ISKME GoPro Learning Challenge: Education’s Digital Media Uprising

ISKME GoPro Learning Challenge: Education’s Digital Media Uprising

by | Jan 30, 2014 | Blog

The capture and use of video was a rare activity for most of us until recently. Shooting video was reserved for momentous events, and was not widely considered a tool for everyday life and learning. Enter new tools like the GoPro Hero 4, the iPhone, and the Flip camera. Combined with easy-to-use editing software and resources, such as ISKME’s OER Commons, for posting and sharing video, we can use video anywhere and anytime to document and share our lives with the world.

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Daring To Make Dance a Priority in Education

Daring To Make Dance a Priority in Education

by | Jun 20, 2013 | Blog

When public K-12 schools are pressured to decrease costs and devote more time to standardized testing, arts programs are one of the first to be cut. Despite a nationally adopted education agenda that seeks to promote creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration among students as well as meaningful ways to connect students to the school environment and thereby increase graduation rates, the arts are still not seen as central to the solution.
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