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By: Lifetime reading list for geeks « Casting Out Nines

Lifetime reading list for geeks « Casting Out Nines — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:15:51 +0000

[...] Books Every Geek Should Read from InsideTech. I thought this list might go well with my request for basic reading in educational technology from a few days ago, and in fact there could probably be some [...]

By: Zac

Zac — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:54:08 +0000

Hi Robert. I enjoy your blog.

Some thoughts on your quest:

For an insight into what Singapore is doing (I have lived there for 11 years), you may be interested in their vision for “Intelligent Nation 2015″, their 10-year blueprint: iN2015. Here’s a country that is almost obsessed with future thinking, and is willing to put the $$ into infrastructure and education to achieve it.

How Computer Games Help Children Learn by David Shaffer is an interesting read. He should have named it “What People Learn From Computer Simulations”, but that’s another story.

Finally, Rischard’s High Noon: 20 Global Problems 20 Years to Solve Them talks about the tremendous opportunities and challenges of the new world economy. And it is obvious that governments cannot – and will not – solve these 20 problems.

Oh, and a final thought… How to communicate math in a Web-based learning environment continues to be a key issue. The browsers continue to let us down. How does this aspect affect online math learning?

By: Kate Olson

Kate Olson — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:23:44 +0000

Ok, Robert, I may not be on the right track here, but I’d really suggest digging deep into the ISTE Standards – understanding the standards (whether you like them or not) helps understand the framework the technovangelists are working with. I’d also suggest digging into some of the social media work out there – Chris Brogan, Aaron Strout being just 2 of them – knowing how all of “this” is being used outside of the edu world is the key to understanding the basis of WHY we’re teaching it to our students.

I’ll keep thinking of some books for you…….I have one on my shelf I’ve been trying to dig into for awhile now – Transforming Schools with Technology by Andrew Zucker – I’ll get back to you on my thoughts there.