A recent Education Week article (Whiteboards’ Impact on Teaching Seen as Uneven) looked at the use of interactive whiteboards (IWBs) in the classroom, and used a combination of anecdotal evidence and a recent study to show that educators are split on the issue. This article could have been written about most educational technology initiatives – just replace “Whiteboards” with laptops, cellphones, iPods, Twitter, or any other bit of technology.
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Here are just a few of the articles I found interesting over the past several weeks:
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- CourseNotes for #iPad gains sharing, premium content http://yhoo.it/ajJWjh (Great note-taking app just got better) #edtech 1 day ago
- iPod touch gets revamped: retina display, FaceTime, HD video recording http://bit.ly/bi3DYl (It's an iPhone w/o the phone) 2 days ago
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- The future of textbooks? Inkling iPad app is on the right track.
- Monday Morning Roundup (7/19/2010)
- My thoughts on today’s Ning announcement
- Monday Morning Roundup (5/3/2010)
- How are (were?) you using Ning?
- CUE 2010 conference – the good, the bad, and the ugly
- My thoughts on the iPad
- Does technology improve teaching and learning?
- How to protect yourself from online scams
- Solving Problems (computers, math, and more!)
- Tony: Timely: the NY Times just put out an article on Inkling: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/replacing-a-pile-of-textbook-with-an-ipad/
- Tony: @ted - Good point on "jury-rigged" vs "jerry-rigged". However, I was merely quoting a TIME Magazine article, and the author used "jury-rigged". As
- ted hart: I had hopes of sharing the above Website/URL with others of like-mindedness ... but I'm not sure of the "proper approach". Any help?
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This site is a collection of articles, resources, and tips related to using technology in education. As I run across articles or resources I find interesting, I'll post them here, along with the occasional original article and general technology tips.Copyright © 2009, Tips by Tony. Disclaimer: the views expressed here are my own and in no way represent the views or policies of Visions In Education Charter School.
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