Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 12/23/2011
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11 Tech Factors That Changed Education in 2011
TRENDS: 11 Tech Factors That Changed Education in 2011 via @mashable http://t.co/10ZTBIZZ #edtech #education
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Earlier this year a University claimed profits from an app developed by a student. This is only the beginning of what will happen as we spawn entrepreneurs in our midst.
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What SOPA Means For Education, Technology, and the Future of the Internet | Edudemic
An overview of SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and what it means to education. Fair use would become harder to defend from companies that don't care you are a school. Or, what if you're using a service like Ning that is for profit and charging you but you are a non profit. As the receipient of a take down notice for our digiteen project run through our nonprofit, it didn't matter that we responded to the concerns -- they ignore fair use and because Ning charges, they threatened to take us down. This will be a headache for schools.
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Income, Parental Education Linked To Pre-School Learning Gaps
This Huffington Post article summarizing findings from a recent Brookings Institute study showing that parental income and education are more highly linked to a child's preschool success than anything else. It also presents the naysayers making for a balanced overview of this report that has lots of people talking.
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Open Badges for Fostering, Extending, and Documenting Hacker Literacies
Badges for lifelong learning competition by Digital media and Learning. Stage 2 applications are now open. this is definitely something you need to review over break if you work in education to understand the implications for your organization.
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Past reports from speak Up including the new 3 e's of education: enabled, engaged and empowered.
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this survey for educators, parents, and students closes December 23. Please take the time to join in this online research project for those in the US.
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Will MITx Disrupt Higher Education? - Casting Out Nines - The Chronicle of Higher Education
MIT will launch MITx in Spring 2012 credentials. Certificates will be offered for those who pay for an MITx course with NO admissions requirements. (wonder how they will confirm someone is actually taking the course and not have it taken for them by another.) Fascinating developments that should have all universities standing up and taking note.
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His UK generated list of most influential non celebrity tweeters includes NPR's Andy Carvin. It is interesting how many personalities cross time zones and national lines to influence us all. Andy is a great tweeter. Sadly, this list doesn't seem to link. Kind of misses the point but worth a read anyway.
