Long-time readers know I’m a huge fan of TED talks. Here’s one from the most recent TED conference. Former hedge fund analyst Salman Khan talks about how Youtube videos can change education.
If Isaac Newton had done Youtube videos on calculus, I wouldn’t have to. – Salman Khan
Back when I was in elementary school, a big part of our weekly library period was always spent learning how to use the Dewey Decimal System for finding nonfiction books. Well the system is now on the outs at many libraries in favor of a bookstore-style system, according to the Chicago Tribune. The article says this is mainly happening at smaller, suburban libraries, which makes sense. I think it would probably be too confusing at larger libraries. City Pages in the Twin Cities has an expose of standardized test-grading from the temps who grade student essays. It doesn’t paint a pretty picture of what’s happening to essays behind closed doors. I’ve mentioned laptop 1:1 programs on here before as well as written about schools using iPads and tablets, but if you want some good raw information, check out this report from an Australian schools that recently introduced iPads to its classes and closely analyzed the results in all the classes.
