David Lee EdTech

Such totally uncontrollable expenditures, without any visible improvement in either the content or the quality of education, means that the system is rapidly becoming untenable. Higher education is in deep crisis. Peter Drucker in 1997

Meet the creator of a 'next-generation Lego'

WorldBank.org: What's Trendy in Developing Countries in the World of EDTECH

EdTech Focus on K-12 : Social Media in Schools  ( Source: http://www.edtechmagazine.com/ )

This report describes the growing number of teachers who are using more technology in their instruction and curriculum. These technologyies include laptops, learning management tools, smartphones, blogs, and student response systems. Students have also added that technology gives the learning environment more of a real-world, job-like atmosphere.  Business Wire: Teachers Moving Away from Lecture-Only Model

Overall, the percentage of students who rated either proficient or advanced was 49% percent higher in the flipped classrooms using the iPads than the traditional classrooms with no iPads. Tech & Learning Article

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Slate: Learning Math From Software Is Like Learning Parenting Skills From Second Life

[gallery] July 11th will be the start of PBS’s TeacherLine graduate-level courses . These courses are online professional development that teach topics like instructional strategies, instructional technology, or STEM.  PBS TeacherLine’s high-quality, graduate-level courses offer PreK-12 educators online professional development in convenient, collaborative, and flexible online format. Winner of the 2011 Ed Tech Digest Cool Tool Awards for Best PD Solution and Best STEM Solution!