Education & Tech News for Educators 07/14/2008

Marzano and Web 2.0: Ed Tech That Works - NECC 2008

Stephanie Sandifer has opened up discussion on the topic: "In this day of high-stakes testing and frequent complaints from teachers that they “don’t have time to use technology” in the classroom, this presentation seeks to bridge the gap to help teachers see that technology doesn’t have to be an add-on that distracts them from focusing on the curriculum."

Disrupting Class: An Approach to a Student-Centric Learning

Do we already have tools and online apps that allow for at least some of this (student generated learning)? Perhaps not as seamless and as easy as the 'Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns' author describes, but do we not already have Web 2.0 tools that can be used in combination with one another to create an environment where this kind of user-developed product can be created and shared?

Are you interested in answer these questions?