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EdWeek Smart Ed-Tech Strategies for Tough Times
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- Welcome to the live blog!
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- Susan Patrick is the opening keynote. President and CEO of National Assciation for K12 Online Learning
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- Topic: Future of education in the US. Not an easy topic to tackle.
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- Three I's: Innovation. Individualization. Interoperability.
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- Why does technology matter? Referring to disrupting class. Putting technology on top of existing systems is more difficult to sustain in the long run. Looking for things that fundamentally change the model.
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- Economic Global Reform Report on competitiveness, US fell from #1 to #2 for the first time in years.
http://www.weforum.org/en/initiatives/gcp/Global%20Competitiveness%20Report/index.htm
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- US spends more money per pupil than any other country besides Switzerland. Around 10K per year.
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- Virtual education is going to fundamentally change things, especially in countries that are facing tough economic issues, like water defeciency problems over time.
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- In Canada they've started digital content banks, online learning programs for students in distant areas, and training new teachers to teach online.
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[Comment From djakes]
Good morning
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