Before Buying Technology, Asking ‘Why?’
By Ross Brenneman, Education Week Teacher | http://bit.ly/1mZsR3D —Ross Brenneman Published Online: June 18, 2014 /Includes correction(s): July 15, 2014 :: District leaders and other advocates of personalized learning frequently say that the approach isn't about technology. But that’s easy for an administrator to say when every child in his or her district has a school-provided computer.
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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Better Educated Public School Kids – For A PriceBy The Los Angeles Times Editorial Board | http://lat.ms/1oHUdbq Peninsula High School students listen as biology teacher Julie Maemoto explains how to do an upcoming experiment in her summer biology class. (Los Angeles Times) July 16, 2014 :: Children in the United States get unequal educations; tha