Global

January 2012

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Apple and Education Publishing: The Disruptor

". . . we'd like you to come along for the ride. But if you choose not to, we won't hesitate to leave you behind . . ." -John Gruber, Daring Fireball, referring to his "guess" about Apple's strategy for the education textbook marketplace Read more
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A Connected Teacher: Priceless

Does This Look Like Your School Classroom? Read more
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The Best Book about Education for Everyone?

The Global Achievement Gap: Why even our best schools don't teach the survival skills our children need - and what we can do about it Read more
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What does it mean to be a tech-savvy and connected principal?

I wasn't there. In fact, I was almost literally half-way around the world. It happened in Philadelphia and I'm in China. Read more
The process of developing credible credentials that verify that the student has adequately mastered the subject - and did not cheat - and can be counted on by employers is still being perfected by all the MOOCs. But once it is, this phenomenon will really scale. .
Thomas L. Friedman, Author, NYT Columnist in "Revolution Hits the Universities"
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