Buying keyboards could push the cost even higher.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 5, 2013 -
Deep Dive
Short on funding? Try these 5 education crowdfunding options
From elementary classrooms to the university labs, these sites can help educators at all levels get the funds they need.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 4, 2013 -
The Pulse podcast: interview with Blackboard's 'mobile evangelist'
This month's edition of The Pulse podcast features an interview with David Small, mobile evangelist at Blackboard Mobile, where he is responsible for business operations and strategy. In the interview with Rodney B. Murray, host of The Pulse, Small discusses recent developments at Blackboard's m...
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Parent choice: Is it all it's cracked up to be?
Do the Center for Educational Reform's 2013 "Parent Power Index" state rankings match up with those of a national assessment?
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 3, 2013 -
Deep Dive
5 programs putting iPads in students' hands this fall
From a billion-dollar district-wide effort to programs where parents are picking up at least part of the tab, schools are betting on iPads this year.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 3, 2013 -
More online schools coming to Massachusetts
A new law allows 10 online schools to open by 2020.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 3, 2013 -
Social networks, Obama's proposal and Trump: The week's most read education news
LinkedIn's University Pages trumped all as debate continued over the pros and cons of President Obama's affordability proposal.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 30, 2013 -
Michigan students getting more online choices
Michigan public school children have access to online-only schools or the option to take some classes online.
By Daniel Shumski • Aug. 30, 2013 -
Is K-12 the next frontier for MOOC mania?
An edX executive believes the advanced placement classroom is ripe for MOOC supplementation.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 28, 2013 -
Online learning gives more power to IT pros
A growing number of online options means more decisions to be made — and IT departments are often in the middle of it all.
By Daniel Shumski • Aug. 23, 2013 -
MOOCs, tablets and the best campuses: The week's most read education news
The massive open online learning wave rolls on in this week's top education stories.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 16, 2013 -
Deep Dive
21 Android tablet uses: What iPad's competitors bring to classrooms
Android apps are plentiful, but which options are making the platform's tablets worthy purchases for schools?
By Linda Cui • Aug. 14, 2013 -
Deep Dive
E-rate reform: Is it what schools really need right now?
A Monday media briefing by consultancy firm Funds For Learning focused on the FCC's pending reform of the program.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 12, 2013 -
iPads for students: Is technology confused with teaching?
With 640,000 tablets being given to kids in Los Angeles, one writer says it may be time to remember that technology does not teach.
By Daniel Shumski • Aug. 12, 2013 -
Grade written work on the go with Turnitin's new iPad app
The app automatically syncs with Turnitin accounts.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 8, 2013 -
Deep Dive
6 social networks that can make you better at your education job
Whether you are looking for a new position or just some feedback from peers, these networks excel at professional development for educators.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 7, 2013 -
Atlanta looks online to increase graduation rates
Nearly half of its high school students fail to graduate on schedule.
By Daniel Shumski • Aug. 7, 2013 -
Former teachers populate Boston's growing ed-tech startup community
Fed up with district bureaucracies, some former teachers are looking to change education from the outside via Boston's startup community.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 6, 2013