Factors Affecting Classrooms Today
- Decreasing flexibility in terms of scope & sequence
- Decreasing school funding
- Decreasing average attention spans
- Decreasing emphasis on knowledge acquisition philosophy
- Decreasing reliance on traditional educational systems
- Increasing number of assessments
- Increasing rigor within assessments
- Increasing emphasis on knowledge construction philosophy
- Increasing demand for social-media style collaboration & communication
- Increasing demand to produce student producers and critical thinkers
- Increasing availability of internet access (at home & esp. mobile)
- Increasing support for non-traditional educational systems, like Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
- Increasing reliance on technology to do more with less
From TV Generation...
to Video Game Generation...
to Social Media Generation →
to Video Game Generation...
to Social Media Generation →
The concept is Blended Learning, & it's already here!
Blended Learning Requires a Learning Management System (LMS)
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Edmodo
- a light-weight Learning Management System
- a social media-style communication & collaboration system
- a tool for Blended Learning
Founders Intro (2:00)
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Learn More (1:18)
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Teacher Perspective (1:56)
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Latest Features (2:25)
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