Tom Vander Ark, CEO of Getting Smart, talksto Reason managing editor Katherine Mangu-Ward about online learning. He says that learning online is not only the future of education but one of the ways to make it more effective. He admits that most students will still learn in the classroom, but online tools will be blended into their education, making the educational experience specific to their needs. A Reason TV production.

There are startling and credible predictions that more than five million Australian jobs will simply disappear in the next 15 years, as a result of technology. Many of the jobs our kids will do haven't been invented yet. In this film, we meet the kids giving up their weekends to learn the computer coding skills they say they're not being taught at school, and explore the schools who believe they're unlocking the future with innovative teaching methods...

In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a nationwide computer science immersion program sets up shop at a couple of Virginia elementary schools. The NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs has the story.

Learn to take your classroom curriculum digital using Google Classroom's unique file sharing features. Introduction to Google Classroom will help teachers of all grade levels master the basics of communication and education using the Google Classroom file sharing service. Learn how to connect with students, control access to lessons, distribute assignments, and update your class calendar. Google Classroom newbie? No worries! Experienced educator and...

To be able to integrate as many of the multiple intelligences as possible into a single codified approach is extremely powerful and beneficial, says media theoretician Lou Fournier Marzeles. In this video, he and other recognized experts review the history of educational media and then clearly state the case for media as a powerful-and highly effective-classroom tool. "By using a lot of images in the classroom, are we really going to raise our test...

"From the authors of the bestselling Fact vs. Fiction, this book offers easy-to-implement lessons to engage students in becoming media literacy "digital detectives," looking for clues, questioning motives, uncovering patterns, developing theories and, ultimately, delivering a verdict"--

Their popularity in the online business and publishing world is well known, but wikis and blogs are also increasingly used as tools in the classroom-and not just because young learners can easily access them. They are easy to create as well, giving students another powerful method of communication and self-expression. This program presents the basic concepts behind wikis and blogs. It also shows, through visually engaging examples, how these digital...

Do video games make players smarter? As these games grow in popularity, some game creators are tackling global issues, such as poverty, climate change, and international diplomacy. Playing these socially and politically oriented games, they argue, allows users to build tangible skills in handling crises and solving critical problems. But others see the multibillion-dollar gaming industry, dominated by portrayals of crime and war, as a threat that...

Early in the 20th century, Marconi and Tesla experimented with wireless radio waves. When voice was added, radio became a cultural phenomenon, bringing information and entertainment into homes across the world. This Modern Marvels program looks at the technology behind wireless communications.