Now think about the possibility of peering inside another teacher’s classroom to see what wonderful projects and activities were happening. Could you take an idea or two back to your room? Absolutely! That’s the power of following educational blogs.
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Constructing Modern Knowledge » Summer Institute - 0 views
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About Constructing Modern Knowledge Constructing Modern Knowledge is a minds-on institute for educators committed to creativity, collaboration and computing. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in intensive computer-rich project development with peers and a world-class faculty. Inspirational guest speakers and social events round out the fantastic event.
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Diigo Blog » Announcing "Diigo Educator Accounts" - 0 views
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Today, we are happy to announce the release of Diigo Educator Accounts, a suite of features that makes it incredibly easy for teachers to get their entire class of students or their peers started on collaborative research using Diigo’s powerful web annotation and social bookmarking technology.
CarrotSticks Online Math Games - 15 views
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CarrotSticks is an online multiplayer game that improves math skills for 1st - 5th graders as they practice and compete with peers around the world!
SWoRD - Home Page - 2 views
Kid-Cast.COM - Podcasts for kids and by kids - 0 views
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Kid-cast.com is a website for kids to publish their own Podcasts so that other kids can listen. The idea is to make sure that there's a kid-safe Podcast out there for our young minds to hear. Contribution by kids makes it that much better, by allowing kids to listen to their peers on subjects they love!
Pupils to study Twitter and blogs in primary shake-up | Education | The Guardian - 0 views
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The proposals would require:• Children to leave primary school familiar with blogging, podcasts, Wikipedia and Twitter as sources of information and forms of communication. They must gain "fluency" in handwriting and keyboard skills, and learn how to use a spellchecker alongside how to spell.
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Children to be able to place historical events within a chronology. "By the end of the primary phase, children should have gained an overview which enables them to place the periods, events and changes they have studied within a chronological framework, and to understand some of the links between them
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The six core areas are: understanding English, communication and languages, mathematical understanding, scientific and technological understanding, human, social and environmental understanding, understanding physical health and wellbeing, and understanding arts and design.
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How to transition reluctant teachers to confident facilitators « - 0 views
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we want teachers to feel ‘wow, I want my class to be like that all the time’ and ‘I can do that!’. There are a number of ways to achieve this, but lets look at one, peer observation (which is not new at all)
FT.com / Business Education - Blended learning: Technology helps facilitate the face-to... - 0 views
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The future of blended learning is about choice and personalisation. Ashridge’s online learning platform, called Virtual Ashridge, lets students home in on certain interests and choose a style of learning that fits their personality without information overload.
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Blended learning is also evolving to combine online and in person teaching, leading to simulated face-to-face solutions. For example, Duke Corporate Education (Duke CE), has developed an online induction game with one of its clients. New employees have to deal with an unhappy customer played by an experienced person in the organisation. The game is overseen by an instructor and peers can watch and listen to the session.
How to Cite Tweets in an Academic Paper | EdTech Magazine - 7 views
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"Professors may scoff at the idea, but students are increasingly citing tweets in academic papers. Although they don't exactly count as peer-reviewed, tweets do provide interesting insight into pop culture, breaking news and a number of social issues. After all, the Library of Congress is indexing tweets for historical reference. As a result, it's important that style guides address the issue, and that students understand how to properly cite their sources."
Learn It From The Expert - 1 views
What do we mean when we say, "Transformative learning experiences powered by technology... - 3 views
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when we say transformational learning experiences powered by technology, we are talking about authentic, project-based learning, where students have agency, ownership and commitment to a relevant and meaningful goal that allows them to use digital tools to take on roles of creators, problem solvers, and learner-teachers working with and alongside peers, instructors, and other mentors to accomplish something bigger than themselves.
7 Myths about the flipped classroom, debunked - Turn to Your Neighbor: The Official Pee... - 1 views
50 Reasons It's Time For Smartphones In Every Classroom - 2 views
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To be clear–learning can happen in the absence of technology. Integrated poorly, technology can subdue, distract, stifle, and obscure the kind of personal interactions between learner, content, peer, and performance that lead to learning results.
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