Friday, January 18, 2008

Education Week: UNESCO Report Calls for Ed. Tech. Training

Education Week: UNESCO Report Calls for Ed. Tech. Training: "UNESCO Report Calls for Ed. Tech"


If teachers around the world do not take part in more professional-development training in information and communication technologies, or ICT, they will continue to lack the skills necessary to integrate technology into the classroom and improve student learning, concludes a report by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.


Here's the report in case you want to skip the news and go right to the standards.

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Borders Open Door Poetry

What a great site! It's a great example of bringing something that seems stuffy and old like poetry into the 21st century:

Borders Open Door Poetry

Monday, January 07, 2008

Hands-On Math Movie - The Rhythm Track

Really good video that links math and music:

Hands-On Math Movie - The Rhythm Track

Texas Virtual Academy lets kids attend public school online | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Latest News

What school looks like now...

Texas Virtual Academy lets kids attend public school online | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Latest News

Orlando Edgewater High School teaches computer language -- OrlandoSentinel.com

One answer to providing more science and technology:

Orlando Edgewater High School teaches computer language -- OrlandoSentinel.com

Saturday, January 05, 2008

UN Provides Guidelines for ICT Use in Education

The UN underscores what many of us have known all along: just having computers available in schools is not enough to guarantee smart uses.

You can read the articles from the Economic Times here:

http://tinyurl.com/2bl7j7

Friday, January 04, 2008

5 Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Kids Do

Really great video from TED featuring Gever Tulley about his Tinkering School:

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/202