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For teachers on Facebook, professionalism trumps fun - The Globe and Mail - 33 views

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    Lots to wrestle with here: Bottom line - be wise, professional, kind, and have integrity. If we all followed these, there would be on problem
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SchoolNet SA Keynote - 0 views

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    Using twitter and other social media in the classroom - Jane Hart, keynote speaker at SchoolNetSA 2011 Conference.
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    Written by Abbas Haider under Insurance Cover note Cheap car insurance can help you in saving a lot of money on your automobile running costs. If you would like to know how to find the very best reasonably priced cover for you and your car then read this article to learn some best tips.
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50+ Killer Apps for Your New Chromebook | Nettuts+ - 8 views

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    In celebration of the first wave of Chromebooks being released today, now is a great time to start looking for replacements for the tools you can't live without on a day to day basis. Code editors, image editors, games? All of these can be replaced! I'll show you the best choices today.
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Sneak Peek: Finding Mrs. Warnecke - The Difference Teachers Make - 0 views

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    Readers see how one teacher made an incredible impact on her students and learn just how special the classroom bond between a student and teacher can be in this heartfelt book excerpt.
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How To Customize Mac 10.6 for Style and Productivity - 0 views

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    Apple's Snow Leopard update brought a lot of fresh new changes to the OS X operating system, but it is now getting a little old in the tooth. A great way to fix this is to customize Mac 10.6 to give it a whole new look. Here's how to do it.
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Teacher Resources - 0 views

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    Did you know Spelling City offers more than just spelling practice? There's vocabulary and writing, too. Check us out http://bit.ly/c3xqWy
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Can a Playground Be Too Safe? - NYTimes.com - 13 views

  • “If children and parents believe they are in an environment which is safer than it actually is, they will take more risks. An argument against softer surfacing is that children think it is safe, but because they don’t understand its properties, they overrate its performance.”
    • Steve Ransom
       
      True in online social spaces, too!
  • “What happens in America is defined by tort lawyers, and unfortunately that limits
  • “Children need to encounter risks and overcome fears
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  • The best thing is to let children encounter these challenges from an early age, and they will then progressively learn to master them through their play over the years.”
  • “Risky play mirrors effective cognitive behavioral therapy of anxiety,
  • “Older children are discouraged from taking healthy exercise on playgrounds because they have been designed with the safety of the very young in mind,” Dr. Ball said. “Therefore, they may play in more dangerous places, or not at all.”
    • Steve Ransom
       
      Yet another parallel to be found here with online interactions and social/learning spaces. Banning children from these spaces does nothing the teach them how to use them wisely... and they find ways around our filters anyway without the benefit of wise adult guidance.
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The 10 Worst Mistakes of First-Time Job Hunters - Finance and Accounting Jobs News and ... - 9 views

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    Some salient and relevant advice for 21st century learners! "I would have actually networked." "I would have gotten more involved in career-relevant extracurricular activities.""I would have focused more on becoming 'professional.'""I would have kept better track of my achievements.""I would have focused more on developing relevant skills."
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Enjoying cornish hens recipes with heather's rosemary citrus - 0 views

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    Cooking is not that difficult as many people may think. You can find some easy ways of change your diet with Cornish Hens Recipes with Heather's Rosemarry.
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Any Teacher - Any Place - 0 views

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    A guide to learning anywhere. Great tips to make the most of your surroundings to help your students learn and explore.
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Creative Teaching in a Diverse Classroom - 0 views

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    Lots of great ideas on how to be creative in the classroom
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Reading Writing Responding: Tinkering, Passion and the Wildfire that is Learning - 0 views

  • whether you are creating an environment where learning can take flight - dry kindling, tall trees - or are you creating an environment where, with a lot of damp branches, there is a lot of smoke, but little fire?
  • As +George Siemens suggests while talking about connectivism as an answer for the digital age, "learning is a process that occurs within nebulous environments of shifting core elements – not entirely under the control of the individual."
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    "In a fantastic discussion as a part of +Ed Tech Crew Episode 240 focusing on what it takes to be an IT co-ordinator, +Ashley Proud spoke about the demise in tinkering amongst students. Although +Mel Cashen and +Roland Gesthuizen mentioned about taking things a part, giving the conversation a more mechanical theme, I feel that tinkering is best understood as a wider curiosity into the way things work."
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To blog or not to blog - 0 views

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    An exploration of the benefits and hurdles to blogging in the classroom and using blogs as a teaching tool
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