Monthly Archives: October 2008

Accelerated Learning Support Service

Parents, you may find it useful at least as a reference to check out Renaissance Learning’s advanced technology. At least you will know another learning support service for your daughter or son. They offer Accelerated Reader and Accelerated Math in … Continue reading

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Learning with Tablet PCs Research Agenda: From Facts to Pragmatics

Here’s the draft I promised of my prepared comments for the WIPTE 2008 panel Wednesday, October 16, 2008, at Purdue University. 1. ABSTRACT AND INTRODUCTION These comments review aspects of a proposed research agenda to provide data points that assess … Continue reading

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Do Teachers Talk Too Much?

Here’s an idea for a potential research project by a curious learner. With due respect, I wonder if teachers talk too much in classes. Tablet PCs provide audio recording and speech-to-text features that a researcher can use to collect data … Continue reading

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Stanford 10 Online Available in Real-Time

Pearson announced on October 21, 2008, the release of Stanford 10 Online, a multiple-choice assessment to assess student achievement in real-time for grades three through 12. The Stanford Achievement Test series has served as the leading standard in achievement testing … Continue reading

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Twine – Untangling Web Information

Erica Naone reviews Twine, a Web organizer based on semantic technology launched publicly today. Developed by Radar Networks of San Francisco, Twine is part bookmarking tool, part social network, and part recommendation engine. It is to help users collect, manage, … Continue reading

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Online Application for NEA Foundation Grants

NEA Foundation announced today an online application process for $2,000 to $5,000 grants dto support public school educators’ ideas to improve teaching and learning. Applicants can link directly to the application from the NEA Foundation’s web site. After responding to … Continue reading

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Learning with Tablet PCs Research Agenda Abstract – WIPTE Prepared Comments

Here’s a portion of my prepared remarks for the WIPTE 2008 conference held last week on the Purdue University campus. I especially appreciate the insightful comments shared by panelists Sam Kamin, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, and Dave Berque, Depauw University. … Continue reading

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Ubiquitous Learning Conference 2008

Mary Walle issued a Call for Papers for presentation at the upcoming Ubiquitous Learning Conference, November 17-19, 2008, Illini Center, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA. The Ubiquitous Learning Conference (ULC) investigates uses of technologies for learning, including devices with sophisticated … Continue reading

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Learning with Tablet PCs Research Agenda Abstract

Here’s a draft of my comments on a Wednesday panel, 1PM, at the 2008 Workshop on Pen- Based Technology in Education (WIPTE). These comments review aspects of a proposed research agenda to provide data points that assess learning with Tablet … Continue reading

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Tablet PCs, Vassar College, and HP Grant

Meg Stewart of Vassar College sent these great student produced video clips of Tablet PCs in education. Each shows students and faculty members using Tablets in the “classroom.” One focuses on individual classes using tablets. Here’s their Vimeo site This … Continue reading

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