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More Schools Embrace the iPad as a Learning Tool - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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A growing number of schools across the nation are embracing the iPad as the latest tool to teach Kafka in multimedia, history through “Jeopardy”-like games and math with step-by-step animation of complex problems.
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replace textbooks; allow students to correspond with teachers, file papers and homework assignments; and preserve a record of student work in digital portfolios.
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extend the classroom beyond these four walls
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takes away students’ excuses for not doing their work.
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e traditional scope of homework: go home, read, write,” he said, referring to its video and multimedia elements. “I’m expecting a higher rate of homework completion.”
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spending money on tablet computers may seem like an extravagance.
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invest in them before their educational value has been proved by research.
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, is advancing its effort to go paperless and cut spending. Some of the tablets are being used for special education students.
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“IPads are marvelous tools to engage kids, but then the novelty wears off, and you get into hard-core issues of teaching and learning.”
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versatile tool with a multitude of applications, including thousands with educational uses.
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laud the iPad’s physical attributes,
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light weight
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“There is very little evidence that kids learn more, faster or better by using these machines,”
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simulate a piano keyboard on a screen or display constellations based on a viewer’s location
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Scott Nourse on 04 Jan 11

Pros and cons

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The Innovative Educator: Are Interactive Whiteboards a Smart Idea when they Make Even t... - 3 views

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Wow. A passioned plea against IWBs. A couple valid points about some pitfalls, but I have the sense that the blog writer is missing something about effective use of IWBs. Interesting comments on both sides What do y'all think?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Wow. A passioned plea against IWBs. A couple valid points about some pitfalls, but I have the sense that the blog writer is missing something about effective use of IWBs. Interesting comments on both sides What do y'all think?</div>

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Flock Browser - The Social Web Browser - 1 views

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Keeps your social and rss feeds at the ready- a pretty decent browser...

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Online Stickies - lino - 1 views

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lino is a free sticky & canvas service that requires nothing but a Web browser.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"> lino is a free sticky & canvas service that requires nothing but a Web browser.</div>

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Wallwisher.com :: Words that stick - 0 views

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A collaborative note wall tool- great for brainstorming and team projects....

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Protonotes: HTML prototyping collaboration tool. - 0 views

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shared by Scott Nourse on 10 Dec 10 - Cached

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A way to inject collaborative sticky notes into a web page.

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They said it: The Tech Coach To-Do List - 3 views

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NewerTech adds USB 3.0 to Universal Drive Adapter | Electronista - 0 views

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Scott Nourse on 22 Nov 10

A great tool to get data off a non bootable drive, or to scan for viruses from another computer.

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Taking Diigo Beyond the Bookmark - 2 views

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shared by Scott Nourse on 15 Nov 10 - No Cached

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Scott Nourse on 15 Nov 10

An article on using Diigo for more than just bookmarks...

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Google Earth Lessons - 0 views

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Lessons and tips on using Google Earth to help students think Geo Spatially.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Lessons and tips on using Google Earth to help students think Geo Spatially.</div>

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Scott Nourse on 15 Nov 10

Check out the lessons section....

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Tony Vincent's Learning in Hand - Home - 0 views

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Using handheld or portable tools in education-- resources and information.

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RSA Animate - Changing Education Paradigms « Sir Ken Robinson - 0 views

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shared by Scott Nourse on 15 Nov 10 - No Cached

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A very creative animation of a condensed speech on Changing Education Paradigms by Sir Ken Robinson.

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