18 Tech Education Concepts (SUPER GALLERY)

Life has always been a journey full of lessons, but since the internet has begun to play a more integral role in our daily lives, the pace of educational innovation has picked up rapidly. Education takes place in different ways in general day-to-day activities, so the practices of organized teaching have to evolve accordingly. In addition, the abundance of online social tools has led to an increase in user-generated courses and lessons.

This cluster highlights some of the neatest innovations in teaching and academics that are directly related to modern technology.

High Tech & New Media Integration

Parents Track Kids Online - Live Data On School Behavior

Skipping classes or even skipping school will be a thing of the past in the UK as schools take on a new online report scheme. The new software will allow parents to access live data, informing them if… [More]

A Major In Social Networking? - Stanford Offers Facebook Course (VIDEO)

Stanford University is offering a new program, complete with valid accreditation, that focuses on developing Facebook applications. The social networking site is the main online community of choice for… [More]

Free University Education - Yale Joins MIT, Berkeley and Stanford With Free Courses Online

How many people can say they studied even one course at Yale University? That may be a thing of the past as Yale will be offering audio and video footage of lectures for free to the public (seven classes… [More]

Carleton University delivers classes via pod-casts.

Carleton says it is the first university in the world to offer an entire course of video-recorded lectures through iTunes for playback on iPods, cell phones, Sony Corp.’s PlayStation Portable and the… [More]

College Via YouTube - UC Berkeley Video Courses (VIDEO)

One of America’s top universities, the University of California, Berkeley, has launched its own YouTube channel and has uploading certain courses onto the web. This could be a landmark for Web 2.0 and… [More]

YouTube Classes - College Vlogging Lessons (VIDEO)

Always wanted to be on YouTube but don’t know how? Maybe it’s time you tuned into the “Learning From YouTube” channel. Keeping up to date with modern technology can be tough, especially since many of… [More]

First School for Bloggers - OhmyNews Citizen Journalism School (GALLERY)

Doesn’t the whole beauty of blogging lie in the fact that anyone can do it, regardless of their journalist experience? The first ever citizen journalism school opened its door in November to those interested… [More]

Facebook, SMS Warn Of School Shootings - Networking For Safety (VIDEO)

Facebook, the most widely used social networking tool among students, is not only one of the best ways to keep tabs on your social life, but is also being recognized for the its ability to alert people… [More]

Free Courses Via Cell Phone - Softbank Classes from Cyber University

Japan is leading the world in new uses for cell phones, clearly indicated by the latest trend in taking college classes via mobile. Softbank offers classes from Cyber University. The class costs students… [More]

Free Online University - Wikipedia Introduces Wikiversity

The organizational engine that has driven Wikipedia to become one of the top sources of online information is being used to build a school and offer classes across the Internet and the venture is gaining… [More]

Global Learning From Verizon – Teachers Lecture From Mt. Everest

Remember the excitement in elementary school when your teacher announced he would be away for a few days? You and your classmates exchanged knowing grins in anticipation of slack classes with a sub who… [More]

Cheap Laptops for Education - One Laptop Per Birmingham Child

Birmingham will be the first city in the US to buy the OLPC (one laptop per child) laptops at $200 that were originally meant for third world countries and cost about $100. The city’s $3 million deal will… [More]

Homework Cheating Online - School Shortcut Site Makes it Easy to Cheat

Do ya wanna be the Teacher’s Pet? Well baby, you just better forget it… Cheating on your homework has officially hit the marketplace with the launch of UK-based website, SchoolShortcut. Students can… [More]

Modern Global Courses

Olympic Beauty Training - Chinese Award Girls Get Groomed (GALLERY)

Who knew a beautiful smile could get you a spot in the Olympics? In preparation for the Beijing Summer Olympics 2008, Chinese high school girls are going through a grooming process in which they’re expected… [More]

Online Anger Management - EClasses To Manage Your Rage

Have you ever told anyone they have an anger management problem? Or have you been accused of having one? It probably irked you even more, didn’t it? But you denied it, right? It would be embarrassing to… [More]

Virtual Cooking Classes - Culinary YouTube (VIDEO)

With the raving success of cooking shows on TV, taking culinary endeavours online was the next logical step. Vancouver-based MakeMySupper is a pioneer in virtual recipe sharing. Now you can share your… [More]

Learn to Drive Online - DriversEd.com

Why bother learning to drive in a car when you can learn how to drive entirely online?  DriversEd.com is the largest online drivers ed site.  It features DMV approved content and interactive courses all… [More]

Blackberry Training - Courses For People Too Stupid to Use Their Phone

Too stupid to use your Blackberry?  Take a course.  All joking aside, Vancouver-based Swirl Solutions offers 9 modules of training to help you get the most out of your Blackberry.  The Swirl website… [More]