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iOS 5 Potential and Accessibility Features for Classrooms

ByL S

I am participating with the Apple Academy this week held in Cupertino. While I have learned much in just the first day, I will share two things that I look forward to for classroom implementation: potential iOS 5 features and the current iOS 4 accessibility features. Let’s start with the future: while I have been…

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21st Century Schooling Just Isn’t Good Enough–I Think Not

ByL S

Don’t get me wrong, I really did enjoy Alfie Kohn’s When 21st-Century Schooling Just Isn’t Good Enough. His whimsical treatment of the Friedman “The World is Flat” mentality is dead on: First, it signifies an emphasis on competitiveness. Even those who talk about 21st-century schools invariably follow that phrase with a reference to “the need…