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2014 Global Education Conference Starts Today - Day 1 Schedule

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Monte Tatom; Director of iLearn Program & Associate Professor of Education Educomunicación, Identidad y cultura - Antonia Rosa Díaz-Ciencias de la Educación- Estudiante universitaria y docente en Educación Secundaria MY HERO presents New Media Technology for Global and Local Activism! . RIVAS, Ed.D.,

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MobyMax: Tablet + help differentiating instruction

iLearn Technology

Students who don’t have great support systems at home, now can continue learning independently. Especially when they promise to help make your program more tailored to the individual, that I really like! It’s like getting an extra set (or 20) of hands! Really happy! Wonder how we individualize learning every day at Anastasis?

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Teacher Recommended: 50 Favorite Classroom Apps

MindShift

Layar : Another augmented reality tool, several elementary school teachers found it worked better for little kids than Aurasma, which requires individual accounts that can get complicated with young learners. iLearn United States : This game-like app has a learn mode and a game mode. Compatible with iPhones and iPads, this app is free.

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Metanoia- the journey of changing one’s mind, heart, self, or way of life (basically what #edu is all about!)

iLearn Technology

The problem with education reform is that we keep attempting to change surface level systems and hoping for deep systemic change as a result. Assumptions that we make in education (this is just a sampling, but you’ll get the idea): Everyone needs to exit the school system with the same skill set and knowledge.

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Literature-Map: Help students find new authors to fall in love with

iLearn Technology

What it is: Literature Map is a literature recommendation system. It is really easy to discover a new author. Start by searching for an author you enjoy, and magically a map of names will appear based on what other readers of that author have read. Click on any name on the map to travel further and find more recommendations.

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Using Technology to Differentiate Instruction

iLearn Technology

link] Students can explore the universe including the solar system, constellations, galaxies, and the moon. Websites to encourage learning for Naturalist students: 1. link] Students can explore the earth with satellite imagery, maps, terrain, and 3D buildings. link] Students explore nature, animals, and the earth through a fun interface.

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Technology: the savior of education?

iLearn Technology

I didn’t do it because I was fed up with the system, or because I didn’t like my job. Get away from the germs the wreak havoc on the system. The trouble is, we have a one-size-fits-all system. In order for this technology to be used to create a learning map for every student, a new system was needed.