Image Source In 1937, F. Dean McClusky was asked to study why there had been a failure of commercial film makers to make successful educational films. In McClusky’s report: “Commercial interests have failed to grasp or to study the nature of instruction and the complexity of educational organizations.” (Paul Saettler, 1990, p. 106). It appears … Continue reading The Deregulation of Education II: The Measures of Quality
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Image Credit Help me with this thought. Recently, I listened to other technology leaders talk about virtualizing iPads so the schools could run Windows applications and Flash content on those devices. This seems counterintuitive to the idea of portable technologies as well as vastly increases the costs of putting mobile technologies in schools. Several years … Continue reading Help me with this picture!
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