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

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  • 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.
  • Keri-Lee Beasley on 12 Sep 15
     
    "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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Movers & Makers Radio - Maker Movement | BAM! Radio Network - 0 views

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  • John Evans on 05 Aug 15
     
    Podcast featuring Makerspace and Makered implementation ideas.
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Tech Tips For Teachers: Free, Easy and Useful Creation Tools - The Learning Network Blo... - 12 views

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  • John Evans on 10 Jul 10
     
    "Tech Tips For Teachers: Free, Easy and Useful Creation Tools"
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Drilling Down - On Social Networks, Young Users Manage Privacy Closely - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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  • 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
  • John Evans on 16 Jun 10
     
    "Managing Reputations on Social Sites"
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5 Steps to Increasing Teacher Technology Integration | #Edchat Recap - 9 views

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  • 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
  • John Evans on 02 Jun 10
     
    "5 Steps to Increasing Teacher Technology Integration | #Edchat Recap"
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PLN = Perplexing Linguistic Notion | Graham Wegner - Open Educator - 1 views

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  • 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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techntuit / FrontPage - 3 views

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shared by John Evans on 17 Jul 10 - Cached
  • This Website is designed as an inquiry-oriented format which will provide you the viewer with information on Web 2.0 digital tools that will enable you to create 21st century learning environments. The creator of this portal hopes that the results of this project will inspire many educators to create social networks of learning for classrooms across the globe. Whether you're a teacher or student new to the topic of Web 2.0 or an experienced educator looking for Web 2.0 materials, I hope that you will find something here to meet your needs.
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