A Digital Tool to Unlock Learning

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/19/a-digital-tool-to-unlock-learning

David Bornstein

The New York Times

19 September 2012

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PowerMyLearning, a program that any student, parent, or teacher can use for free, helps students take ownership of their own learning. When most attention is being placed on teacher effectiveness, this program redirects those efforts toward students.

Five Cheap Ways Tech Is Transforming Classrooms

https://medium.com/bright/five-cheap-ways-tech-is-transforming-classrooms-3f0530f0c1b0

Alex Madison

Bright Magazine

6 May 2015

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Low budget schools across the U.S. are having students use their smartphones as learning tools inside and outside the classroom. At no extra cost they can incorporate technology into the curriculum through a myriad of applications, from homework reminder apps to free cloud document platforms like Google Docs.

A Peek Inside Three Cutting-Edge Schools

https://medium.com/bright/a-peek-inside-three-cutting-edge-schools-347e71c5fa4b

Nichole Dobo

Bright Magazine

6 October 2015

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Increased technology in classrooms is popular among schools in the U.S. However, research suggests that its effect is sub-optimal due to low-quality software, implementation, and participants' digital skills.

Where YouTube Meets the Farm

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/03/where-youtube-meets-the-farm

David Bornstein

The New York Times

3 April 2013

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To combat hunger and malnutrition, Digital Green, an N.G.O., is creating and delivering videos about cheap, innovative farming techniques that can substantially increase small farmers' production of staple foods in India, Ghana, and Ethiopia.

Will co-teaching with computers improve student learning?

http://hechingerreport.org/will-co-teaching-with-computers-improve-student-learning

Margaret Ramirez

The Hechinger Report

10 January 2014

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School in various states in the United States are incorporating online learning into the curriculum to track student comprehension, adapt to students' learning levels, and decrease the digital divide.

More Than Just Code

https://medium.com/bright/more-than-just-code-40d02897dcd2

Emily J Smith

Bright Magazine

14 May 2015

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Currently, women make up only 20% of computing jobs - in 2012, only 18% of computer science (CS) graduates were women , a figure that has been cut in half since 1984 when women made up 37% of CS majors. Now, girls are taught coding and computer programing in an after school program built to inspire girls to become more involved in computer science, a predominantly male job market.

How Pinterest Is Revolutionizing Your Child's Classroom

https://medium.com/bright/how-pinterest-is-revolutionizing-your-child-s-classroom-4ccd4d59bbb9

Kathryn Joyce

Bright Magazine

31 March 2015

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Colorful volumes of books have aided teaching for centuries; however, the scope of engagement in the internet age demands newer methods for pedagogy. Pinterest, a social media-constructed visual bulletin board, has become a venue in which teachers share their pinned visual media, lesson plans, and charts with students and other teachers. The success of Teaching Pinterest expands pedagogy, reduces teacher alienation, enables collaboration with other teachers, and directs readers to other sites that offer teachers’ curriculum ideas for a cost.

iPads < Teachers

https://medium.com/bright/ipads-teachers-e51896af3930

Peg Tyre

Bright Magazine

6 April 2015

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Well-trained teachers cannot be replaced solely by technology, as has been increasingly apparent at Carpe Diem schools, where students learn largely via computers enabled with educational software.

Reaching Math Students One by One

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/13/reaching-math-students-one-by-one

Tina Rosenberg

The New York Times

13 March 2015

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Middle School 88 in Brooklyn is part of a broad evolution in teaching math, employing technology through a non-profit called School for One (Teach for One) to provide each student with a personalized lesson generated and monitored by computers to match their learning level.

How a Radical New Teaching Method Could Unleash a Generation of Geniuses

http://www.wired.com/2013/10/free-thinkers

Joshua Davis

Wired

15 October 2013

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Around the world, a new way of teaching and learning is gaining traction – and seeing results. Rooted in educational theory from the likes of Socrates, Piaget, and Montessori, this method is led by students’ curiosity and ability to learn and grow independently; essentially, the students control their own learning. Such methods make success more attainable in places like Matamoros, Mexico, who has seen exceptional improvement from students who experience learning this way.