TED Talks on Transformative Educational Technology (a YouTube Playlist)

I've pulled together this playlist of TED Talks that I think best demonstrate the transformative potential of educational technology.

What would you add?

From Jackie Gerstein: "SAMR as a Framework for Education 3.0"

I only recently learned about the SAMR framework for Ed Tech integration, and it really has knocked my socks off. I love how it illustrates the continuum from using technology to achieve substantially the same tasks we've always done (substitution and augmentation) to using it truly to transform the ways we guide learning (modification and redefinition)--ideally to make it more student-centered.

I try normally to use this space for my own original contributions, but I occasionally make an exception to share something truly fabulous that I both want you to see and myself to remember. The below infographic surely fits that bill.

Do yourself and check out Jackie Gerstein's full post.

Personalization versus Differentiation versus Individualization (Chart)

Below is one of the best web resources I've found this year, from Barbara Bray and Kathleen McClaskey at Personalize Learning. We're always striving at my school to differentiate, and it's important to be able to make these kinds of distinctions.

Personalized Learning Chart Version 2 from Barbara Bray