Monday, December 21, 2009

OCWConsortium

The Definitive User’s Guide to OCWConsortium.org

by Rachael Holtz on December 15, 2009

College is becoming more expensive, and some colleges this year have set records with their lowest admissions percentage rates in history. If you cannot afford college and your SAT scores are average, you can attend a larger college where the cost is lower and admission rates are higher. And, you can supplement your education with free courses offered through colleges that are associated with the OCW (Open Courseware) consortium.

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Sunday, December 6, 2009

We Are All Technology Teachers by Kim Cofino

We Are All Technology Teachers by Kim Cofino
Cross posted on Always Learning

Last weekend I was honored to present a session at the Bridging the Gap conference at Yokohama International School in Japan. YIS has hosted this community conference annually since 2001, and the topic for this year was "The Future of Education: Using Its Tools Today." The three day conference included formal sessions led by teachers from YIS, other international schools and keynote presenter, Chris Toy, as well as a full day of BarCamp unconference sessions. It was a great opportunity to dialogue about the way schools may look in the near future with not only teachers and administrators, but also parents and students.

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