Blog Juice for Educational Technology

So says Thomas Friedman in his compelling book by the same title. If you haven’t yet read the book, do so. Whether or not you completely agree with all of the mostly positive elements of his vision of an interconnected, technologically determined world, he paints a compelling picture of the…

Launched in February 2005 by the National Governors Association, the Rate Your Future survey was designed to give governors valuable insight into today’s high school experience. By the end of June, NGA received more than 10,000 completed surveys taken by high school students nationwide. The survey let students express their…

Outside of School, Teens Forge Forward with the Internet and Other New Technologies The number of teenagers using the internet has grown 24% in the past four years and 87% of those between the ages of 12 and 17 are online. Compared to four years ago, teens’ use of the…

Susan D. Patrick, the chief adviser on educational technology to Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, will leave the U.S. Department of Education in September to head an organization that promotes online education.For more info, see EdWeek online only article, here.For those not familiar with the organization, NACOL is the North…

Windward: Outsmart the Weather in a Race Around the World will launch late summer 2005 as the third in a series of award-winning and FREE online learning objects from Cable in the Classroom created to show the educational power of broadband technology and dynamic cable content. Being developed in partnership…