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Virtual Reality and the Future of EdTech
As technology advances further and further into the future, where can we expect it to land in the field of education? How can it advance e-learning? Innovations once thought too advanced for children or too expensive for individual classrooms are working their way into the e-learning atmosphere. Take the computer for example. Only 15 years…
National Teachers’ Day
Happy National Teachers’ Day! We would like to extend a huge thank you to all PVA teachers! We would also like to congratulate Lee Patterson on receiving the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching! The Lindback Award is awarded to teachers who create a positive, supportive learning environment and foster a trusting relationship with students. Recipients…
How EdTech Innovators Can Learn From Classroom Teachers
Our EdTech posts of past have primarily focused on how educators and schools can focus their curriculum on new education technology innovations to increase student involvement and improvement inside the classroom. A recent article by Jordan Shapiro of Forbes.com flips the perspective. Shapiro asks EdTech entrepreneurs, “Have you asked the teachers what they want, or…
Maintaining a Good Online Presence
Social media is everywhere, and most of us take part in it to some extent. It is important to keep up your online presence so that when opportunities arise your current and future employers are impressed with what they see. Everyone can see what you post online, nothing is private and nothing can completely erased…
Portugal’s EdTech Success Story
Portugal’s government launched the National Technology Plan for Education (NTPN) to combat poor international test results, economic decline and scant internet access. According to Laura Devaney from eSchool News, the NTPN’s goal was to create a knowledge-based society, using technology and internet access to make the country’s education system not only current, but top-notch. The…
Protecting Yourself from Identity Theft
This week’s EdTech post focuses on the very real threat of identity theft online. Once considered a joke, identity theft is now a common issue in Washington, D.C. and something to protect yourself from today. Almost monthly, a new story breaks about hundreds of thousands of passwords, personal information, and credit card numbers being hacked…
Brain Food
It happens to the best of us: we’re working on homework and suddenly– BAM– the pang of hunger hits us and productivity is lost. No need to panic and reach for the nearest bag of potato chips. The options below are just as easy to grab and they’ll nourish your brain and get you back…
Robots and Your Future Job (Ft. Bill Gates)
Just think about how fast technology has developed over the last 100 years. Now think about that in respect to how long humans have been on Earth (about 200,000 years). The Model A, Ford’s first car, was created in 1903. Today, we have cars that drive themselves. Robot technology is on the brink. As we…
TED Talk: The Child-Driven Education by Sugata Mitra
After several experiments across the globe, educational scientist, Sugata Mitra, discovered some interesting facets in the development of education. [ted id=949]