Schools and Tech

Schools and Tech episodes:

• 02.26.2011

  Episode #38, Pt. 2 of Learning and the Brain Conference

  SaTP_38_Learning_and_the_Brain_pt._2.mp3 Listen on Posterous News of the Week:1) The World is Obsessed with Facebook, a staggering kinetic typography video on how much the world uses Facebook. - KB2) Negative+Math+Stereotypes=Too few women  TATWomen earned only 18% of all Computer Science degrees and...

  
• 02.21.2011

  Episode #37, Learning and the Brain Conference

  SaTP_37_Learning_and_the_Brain_Conference.mp3 Listen on Posterous 1)   iPad passes Reed College higher ed test  TAT (tuaw.com)Reed College took the Apple iPad for a spin in 2010 and was pleased with the tablet's performance as an educational tool.2) A Dozen or So Reasons I Applaud...

  
• 02.10.2011

  Episode #36, NextVista.org and Rushton Hurley

  SaTP_#36_Nextvista.org_and_Rushton_Hurley.mp3 Listen on Posterous News of the Week: 1) Introducing TEDbooksWe're thrilled to announce the launch of TEDBooks, an imprint of short nonfiction works designed for digital distribution. Shorter than traditional books, TEDBooks run less than 20,000 words each -- long enough to...

  
• 02.09.2011

  Schools and Tech: episode #35: The State of the Union

  SaTP_35_State_of_the_Union.mp3 Listen on Posterous News of the Week: 1) Kevin’s new Chrome Laptop 2) Internet Down in Egypt. Yahoo and Fox News - Thurs pmCAIRO – Internet service in Egypt was disrupted and the government deployed an elite special operations force in Cairo on...

  
• 02.07.2011

  schools and tech: episode #34: Cal Leage of Schools PLC and Tech Conference

  SaTP_34_Cal_Leage_of_Schools_PLC_and_Tech_Conference.mp3 Listen on Posterous News of the week: 1) In Florida, virtual classrooms with no teachers - NYTimes  MIAMI — On the first day of her senior year at North Miami Beach Senior High School, Naomi Baptiste expected to be greeted by a...

  
• 01.14.2011

  schools and tech: episode #33

  SaTP33.mp3 Listen on Posterous   1) Rethinking Advanced Placement NYTimes - KB“Next month, the board, the nonprofit organization that owns the A.P. exams as well as the SAT, will release a wholesale revamping of A.P. biology as well as United States history —...

  
• 12.22.2010

  schools and tech: episode #32

  SaTP32.mp3 Listen on Posterous News of the Week:1) Teacher Ratings Get New Look, Pushed by a Rich Watcher NYTimes KB2) Rethinking Bullying: Kids Don't See It As Bullying TechDirt TATDanah Boyd, who actually studies social interactions online among young people, recently put...

  
• 12.01.2010

  schools and tech: episode #31: Charter Schools / College Admission Season Part 2

  SaTP31.mp3 Listen on Posterous Special Guest - Ellen Masten, Academic and College Counselor Pacific Collegiate School News of the Week: 1) A world of misery left by bullying The Boston Globe - KBA dozen years have passed since Anthony Testaverde roamed the...

  
• 11.28.2010

  schools and tech: episode #30: College Admission Season Part 1

  SaTP30.mp3 Listen on Posterous Guests Ellen Masten Academic and College Counselor Pacific Collegiate School and Michele Radcliffe, Director of College Counseling at York SchoolNews of the Week:1) Thomas Friedman’s “Teaching For America” Op-Ed piece in Sunday’s NYT Honoring teachers as professionals, preparing...

  
• 11.16.2010

  Schools and Tech: episode #29 The Federal Ed-Tech Plan

  Schools_and_Tech_29_The_Federal_Ed-Tech_Plan.mp3 Listen on Posterous News of the Week:1) How Kinect Got an Autistic Kid Gaming  (from Gizmodo)GamingNexus editor John Yan has a four-year-old son with a mild form of autism. The little guy's tried to play 360 and PS3 but has trouble...

  
• 11.13.2010

  Schools and Tech #28: The Education Project in Bahrain

  Schools_and_Tech_28_The_Education_Project.mp3 Listen on Posterous News of the Week: 1) The Truthy Project  TAT  Truthy is a research project that helps you understand how memes spread online. With our images and statistics, you can help identify misuse of Twitter.2) AP History Students in Virginia...

  
• 11.09.2010

  Schools and Tech 27: Waiting for Superman

  Schools_and_Tech_27_Waiting_for_Superman.mp3 Listen on Posterous Schools and Tech Podcast Episode #27   News of the Week:1) Cal State Bans Students from Using Online Note-Selling Service  Indeed, the provision of the state education code does some raise questions about intellectual property and the ownership of...

  
• 10.27.2010

  Schools and Tech #26: Allan Collins on Education in the Age of Technology

  Schools_and_Tech_#26_Dr._Collins_Rethinking_Education_in_the_Age_of_Technology.mp3 Listen on Posterous Dr. Allan Collins, Professor Emeritus of learning sciences at Northwestern and author of Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology: The Digital Revolution and Schooling in America http://allancollins.northwestern.edu/index.html  When we acknowledge that 3-5% of current K-12 students are being home-schooled...

  
• 10.03.2010

  Schools and Tech: #25

  SaTP25.mp3 Listen on Posterous News of the Week:1) Bing’s “Our School Needs” contest - prizes up to $100,000 - Deadline Oct 22 2) NYT Pictorial Timeline of The Evolution of Learning Machines3) The demise of XMarks & Bloglines. Where do we go...

  
• 09.14.2010

  Schools and Tech #24 - An Introduction to Creative Commons

  SaTP24.mp3 Listen on Posterous News of the Week:1) Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits - NYTimes 2) In a New Role, Teachers Move to Run Schools - NYTimesNEWARK — Shortly after landing at Malcolm X Shabazz High School as a...

  
• 09.09.2010

  Schools and Tech #23: Service-Learning, Minding the Hyphen

  Today on Schools and Tech we’ve got more controversy over teacher evaluations, gender bias in favor of girls and the fate of the complete book in the hands of generation text. Our main topic is service-learning.  SaTP23.mp3 Listen...

  
• 08.31.2010

  Schools and Tech #22: Tech Integration vs. Education Reform

  SaTP22.mp3 Listen on Posterous News of the Week: 1) Later school start times and Zzzs to A'sA growing body of evidence demonstrates that growing bodies benefit from more sleep. When districts push back the start of the school day, good ...

  
• 08.24.2010

  episode #21: social networks

  SaTP21.mp3 Listen on Posterous   News of the Week:  1) Waiting for Superman http://waitingforsuperman.com 2) Helping autistic children with iOS devices - TUAW - more help for spectrum kids3) A College Student Reviews a Smartpen - NYT - a mixed bag4) Inkling... interactive...

  
• 08.24.2010

  episode #20: Net Neutrality

  SaTP20.mp3 Listen on Posterous Schools and Tech Podcast Episode #20 Shownotes  News of the Week:1) Who's teaching L.A.'s kids?A LA Times analysis, using data largely ignored by LAUSD, looks at which educators help students learn, and which hold them back....

  
• 08.17.2010

  episode #19: Back to School

  SaTP19.mp3 Listen on Posterous It's back to school time! News of the Week: 1) And just like that it’s gone? Google Wave development discontinued  TAT2) Civil War History Class as iPad app  TAT3) Putting Our Brains on Hold - NYT op ed by BOB...