Free Technology for Teachers: 11 Foreign Language Resources to Try in 2011 - 120 views
MLearning by Thomas Cochrane on Prezi - 82 views
Educational Technology in ELT - 57 views
Terry Freedman's Amazing Web 2 Projects 2010 [eBook] - 93 views
Tools for the 21st Century Teacher - 194 views
EDUCHAOS: Go Conative - where there's will, you're away! - 38 views
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In this 6th article in the EDUCHAOS series Marie Jasinski explores the conative domain - having the will, striving, intentionality and determination to achieve a goal. Through an innovator's soliloquy, discover why "going conative" is a critical ingredient in the successful diffusion of innovative practice.
Douchy's Weblog - 101 views
ESL : Listening : Podcasts - 36 views
Using Synchronous Tools to Build Community in the Asynchronous Online Classroom | Facul... - 71 views
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Synchronous tools can help humanize the classroom
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Setting up open office hours via a synchronous tool allows students to reach out in a specific time window with questions and get a real-time answer.
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Many synchronous tools allow us to use video or face-to-face chat, allowing the student to see our faces as we speak to them about their direct concern.
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Education Week: Effective Use of Digital Tools Seen Lacking in Most Tech.-Rich Schools - 100 views
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Those factors include integrating technology into intervention classes; setting aside time for professional learning and collaboration for teachers; allowing students to use technology to collaborate; integrating technology into core curricula at least weekly; administering online formative assessments at least weekly; lowering the student-to-computer ratio as much as possible; using virtual field trips at least monthly; encouraging students to use search engines daily; and providing training for principals on how to encourage best practices for technology implementation. Only about 1 percent of the 1,000 schools surveyed by Project RED followed all those steps, and those that did “saw dramatic increases in student achievement and had revenue-positive experiences,” Ms. Wilson said.
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cut their photocopying and printing budgets in half.
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Most schools that have integrated laptop computers and other digital devices into learning are not following the paths necessary to maximize the use of technology in ways that will raise student achievement and help save money, a report concludes."We all know that technology does things to improve our lives, but very few schools are implementing properly," said Leslie Wilson, a co-author of the study, "The Technology Factor: Nine Keys to Student Achievement and Cost-Effectiveness," released last month. She is the chief executive officer of the Mason, Mich.-based One-to-One Institute, which advocates putting mobile-computing devices into the hands of all students.
The use of social networking sites for foreign language learning: An autoethnographic s... - 19 views
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Despite their spectacular growth in both daily life and mainstream education, little research to date has been conducted concerning the use of social networking sites in foreign language learning. The aim of this study, therefore, is to examine the use of such sites to learn a foreign language. Using an auto-ethnographic approach that included self-aware participation, learner diaries and peer debriefing, we investigated the social networking site Livemocha to study Korean from our perspectives as native speakers and experienced teachers of English. Specifically, we focused our questions on aspects of socio-collaborative principles and practice. Results of a grounded, thematic analysis indicate that the site had number of counter-productive pedagogical impediments to language learning that included, for example, flaws in site design. We conclude our paper with suggestions for improved foreign language learning through social networking sites.
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