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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The Udacity CEO suggests education should abandon outdated ideals for more creative formats.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 -
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From AI to quantum physics, STEM learning opportunities in K-12 are expanding to keep pace with related fields.
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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...
Sept. 4, 2013 -
Teachers in cash-strapped Philadelphia turn to crowdfunding
Crowdfunding sites are helping teachers with limited budgets offset the cost of basic supplies so they don't have to dig into their own pockets.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 3, 2013 -
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 -
Deep Dive
7 social networks and resources for improving your curriculum
These seven communities offer a variety of tools and materials to help you facilitate student engagement and performance.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 30, 2013 -
Two L.A. elementary schools begin iPad deployment
Some remain skeptical about the massive one-to-one effort's potential success.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 28, 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 -
New York City puts Common Core test scores online
An audit found that many teacher and administrators don't use the database now open to parents.
By Daniel Shumski • Aug. 26, 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 -
Trends to watch in the new school year
A resurgence of arts education is one intriguing possible development.
By Daniel Shumski • Aug. 23, 2013 -
Bill Gates invests in technology for teachers
The Microsoft co-founder is supporting a free resource for teachers to find new apps, games and websites.
By Daniel Shumski • Aug. 22, 2013 -
The first 7 iPad-centric 'Steve JobsSchools' open in the Netherlands
Will the Dutch schools prove to be as innovative as their namesake?
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 21, 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 -
iPads speak to students with disabilities
One expert in adaptive technology calls the tablet the best tool that’s ever been created.
By Daniel Shumski • Aug. 15, 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 -
iPads becoming standard tool in some Michigan schools
K-12 students are getting more exposure to tablets, though it's often not one per student.
By Daniel Shumski • Aug. 13, 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 -
Study shows positive correlation between blended learning and test scores
Students in classes utilizing algebra software showed improved test scores after one year.
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
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