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Ed Tech News, a New Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The bill will be a massive revisions to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Responding to President Obama''s call to train 100,000 teachers in STEM subjects in the next 10 years, Google and 80 other organizations have founded 100Kin10. A study by the NPD Group released this week finds that 91% of kids ages 2 to 17 play games.

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October 24 - Ed Tech News, Our Weekly Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Senate Education Committee began work this week sifting through the 800-some-odd-page reauthorization for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The online study tool StudyBlue has launched a new Facebook app called " Friends with Brainefits." of Text-Messaging at School A Big Step for Gesture-Based Learning?