Digital Literacy for St. Cloud State University
http://www.nmc.org/news/announcing-horizon-report-europe-2014-schools-edition
Key Trends Accelerating Educational Technology Adoption in European Schools
“Growing Ubiquity of Social Media” and “Rethinking the Roles of Teacher” as fast trends accelerating the adoption of educational technology in European schools over the next one to two years.
Full report:
messaging one another through a network that doesn’t require cell towers or Wi-Fi nodes. They’re using an app called FireChat that launched in March and is underpinned by mesh networking, which lets phones unite to form a temporary Internet.
My note: seems that civil disobedience provides excellent innovations in using technology; examples are-
Mesh networking is still only an IT term. Internet and dbase search has no returns on mesh networking as a tool for education and/or civil disobedience. Will it be the continuation of moblogging, backchanneling and swarming?
related IMS blog post: https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2014/09/19/mobile-elearning/
MIT recently released its final report on what the school’s future will look like, education-wise.
As with any disruptive technology, MOOCs have been viewed with enthusiasm in many quarters and skepticism in some. However, the underlying facts are inarguable: that the rising cost of education, combined with the transformative potential of online teaching and learning technologies, presents a long-term challenge that no university can afford to ignore.
http://www.themobilenative.org/2014/05/30-qr-code-resources.html
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/58054282672001378/
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/09/3-excellent-free-tools-to-communicate.html
ClassDojo = Check out this guide to learn more about ClassDojo.
SchoolCircle – Learn more about SchoolCirlce from this review.
Remind – Check out this guide to learn more about Remind.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/08/video-creation-and-editing-101.htm
more resources from our IMS blog on video editing:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2014/06/19/how-to-use-the-free-youtube-video-editor/
Per Tom Hergert:
The Vimeo Blog: Editing 101
https://vimeo.com/blog/post/5-tips-to-instantly-improve-your-compositions
https://vimeo.com/blog/post/master-your-iphone-settings-for-boastfully-beautif
https://vimeo.com/blog/post/teach-yourself-filmmaking-3-tips-from-self-taught
https://vimeo.com/blog/post/video-editing-101-free-tips-for-wrangling-imovie-p
https://vimeo.com/blog/post/ep1-welcome-to-mastering-mobile-video
possibilities for a formal Renaissance-Man-Liberal-Arts education remain limited to the elite. The average, or common, student is encouraged to choose majors and institutions that track into a specialized vocation.
MincraftEDU and SimCityEDU provide flexible options for integrating familiar games with traditional classroom curriculum.
The ability to apply knowledge across disciplines is important, but it is not enough. It is important to combine that knowledge with strong social and emotional skills that serve as the foundation for good citizenship in the 21st Century.
The MindShift Guide to Games and Learning
more on gaming in this blog: https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/?s=gaming
in the latest news about scandals regarding technology acquisition for schools, it is only fair to ask ourselves:
how much involved do we WANT/NEED to be in the decision making process regarding such timely issue.
How much do we need to educate ourselves on 1. technology? 2. application of technology in education? compatible choices of technology, including performance, prices and brands? Do we discuss such issues or just let people above us and/or elected by us make the choices? What is your opinion?
What is your opinion about open source and alternative mobile devices?
http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/08/27/343549939/the-l-a-school-ipad-scandal-what-you-need-to-know