"edu 2.0" entries
One way to build a smarter school infrastructure
A new partnership gives teachers and schools help with tech integration
Ask a hundred kids to draw a picture of “home” and you’ll see some common themes: “home” should be safe, warm, fun, inviting. There should be room to play, to rest, to grow — maybe even to work. And then there will be a million differences, including laugh-out-loud details (bunkbeds on the ceiling?) as well as sweet ones. Ask a…
A hunger for good learning
Take a few minutes to watch Dan Meyer (@ddmeyer) talk about a makeover of the math curriculum in this TedxNYED session. Dan does a brilliant job of explaining why textbooks fail, why they don't help kids learn, why they should do less. I particularly like Dan's deconstruction of textbooks and teaching: be less helpful. His key insight is not to…
Drop testing edutech
How teachers use technology rarely matches how it was designed.
We drop test hardware before we send it into the field. Seems like it's time to start drop testing software programs before sending them into the classroom.