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John Evans

[2571] The Three Most Important Things You Need to Start a Makerspace | BAM! Radio Network - 0 views

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    " Wondering about makerspaces and what it takes to set one up? If so, this is the segment for you. Tune in to learn the ABCs of what is required to get started. "
Keri-Lee Beasley

Using Technology to Break the Speed Barrier of Reading - Scientific American - 1 views

  • Unfortunately, the system of reading we inherited from the ancient scribes —the method of reading you are most likely using right now — has been fundamentally shaped by engineering constraints that were relevant in centuries past, but no longer appropriate in our information age.
  • search for innovative engineering solutions aimed at making reading more efficient and effective for more people
  • But then, by chance, I discovered that when I used the small screen of a smartphone to read my scientific papers required for work, I was able to read with much greater facility and ease.
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  • hen, in a comprehensive study of over 100 high school students with dyslexia done in 2013, using techniques that included eye tracking, we were able to confirm that the shortened line formats produced a benefit for many who otherwise struggled with reading.
  • For example, Marco Zorzi and his colleagues in Italy and France showed in 2012 that when letter spacing is increased to reduce crowding, children with dyslexia read more effectively.
  • A clever web application called Beeline Reader, developed by Nick Lum, a lawyer from San Francisco, may accomplish something similar using colors to guide the reader’s attention forward along the line.  Beeline does this by washing each line of text in a color gradient, to create text that looks a bit like a tie-dyed tee-shirt.
  • one aims to increase the throughput of the brain’s reading buffers by changing their capacity for information processing, while the other seeks to activate alternate channels for reading that will allow information to be processed in parallel, and thereby increase the capacity of the language processing able to be performed during reading. 
  • The brain is said to be plastic, meaning that it is possible to change its abilities.
  • people can be taught to roughly double their reading speed, without compromising comprehension.
  • Consider that we process language, first and foremost, through speech. And yet, in the traditional design of reading we are forced to read using our eyes. Even though the brain already includes a fully developed auditory pathway for language, the traditional design for reading makes little use of the auditory processing capabilities of the brain
  • While the visual pathways are being strained to capacity by reading, the auditory network for language remains relatively under-utilized.
  • Importantly, our early indications suggest that the least effective method of reading may be the one society has been clinging to for centuries: reading on paper.
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    "Importantly, our early indications suggest that the least effective method of reading may be the one society has been clinging to for centuries: reading on paper."
John Evans

Movers & Makers Radio - Maker Movement | BAM! Radio Network - 0 views

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    Podcast featuring Makerspace and Makered implementation ideas.
John Evans

Tech Tips For Teachers: Free, Easy and Useful Creation Tools - The Learning Network Blog - NYTimes.com - 12 views

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    "Tech Tips For Teachers: Free, Easy and Useful Creation Tools"
John Evans

Drilling Down - On Social Networks, Young Users Manage Privacy Closely - NYTimes.com - 1 views

  • In response to growing privacy concerns on the Internet, people are increasingly monitoring their online identities. And young Internet users are the most vigilant in restricting access to personal information, according to a Pew report.
  • Fifty-six percent of people now use search engines to look up information on themselves, as opposed to 47 percent in 2006
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    "Managing Reputations on Social Sites"
John Evans

5 Steps to Increasing Teacher Technology Integration | #Edchat Recap - 9 views

  • Lead by Example
  • Change the Face of your Professional Development
  • Encourage Your Teachers to Build a Professional Learning Network
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  • Put the Curriculum and Safety First
  • Create a Digital Toolbox for Teachers and Students
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    "5 Steps to Increasing Teacher Technology Integration | #Edchat Recap"
John Evans

PLN = Perplexing Linguistic Notion | Graham Wegner - Open Educator - 1 views

  • A PLN is a notoriously hard beast to accurately describe and I know that my take is not a universal notion.
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