December 7, 2011 at 8:45 am
· Filed under OLPC by sj
No, this isn’t the brainchild of DJ XO… he’s not even eligible to compete.
This is a virtual DJ battle hosted by turntable.fm as a benefit event for OLPC, with donations accepted through crowdrise.
The contenders will be tech media figures (and amateur DJs) still to be named — though a few have already started tweeting about it! The matchups will be posted next week and they will face off on December 16, from 1-5pm EST. Money raised through the event will be donated to OLPC in the name of the winner, and will support getting XOs to disabled children in the US.
Uruguay’s Plan Ceibal has already made great strides in XO accessibility for the disabled, and we are beginning to build on their work with children in the US; this funddrive will provide laptops for the first group of children.
So mark your calendars, come enjoy the virtual turntables and support your favorite DJ on December 16! Thanks to the Horn Group and ttfm for making this happen.
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December 6, 2011 at 6:50 pm
· Filed under Education and Content by sj
A recent study by edutech research firm Interactive Educational Systems Design (IESD), funded by 1:1 curriculum provider Time To Know, asked school administrators how they felt about classroom technology. Hundreds of superintendants and principals across the US, drawn from districts with more than 2,500 students, were polled.
Details of the study have not been made available, but the results of four questions were published in edtech magazine The Journal:
When asked their preference for a comprehensive curriculum if cost were not a factor, 80 percent of respondents indicated a preference for a comprehensive curriculum program with 1:1 computer access and an interactive whiteboard in combination with some print or printable electronic materials.
We need educational studies to start sharing their underlying data — something we should remember to ask our partners to do as well when they evaluate OLPC projects.
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December 3, 2011 at 11:24 am
· Filed under Action, Education and Content, Technology by sj
The STEM Challenge is an annual game contest organized by E-Line Media, and sponsored by the AMD Foundation, Xbox, PBS, and the Entertainment Software Association. It invites students from middle school to university to design games focused on math, science, engineering and other technology.
Games can be built on most any open platform, and can be submitted from now until March 12, 2012.
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