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Cara Whitehead

SpellingCity for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch on the iTunes App Store - 0 views

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    VocabularySpellingCity is a fun way to learn spelling and vocabulary words by playing engaging learning games using any word list. The most popular activities are Spelling TestMe, HangMouse, and our vocabulary games, available to Premium Members. The most popular word lists are Sound Alikes, Compound Words, Hunger Games and SAT Words. This is a free app!
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Dean Mantz

About | FreshBrain - 0 views

  • Why call it an Organic Release? We think this perfectly describes how freshbrain.org will evolve and grow. As new technologies emerge and mature, we will add them. As more and more teens do projects and activities, enter contests, participate in scholarships and have discussions, the value of the site will grow. Some companies might call this their General Availability release, we think that Organic is a much better term!
  • help educate teenagers about new technologies within a hands-on environment. "I wanted to give kids a chance to explore with technology, to be creative." Ferrario was also frustrated by the fact that schools struggle to keep up with the constant evolution in technology.
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    Social collaboration for teens and their education counterparts. Free resource for education to share, create, and connect projects by teens with teens.
J Black

The Three-E Strategy for Overcoming Resistance to Technological Change (EDUCAUSE Quarte... - 0 views

  • According to a 2007 Pew/Internet study,1 49 percent of Americans only occasionally use information and communication technology. Of the remaining 51 percent, only 8 percent are what Pew calls omnivores, “deep users of the participatory Web and mobile applications.”
  • Shaping user behavior is a “soft” problem that has more to do with psychological and social barriers to technology adoption. Academia has its own cultural mores, which often conflict with experimenting with new ways of doing things. Gardner Campbell put it nicely last year when he wrote, “For an academic to risk ‘failure’ is often synonymous with ‘looking stupid in front of someone’.”2 The safe option for most users is to avoid trying something as risky as new technology.
  • The first instinct is thus to graft technology onto preexisting modes of behavior.
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  • First, a technology must be evident to the user as potentially useful in making his or her life easier (or more enjoyable). Second, a technology must be easy to use to avoid rousing feelings of inadequacy. Third, the technology must become essential to the user in going about his or her business. This “Three-E Strategy,” if applied properly, has been at the core of every successful technology adoption throughout history.
  • Technology must be easy and intuitive to use for the majority of the user audience—or they won’t use it.
  • Complexity, however, remains a potent obstacle to realizing the goal of making technology easy. Omnivores (the top 8 percent of users) revel in complexity. Consider for a moment how much time some people spend creating clothes for their avatars in Second Life or the intricacies of gameplay in World of Warcraft. This complexity gives the expert users a type of power, but is also a turnoff for the majority of potential users.
  • Web 2.0 and open source present another interesting solution to this problem. The user community quickly abandons those applications they consider too complicated.
  • any new technology must become essential to users
  • Finally, we have to show them how the enhanced communication made possible through technologies such as Web 2.0 will enhance their efficiency, productivity, and ability to teach and learn.
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    First, a technology must be evident to the user as potentially useful in making his or her life easier (or more enjoyable). Second, a technology must be easy to use to avoid rousing feelings of inadequacy. Third, the technology must become essential to the user in going about his or her business. This "Three-E Strategy," if applied properly, has been at the core of every successful technology adoption throughout history.
Professional Learning Board

Attention: Parents, Don't Give Your Kids a Cell Phone Until You Read This - 17 views

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    Good grief. Should we also tell them to stay away from the road because of the dangerous cars? Sounds like another way to deny kids an increasingly important 21C literacy.
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    Your analogy doesn't work. Of course we shouldn't deny them cell phones! Just as we should teach them how to drive before giving them a car, we should also teach them how to safely use cell phones. AND we should keep up on understanding the changes in the technology as well.
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    Apologies - I thought you were advocating for the bulleted section of the article.
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    Thanks. My general rule of thumb is to only advocate for continual improvement through on-going learning. I consider myself to be pretty tech-savvy and was SHOCKED to learn that GPS coordinates get auto-embedded in images. I'd never considered this before and don't consider the extra information (GPS coordinates that can easily be mapped to an exact location) something that "should be" (yet it is) made available to anyone who can view a picture. In other words, let's say, I'm super careful to not include identifying information in my photos (my name, school name, city landmarks, etc) and take a picture of say, my stereo system. I've now included with this image the exact coordinates for where my home (with stereo) is located. Now a potential thief has this information (w/Google Map directions). It's super hard to be intentional about all of our choices and actions (including using GPS data w/cell phone images). That said, the more we all know, the more each of us is able to make decisions that best align with our own views, values and understandings. It's one thing for an adult to make a decision or not make a decision about inclusion of GPS data in their cell phone taken images, it takes another level of consideration when it involves giving that capability to children. THANK YOU for helping me to capture and better articulate my thoughts in this area!
Dean Mantz

100 Web Tools to Enhance Collaboration (Part 2) by Ozge Karaoglu - 7 views

  • Voxopop is a message board system which lets you create talk groups that you can talk, discuss and collaborate using your own voice.
  • EtherPad is a web based word processor that lets you work with others at the same time
  • Survs lets you create your online surveys collaborating with others in multi user accounts
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  • Mindmeister is an online collaborative mind mapping tool that you can brainstorm with others real-time.
  • TextFlow is a way to review document versions instantly to produce a final draft
  • Tgether allows you to communicate in small groups by emails.
  • StoryBirds are short and simple stories that connect you with others.
  • WebCanvas is a collaborative painting project.
  • AwesomeHighlighter
  • Protagonize is a community that writes collaborative, interactive fiction.
  • Mixbook is a site that lets you create picture books with others.
  • Thinkature places an instant message inside a visual workspace with voice chat.
  • Voicethread.
  • LucidChart is another way to collaborate on a document simultaneously.
  • built-in group chat that makes it easier for you to collaborate.
  • Wikispaces is the best way to create collaborative web pages that you can edit and share together
  • Senduit lets you upload your files and share them with private links with your team.
  • Stintio, you can create your own chat in seconds
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  • Yuuguu is an instant screen sharing and video conferencing
  • Voxli allows you to hold voice conferences online. You can have a voice chat up to 200 people.
  • Wridea is an online idea management service and a collection of brainstorming tools
  • store, manage,organize and share
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    Part 2 of 100 Web Tools to enhance collaboration
Ben Rimes

Dell and the Environment | Dell - 2 views

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    Descriptiopn of Dell's recycling programs and how they comply with regulations and laws regarding proper disposal of electronics. Includes links to specific countries and the programs located in each country.
Cara Whitehead

Reading Street4 Vocabulary and SpellingCity.com - 0 views

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    Links to Reading Street Spelling and Vocabulary, MacMillan/McGraw Hill Spelling, Abeka Spelling, Harcourt Spelling, Essential Vocabulary, Journeys and Treasures, and Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary are also listed here.
Clif Mims

Calaméo: Publish and share documents - 5 views

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    Upload all major file formats and convert them into online publications. Can be used to: -Create digital books, e-zines, etc. -Students can become "published" authors -Alternative strategy for reports and presentations -Develop and share tutorials, study guides, etc. -Embed projects into a class site, blog or wiki -Connect with others that share your interests
Lisa DuFur

Projects and Experiments by FlowingData | FlowingData - 1 views

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    Projects and Experiments by FlowingData Here are the results of mild insomnia and a restless mind. Some projects are maps, some are interactive, and some are applications.
afisher5

Getting Started with Diigolet - Diigo help - 0 views

  • Tags help you find and organize your bookmarks by letting you select all of your bookmarks with a certain tag or combination of tags. Quickly add relevant tags to a bookmark by clicking on any of the recommended tags that appear under the description field on the “Save Bookmark” pop-up. When you are satisfied with the information in the “Save Bookmark” pop-up, click the “Save Bookmark” button. Now a link to the page is stored in your Diigo library, and the information you entered is stored with it.
  • Highlight Highlighting lets you denote important information on a page, just like highlighting in a book, but with Diigo, the highlighted text will be conveniently saved to your library as well. There are some important things for me to denote on my recipe. My wife doesn’t like pineapple, my grandfather can’t have eggs or chocolate, and I don’t like coconut very much, so I highlight those items on the recipe to let me know I need to deal with them. Highlight by clicking “Highlight” on the Diigolet. Then select the text you want to highlight. The text will be visually highlighted and the text is now stored in your library. It’s that easy. Click the button again to exit highlighter mode. You can also change the color of a highlight by clicking the downward-pointing arrow next to “Highlight” and choosing a color. Colors are useful for differentiating different types of highlights. I will use a different color for each of the different people I need to consider.
  • To add a sticky note to a highlight, simply move your mouse cursor over a highlight. When the little pop-up tab with the pencil on it appears, move the cursor to it and a menu will appear. Choose “Add Sticky Notes”. Now you can type and post a sticky note just like before, but this time it will be tied to the highlighted text.
damaiyahadkins

Outlook - free personal email and calendar from Microsoft - 0 views

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    To share information and tools back and forth between students and teachers.
Jennifer Lamkins

The New Heroes . For Teachers: Classroom Materials | PBS - 5 views

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    The For Teachers section includes free classroom materials written for students in grades 6-12 to deepen their understanding of the world and related social issues. These activities are intended to raise awareness of individuals who make a difference and show how problem solvers begin and carry out their work.
Susan Oxnevad

Design Your Digital Self - 6 views

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    Create an avatar and connect with Your Digital Self through multimedia. Create links to whatever it is that helps you define your digital self. This is fun! . Revisit it often and link to your favorites. Turn it in and receive a badge.
Jennifer Lamkins

Intel® Teach Elements-Online Professional Development Courses - 11 views

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    "Intel® Teach helps K-12 teachers of all subjects learn to engage students with digital learning, including digital content, Web 2.0, social networking, and online tools and resources. Intel Teach professional development empowers teachers to integrate technology effectively into their existing curriculum, focusing on their students' problem solving, critical thinking, and collaboration, which are precisely the skills required in the high tech, networked society in which we live."
Jennifer Lamkins

Chronic Illness, Children, Health Education - 1 views

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    Bandaids and Blackboards The intent of this site is to sensitize children to what it's like to grow up with a medical problem. This site provides personal experiences submitted by children (some have their own Web page with photos) and games for viewers. The benefits of this page for children with medical conditions and their parents are obvious, but the site also is a great resource for educators dealing with student illness.
Jennifer Lamkins

Game - Meta!Blast - 3 views

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    Metablast is a real-time 3D action-adventure video game, aimed at high school and undergraduate student audiences, meant to provide an entertaining, engaging experience while simultaneously educating players about cell biology. By immersing players into a virtual cell environment and allowing them to interact with it on their own terms, the developers hope that players will come to a greater understanding of the cell than they could learn from traditional diagrams and textbooks.
Dave James

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Jany Fernandez

Scopeprice | Amazon Fire TV 4K Ultra HD Review - 0 views

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    Amazon Fire TV is a 4K Ultra HD streaming set-top box. This second-generation version now supports Amazon Alexa voice assistant and other new features. The second generation has the same interface and works the same way. The main difference is support for 4K content & Alexa support. This set-top box is great when used with Amazon Prime services. The Fire TV is a rival to the Apple TV, Chromecast and Roku's media streamers.
Clif Mims

LectureTools - iPad app fostering engagement in lectures - 19 views

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    "LectureTools is a student response system that also allows students to take notes linked with the slides and videos presented in class, answer instructor generated questions and pose questions to the instructor. All notes, questions and activities are instantly synchronized with the LectureTools web application."
School Report Writer .com

School Report Writing Software for Teachers - FREE & ONLINE - 0 views

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    New teachers' report writing app - 600 sign-ups in last month! FREE & ONLINE school report writing software for teachers, easy-to-use, with great features including an OOOPS! DETECTIVE that spots embarrassing mistakes and SPELLCHECK AS YOU TYPE. LATEST TEACHER REVIEWS From TES (Times Educational Supplement) http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/NEW-6204573/ "So grateful for this - took me a while to get the hang of it but the time investment was worth it. Thank you." "The software is great, really excellent. I love it already!" "Well worth investing the time to set this up with specific subject related comments. Has made the actual report writing process much faster! Really helpful spelling/grammar checker included. When I had a query, the online support was very useful and prompt. Thanks for this!" *** COMING SOON *** Statement bank sharing with colleagues... and more... (we're new - YOUR SUGGESTIONS ARE VERY WELCOME)
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