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Change is a Mindset

A Principal's Reflections

Independent OpenCourseware Study (IOCS) implemented in 2012. Google Apps For Education (GAFE) implemented in 2012 empowering students and staff to learn collaboratively in the cloud. Flipped classroom and instructional model implemented in 2012. Grading reform implemented in 2012. Makerspace added to the library in 2013.

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?Learning Equality Scores $5M From Google To Bring Edtech Offline

Edsurge

Among the nine groups selected for Google.org’s big give—which also includes War Child Holland ($2 million), Khan Academy ($5 million), StoryWeaver ($3.6 In practice, that would look like continued offline access to more than 9,000 Khan Academy videos, plus authoring tools that will enable users to create locally-relevant content.

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Revolution in Higher Education: chapter 1

Bryan Alexander

The chapter is entitled “Map of the World”, and focuses on the rise of open courseware ( MIT OCW ) and MOOCs, with notes on flipped classes, Khan Academy , gaming (via Dragon Box ), and the Minerva Project (now Minerva Schools at KG ). DeMillo dubs this the Magic Year of 2012, when his titular revolution began.

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The History of the Future

Hack Education

I don't work in a school or a library. I don't maintain the learning management system or the library management software. Online learning will be the "silver lining" of the coronavirus — Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy (2020). I'm not a practitioner in the field. I don't teach. The world tried it, for months.

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This Week: Crucial Ed Conversations, Edublog Awards Show, Unplug'd Canada, Community News, and the Hack Education Podcast!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Don''t forget to plan for ISTE Unplugged if you''re planning to attend ISTE 2012 conference in San Diego. The Library 2.012 worldwide virtual conference is tentatively scheduled for October 3 - 5! Show details and information about "tuning in" are HERE.

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5 Ways to Flip Your Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

However, if you want to sign up for Edpuzzle, use this link as it will give your school access to the 50,000 curated video library on Edpuzzle. As the producer of HipHughes History, he was recognized in 2012 by YouTube and Khan Academy with a YouTube Edu Guru Award. Our sponsors have no impact on the content of the show.

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No Kidding: This Pre-Revenue Edtech Startup Just Raised $15M in Series B Funding

Edsurge

Founded in 2012, Kiddom’s initial offering was a competency-based gradebook that simply recorded data about how students performed on content from third-party content providers. Students can see their assignments and due dates for each class, as well as their grades and feedback from the teacher.