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Rethinking Teacher Professional Development - 0 views

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  • the most important characteristics of effective professional development for educators, you might be surprised by one of their first answers: A blank bulletin board and a bunch of empty classrooms.
  • Demetri Orlando on 30 Apr 11
     
    Nice description of the "unconference" approach to professional development which gives participants control of the agenda.
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Parent Advice - 5 Things You Need to Know About Cyberbullying - Common Sense Media - 0 views

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  • Megan Haddadi on 29 Apr 11
     
    Cyberbullying Tips
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The Virtual Choir - Eric Whitacre - 1 views

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  • Megan Haddadi on 27 Apr 11
     
    Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir.  Over 2,00 singers from 58 countries.
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Eric Whitacre: A virtual choir 2,000 voices strong | Video on TED.com - 1 views

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  • Megan Haddadi on 27 Apr 11
     
    absolutely beautiful!  TED talk by Eric Whitacre on his virtual choir
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Making Gmail your default mail application - Gmail Help - 0 views

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  • Demetri Orlando on 23 Apr 11
     
    With this installed, clicking on email links on web pages will open Google Mail as the default mail client! 
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Sexting Turns Explicit, Altering Young Lives - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • Megan Haddadi on 22 Apr 11
     
    New York Times coverage of a story involving students' sexting
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Documents To Go Adds PowerPoint Creation - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • you can create basic PowerPoint presentations on iPhones, Androids and BlackBerrys, as long as you have Documents To Go Premium
  • But for those who want to create a rough draft of a presentation, or who worry about their laptop crashing on the eve of a big business meeting, Documents To Go offers the ability to cobble together a passable piece of work on the phone
  • Megan Haddadi on 22 Apr 11
     
    PowerPoint for SmartPhones
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The Possibilities of Online Learning - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • Sadly, many online classes are Web-based correspondence courses where students complete worksheets and take tests. The offerings and content mirror traditional curriculums
  • My colleagues and I have demonstrated that online environments focused on collaboration and action, rather than reading and test-taking, can be more social, creative, substantial and personally meaningful than traditional classes
  • The computer’s real power lies in how it allows kids to learn and do new things in new ways unimaginable just a few years ago
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  • Done well, online learning could supplement classroom instruction, offer experiences otherwise impossible, support 24/7 learning and break down barriers of geography, wealth or culture.
  • Megan Haddadi on 22 Apr 11
     
    "My colleagues and I have demonstrated that online environments focused on collaboration and action, rather than reading and test-taking, can be more social, creative, substantial and personally meaningful than traditional classes"
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Replicating Success: Project-Based Learning | Edutopia - 0 views

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  • Megan Haddadi on 14 Apr 11
     
    How to recreate the learning strategies of a renowned charter school in a traditional middle and high school setting.
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The Elephant in the Room of 21st Century Learning - The Futures of School Reform - Educ... - 0 views

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  • Demetri Orlando on 14 Apr 11
     
    Harvard prof... is it more important to learn the quadratic equation or statistics?
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YouTube - Diigo V5.0: Collect, Highlight and Remember! - 0 views

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  • Awesome cloud-based information management tool that enables users to collect, highlight, access and share a variety of information, on a variety of devices. Category: Howto & Style Tags: diigo annotate collect highlight 4 likes, 0 dislikes
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      S G on 13 Apr 11
       
      this is a great intro to diigo
  • S G on 07 Mar 11
     
    Awesome cloud-based information management tool that enables users to collect, highlight, access and share a variety of information, on a variety of devices.
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Sir Ken Robinson - 1 views

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  • Demetri Orlando on 09 Apr 11
     
    basic purpose of education: personal, cultural, economic. Need to get away from the "utility" view. We're living in the most tumultuous time in history.
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Technology Integration Matrix - 1 views

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    Technology Integration Matrix
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Virtual High School Global Consortium - 0 views

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  • Demetri Orlando on 07 Apr 11
     
    Another organization offering online courses
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Declaration of Education | Great American Teach-In - 0 views

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  • A day to remind ourselves and our students that citizenship means asking questions, finding answers and standing up for what you believe in... and that education must mean that too.
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10 Wikis Worth Checking Out - 0 views

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  • Demetri Orlando on 03 Apr 11
     
    nice list of wikis ranging across several topics
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Classroom Guide: Top Ten Tips for Assessing Project-Based Learning | Edutopia - 0 views

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  • Megan Haddadi on 01 Apr 11
     
    Edutopia: Top 10 Tips for Assessing Project-Based Learning
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PBS Teachers | PBS Teachers Innovation Awards - 0 views

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  • Megan Haddadi on 01 Apr 11
     
    PBS teachers- are you an innovative teacher?   The 2011 PBS Teachers Innovation Awards is open for entries through April 14th, 2011
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