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A World of PBL… 25 Authentic Resources To Connect Students Beyond The Classroom

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Booking Info – It is time to think about your school or conference needs. Check out my Booking Page. Worldvuze – Take some time to explore this map-based question and answer education platform where elementary and secondary students around the world can learn directly from each other! My calendar is filling.

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A World of PBL: 25 Authentic Resources To Connect Students Beyond The Classroom

techlearning

Worldvuze – Take some time to explore this map-based question and answer education platform where elementary and secondary students around the world can learn directly from each other! The Global Read Aloud – The project was created in 2010 and had a simple goal in mind; one book to connect the world.

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Can You Show Netflix in Class? Copyright for Teachers Made Simple

Edsurge

I just need three more copies of our book, can I make those? Tangible media that can be protected through a copyright include songs, movies, books and artwork. Printed materials, like books and articles, do fall under fair use in some cases—but this can be flexible. Can I show a video from Netflix in my classroom?

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Five Ethical Considerations For Using Virtual Reality with Children and Adolescents

MindShift

All the major players, including Microsoft, Sony, Samsung, Google and an HTC and Valve partnership are jostling for the consumer headset market. Facebook purchased Oculus Rift, presumably laying the groundwork for a future where friends and family will interact in rich virtual spaces.

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Education Technology and the History of the Future of Credentialing

Hack Education

” With all the charges of fraud and deceptive marketing levied against post-secondary institutions this year – from the University of Northern New Jersey too ITT, from Trump University to DevSchool – we might ask if, indeed, this is the way it works. So I thought maybe this is the way it works.” Jobs for Grads.

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'Robots Are Coming For Your Jobs'

Hack Education

The importance of thinking about education through the lens of “the new economy” was best demonstrated this year by Tressie McMillan Cottom in her book on for-profit education, Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy. Read The New York Times review of her book. Sony’s in the business.