Girl Scouts are famous for more than cookies–ask anyone who spent time as a Troop Leader. Completing projects to earn badges that decorate a Scout’s sash is the focus of the troup when it’s not hawking cookies. Badges aren’t just…
Badges!
Category: Tech Trends
This category is for trends in technology that we see as new and upcoming great ideas.
Using Class DoJo to Help Students Develop a Growth Mindset
Are honor roll students born with high ability, or do they develop it? Is a child “good at math,” but maybe struggling in English because “that’s how our family is.” Many people attribute success to a complex interplay of opportunity and…
Even The United Nations Loves Minecraft
Minecraft is not simply an online building game with virtual “Lego” style blocks–it’s also a tool that the United Nations has used in community planning! The report “Using Minecraft for Youth Participation in Urban Design and Governance” explains how Minecraft…
Teachers And Tech: An Infographic
Teaching Tech to Teachers: Survey shows need for professional development to power classroom success from Samsung Business USA
TED Talk: Education Innovation in Slums (Or McDonald’s vs Chinese Restaurants)
Charles Leadbeater, an “Innovation Consultant,” considers how technology is by some of the poorest people in the world. Leadbeater’s idea that technology can lead to the “schoolification of the world,” with information and opportunity available to everyone. He suggests that instead…
Technology Trends: 2013, the Year of Integration
“Technological advances that connect the digital and physical world will make 2013 the year of integration…From the integration of fragmented IT systems to all encompassing smartphones and smart televisions, in 2013, technology will keep the heavy lifting confined to the…
Nexus 7 Android Tablet
The Nexus 7 Android Tablet has a 7 inch screen and runs the latest version of Android 4.2.1 (known as Jelly Bean). There are 3 different models of the tablet. The models are A 16 GB Nexus 7, 32 GB…