PBS recently aired a documentary called the “Digital Nation”.  It does a terrific job of outlining the concerns of many educators about students growing up with the digital medium and relying so much on it.  It also presents the topic from the point of view for students.  The students claim they are expert multi-taskers while teachers claim they are not.  Read more... (197 words, estimated 47 secs reading time)

I have recently become aware of two documentaries about education that will be coming out later this year.  The two documentaries are Waiting for Superman and Race to Nowhere.  Both of these talk about the current state of education in America and what needs to be done to fix the problem.  These two documentaries may have just enough punch and support behind them to finally get America’s schools back on track.

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At the end of January I wrote an article about the iPad and it’s potential impact in education.  Since that time I have done more research and pondering on the topic.  I have also convinced my wife to allow me to purchase one when it goes on sell.  I can hardly wait!  Read more... (1854 words, estimated 7:25 mins reading time)

I was reading through some various articles on Edutopia’s website last night and ran across a great article about technology in the classroom.  The author, Mark Prensky, ingeniously said there is a four step process to integrating technology more into the classroom.

1. Dabbling
2. Doing old things in old ways
3. Doing old things in new ways
4. Doing new things in new ways
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