Education Technology is an informative blog that collects from around the Internet: news, techniques and theories of effective use of technology in education. Below are two examples of the relevant, timely stories you will find covered on this blog on developments in educational technology. The blog isn't pretty but the content is solid.

“New national research center to bolster ed tech”
Educational technology advocates are hoping a new national ed-tech research center will spur the development and use of technology to improve instruction. The higher-ed law signed by President Bush on Aug. 14 authorized the creation of a National Center for Research in Advanced Information and Digital Technologies, which would allot federal funding for research on technology and its impact on learning.

“Do Interactive Whiteboards deliver better learning? ESRC research finds the answer - Public Technology UK”
The British government has invested more money in Interactive Whiteboards (IWBs) in its schools than any other government in the world. But is this huge investment worth it? Have the new data projection technologies allowed students to learn more effectively? This is the subject of recent research, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. ‘These IWBs have had a meteoric rise in popularity in schools,’ says Sara Hennessy who carried out the project with Rosemary Deaney of Cambridge University. ‘But, until recently, assumptions about how they have transformed teaching were not based on hard evidence.’

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