School modernization, broadband access are keys to Obama's plan to provide 2.5 million jobs
"The Education Arcade explores games that promote learning through authentic and engaging play. TEA's research and development projects focus both on the learning that naturally occurs in popular commercial games, and on the design of games that more vigorously address the educational needs of players." Newest project is "Caduceus, an online puzzle-adventure game for tweens."
Sugar reinvents how computers can be used for education.
Sugar provides a simple yet powerful means of engaging
young children in the world of learning that is opened
up by computing and the Internet. Sugar promotes
sharing, collaborative learning, and reflection. Through
Sugar?s clarity of design, children and their teachers
use computation on their own terms; they are free to
reshape, reinvent, and reapply both software and content
into powerful learning activities. Sugar is a community
project; it is based on GNU/Linux, a free and open-
source operating system.
A number of recent reports have focused on the shortcomings of schools in adopting technology and encouraging its use for educational purposes among students. Nevertheless, according to a new report, large numbers of schools are, in some ways, taking technology to heart, integrating it into classroom activities and encouraging its use outside of school.
This guide identifies five principles that represent the media literacy education community’s current consensus about acceptable practices for the fair use of copyrighted materials, wherever and however it occurs: in K–12 education, in higher education, in nonprofit organizations that offer programs for children and youth, and in adult education.
SchoolForge's mission is to unify independent organizations that advocate, use, and develop open resources for education. We advocate the use of open texts and lessons, open curricula, free software and open source in education
Opening Up Education:
The Collective Advancement of Education through Open Technology, Open Content, and Open Knowledge
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The latest addition to the EDUCAUSE briefing documents about new technologies for educators is finally about RSS.
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School modernization, broadband access are keys to Obama's plan to provide 2.5 million jobs
"The Education Arcade explores games that promote learning through authentic and engaging play. TEA's research and development projects focus both on the learning that naturally occurs in popular commercial games, and on the design of games that more vigorously address the educational needs of players." Newest project is "Caduceus, an online puzzle-adventure game for tweens."
Sugar reinvents how computers can be used for education. Sugar provides a simple yet powerful means of engaging young children in the world of learning that is opened up by computing and the Internet. Sugar promotes sharing, collaborative learning, and reflection. Through Sugar?s clarity of design, children and their teachers use computation on their own terms; they are free to reshape, reinvent, and reapply both software and content into powerful learning activities. Sugar is a community project; it is based on GNU/Linux, a free and open- source operating system.
Examples of education wikis!
The latest addition to the EDUCAUSE briefing documents about new technologies for educators is finally about RSS.
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