Jed Friedrichsen's Blog (31)

Some recent research evidencing the need for engaging blended learning for all students

Rethinking Education: Why Our Education System Is Ripe For Disruption "We need to recognize the fact that our education system is NOT BROKEN but has simply become OBSOLETE. It no longer meets the needs of the present and future generation." Includes suggestions on how to reverse obsolescence.

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Added by Jed Friedrichsen on April 5, 2013 at 4:30pm — No Comments

How do I define blended learning?

In preparation for our upcoming MOOC Today’s Blended Teacher: A MOOC made for Community and Curation, Mark Radcliffe and Dan Lucas asked me to share some of the resources that helped me formulate my perspective about blended…

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Added by Jed Friedrichsen on April 5, 2013 at 2:30pm — No Comments

And?

I am energized by our online Jubilee on April 11. blendedschools.net has provided key services for transforming schools for 10 years, and it's time to celebrate! All day long, we are hosting live online presentations by exemplary educators at our member schools. Look at all these great presentations.

And? Yes,…

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Added by Jed Friedrichsen on April 5, 2012 at 6:30pm — No Comments

NGLC Wave III

blendedschools.net was a finalist for a Wave II funding. blendedschools.net is not eligible to be a principal investigator for a Next Generation Learning Challenge Wave III grant. As you may know, Wave III is profoundly different. If you have not read the RFP in entirety, here is a synopsis:

Rolling Deadline: Wave IIIa will accept applications on a rolling-application basis starting October 5,…

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Added by Jed Friedrichsen on November 9, 2011 at 8:58am — No Comments

2011 blendedschools.net conference

Instead of hosting our own conference this year, we are partnering with the Pennsylvania Association for Supervision and Curriculum development to deliver a joint, innovavative conference called …

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Added by Jed Friedrichsen on September 16, 2011 at 3:08pm — No Comments

Help your students get online

Comcast is interested in helping more students and families get online. They are offering Internet for $9.95 per month and $150 laptops for students elgible for free lunch. For more information on how your school can help students benefit from this opportunity, please check out Comcast's … Continue

Added by Jed Friedrichsen on September 16, 2011 at 2:54pm — No Comments

Standards for Quality Online Teaching

The International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) requests your participation in an important survey about quality standards for online teaching. A committee of participants worked to refresh the current iNACOL teaching quality standards. The updates are … Continue

Added by Jed Friedrichsen on September 16, 2011 at 2:53pm — No Comments

Blackboard World

Blackboard World 2012 Call for Presentations is now open. The conference will be held in New Orleans, July 10-13. At Bb World, you will meet and share with innovative educators from K-12, higher education, government and corporate online… Continue

Added by Jed Friedrichsen on September 16, 2011 at 2:52pm — No Comments

Search for Leading Edge School Districts

Your district uses digital media, Web 2.0 and/or student owned mobile devices. CoSN wants to hear from you.   

Over the past three years, CoSN, with support from the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and others, created a highly rated leadership initiative for school district leaders called “…

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Added by Jed Friedrichsen on September 16, 2011 at 2:51pm — No Comments

Bb Mobile

Are you and your students using Bb Mobile? If not, it's time. Blackboard Mobile just keeps getting better and better. It now has a help section, back and forward buttons in the browser, and now you can post entries to Discussions, Blogs and Journals. Check out the latest Mark and Mark in… Continue