digital nation - life on the virtual frontier

Learning How to educate children for the digital age.

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Shop Class Computing

A game plan for teaching real world computing skills that students can really use in their future jobs. Todd Oppenheimer is a journalist and the author of The Flickering Mind.
Schools should be wary of embracing too much technology, cautions Todd Oppenheimer. Oppen...
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School for Thought
Cell phones offer a new way to expand learning beyond the regular school day, says Secreta...
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School: There's an App For That?
Two years ago, this middle school was at risk of being shut down by the city. Today it's a...
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How Google Saved A School
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The New Digital Divide

America's Secretary of Education says the problem isn't just getting access to technology -- it's how it's used.
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Rough Cut

Netiquette

At an age when American children are just starting to learn arithmetic and writing, Korean schoolchildren are already mastering "netiquette."
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Rough Cut

How Google Saved A School

Two years ago, this middle school was at risk of being shut down by the city. Today it's a success story. What happened?
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The Class of the Future

It may not be a classroom at all -- and students may be learning a totally different set of skills.
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The Tech Fix

How technology can help solve some of the problems in our educational system.
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A New Generation of Teachers

With a million teachers retiring in the next five years, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan sees a big opportunity for change.
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Room for Improvement

Technology is one of several areas in education where we've been surpassed by other countries. Duncan explains how to get the education system back on track.
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How Video Games Can Help

Can they teach problem-solving skills better than textbooks?
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School: There's an App For That?

How cell phones can expand learning beyond the school day.
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School for Thought

Schools should be wary of embracing too much technology, cautions Todd Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer is a journalist and the author of The Flickering Mind.
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Pressing Pause

As we hurtle along with technology, it's important that someone reminds us what's being left behind.
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Education 2.0

Schools need to catch up with all the information kids are receiving from everywhere else.

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posted February 2, 2010