Education Trends: Manga Meets Learning

Long a popular form of media in Japan and the rest of Asia, Manga has taken the United States by storm. Wired reports that in 2007, Manga had finally arrived in force and had become one of the hottest trends in the American publishing. Children and young adults in the United States alike can’t seem [...]

Educational Technology Review: New Ways To Bring New Media into Education | 17 October 2008

The world market for e-learning and Educational Technology is estimated to hit $52 billion by 2010 (in 2007, revenues in the US alone topped the $17-billion mark). This is great news for educators, but despite the growing rapidly growing market of educational technology, it is still quite hard to find good resources for education and [...]

Web 2.0 and Freedom of Speech: J.S. v. Blue Mountain School District

Our changing technological landscape means that, as educators, we will always be presented with new difficulties and problems as students find ways to use (and abuse) these emerging technologies. These problems are unique because previous generations did not have to deal with these innovations. The importance of handling these problems appropriately is paramount, [...]

the X PRIZE: creating incentives for learning

You cannot inspire others unless you yourself are inspired. So here is some inspiration for you.
The Long Now Foundation hosts a very interesting podcast called Seminars in Long Term Thinking (SALT). I was listening to their latest one, and the speaker for the show was Peter Diamandis - the founder of the X [...]

Educational Trends: Video Games as the Future of Learning

In a little over 30 years, video games have become one of the most pervasive, profitable, and influential forms of entertainment across the world. Perhaps most illustrative of this is the existence of television channels dedicated to gaming - in particular Starcraft.

But video games have moved well beyond entertainment. From addictions, to ADD therapy, to [...]

Blogging as a Tool to Improve Writing

Two weeks ago I made the decision to require my kids (not literal) to keep a blog for my writing class. They have been doing the required once a week post, but that in of itself is not exciting. I would love to see them move beyond the required and start posting everyday. [...]

google moderator: inspiring democratic participation

The way we interact with our social institutions will change. Or at least that is my hope with the development potential of Google Moderator. Moderator is a perfect example of how new media technology can be used to do more than just entertain us or make life more convenient. Moderator has the [...]