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Dean Mantz

Guidelines for Educators Using Social Networking Sites - Home - Doug Johnson'... - 0 views

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socialnetworking guidelines educators

shared by Dean Mantz on 07 Aug 09 - Cached
  • My friend and colleague, Tech Director Jen Hegna over in the Byron (MN) schools developed this set of guidelines for the staff in her district. (She was motivated, she said, partially by posts here and here on the Blue Skunk. Cool!) Anyway she's given permission for me to share her work here and says readers are welcome to use and adopt as well:     Guidelines for Educators Using Social Networking Sites August 2009 (DRAFT, DRAFT, DRAFT)
Ben Rimes

The Future of Less: How Web-Savvy Edupunks Are Transforming American Higher Education - 0 views

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openglobal week2 edupunk

shared by Ben Rimes on 17 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Today, we've gone from scarcity of knowledge to unimaginable abundance. It's only natural that these new, rapidly evolving information technologies would convene new communities of scholars, both inside and outside existing institutions
  • "We said, 'Let's create a university that actually measures learning,' " Mendenhall says. "We do not have credit hours, we do not have grades. We simply have a series of assessments that measure competencies, and on that basis, award the degree."
  • Hulu.com, launched just 18 months ago, is widely considered to be the first Web site to prove that mass broadcast-television viewing as we know it can and will shift online. Hulu did that by being attractive, well-designed, and easy to use, and by having a viable business model with actual paying advertisers -- and soon, subscribers.
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  • He has also offered five of his courses to anyone on the Web for free; he donates his own time to review nonenrolled students' work, awarding a signed certificate in lieu of course credit. Wiley's most recent open course was formatted as an online role-playing game, with students divided into "guilds" completing "quests" -- a learning community inspired by the world of online gamers. "If you didn't need human interaction and someone to answer your questions, then the library would never have evolved into the university," Wiley says. "We all realize that content is just the first step."
  • If you want to perform a proper string quartet, they noted, you can't cut out the cellist nor can you squeeze in more performances by playing the music faster. But that was then -- before MP3s and iPods proved just how freely music could flow. Before Google scanned and digitized 7 million books and Wikipedia users created the world's largest encyclopedia. Before YouTube Edu and iTunes U made video and audio lectures by the best professors in the country available for free, and before college students built Facebook into the world's largest social network, changing the way we all share information. Suddenly, it is possible to imagine a new model of education using online resources to serve more students, more cheaply than ever before.
Michael Johnson

Apprehending the Future: Emerging Technologies, from Science Fiction to Campus Reality... - 8 views

www.educause.edu/...171774

Learning educational technology future directions

shared by Michael Johnson on 15 Feb 10 - Cached
  • environmental scan
  • The environmental scan method offers several advantages, starting with the fact that drawing on multiple sources and perspectives can reduce the chances of bias or sample error. The wider the scan, the better will be the chance of hitting the first trace of items that, although small at the moment, could expand into prominence. A further advantage is pedagogical: trying to keep track of a diverse set of domains requires a wide range of intellectual competencies. As new technologies emerge, more learning is required in subfields or entire disciplines, such as nanotechnology or digital copyright policy.
  • Disadvantages of this method start from its strengths: environmental scanning requires a great deal of sifting, searching, and analyzing. Finding the proverbial needle in the haystack isn't useful if its significance can't be recognized. Furthermore, the large amount of work necessary for both scanning and analyzing can be daunting, especially for smaller schools or enterprises.
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  • That complexity demands non-simple responses. Each of the techniques sketched above offers one way of helping groups to think through these emergent forces and to apprehend the future. Crowdsourcing, scenarios, prediction markets, the Delphi method, and environmental scanning are complementary strategies. Using several of these methods can teach us to learn about the future in more sophisticated, pro-active ways. If the methods appear strange, resembling science fiction, perhaps that is a sign of their aptness for the future, since the future often appears strange just before it becomes ordinary—or, in our case, just before it becomes a campus reality. As higher education budgets clamp down and the future hurtles toward us, we need these methods and techniques as allies that can help us to survive . . . and to learn.
  • Crowdsourcing, scenarios, prediction markets, the Delphi method, and environmental scanning are complementary strategies. Using several of these methods can teach us to learn about the future in more sophisticated, pro-active ways. If the methods appear strange, resembling science fiction, perhaps that is a sign of their aptness for the future, since the future often appears strange just before it becomes ordinary—or, in our case, just before it becomes a campus reality. As higher education budgets clamp down and the future hurtles toward us, we need these methods and techniques as allies that can help us to survive . . . and to learn.
  • to apprehend the future. Crowdsourcing, sce
  • Michael Johnson on 15 Feb 10
     
    Alexander discusses methods for keeping up with the future of technology and its use in higher education.
Dean Mantz

Internet Archive: Wayback Machine - 4 views

www.archive.org/web.php

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shared by Dean Mantz on 25 Feb 10 - Cached
  • The Internet Archive, the Library of Congress and California Digital Library collaborated on a pilot in the spring of 2008 and a full-year program for the 2008/2009 school year, working with a total of 10 elementary, middle and high schools. We are looking to expand this program to new schools in the coming year. You can explore the collections created during the 2008/2009 school year on the Archive-It website here.
  • Dean Mantz on 25 Feb 10
     
    Use this resource to search the web and go back to items posted long ago that are no longer available.
Dean Mantz

Thinkuknow for parents | Teachers and training area - 6 views

www.thinkuknow.co.uk/teachers

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shared by Dean Mantz on 14 Dec 09 - Cached
  • Teachers And Trainers Area Welcome to the Thinkuknow (TUK) Teachers and Trainers area. Here you’ll find the Thinkuknow resources for teachers and all other professionals working with young people. There are films, presentations, games, lesson plans and posters covering a range of issues from grooming by child sex offenders to cyber-bullying
  • Jennifer Lamkins on 05 Jan 10
     
    It requires registration and only allows UK postcodes. What's a US gal to do?
Dean Mantz

WizFolio - 4 views

www.wizfolio.com/Default.aspx

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shared by Dean Mantz on 11 Jan 10 - No Cached
  • WizFolio is a web based reference manager for researchers and scientists to efficiently manage their research and academic papers. An intelligent locate PDF engine easily retrieves PDFs from more than 500 top open access journals. The performance can be enhanced by linking the engine to your library resources.Cite as you write your scholarly work is easy when you can manage bibliography and organize references with a powerful citation tool. You can format bibliography and customize the citation style on-the-fly.
Professional Learning Board

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

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internet safety cell phones gps photos education k12

shared by Professional Learning Board on 27 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Paul McKenzie on 28 Nov 09
     
    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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  • Professional Learning Board on 28 Nov 09
     
    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.
  • Paul McKenzie on 28 Nov 09
     
    Apologies - I thought you were advocating for the bulleted section of the article.
  • Professional Learning Board on 29 Nov 09
     
    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

Education Week's Digital Directions: Digital Tools Expand Options for Personalized Lear... - 13 views

www.edweek.org/...02customlearning.h03.html

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shared by Dean Mantz on 05 Feb 10 - Cached
  • latest technology tools
  • promise to ease the challenges
  • differentiating instruction more creatively and effectively
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  • flexible and dynamic working environment
  • computer-based and face-to-face learning options customized for each student
Dean Mantz

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

www.techlearning.com/26976

web2.0 collaboration webtools ozge tools resources technology

shared by Dean Mantz on 01 Feb 10 - No Cached
  • 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
  • invite
  • don't download or install
  • 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
  • Dean Mantz on 01 Feb 10
     
    Part 2 of 100 Web Tools to enhance collaboration
Dean Mantz

100 Web Tools to Enhance Collaboration (Part 1) by Ozge Karaoglu - 18 views

www.techlearning.com/26378

web2.0 collaboration webtools tools resources technology whiteboards techlearning education teaching learning interactive

shared by Dean Mantz on 01 Feb 10 - Cached
  • DabbleBoard is a whiteboard that enables you to visualize, explore and collaborate.
  • CoSketch is another whiteboard that you can collaborate to visualize your ideas and share them as images.
  • Stixy lets you create online bulletin board to collaborate with family, friends, colleagues.
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  • Grou.ps lets you create your own social network.
  • create your forum, mailing list, share documents,files and your agenda to organize events, have your own YouTube, share links, bookmarks, photos
  • ImaginationCubed is a multi user drawing tool.
  •  GroupTweet. It lets you create your Twitter account into a group communication tool where everyone in the group uses direct messages
  • Wallwisher is an online notice board maker
  • Nik Peachey's Wallwisher as a great example.
  • PageFlakes is a social personalized homepage
  • WriteBoard is a-web based text documents
  • Wiggio is an online toolkit
  • emails, text messages,voice mails.
  • eep shared calendar,
  • WeToku is an interview tool that automatically records
  • share your notes
  •  Webnote is a tool for taking notes on your computer
  • PalBee is a free online service that allows you to set up online video meetings
  • Phuser is a tool for groups to discuss or work together and privately
  • WikiDot is wiki builder to share content, documents and collaborate with your students, colleagues, friends
  • Creately lets you create professional looking online diagrams with your colleagues
  • DoingText is a web based text editor for collaborative writing.
  •  SpringNote is an online notebook for collaboration.
  • MeBeam is a place where you can create your chat room
  • Dean Mantz on 01 Feb 10
     
    Part 1 of 100 Web Tools to enhance Collaboration
Shane Stevens

Paises - 24 views

www.ibge.gov.br/main.php

geography government

shared by Shane Stevens on 28 Sep 11 - Cached
  • Shane Stevens on 28 Sep 11
     
    Awesome interactive world map that gives many details.
  • Donna Newhart on 04 Oct 11
     
    Shane, I shared this with the West Civ and Geography teachers that I work with...and they thought it was AWESOME! Thanks!!
cecilia marie

Exceptional Online Computer Support Services - 3 views

I was having problems with my computer last week. I have already called a lot of downtown computer shop providers to help me with my concerns but, they just were not able to fix it. So I called On...

online PC repair

started by cecilia marie on 09 Sep 11 no follow-up yet
cecilia marie

My Computer Problem Was Solved in a Few Minutes - 3 views

I had a good internet connection for the past few weeks. Then I began to observe that it was not working the way it should be compared to the past few weeks. I tried to troubleshoot it myself but, ...

computer problem

started by cecilia marie on 06 Oct 11 no follow-up yet
Dean Mantz

Future Vision Montage - 3 views

www.officelabs.com/...default.aspx

future montage microsoft journalism vision technology interactive resources

shared by Dean Mantz on 12 Nov 09 - Cached
  • How will emerging technology improve our productivity in the years ahead? What opportunities will arise from evolving trends and global change? Microsoft has collaborated with customers, partners, and thought leaders across multiple disciplines to develop scenarios that explore how long-term trends, customer challenges, and emerging technologies might converge to improve our lives, both at work and home.
Dean Mantz

squeakland : home of squeak etoys - 12 views

www.squeakland.org

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shared by Dean Mantz on 20 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Etoys is . . . an educational tool for teaching children powerful ideas in compelling ways a media-rich authoring environment and visual programming system a free software program that works on almost all personal computers
  • Dean Mantz on 20 Nov 09
     
    Free software for visual programming
Dan Sherman

Online Summer Math Programs - proven to reverse summer learning loss - 2 views

Research shows that most students lose more than 2 months of math skills over the summer. TenMarks summer math programs for grades 3-high school are a great way to reverse the summer learning loss...

TenMarks Summer Math Programs Learning Loss Online Web 2.0 Interactive Slide Worksheet Structured Review Master Learn

started by Dan Sherman on 02 Jul 11 no follow-up yet
Ninja Essays

Top Writing Tools of Famous Authors - 0 views

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shared by Ninja Essays on 27 May 14 - No Cached
  • Ninja Essays on 27 May 14
     
    From Mark Twain to everyone's favorite George R.R. Martin, here is what some of the most famous writers used to produce their works!
Dean Mantz

Welcome to Popling - The Learn Spanish, French, German, Italian, Anything Without Study... - 3 views

www.popling.net

Popling learn study flashcards software download

shared by Dean Mantz on 02 Feb 09 - Cached
  • Dean Mantz on 02 Feb 09
     
    Learn while you are working or browsing on the Internet from your own computer. Popling will display flash cards asking you questions regarding the topic(s) you want to learn.
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