New Ning on Innovative Ed Tech
Emerging Ning discussions include guidance for people new to Web 2.0 tools, technology and learning disabilities, funding challenges, sustainability issues, faculty resistance to IT and virtual worlds. Not every comment is focused on K-12, but the journal and site are based on the belief that one sector can informa innovative uses of technology in other sectors. It's a Ning, so anyone can chime in or start a new topic.
The Ning is called an "ideagora," a term coined by Don Tapscott and Anthony Williams in their 2007 book, "Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything."
According to the site, "The Innovate-Ideagora is a 24/7 professional networking site that lets the Innovate community participate in an open agora of ideas centering on the problems, issues, challenges, and opportunities of using information technology tools to enhance the educational process."
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Beyond the basics, students will need 21st century competencies to survive and thrive in the future. They will have to know how to think critically, apply knowledge to new situations, analyze information, understand new ideas, communicate effectively, collaborate, solve problems, and make decisions. School districts are looking for ways to help students acquire these new skills while they also address NCLB mandates.
This 21st Century Connections site links students, teachers and administrators to the latest resources, creative tools and educational leaders behind digital learning. Provided by Lenovo, Adobe, Intel and Futurekids, the site is hosted by Technology & Learning, NewBay Media.
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Almost ten years into the 21st century, schools try to promote new ways of teaching and learning and then evaluate how well their efforts have led to results. New insights emerge from research and observation all the time. ![TechLearning.com [Logo]](/files/u9/tllogo.jpg)