 | | | Head of the Class |  | | |  | - Will online testing prompt schools to focus more on technology?
Students who took national writing exams using computers reportedly fared better than those who wrote their answers by hand -- findings that some say could lead more schools to focus on digital literacy or implement one-to-one technology initiatives. Sue Gendron, of Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, says schools should respond by adopting more classroom technology to ensure all students have equal access to its benefits, both on the testing side and later in the job market. Scholastic Administrator magazine (Late Fall 2012)        |  | Committed to Collaboration
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| | | eLearning | | | |  | - Why all students may not need tablets
 In this blog post, journalist Swati Prasad suggests that while there have been widespread efforts to introduce tablet computers in India's classrooms, the students in village schools -- not cities -- will benefit most from the technology. She finds that while there are drawbacks to using the devices in more connected schools in India's cities, tablets offer more opportunities and resources for students in rural villages. ZDNet (Asia)/Inside India blog (12/7) |  |
Poetry Mentor Texts shows you how to leverage students' natural love of poetry to strengthen reading as well as writing. Each chapter features 5 mentor poems that focus on student-friendly forms such as the list poem, acrostic poem, and poem for two voices. Student samples and mini-lessons help translate the ideas into your classroom. Click here now to preview the entire book! |
 | | | Systems Management | | | |  | - Why migrating to BYOD is a team effort
More than two-thirds of workers in Europe and North America pick the mobile devices they use on the job, research shows, but enterprises planning to institute bring-your-own-device policies need to think beyond the simple logistics of making that possible, experts say. According to Forrester analyst Michele Pelino, transitioning to a bring-your-own-device plan requires close collaboration between infrastructure and operations teams and line-of-business decision makers, as well as a long-term plan that details desired goals and outcomes. InformationWeek (12/5) |  | The future of higher education — Insights from the ACE Fellows Community
IBM collaborated with the American Council on Education (ACE) through the ACE Fellows Program, the premier leadership development program serving US higher education, to facilitate a dialogue among current and future academic leadership on new ideas for the future of higher education. Click here to learn the outcomes of these discussions! |
 | | - Lobbying effort mounts against potential federal education cuts
Educators and education advocates have launched a lobbying effort against budget cuts that would follow federal sequestration. The effort includes teachers unions, school boards, colleges, and primary- and secondary-education systems. "The stakes are so very high," said Mary Kusler, director of government relations for the National Education Association. "We are going to keep pushing and pushing. We are willing to do whatever it takes to keep the students, teachers and families who will be affected by these cuts front and center in the minds of Congress." TheFiscalTimes.com (12/7) | | | - Duncan: Connected educators find success, challenges
The connected educator movement may be relatively new, but it has great potential to guide the future of professional development for teachers, Education Secretary Arne Duncan writes in this blog post. He also writes about the challenges faced, including the need for online professional learning to count toward professional development and for there to be greater support for online social learning and problem solving among teachers. SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Education (12/7) - Photos launched into space as record of human history
Trevor Paglen, a photographer who holds a doctorate in geography from the University of California, Berkeley, selected photographs to be sent into space as a lasting record of human history. "Making images for the distant future might be akin to making cave paintings for the future," he said. Paglen chose the photos, which were launched into space on a satellite in November, after gathering input from experts in a range of fields. Weather.com (12/6)  | Freedom lies in being bold."
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