Category Archives: Technology

The Future is Blended

In the March 2009 issue of Tech & Learning (http://techlearning.com/), Marty Weil writes about the technical revolution which is occurring in a small number of classrooms around our country in his article, The Blended Classroom Revolution (pp. 28-32). The most interesting example is that of Chicago’s VOISE (Virtual Opportunities Inside a School Environment) ...

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Radical Shifts Have Not Yet Begun

Yesterday evening (March 11, 2009) I attended Thomas Frey’s Webinar on the future of education titled, Radical Shifts are About to Begin. Similar to his 2007 article, “The Future of Education” Thomas opened his presentation summarizing his thoughts on problems which hold countries back and then hit a ...

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The Free Market and Education

Should education be solely the responsibility of the government? Should it be the responsibility of the citizens? Are those the same? Should it be a local issue, with little government oversight? Should it be public, or government? What is the difference, and What is it currently? Currently, education is "government" education.  There is little "public" left ...

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Technology needs for elementary school students

There are very few computer programs or educational media set up to really work with students and teachers in the elementary classroom.  There are plenty of educational resources available, but very few that actually are there to help teachers use technology to teach students.  Although it is unreasonable to assume every school has access to ...

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