   | | | Head of the Class |  | | |  | - How education technology improves learning
 In Marc Prensky's latest book, "Brain Gain: Technology and the Quest for Digital Wisdom," he writes that technology can help develop what he calls "digital wisdom." In this interview, Prensky advocates for greater use of technology in the classroom and says that many teachers already have adopted his ideas. He also encourages teachers to create 30-second YouTube videos in which they share their ideas with other educators. Education Week (premium article access compliments of EdWeek.org) (9/28)        |  |
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| | | eLearning | | | |  | - Microsoft executive makes the case for education technology
In this interview, Jan Muehlfeit, chairman of Microsoft Europe, who will lead a review of higher education in the European Union, discusses the changing needs of the workforce and how that continues to affect education. Europe, Muehlfeit says, needs more IT professionals than it is producing. Schools also must do more to teach creativity and emotional intelligence, and he suggests cloud computing as a tool that will help schools gain access to resources. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (9/30) |  | Effectively Managing Mobile Technology in School
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 | | | Systems Management | | | |  | - Facebook hosts Gates Foundation's ed-tech hackathon
Facebook is hosting an education-technology hackathon sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation at the social network's Menlo Park, Calif., headquarters. The aim is to get developers to create applications that help students get a college education. Winning ideas earn $100,000 -- and up to 30 apps will win. "Technology not only democratizes access of information, but distribution of information," says Elliot Schrage, Facebook's vice president of communications and public policy. TechCrunch (9/27) - Tech firms, groups oppose FTC rules on children's online privacy
Technology companies and various industry groups are taking a stand against proposed Federal Trade Commission rules on the online privacy of children, saying the regulations would inhibit innovation and create onerous compliance costs. The proposed rules "do not provide clear, practical guidance or result in tangible benefits for children and parents," Microsoft stated, while adding that they "could have unintended consequences that would impede, rather than promote, privacy and safety online." The Hill/Hillicon Valley blog (9/26) |  | Reading Intervention Webinar Series, Part 2: 10/9, 2pm ET
Join Foundations in Learning's panel of experts on Tuesday, Oct. 9, at 2:00pm ET to discuss "Reading Intervention - When the Traditional Mastery Model doesn't Work for Students with Special Needs." Learn how an innovative approach to intervention based on the proven and effective Varied Practice Model has worked in the Marietta (GA) City Schools. Register Today |
 | | - Ala. uses donation to buy MacBook laptops for students
An Alabama district will use a $292,000 donation to purchase 273 MacBook laptops. The devices are expected to be distributed in November to students in elementary and middle school. School officials say they already had raised about $30,000 to buy laptops for students. Now, however, they plan to use those funds to purchase iPads for students in kindergarten through third grade. AL.com (Alabama)/Press-Register (9/29)  | You don't need anyone else's permission to create. Green-light yourself and get to work."
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American performance artist |
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