EdTechWeekly+195

//May 15, 2011//
 * EdTechWeekly #195**

**Regular hosts:** Dave, Jen, John **Guest host**: [|Eric Curts]

This week's links:
 * Khan Academy:
 * Website: http://www.khanacademy.org/
 * Charlie Rose Interview with founder Sal Khan: http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/11658
 * On YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/khanacademy
 * Sal Khan TED 2011: http://www.youtube.com/khanacademy#p/u/23/gM95HHI4gLk
 * Jen's take: Age old instructional "model" of (1) Presentation, (2) Practice with both online exercises and hope to flip classroom model with time in class for practice not lecture, (3) guidance / feedback with focus on mastery with integrated analytic and "badges" based on gaming concepts. No current focus on credentials. Hope for global classroom. A lot of tried instructional concepts on self-paced learning, but sparkle here is each of the three elements (presentation, practice, guidance / feedback) are done by a really smart dude. Can it scale? Is there "enough" content beyond bites of important concepts? Heavy focus on learner-content interaction (and to some extent learner-teacher interaction in terms of designed instruction), but what else is required (learner-teacher interaction or learner-learner interaction) for practice / guidance beyond online experience?
 * (sigh) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110509/ap_on_re_us/us_military_virtual_schools
 * Microsoft Buys Skype: http://about.skype.com/press/2011/05/microsoft_to_acquire_skype.html
 * Chromebook:
 * Overview of offering: http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Desktops-and-Notebooks/Chrome-OS-Notebooks-Coming-From-Samsung-Acer-June-15-181311/
 * Business and Schools: http://mashable.com/2011/05/11/chromebook-business-education/
 * ... and why some say it will fail ... http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9216718/Elgan_Why_Chromebooks_will_fail?taxonomyId=71
 * Chromebooks in Schools - Part 1: The Good - [] (article written by Eric Curts)
 * Chromebooks in Schools - Part 2: The Bad - [] (article written by Eric Curts)
 * Microsoft's alternative online applications for schools: http://www.microsoft.com/education/solutions/liveedu.aspx
 * Microsoft's Live@EDU pricing: [] - []
 * ... and in other rumors ... Amazon Android Tablet: http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Desktops-and-Notebooks/Amazon-Android-Tablet-Challenges-Apple-iPad-5-Ways-How-465858/