Part of the series: Investigating International Edtech Issues (Japan's Edtech Issues) Before I came to Japan, I imagined a place full of people flying around on jet packs and the streets full of robots. I think growing up, we saw all those specials on TV about how Japan has theme parks powered by garbage and everything is clean and beautiful. I Read full article »
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Lack of Tech in the Land of Robots and Hybrid Cars by Neal Chambers
RoohIt Highlighter: New Way of Online Research?
In my pursuit to improve your personal learning on this blog, I have added a few new widgets. One of my favorite new finds is the Roohit web highlighter, which I learned about at Ziipa. Roohit is more than a highlighting tool. This tool allows you to actually interact with the materials in blogs and websites. Roohit Features Several features make Roohit Read full article »
Investigating Germany’s Edtech Issues by Andreas Kalt
The most notable aspect of the German education system is that there is no German education system. Germany consists of sixteen federal states (Bundesländer) and it is up to each state to decide how it wants to organize the education system. There is, of course, some form of cooperation and alignment between the states. However, the details vary. In some Read full article »
Getting Children Involved with Edtech
The Problem Although I have taught English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) for several years, I only began to teach very young children two years ago. You may have read in one of my earlier posts how my initial experience was quite unsuccessful with children climbing on the wall, literally! However, I am not one who gives up so easily! Read full article »
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