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  So You Want iPads For Your School? Is that Enough?

  • Posted by Sam Gliksman
  • March 15, 2012
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  New devices promise to revolutionize education but they will have little impact unless their use is consistent with pedagogical approaches that address 21st century learning needs.
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  Everything I Need To Know - About Education - I Learned In Kindergarten

  • Posted by Sam Gliksman
  • March 15, 2012
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  Educational reform? Most of the "revolutionary" educational changes that many of us have been calling for have already been around for quite a while - just talk a stroll down to the Kindergarten classes.
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  Making the Case for Student Controlled Devices

  • Posted by Sam Gliksman
  • March 15, 2012
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  Do schools demand too much control of student technology use? If we know anything about the world outside school it's that it requires an ability to adapt to change. We insist that modern life requires graduates that are experienced, independent learners....  moreDo schools demand too much control of student technology use? If we know anything about the world outside school it's that it requires an ability to adapt to change. We insist that modern life requires graduates that are experienced, independent learners. School is the time to start developing those skills.  
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  Building an Effective School BYOD Policy

  • Posted by Sam Gliksman
  • March 15, 2012
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  The convergence of two major educational trends - a desire for increasing use of technology in schools and slashes in educational budgets - have brought the issue of a "Bring Your Own Device" policy to the forefront of educational debates. Implementing w...  moreThe convergence of two major educational trends - a desire for increasing use of technology in schools and slashes in educational budgets - have brought the issue of a "Bring Your Own Device" policy to the forefront of educational debates. Implementing with forethought and planning, a BYOD policy can be a viable and effective alternative technology policy for schools.  
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  Supplementing Textbooks with Student Constructed Knowledge Bases

  • Posted by Sam Gliksman
  • March 15, 2012
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  While the Apple eTextBooks initiative is a wonderful stride forward from our old paper textbooks it’s still essentially a re-constituted content delivery system that wasn’t designed or intended to change the one-way process of educational exchanges. Relia...  moreWhile the Apple eTextBooks initiative is a wonderful stride forward from our old paper textbooks it’s still essentially a re-constituted content delivery system that wasn’t designed or intended to change the one-way process of educational exchanges. Reliance on any type of course textbook – digital, multimedia, interactive or otherwise – only fits as a more marginal element in student-centered learning models.