Random Notes from the meeting, April 4, 2011. Symposium wiki. Susan Patrick's Keynote. It's a new landscape with new leadership at the state levels and in state houses. Global trends (from Educause): mobile learning, cloud computing, 1:1 computing, ubiquitous learning, gaming, personalized learning, redefinition of learning spaces, open content, smart portfolio assessment, teacher managers and … Continue reading Notes from iNACOL’s Midwestern Regional Professional Development Symposium
Category: Five Technology Trends in Schools
ICE 2011
(Image Credit) Just returned from two days at the Illinois Computing Educators (ICE) annual conference where ICE was celebrating 25 years as an organization. The ICE conference is always an outstanding way to see what's happening in classrooms with technology, paw the latest hardware in the vendor area, reconnect with the professional contacts, and … Continue reading ICE 2011
Push Schools to be Transformative
As I listen to my peers and observe the actions of school districts, my conclusion is that there are two levels of technology use in schools: tools and integration, although these levels do not justify the expense of hardware and software in schools. At the first level, the organization considers "technology is a tool." This … Continue reading Push Schools to be Transformative
Cell Phones at School Bring Classes Into Light
An article printed in Tuesday's (Oct 12, 2010) edition of the Chicago Tribune and online the night before describes how schools are relenting to students' personal technologies. A local principal is quoted, "It's one of those things — if you can't beat them, join them." Whaaaaa? So schools are relenting to students' technologies. Well, then how far … Continue reading Cell Phones at School Bring Classes Into Light