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Why Your School Should Stick to Core Principles Instead of Market Trends

EdNews Daily

What’s the balance between investing in the latest trend and following your school’s charter, vision – your North Star? But as new trends crop up year after year, the most important place for educators to start is with the principles that define your district’s or school’s vision. The truth is, it can be a hard balance to strike.

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5 Trends to Watch in 2011

The Electric Educator

Mobile Devices and applications are quickly becoming the dominant form of connectivity in society. Both Apple and Android report strong sales/downloads of applications to mobile devices. Look for mobile devices and applications to dominate the news and innovation cycle of 2011.

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OPINION: We can and must do better to help Black students enroll in college and succeed

The Hechinger Report

In stories detailing inequities, from post-graduation income gaps to programming that places Black students in less upwardly mobile career tracks , the news consistently demonstrates that our higher education system is not equitably serving Black learners. Related: The college degree gap between Black and white Americans was always bad.

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4 lessons learned about AI in 2023

eSchool News

Each year I share my predictions about these trends. Jobs’ launch of the iPhone in 2007 led to a revolution in mobile computing. This revolution hit the education industry in earnest in 2011, with the launch of the Chromebook to compete with Apple’s iPad. Here’s a look at my 2023 predictions.)

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Must Read for School Administrations Who Want to Be Technology Leaders: Horizon Report 2011

The 21st Century Principal

Those two technologies were: 1) mobile computing and 2) open content. When compared to the near-horizon technologies in the 2011 Horizon Report, 1) electronic books and 2) mobiles, administrators and educators can get a consistent picture where the adoption trends are going.

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5 Blogs to Read in 2011

The Electric Educator

Learning in Hand ( Tony Vincent ) Tony''s blog is dedicated to harnessing the power of mobile devices in educational setting. Tony has a lot of great resources for educators wishing to integrate mobile devices into their classroom including several podcast series. It''s quite a list! That''s my list!

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5 Technologies to Watch In 2011

The Electric Educator

Note: This is the fifth and final installment of my "5 things to watch in 2011" series. Five companies to watch in 2011 Five trends to watch in 2011 Five people to follow in 201 1 Five Blogs to read in 2011 Josef Dunne, Via Flickr 1. The battle for format standards will continue throughout 2011.