The 10 biggest ed-tech stories of 2011

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  • 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