David Lee EdTech

Our public broadcasting system is our nation’s 21st century public library, a collection of ideas and information that can be freely accessed by all citizens to learn more about the world around them. -Paula Kerger (CEO of PBS) on why PBS deserves our support http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2012/11/05/paula-kerger-in-defense-of-pbs/1683125/

Today’s verdict should not be viewed as a win for Apple, but as a loss for the American consumer. It will lead to fewer choices, less innovation, and potentially higher prices. It is unfortunate that patent law can be manipulated to give one company a monopoly over rectangles with rounded corners, or technology that is being improved every day by Samsung and other companies. Consumers have the right to choices, and they know what they are buying when they purchase Samsung products. This is not the final word in this case or in battles being waged in courts and tribunals around the world, some of which have already rejected many of Apple’s claims. Samsung will continue to innovate and offer choices for the consumer. Samsung after their loss in court

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

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

Teachers typically follow a scope and sequence and teach to the middle while doing their best for students at the high and low ends. Our model uses technology to take all the data we have about each child every day. Then we convert it to a unique daily schedule for each student and teacher. -Joel Rose CEO of New Classrooms explains how his TEACH TO ONE model fits technology into Common Core Standards. ( http://www.techlearning.com/article/52563 )

The principle goal of education is to create men and woman who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done.” -Jean Piaget