US Educational Broadband Planning Educational Resources

maybe it's as simple as this... http://tinyurl.com/kwj9a9 - planning to try it out this fall.

 

reason: i know we're more together - but the kids don't. is it because we pick their groups for them and then change them every 2 weeks?

 

ongoing groups built from passion.

very anxious to watch it live in a public classroom. through broadband powered laptops.

As another proposal implied, there's no one tool or technology that's the answer.

Instead, let's consider using the open standards of the web and those things we already know are popular, for example:

- the random "surprise" element of the browser add-on stumble-upon

- the motivational, incentive-based reards system that comes with a site like freerice.com where kids can feed the world through their successful... more »

Jim Lukaszewski is right. If you want bring people and technology together, become the table where they meet.

But is it really possible to bring data communication professionals, higher education institutions, public school districts, telecom providers, state government, educators, students, parents, public broadcasters and libraries together in a meaningful way? A living example of this kind of statewide collaboration... more »

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What kind of education system do we need?

Public elementary and secondary schools around the world were designed for the agrarian age. The six hour school day allowed time for the children to do daily farm chores and the 180 day school year allowed them to help plant and harvest crops. Such schedules meant that school facilities were created around the needs of the farm economy. With the industrial revolution schools... more »

one tool that can bring system education to a higher level.Don't you think? Broadband that has and will continue on giving people new ideas, studies, reviews, etc. A tool that will never leave you behind. A tool that will lead us to the very latest technology. Tool that will lead us the way to success.. -based on academicbroadband.com What do you think?? I'd like to believe in this, since it is totally true. We truly... more »

Again, I have a concern about the people without broadband who are being challenged by their lack of digital competency. There is no even learning landscape for teachers in communities where the use of technology is blocked. The teachers have no idea what resources are available to them for no cost. The professional development has not happened and should not be only available at conferences that most teachers cannot... more »

The Utah Education Network is an excellent example of actual implementation of many of the suggestions already posted here. For example, Utah's two decade experience with the benefits of concurrent enrollment demonstrates that high school students can obtain college credit while they are enrolled in the public schools system. High school students can thereby enter college with an associates degree saving them and their... more »

Development of high-quality multimedia broadband online educational resources requires considerable investment. Will that investment pay off educationally if not financially? Our experience with U.S.A. Learns says it will. U.S.A. Learns is an innovative project that creates an online pathway to literacy, language proficiency, economic opportunity, citizenship, civil participation, and civic integration for those who... more »

I like Ning, I like Moodle, I like computers... I don't think this should be a conversation about what application is better than another but about making sure the FCC is aware of all of them and how they benefit all learners. I'm a firm believer that a blended model is best...use the technology and application that fits the current learning task.

One technology I think that is rarely mentioned and very powerful in... more »