GlobalPost.com responds to the increasing challenges facing print newspaper. Will web become the definitive format for news?
Article looking at applications and outcomes of technology-based assessment.
Video interview with Dr. Mizuko Ito, researcher at the University of California-Irvine, who has conducted a large-scale study of what teens may be learning from their online activities.
Blogger Greg Forster posits that technology actually makes cheating and plagiarism MORE difficult at the collegiate level, contrary to popular belief. It's just a matter of how involved school administration--and potentially the federal government--are willing to get...
Obama's tech team explore new tools for inviting comments and sharing information. Could this be the start of a new kind of political discourse for digital natives?
New study on families' patterns of technology consumption, with some interesting implications for how being technological connected and personally connected may or may not intersect. (From the same research group behind the study on tween web use for T561 a few weeks ago.)
McGraw-Hill released a new position paper outlining research and recommendations for 21st century learning, including new assessment platforms integrated with interactive educational technologies. Follow link above to download the full proposal.
Organizers' Collaborative (OC) is a Boston-based organization developed to help grassroots community groups leverage technology to support their causes. The site also includes the OC blog and a database of local organizers.
Article includes speculations on learning in 2033 and some nice videos demonstrating new applications of technology (including virtual worlds and long-distance learning) in elementary and college classrooms in the Rochester, NY area.