After compiling a list of iPhone 5 apps for higher ed, we put together another for teachers and administrators working at the K-12 level. Both turned out to be big interest-grabbers, as did a pair of news stories about MOOCs.
If you missed the headlines about free textbooks for edX students or the university in Indiana that is going to offer a MOOC on comic books next spring, check out the links below:
- 13 iPhone 5 apps for K-12 educators—If you work in K-12 education as a teacher or administrator and plan on picking up an iPhone 5 this week, have a look at this list of app recommendations. Your life may get a lot easier.
- Elsevier to provide free textbooks to edX MOOC students—The academic publishing giant will offer "static" versions of its texts with the option of "discounted copies" available for sale via its site.
- Ball State to offer free MOOC on comic book gender roles—"Gender Through Comic Books: A Super-MOOC" may attract upwards of 1,000 students online.
- D.C.'s performance-based teacher firings set bar in national reform movement—Similar evaluation policies, which are a central part of the national school reform movement and were recently part of the Chicago teachers' strike, are business as usual in D.C.
- SETDA report recommends digital resource shift within 5 years—The State Educational Technology Directors Association is encouraging schools to upgrade to digital media that can be updated more quickly and at a lower cost than traditional textbooks.
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