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Depending upon your intonation as you read that question it may have come across as dismissive of the role of classrooms, but actually it is intended with more enthusiasm for classrooms than that. I’ve been reflecting upon a presentation I gave a few months ago at the ‘Education Unbound’ event ... http://flux.futurelab.org.uk/2009/07/03/whats-so-special-about-classrooms/
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Click on this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytc0U2WAz4s What you'll hopefully have found is Michael Rosen, possibly the UK's most celebrated children's poet, performing 'We're going on a bear hunt', at your finger tips.  A brilliant opportunity to engage with a crafted performance of a poem, directed at the viewer, with sub-titles to read ... http://flux.futurelab.org.uk/2009/07/02/website-blocking-byron-bears-and-missed-opportunities/
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[caption id="attachment_464" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Channel 4 Summer education conference"][/caption]What Comes Next? The Channel 4 Education Summer conference gathered together an eclectic mix of digital media and education professionals to consider how the UK Education system “struggles to respond to ever increasing demands, new policy initiatives, new demands from parents and students, ... http://flux.futurelab.org.uk/2009/06/30/digital-learning-what-comes-next-with-channel-4/
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Mobile? Learning at Manchester College. The LSC will allocate a further £2.5m to continue to support the mobile learning in Further Education and Skills project ,MoLeNet for another year to add to the £12m spent in 2007/8. Despite the crisis in the LSC capital funding the MoLeNet project goes from strength to ... http://flux.futurelab.org.uk/2009/06/29/mobile-at-manchester-college/
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Bloom in the House of Commons Whilst most of the gossip in the bars and tea rooms was about who would be the new speaker, mobile learning was getting some exposure in dining room B as Roberta Blackman-Woods MP hosted a launch of the “bite sized learning opportunities on mobile devices” ... http://flux.futurelab.org.uk/2009/06/23/house-of-commons-in-bloom/
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Most of our schools and colleges ban Youtube but is there another way? Edutopia think so..... http://www.edutopia.org/digital-generation-youtube-teaching-video http://flux.futurelab.org.uk/2009/06/17/dont-ban-ituse-it/
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E books are to be introduced into FE Colleges which is to be welcomed. Let's hope the staff get the support they need to use them effectively? http://www.jisc.ac.uk/news/stories/2009/06/febooks.aspx http://flux.futurelab.org.uk/2009/06/12/california-might-lead-but-jisc-soon-follows/
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It seems text books are heading the way as scrolls,quills and cave drawings? I wonder if vernon Coaker,the new schools minister will be as brave as Arnie? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8090450.stm http://flux.futurelab.org.uk/2009/06/09/california-lead-the-way/
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Some recent research commissioned by Channel 4 provides an interesting insight into young people and their attitudes towards and use of technology. Some top-line stats may surprise you about the average 12-24 year old (or not, if you are one): They personally own 8 devices (including MP3 player, PC, TV, DVD player, ... http://flux.futurelab.org.uk/2009/06/08/kids-and-technology/
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I've heard many laudable reasons to learn a language, and some slightly suspect ones: "To find your future husband/wife - learning a new language and culture increases the size of your selection pool." Regardless of your motivations, it's hard to ignore the continuing presence of modern foreign languages (MFL) in education. ... http://flux.futurelab.org.uk/2009/06/01/digital-technologies-in-modern-modern-foreign-languages/