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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

Please feel free to comment if you believe I’ve missed a key document or piece of crucial information, or if you have a question regarding the context of a specific statement or document. In any case, do not be surprised if I periodically return to this post to update or add key facts and documents.

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It’s Not About The Tech, Unless It Is

RafranzDavis.com

Over the past week I have been looking a bit more deeply into the Future Ready Summit coalition partners in order to learn more about how each one contributes to the #FutureReady initiative. Earlier today, I came across a blog post written by Krista Moroder called, Words Matter: Let’s Talk About Learning, Not Technology.

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Newseum launches free resource site

eSchool News

NewseumED includes more than 500 historic documents, 115 worksheets and 86 lesson plans that are easily searchable by type, topic and time period. Since the Newseum opened in 2008, more than 1.5 Both “Making a Change” and “Women, Their Rights and Nothing Less” are endorsed by the National Council for the Social Studies.

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Unlimited Staff Development With Limited Staff

EdTechSandyK

No limit to how many times they can be added to the monthly reward document. Resources: Dr. Judy Harris - William & Mary - Articles in ISTE 2008-2009 Dr. Kimberly Ketterer Activity Types Technology Integrated into Teaching and Learning Wow! Monthly drawing for technology integration hardware like a flip cam.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

Edmodo was one of the early stars of the most recent resurgence in ed-tech startup founding and funding (circa 2008 onward, that is). million in venture capital from high profile names like LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and from firms active in ed-tech investing such as Learn Capital. The company has raised some $77.5

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Transforming Adult Students into Scholars

Edsurge

A document that no one else has interpreted. In 2008, Todd enrolled again in community college, taking one course at a time. “You don’t want to read 30 articles,” the professor says, “you want to read seven.” As for primary sources, the professor suggests looking for a map, or a ship’s record, or a diary entry. That’s cool.’”

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Wahoo! The 2013 Global Education Conference - Still Time to Present + Plan to Attend!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Armstrong''s 2008 TED Prize wish asked to help her assemble the Charter for Compassion, a document around which religious leaders can work together for peace. In late fall 2008, the first draft of the document was written by the world, via a sharing website. She is a powerful voice for ecumenical understanding.