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Justin Reich is the executive director of the MIT Teaching Systems Lab, a fellow at Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society, and the co-founder of EdTechTeacher. Beth Holland is a doctoral candidate at Johns Hopkins University and an instructor at EdTechTeacher. Douglas Kiang has over 25 years of teaching experience at all grade levels and currently teaches computer science at Punahou School. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: research.

School & District Management Opinion The Informal Instructional Core and Teaching the Village
If it takes a village to teach a child, let's design systems that teach the village.
Justin Reich, December 8, 2012
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Education Opinion Rascals, Makers, Dollhouses, and Videos Not Yet Recorded
On rascals, Rascals, maker spaces, and dollhouses, and what lectures really are.
Justin Reich, December 3, 2012
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Education Opinion Was Your Tech Plan Written by the Underpants Gnomes?
Examining questionable theories of change in school ed tech plans.
Justin Reich, November 27, 2012
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Education Opinion For Pete's Sake, Read Cuban
Reminders from Larry Cuban, the preeminent historian of education technology, that today's ed tech hype has many historical antecedents.
Justin Reich, November 25, 2012
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Education Opinion Thankful for Teachers
Expressing my deep gratitude for classroom teachers working in these challenging times.
Justin Reich, November 21, 2012
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Education Opinion Games: More than Just Reward Systems
Eric Klopfer's pithy comment on games, points, and learning.
Justin Reich, November 18, 2012
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Education Opinion Search People, Not the Internet
Research findings from the first of the Project Information Literacy group's Passage Studies.
Justin Reich, November 12, 2012
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Education Opinion A Plea to Teachers with iPads: Make Your Practice Visible
Why we need more teachers in iPad classrooms to record and share their teaching.
Justin Reich, November 9, 2012
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Education Opinion If You Meet an iPad on the Way, Smash It
We must ensure that new technologies advance our goals rather than distract us from them.
Justin Reich, November 4, 2012
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Education Opinion We've Gone Mad; The U.K. Hasn't
U.S. education policy experts predict the death of schooling. U.K. educators shrug and pour tea.
Justin Reich, October 30, 2012
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Education Opinion Gimme That Backpack Full O' Cash!
Exploring the rhetorical shift from "vouchers" to "student-based backpack funding."
Justin Reich, October 25, 2012
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Education Opinion Opening Education: From Sharing Stuff to Changing the World
Reflections on the 2012 Open Education Conference
Justin Reich, October 21, 2012
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Education Opinion Old Ideas + New Tech = Futures of School Reform
A review of The Futures of School Reform from the Harvard Education Publishing Group
Justin Reich, October 15, 2012
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Education Opinion Before Technology, The Power of Asking Questions
An interview with Ken Bain and Alison Head on libraries, learning, and questions.
Justin Reich, October 11, 2012
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