Uncategorized By Ron Houtman, on January 29th, 2012  A week ago, I saw a great graphic on a design blog by Hyperakt. They were hired by Design 360 to redesign the images that the word ‘teachers’ or ‘teaching’ bring to most peoples mind.
What they came up with is a whole set of brilliant graphics that, to me at least, describe school as a networked, collaborative and connected learning ecospshere.
They did a great job of thinking things through and dispelling with the ‘old-school’ ideas of an apple, ABC blocks and other items that bring back the idea of the one room schoolhouse.
If you don’t ask, you won’t get. I noticed that their works did not specify any type of licensing, so I sent a tweet asking if they could consider putting a Creative Commons license on the art. They did.
So, Hyperakt folks – thanks for doing this, and thank you for sharing your talent with the community.
 
Learning By Ron Houtman, on January 19th, 2012
EdTech By Ron Houtman, on January 16th, 2012 I came across an interesting IOS application called Nearpod. This platform is a bit unique, in that I’ve not seen anything that aggregates presentation, feedback, collaboration and assessment tools into one application.
Here are a couple of video clips explaining what it is and does.
Nearpod Education: Pilot program Fall 2011 from Nearpod on Vimeo.
Nearpod NY Pilot from Nearpod on Vimeo.
Nearpod is a classroom collaboration tool. Learn more at www.nearpod.com
Hardware By Ron Houtman, on January 14th, 2012 Samsung was showing off their Smart Window technology at CES in Las Vegas. This looks very interesting for ambient information displays or perhaps in the classroom…. or maybe just checking Twitter on the bathroom mirror
. . . → Read More: The Smart Window – The Next Iteration of Interactivity in School?
Hardware By Ron Houtman, on January 13th, 2012 It’s been quite a while since I’ve seen anything in the news about CTL and the Classmate laptops. Well, CTL is back via the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, and has released two new models – the 2go Classmate PC NL3 convertible tablet and the 2go Classmate PC E12. The former with the . . . → Read More: The Classmate PC is back.
Learning By Ron Houtman, on November 24th, 2011 The School at Columbia University with a project called Tools for Schools facilitated a great example of what goes into PBL. Forty-four eighth grade students were immersed in the entire design process, from research to ideation to 3D modeling and ultimately launch. Their work was showcased at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF).
Take . . . → Read More: Project Based Learning–A great example
EdTech By Ron Houtman, on November 21st, 2011 I’ve used and taught with quite a few Learning Management Systems (LMS) over the years – WebCT, Blackboard, Moodle, Sakai, Angel, Canvas – and wonder why I’ve not yet seen a workflow model that allows the facilitator of the course to do some sort of round-trip grading without having to download documents and other artifacts . . . → Read More: LMS Workflow–Does this exist?
Uncategorized By Ron Houtman, on November 10th, 2011 Air, Food, Water, Internet – Cisco Study Reveals Just How Important Internet and Networks Have Become as Fundamental Resources in Daily Life.
Make sure to check out the infographic too.
Posted via email from Houtman’s Thoughts on Education and Technology
Uncategorized By Ron Houtman, on October 24th, 2011 If you didn’t get a chance to see this last night on 60 Minutes – it’s worth it.
Posted via email from Houtman’s Thoughts on Education and Technology
Uncategorized By Ron Houtman, on October 6th, 2011 “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They . . . → Read More: Steve Jobs: 1955-2011
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A week ago, I saw a great graphic on a design blog by Hyperakt. They were hired by Design 360 to redesign the images that the word ‘teachers’ or ‘teaching’ bring to most peoples mind.
