Category: Resources
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How are computers in the classroom really doing?
This weekend, I was hit by two interesting finds in my Twitter feeds. The first takes a look at what the Alberta Teachers Association – ATA – (via @joe_bower) thinks needs to be changed to get computers in the classroom to “actually do something (my words)”. The second is a comment from Alan Kay who…
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Sir Ken on, what else, reforming education
It would seem that we are victims of our own “success” – those items that can be tested in a standardized environment are being rewarded when we think we are trying to get them to be “outside the box thinkers”. When the kids do, we medicate them into oblivion. I’ll leave the rest to Sir…
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Everything plays… some time…
This is an interesting article (Akst, Jef., Recess, The Scientist, v24 i10 p44) that came across my desk today, describing how not only primates but all other sorts of animals play. Not only does it show that play is something that is deeply rooted in life, but there are also some ways to define play:…
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What is your Digital Birthday?
It might increasingly be about 6-7 months before your biological one, if you are still in diapers today, according to a study commissioned by AVG that came out today (can’t find the actual study yet). And it seems obvious to me, but maybe not to others, that parents should start thinking about what they post…
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CityOne – IBM and Serious Games
There are many games out there that can be used to get students to appreciate a host of different challenges that are faced by the globe today. We can now add city planning to the mix in a game that goes beyond SimCity courtesy of IBM. CityOne challenges players to: Solve real-world business, environmental and…