Weekly News Roundup October 7

Check out these interesting articles on kids and technology!  Disney’s iPad-Friendly Toys Give Playtime A Digital Boost (mashable.com)  Highlighter application a useful tool for teachers and students (highlighter.com) 50 Fantastic Play-and-Learn Apps, Sites, and Toys (mindshift.kqed.org) Youtube launches a channel just for teachers (youtube.com/Teachers)  Apple donates 9000 iPads to Teach for America (earth911.com)  Children are […]

Check out these interesting articles on kids and technology!

 Disney’s iPad-Friendly Toys Give Playtime A Digital Boost (mashable.com)

 Highlighter application a useful tool for teachers and students (highlighter.com)

50 Fantastic Play-and-Learn Apps, Sites, and Toys (mindshift.kqed.org)

Youtube launches a channel just for teachers (youtube.com/Teachers)

 Apple donates 9000 iPads to Teach for America (earth911.com)

 Children are entering the digital age earlier than ever (montrealgazette.com)

Room for Debate: Should the school day be longer? (nytimes.com)

 

And don’t miss FastCo Design’s interview with Robert Fabricant of frog design (fastcodesign.com), who shares his ideas about Creative Intelligence (C.Q. as opposed to I.Q.)  and its central role in collaboration and progress. It’s a real game changer!


Published October 07, 2011