Learning is Change

Are you a Conference Sponge? #sxswedu

In this carcast I look at whether or not we need to define a new role for those who are learning from a conference that is taking place in another city. This isn’t about virtual attendance, but rather about having the time and space to learn from a conference through tweets and reflections from those who are attending live.

What do you think? Do we need a new role for learning through tweets?

K-12 Curriculum and Books now on Google Play

This may potentially be a game changer for how content is made available digitally. I don’t think Google is messing around when it comes to android tablets getting in the hands of kids.

Official Enterprise Blog: New tools for schools announced at SXSWEdu

Access thousands of K-12 books – Starting today, K-12 books are available to all schools using Google Play for Education. With a broad catalog ranging from classic literature to recent textbooks, it’s easy for teachers to get the right reading to each student. James Eichmiller, Director of Instructional Technology at Forest Park School District 91 in Illinois, helped test the program and appreciated the flexibility:

What I'm Learning: Achievery (an Open Badges System)

I really like the simplicity of this service/site. It is exremely easy to get started creating or issuing badges with this site. Anyone using it thus far?

Achievery

She made it. Integrate your learning or assessment system with Achievery and begin issuing digital credentials and badges today.