Innovative Networks and Twine

Innovation is spurred by getting the right people together at the right time. Entrepreneurship is built on collective ideas and knowledge of bringing innovation to market. Rarely is it from a single mind working alone. The key is getting the right minds together. We know a few things about what makes innovation and entrepreneurship successful. […]

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VoiceThread for sharing stories online.

Another great classroom tool shared by Wesley Fryer. VoiceThread is a new web2.0 tool that allows voice annotation of photos in a digital slideshow. The designers have made it very classroom-friendly and feature that aspect on the website, including instructions for downloading and printing. Here’s what I really like about it: It’s kid classroom friendly. […]

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U.S. Dept of Ed report shows high school proficiency in economics not due to learning economics in high school.

As newly released report from the US. Dept of Ed’s National Center for Education Statistics show high school students have at least a basic understanding of economics. I’m not going to go into what they are testing. A much more interesting result from the study is that student scores from those taking economics classes are […]

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Participatory Culture and Schools

I’m deep into Henry Jenkin‘s book, Convergence Culture. The book is largely about participatory culture that has emerged with the internet around media. I’m currently in Chapter 5, Why Heather Can Write, in which he discusses the online literary movement that has grown out of J.K. Rowlings series on Harry Potter (an example is The […]

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