The 10 biggest ed-tech stories of 2011
December 16, 2011
- Research bolsters the case for 3D learning.
- The ACLU spurs changes in how schools use internet filtering software.
- A new spirit of labor-management collaboration helps drive important school reform.
- Teachers use video podcasts to turn learning “upside-down”—with promising results.
- Common Core standards change education practices in states from coast to coast.
- iPads help turbo-charge the digital textbook revolution.
- The demise of federal ed-tech funding puts school technology programs at risk.
- Social media helps rewrite the rules of internet search.
- A controversial Missouri law puts social media boundaries between teachers, students in the national spotlight.
- “Bring Your Own Device” spells salvation for budget-strapped schools.
The 10 biggest ed-tech stories of 2011