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Why are traditional classrooms slow to move towards open content curriculum and other technologies?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Allyson McDowell Oct 8, 2009. 21 Replies 0 Likes

I work with lots of school districts but wondering for those who see value in new technologies and ideas, open content and more, why do you believe districts and schools move so slowly in such a time…Continue

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At 7:31am on October 7, 2009, Cristina Salvatierra Lowe said…: Mark, thanks for the link and I will spend some time on WiZiQ, there is also a professor in Utah that has developed a complete open content curriculum in Science (primarily middle school) that I have had some teachers use as part of their curriculum. There's also a school in New Mexico, Southwest Learning Center (SSLC) that began about 10 years ago developing a virtual classroom using e2020 software for their 1:1 model. It has expanded a great deal but they have served as a model in the state for some of their innovation in technology use in the classroom that might fit your offering. Thanks for the info.

At 6:38am on October 7, 2009, Mark Cruthers said…: Hi Christina,

With your interest in Technology, I recommend you take a look at Wiziq's virtual classroom and authorstream's power point presentation platform. Both are web based platforms, have a bunch of features and free basic service. Here’s a public class recording you might find of interest.

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