Learning How to educate children for the digital age.
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Interview Highlights
Shop Class Computing
A game plan for teaching real world computing skills that students can really use in their future jobs. Todd Oppenheimer is a journalist and the author of The Flickering Mind.Schools should be wary of embracing too much technology, cautions Todd Oppenheimer. Oppen... :35 |
Cell phones offer a new way to expand learning beyond the regular school day, says Secreta... :43 |
Two years ago, this middle school was at risk of being shut down by the city. Today it's a... 7:16 |
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 Interview Highlights The New Digital DivideAmerica's Secretary of Education says the problem isn't just getting access to technology -- it's how it's used.:41
 Rough Cut NetiquetteAt an age when American children are just starting to learn arithmetic and writing, Korean schoolchildren are already mastering "netiquette."7:16
 Rough Cut How Google Saved A SchoolTwo years ago, this middle school was at risk of being shut down by the city. Today it's a success story. What happened?1:13
 Interview Highlights The Class of the FutureIt may not be a classroom at all -- and students may be learning a totally different set of skills.4:35
 Interview Highlights The Tech FixHow technology can help solve some of the problems in our educational system.1:16
 Interview Highlights A New Generation of TeachersWith a million teachers retiring in the next five years, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan sees a big opportunity for change.1:50
 Interview Highlights Room for ImprovementTechnology is one of several areas in education where we've been surpassed by other countries. Duncan explains how to get the education system back on track.6:38
 Interview Highlights How Video Games Can HelpCan they teach problem-solving skills better than textbooks?:43
 Interview Highlights School: There's an App For That?How cell phones can expand learning beyond the school day.:35
 Interview Highlights School for ThoughtSchools should be wary of embracing too much technology, cautions Todd Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer is a journalist and the author of The Flickering Mind.4:53
 Interview Highlights Pressing PauseAs we hurtle along with technology, it's important that someone reminds us what's being left behind.4:32
 Interview Highlights Education 2.0Schools need to catch up with all the information kids are receiving from everywhere else. |
Interviews
Clifford Nass
His Stanford University lab discovered some troubling things about multitaskers' brains. |
