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5 Questions You Should Ask Before Buying a College Computer
Your personal computer is one of the most important items you’ll bring to college (after an EasyBake Oven). You’re going to use that computer for everything, everyday, for four years, so it’s...
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Creating Education Connections Close to Home: TeachStreet Review
Every so often, this blog takes a look at various websites that use Education 2.0 (read: web-based) technologies to provide learning opportunities and communities for students and teachers. Today, we...
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U. of Texas Video-Game Archive Houses Nation’s Inner Child
Somewhere in that building are the innumerable lost hours I’ve spent guiding Link and Mario through imaginary worlds. The University of Texas in Austin is amassing a collection of video-game hardware,...
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A while ago we talked about the Khan Academy, a free online education resource: If Id known about the Khan Academy in college, math class might have been less of a drag. The Khan Academy, which is...
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A New York Times article today looked at teachers who use Twitter and other “backchannel” technologies in the classroom to enhance participation. While most people (and educators) might be skeptical of...
View ArticleWikipedia is Looking for Smarter Contributors
Wikipedia has acknowledged its scholarly shortcomings and is trying to make a change: Wikipedias reputation as a less-than accurate source for information stems from the fact that any chucklehead with...
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Academics, Take Charge of Your Science! | Wikipedia Update
Not long ago we talked about the relative lack of academic credibility on Wikipedia.org. It’s clear why: Anyone with a computer and internet connection can edit Wikipedia articles. And while some...
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Mad Skills Watch: Blended Learning Edition
In this era of budget cuts, smart schools do whatever they can to keep efficient. Yesterday’s “Story of the Day” from NPR showed how a couple elementary charter schools in California make use of...
View ArticleThe Kahn Academy | Colbert Report
You may remember a post we featured a while back on Salman Kahn, creater of the Kahn Academy. Recently, Mr. Kahn was featured on the Colbert Report … take a look: The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert...
View ArticleHigh Tech = Higher Costs in Higher Ed?
What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the expression “high- tech” in the context of higher education? iPads? Blackboard? Notebook computers? Online classes? Course lectures on...
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