Adobe's shift to the cloud is expected to affect schools Adobe will make its Creative Suite design software available through the software company's Creative Cloud -- eliminating its boxed product that is popular with schools, as well as updates and fixes for that product. The change is expected to have significant consequences for schools, which may not have the necessary bandwidth to properly execute the software. EdTech magazine (5/2013)  | Keep More Students in Gen Ed.
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 | The pros and cons of calculators in math class The availability and efficiency of calculators makes them a useful tool for students, offers middle-school math teacher José Vilson. However, in this blog post, he also points out the potential downside of using calculators -- primarily that they could reduce students' understanding of the work they are completing. Instead, Vilson suggests a middle ground in which students are able to use calculators to solve complex problems but also are taught to understand the number system. Edutopia.org/José Vilson's blog (5/16) Other News | Microsoft makes pledge to support teacher training in D.C. Microsoft has pledged to donate $1 million over three years to help Washington, D.C., enroll more teachers in a training program intended to help educators implement blended instruction in the classroom. The Education Innovation Fellowship, in its first year, has included 12 teachers, and the Microsoft donation of $1 million is expected to double the number of teachers in the program each year -- with a particular focus on science, technology, engineering and math educators. The Washington Post (5/16) | How Twitter is aligned with educational standards In this blog post, Isaac Pineda, a language arts and history teacher in Mexico, analyzes Twitter as an educational tool, writing that "it offers consistent alignment with educational and technological standards." Pineda lists several aspects of the National Educational Technology Standards and how Twitter helps meet those goals. These include modeling collaborative knowledge construction, collaborating with peers and participating in learning communities. SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Education (5/16)
| Advocates worry preteens' use of Instagram is a privacy risk Children younger than 13 are finding it is easy to circumvent the fact that they are prohibited from using Facebook's Instagram photo-sharing service because of their age. "Facebook is not doing enough to ensure children under 13 don't have access to the site," said Joy Spencer of the Center for Digital Democracy. "That raises a number of concerns about safety and because Instagram then is able to collect personally identifiable information on children, which can be used to target ads toward them in the future." The Washington Post (5/15) |  | The longer I live, the more I am certain that the great difference between the great and the insignificant is energy -- invincible determination." -- Sir Thomas Buxton, British politician, brewer and social reformer | | Please contact one of our specialists for advertising opportunities, editorial inquiries, job placements, or any other questions. | | Publisher, Education Group: Joe Riddle P: 202.407.7857 ext. 228 | | | | |
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