-
3W’s Proposal Selected for Presentation at Worldwide OER Conference
Posted on June 13, 2013 by admin in Digital Classroom, OER3W’s proposal to present the innovative Palau iClassroom pilot at the Worldwide OER conference in Park City, UT in November 2013 as been selected. This is great news – Lee Stewart June 11, 2013 Lee, I am happy to inform you that your proposal, Palau Schools OER/iClassroom Pilot, has been selected for presentation at this [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading... -
ReTHINK Education Reports Archive Now Available
Posted on June 5, 2013 by admin in Digital Classroom, Digital News, Digital Textbooks, OERThe goal of ReTHINK Education is to help make teaching and learning as engaging, efficient and cost-effective as possible for educators. We work with schools, both public and private, to help find solutions, while understanding that there are limited resources and budget available. This can be accomplished through the implementation of 21st Century education [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading... -
The marriage of BYOD and flipped instruction in 2013
Posted on May 9, 2013 by admin in Digital Classroom, Digital Textbooks, Mobile Devices, TechnologyThe concepts of flipping your classroom and BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) really go hand-in-hand since a key requirement to flipping is access to technology outside of school. With more districts interested in the cost savings that a well-conceived BYOD program can bring and more teachers interested in the saved time that a flipped classroom [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading... -
Obama wants schools to speed digital transition
Posted on May 3, 2013 by admin in Digital Classroom, Digital Textbooks, OER, TechnologyThe Obama administration is asking every U.S. school to accelerate the transition to digital textbooks. Obama’s goal: an e-textbook in every student’s hand by 2017. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski and Education Secretary Arne Duncan will recommend today at a summit of industry and education officials that states modify the textbook adoption process, allowing [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading... -
10 Open Education Resources You May Not Know About (But Should)
Posted on April 21, 2013 by admin in Common-Core, Digital Classroom, Digital Textbooks, OER, Technology“Web 2.0″ OER and OCW resources — continue to offer opportunity for interaction and engagement with the material. As open educational resources and OCW increase in popularity and usage, there are a number of new resources out there that do offer just that. You probably already know about: Khan Academy and Wikipedia, for example. But [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading... -
73% of AP, NWP Teachers Say Their Students Use Mobile Phones for Learning
Posted on March 8, 2013 by Lee Stewart in Digital Classroom, Mobile Devices, TechnologyMobile devices have been accepted overwhelmingly by Advanced Placement teachers and teachers who participate in the National Writing Project. Nearly three-quarters of those teachers surveyed reported that cell phones are in use in assignments in class and outside of class, and almost half reported their students are using tablets and e-readers in and out of [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading... -
Open education summit focus is online resources
Posted on February 28, 2013 by Lee Stewart in Digital Classroom, Digital Textbooks, OER, Professional DevelopmentWayne State College was the host site for the Nebraska State College System (NSCS) open education summit sponsored by the NSCS. The summit was held on Feb. 10-12 and brought nearly 130 faculty and staff from Chadron, Peru and Wayne State Colleges together with internationally known experts in the field of open education and open [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading... -
Digital learning is crucial to our children
Posted on January 20, 2013 by admin in Digital Classroom, Mobile Devices, TechnologyWhile I don’t remember much from my seventh grade geometry class, I have fond memories of trips to my middle school’s computer lab to play the computer game Math Munchers. For those of you who don’t remember, Math Munchers was a game designed to teach basic math skills by requiring the player to solve math [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading... -
A Systemic Approach to Digital Learning Initiatives
Posted on December 3, 2012 by Lee Stewart in Common-Core, Digital Classroom, Digital Textbooks, OER, TechnologyTHE Journal By Leila Meyer 11/28/12 As school districts prepare for the implementation of Common Core State Standards or Career and College Readiness standards, as well as online assessments, the Alliance for Excellent Education has released a report, “The Nation’s Schools Are Stepping Up to Higher Standards,” that identifies four interrelated challenges facing school districts [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading... -
Ministry of Education Palau implements the 3W iClassroom
Posted on October 20, 2012 by Lee Stewart in Digital Classroom, Mobile Devices, OER, Professional Development, TechnologyiClassroom / Beyond Textbooks Project Pilot Program Overview In the spring of 2011, under the innovative leadership of the Minister of Palau, Palau High School implemented a 21st century digital learning pilot program titled the iClassroom. The iClassroom is a digital-technology teaching and learning environment that utilizes wireless computing tools (laptop, iPad, iPod Touch, Smartphone, [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...
