Guest Post: Innovations in Classroom Technology
With lawmakers on both sides of the aisle touting the value of a computer science education, and President Obama using a video message to urge every American to learn how to code, it seemed like the ideal time to revisit a session from EWA's 66th National Seminar, which held at Stanford University in May. We asked some of the education reporters attending to contribute blog posts from the sessions. Today's guest blogger is Daarel Burnette, now editor of the new Chalkbeat Memphiseducation news site. Stream any session from National Seminar in your browser, or subscribe via RSS or iTunes. For more on classroom technology, visit EWA's Story Starters online resource.
Reporters are always trying to identify what, in fact, is “next” in the education world. Almost every press release says its business is the “next big thing” or its model will “revolutionize” education.
Is this just hype from businesses that have strong public relations offices? Or are these companies really onto something? Remember: Plenty of folks warned newspapers that the Internet would be the next big thing in the media world, and many of us doubted those predictions.
Reporters’ skepticism of the education business world is well-deserved. But, as I learned at EWA's National Seminar in May, some of these innovations are practical
Reporters are always trying to identify what, in fact, is “next” in the education world. Almost every press release says its business is the “next big thing” or its model will “revolutionize” education.
Is this just hype from businesses that have strong public relations offices? Or are these companies really onto something? Remember: Plenty of folks warned newspapers that the Internet would be the next big thing in the media world, and many of us doubted those predictions.
Reporters’ skepticism of the education business world is well-deserved. But, as I learned at EWA's National Seminar in May, some of these innovations are practical