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Elizabeth Koh

Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction - NYTimes.com - 13 views

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    Highlights concerns over using technology in the classroom and also student learning and distraction trends
J Black

http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2008-Horizon-Report.pdf - 0 views

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    The main sections of the report describe six emerging technologies or practices that will likely enter mainstream use in learning-focused organizations within three adoption horizons over the next one to five years. Also highlighted are a set of challenge
Sheri Edwards

spreeder.com - Free online speed reading application - 0 views

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    Speed Reading. Adjustments for wpm and chunking. Be sure to go to advanced setting to stop at breaks (.) and pause at breaks (.). Use spreeder bookmarklet to skip the copy/paste text step -- just highlight text and click "spreed!" on toolbar.
Net Volution

Ten Steps to Better Student Engagement | Edutopia - 0 views

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    Thousands of articles, videos, slide shows, expert interviews, blog entries, and other resources highlight success stories in K-12 education. Core concepts include integrated studies, project learning,technology integration, teacher development, social and emotional learning, and assessment." /> text/html; charset=utf-8
Bill Graziadei, Ph.D. (aka Dr. G)

New Animation: Intellectual Property Rights in the Web 2.0 World : JISC Video - 0 views

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    Copyright issues within the world of Web 2.0 are just as valid as in the real world. 'Web 2.0, IPR and You' is a new animation that highlights how to ascertain copyright ownership and seek the correct permissions before reusing any audio, visual, textual or multimedia material found online." />www.jisc.ac.uk/news/stories/2008/12/web2rights.aspx
Bill Graziadei, Ph.D. (aka Dr. G)

How To Embed a Google Calendar In A Blog Page! | The Edublogger - 0 views

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    Embedding a Google Calendar in your blog sidebar makes the calendar small and as Ms.Martino highlights it mightn't suit your purpose. Another option is to
Sheryl A. McCoy

well HELLO - I am back after LT2008 - below are links to vids, podcasts etc etc - enjoy... - 0 views

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    LT 2008 conference highlight from @cdltoz; great references
Maggie Tsai

Online Teaching and Learning: Makin' Whuffie - 0 views

  • A sense of community is created where people have a common goal, such as a project, or can benefit from working together. One of those benefits is social capital, as mentioned above. Another is increased learning.
  • Members of an online community gain social capital by making thoughtful or helpful contributions.
  • Members of an online community gain social capital by making thoughtful or helpful contributions. This can be made tangible by a rating system - some forums have thumbs up or down or voting systems for forum posts.
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  • Social capital is a natural and logical consequence/reward of a student's (or anyone's) online behavior and contributions, and as such, it is a powerful tool for educators to include in their online courses to ensure student engagement and retention.
    • Maggie Tsai
       
      Good points. On Group bookmarks we have votes now. Will be adding more meaningful (ie. taken anti-spam into consideration) contribution attributes to reward user participation!
  • A sense of community is created where people have a common goal, such as a project, or can benefit from working together. One of those benefits is social capital, as mentioned above. Another is increased learning.
  • If you want to truly learn something, there is nothing like teaching it, so allowing, in fact encouraging, students to help one another solve problems, to teach each other, increases learning for both the helper and the helped.
  • A group can gain social capital by being proud of what it creates and getting positive feedback from other groups. A chance for students, whether working as individuals or in collaborative groups, to give feedback to each other is a valuable tool for creating a greater sense of community and engagement toward common goals.
  • Bookmarking, Sharing, Highlighting, and Annotating Online Resources:Diigo is a great tool for Educators, because you can form a group, and share bookmarks, which each member can highlight and comment on. Diigo is a fantastic tool for sharing resources and collaborating. Now, they have come out with Diigo for Educators, to make it even better!
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    Thoughtful article on "social capital" Educator Tools and Links for Creating Community (and opportunities for students to develop social capital):
Jeff Johnson

The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education - 2008 (Larry Ferlazzo) - 0 views

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    Last year's The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education - 2007 was very popular among readers, and now it's time for this year's edition. Since last year's post, I've written nearly one hundred other "The Best…" lists, including four lists (including this one) that have highlighted the best of 2008. These four - The Best Online Learning Games - 2008; The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly - 2008; The Best Internet Sites For English Language Learners - 2008; and this one -all include a reader's poll to see if others share my preferences.
Kate Klingensmith

Wired Campus: Paper Highlights Pros and Cons of Twittering at Academic Confer... - 0 views

  • Professors are beginning to use Twitter at academic conferences to share proceedings with absent colleagues and to create an online “backchannel” for attendees, but the tool can also be distracting and detract from face-to-face communication at events.
Kathleen N

21st Century Learning Videos Catalina Foothills School District - 0 views

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    Excellent set of videos highlighting programs and how 21st Century learning is incorporated into the curriculum. Also has quality rubrics for assessment (somewhere...)
Judy Robison

3 parts of the brain | Slide 1 | Alzheimer's Association Brain Tour - 0 views

shared by Judy Robison on 03 Sep 09 - Cached
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    The Brain Tour explains how the brain works and how Alzheimer's affects it. There are 16 interactive slides. As you view each slide, roll your mouse over any colored text to highlight special features of each image. Then, click on the arrow to move to the next slide.
Jim Farmer

Stuff for Classroom Teachers - 56 views

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    Extensive resources for teachers to integrate technology into the curriculum. SMART Board specific tools are highlighted.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

I.R.O.C.2 is Referral Networking Solutions' Business of the Month. - 3 views

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    The Institute for Responsible Online and Cell-Phone Communication is very proud to be named Referral Networking Solutions business of the month. In recognition of this accomplishment, the Institute has been highlighted in a piece by the Digital Magazine, 24Seven!
Belinda Flint

http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6040748 - 3 views

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    Article highlighting the amazing things MFL teachers are doing in the UK with technology. Making language teachers look fab - way to go team!
mbarek Akaddar

Don't Read Webpages, Listen To Them With FoxVox - 37 views

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    FoxVox is a simple text to voice Firefox plugin that allows you to highlight text on a web page and then have that text read back to you in a digitized voice format
Cathie Howe

Video Games in Education - 38 views

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    An excellent research paper highlighting many aspects relevant to our Game Design Case Study and Project.
anonymous

ISTE Webinar Resources - 0 views

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    1 Tool At a Time: Build Your Toolbelt is a monthly webinar series brought to you by ISTE's SIGMS and SIGILT. Each webinar will last 30 minutes and will focus on a particular tool. Classroom integration strategies will be highlighted and there will be time for discussion. See this webinar series wiki at http://1toolatatime.wikispaces.com
Martin Burrett

Speed reading pacer - 0 views

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    A simple site where you can paste text and the site will help you speed read the text by highlighting sections. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools
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