Friday, June 28, 2013

What most schools don't teach

Learn about a new "superpower" that isn't being taught in in 90% of US schools.

Starring Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, will.i.am, Chris Bosh, Jack Dorsey, Tony Hsieh, Drew Houston, Gabe Newell, Ruchi Sanghvi, Elena Silenok, Vanessa Hurst, and Hadi Partovi. Directed by Lesley Chilcott, executive producers Hadi and Ali Partovi.

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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Teaching 2.0 - Doing More with Less

With the institutional resources shrinking and the costs rising, teachers are being asked to do more with less. John Seely Brown explores how technology can help.

John Seely Brown Lecture on Learning in the Digital Age

Noted writer, speaker, and educator John Seely Brown discusses learning in the digital age at a guest lecture at IU. Brown is currently a visiting scholar at the University of Southern California and serves as an independent co-chairman for the Deloitte Center for Edge Innovation.

John Seely Brown Closing Keynote 2010 NMC Conference

The 2011 Horizon Report

NMC Horizon Report : 2012 K-12 Edition

NMC Horizon Report : 2013 K-12 Edition

LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3

LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 - announced January 7th 2013 - coming out 2nd half 2013

Technically Speaking: Teacher Exploration

On this weeks Technically Speaking we take a look into the Teacher Exploration class to learn about all the hands on training and their unique style of learning.

St. Clair TEC's Mechatronics Program

Mechatronics is the merging of multiple engineering disciplines into a broader field. In the Mechatronics program, students are taught the integration of electronics, mechanics, pneumatics and programming to create economical and reliable automated systems that can be used in industrial, medical, and residential settings and in efficient transportation systems.