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What Is a Book? The Definition Continues to Blur: Tech News and Analysis « - 45 views

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eBook publishing book journalism magazine Amazon

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a whole series of ongoing attempts to reimagine the entire industry of writing and selling books. If you’re an author, it’s a time of incredible chaos, but also incredible opportunity.
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a market where Amazon is already publishing what it calls “Singles,” or short book-length publications that virtually anyone can produce.
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author Barry Eisler, after publishing a number of books through the traditional route, said recently he’s going to start self-publishing, because he will have more control over the process and will keep more of the revenue.
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Roland Gesthuizen on 22 Apr 11

"It used to be so easy to define what a book was: a collection of printed pages bound inside a cover (hard or soft) that you could place on a shelf in your library, or in a store. Now, there are e-books, and blogs that turn into books, and long pieces of journalism that are somewhere between magazine articles and short books"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"It used to be so easy to define what a book was: a collection of printed pages bound inside a cover (hard or soft) that you could place on a shelf in your library, or in a store. Now, there are e-books, and blogs that turn into books, and long pieces of journalism that are somewhere between magazine articles and short books"</div>

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Roland Gesthuizen on 22 Apr 11

Good article that notes the increase of self-publication with eBooks that can be purchased from Amazon

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Good article that notes the increase of self-publication with eBooks that can be purchased from Amazon</div>

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Incompetent Research Skills Curb Users' Problem Solving (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox) - 95 views

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research search searchengine Google eLearing informationliteracy

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In general, we almost never see people use advanced search. And when they do, they typically use it incorrectly — partly because they use it so rarely that they never really learn how it works.
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or many problems, the actual answer is right there. But the concept that you might have to sometimes go beyond search listings is getting lost
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any problems, the actual answer is right there. But the concept that you might have to sometimes go beyond search listings is getting lost
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Sadly, when one approach is so easy (and works much of the time), users never develop the research skills needed to try or even consider other approaches.
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Roland Gesthuizen on 18 Apr 11

"Today, many users are so reliant on search that it's undermining their problem-solving abilities. Ironically, the better search gets, the more dangerous it gets as people increasingly assume that whatever the search engine coughs up must be the answer."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Today, many users are so reliant on search that it's undermining their problem-solving abilities. Ironically, the better search gets, the more dangerous it gets as people increasingly assume that whatever the search engine coughs up must be the answer."</div>

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Online Learning is so last year… | 21st Century Collaborative - 97 views

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collaboration online_learning eLearning web2.0

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It requires us to continually reinvent ourselves, to stay on top of where research and practice meet and to balance the desire for easy and structured with messy and self-directed.
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are people confusing talking to people online with deep, connected learning?
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Personal Learning Networks are one of the three prongs necessary to be a do it yourself learner in today’s world.
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If all I do is network I do not shift or grow because I am missing the opportunity to go deep and actually learn by doing. It takes both: Networks and Community. Online, global communities of practice and f2f learning communities in my local context.
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Roland Gesthuizen on 17 Apr 11

"Is there value in knowing how to start, lead, implement, empower, and use online communities for the type of collaboration that is going to provide significant shift? The kind where we all bring our best giftings to the table and use them together to create something new and powerful. Are online communities the focus or merely the venue through which we learn?"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Is there value in knowing how to start, lead, implement, empower, and use online communities for the type of collaboration that is going to provide significant shift? The kind where we all bring our best giftings to the table and use them together to create something new and powerful. Are online communities the focus or merely the venue through which we learn?"</div>

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The Glue Blues on Vimeo - 79 views

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Nothing makes you more blue than a clogged up useless glue (bottle). We've all felt the frustration and disgust when glue bottles don't work right. But have we considered how this makes THEM feel? This original musical Fugleflick by Dryden 5th graders may change the way glue bottles are used everywhere!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Nothing makes you more blue than a clogged up useless glue (bottle). We've all felt the frustration and disgust when glue bottles don't work right. But have we considered how this makes THEM feel? This original musical Fugleflick by Dryden 5th graders may change the way glue bottles are used everywhere! </div>

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ISTE Community - 57 views

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ISTE community Ning socialnetworking web2.0 collaboration international eLearning

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The ISTE Community Ning is a year round social network for ISTE Members, affiliated organizations and groups, and educational leaders.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The ISTE Community Ning is a year round social network for ISTE Members, affiliated organizations and groups, and educational leaders. </div>

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Connect your classroom to the world | Skype in the classroom - 86 views

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"Skype in the classroom is a free community to help teachers everywhere use Skype to help their students learn. It's a place for teachers to connect with each other, find partner classes and share inspiration. This is a global initiative that was created in response to the growing number of teachers using Skype in their classrooms."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Skype in the classroom is a free community to help teachers everywhere use Skype to help their students learn. It's a place for teachers to connect with each other, find partner classes and share inspiration. This is a global initiative that was created in response to the growing number of teachers using Skype in their classrooms."</div>

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Skype's New Education Platform Connects Classrooms Around the Globe - Education - GOOD - 171 views

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Roland Gesthuizen on 12 Apr 11

Good news for teachers looking to collaborate with their colleagues in other parts of the world. Skype has a new free service just for educators called Skype in the classroom, "a free global community created in response to, and in consultation with, the growing number of teachers" using the tool to help students learn.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Good news for teachers looking to collaborate with their colleagues in other parts of the world. Skype has a new free service just for educators called Skype in the classroom, "a free global community created in response to, and in consultation with, the growing number of teachers" using the tool to help students learn. </div>

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COMP8440 - ANU - College of Engineering and Computer Science - 24 views

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anu college programming opensource curriculum FLOSS projectmanagement

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This course provides an overview of the historical and modern context and operation of free and open source software (FOSS) communities and associated software projects. The practical objective of the course is to teach students how they can begin to participate in a FOSS project in order to contribute to and improve aspects of the software that they feel are wrong. Students will learn some important FOSS tools and techniques for contributing to projects and how to set up their own FOSS projects.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This course provides an overview of the historical and modern context and operation of free and open source software (FOSS) communities and associated software projects. The practical objective of the course is to teach students how they can begin to participate in a FOSS project in order to contribute to and improve aspects of the software that they feel are wrong. Students will learn some important FOSS tools and techniques for contributing to projects and how to set up their own FOSS projects.</div>

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Why You Should Stop Obsessing Over Your Competitors - 22 views

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mashable blog business marketing markmark marketshare

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You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to step away from the shore
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doing something unprecedented is not just adventurous but imperative, and that the far bigger risk is focusing on current competitors as the barometer of strategy.
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Eliminating competition by trying to beat it is dangerously shortsighted. It deflects the attention and the resources of an organization away from the far more important and exciting question of how to shape consumer lifestyles. 
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Roland Gesthuizen on 09 Apr 11

Gabor George Burt is an internationally recognized expert on innovation, creativity and strategy development. His book Slingshot explores the connection between systematic creativity and smart strategy.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Gabor George Burt is an internationally recognized expert on innovation, creativity and strategy development. His book Slingshot explores the connection between systematic creativity and smart strategy.</div>

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Roland Gesthuizen on 09 Apr 11

Some good lessons here for school leadership that is always focussed on what other schools are doing.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Some good lessons here for school leadership that is always focussed on what other schools are doing.</div>

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Educational building blocks: how Minecraft is used in classrooms - 85 views

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building educational computer game Minecraft

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Levin actually views these negative behaviors as a positive aspect of the lesson, and will often stop the game to address these concerns. He sees it as a way to help shape the way his students behave in an online environment, showing them the importance of acting in a responsible and considerate manner.
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Class begins with the students away from the game, as Levin explains the goals for the day. Then they go to work, often in pre-built worlds created by Levin which feature specific tasks to accomplish or puzzles to solve. But they always need to work together.
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Roland Gesthuizen on 07 Apr 11

"With its open-ended nature and robust creation tools, Minecraft has been used to create some amazing things. And as one teacher learned, those very same elements that make the game so compelling also make it a great educational tool.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"With its open-ended nature and robust creation tools, Minecraft has been used to create some amazing things. And as one teacher learned, those very same elements that make the game so compelling also make it a great educational tool. </div>

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Roland Gesthuizen on 07 Apr 11

Using Minecraft to solve problems as a class and learn how to work together.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Using Minecraft to solve problems as a class and learn how to work together.</div>

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Roland Gesthuizen on 09 Apr 11

Some good learning angles with this multiplayer Hamelin. Have used it myself :-)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Some good learning angles with this multiplayer Hamelin. Have used it myself :-)</div>

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10 ways for teachers to save time… « What Ed Said - 4 views

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timemanagement teaching list blog Twitter GoogleDocs

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"Teachers never have enough time. We have curriculum to cover, skills to teach, reports to write and meetings to attend. The demands are endless, both in and outside the classroom. 10 ways to save time, both in and out of the classroom."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Teachers never have enough time. We have curriculum to cover, skills to teach, reports to write and meetings to attend. The demands are endless, both in and outside the classroom. 10 ways to save time, both in and out of the classroom."</div>

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Roland Gesthuizen on 02 Apr 11

A good list that includes some ICT strategies such as Twitter and Google Docs.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A good list that includes some ICT strategies such as Twitter and Google Docs.</div>

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Degrees and Dollars - NYTimes.com - 50 views

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education career NYTimes policy blog

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"It is a truth universally acknowledged that education is the key to economic success. Everyone knows that the jobs of the future will require ever higher levels of skill .. But what everybody knows is wrong"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"It is a truth universally acknowledged that education is the key to economic success. Everyone knows that the jobs of the future will require ever higher levels of skill .. But what everybody knows is wrong"</div>

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Roland Gesthuizen on 28 Mar 11

Opinion piece describing how modern technology is reducing the need for highly educated workers and the implication for education policy.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Opinion piece describing how modern technology is reducing the need for highly educated workers and the implication for education policy.</div>

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Schools must alter 'bystander' strategy as bullies scare off onlookers | News.com.au - 20 views

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Roland Gesthuizen on 21 Mar 11

"SCHOOLS are still using ineffective anti-bullying strategies and some aren't putting their policies into practice, experts warn, as the rate of bullying in Queensland playgrounds continues to climb. Experts say schools need to be more effective not work harder."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"SCHOOLS are still using ineffective anti-bullying strategies and some aren't putting their policies into practice, experts warn, as the rate of bullying in Queensland playgrounds continues to climb. Experts say schools need to be more effective not work harder."</div>

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Roland Gesthuizen on 21 Mar 11

Suggests that there is an important and passive role for bystanders.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Suggests that there is an important and passive role for bystanders.</div>

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iPad: The Microwave Oven of Computing | Techinch - 86 views

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tablet iPad Apple computer Techinch blog

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"Last year, Apple introduced the iPad, a computing device many have struggled to classify. It's bigger than a smartphone or iPod, smaller than a computer, but can do some things you'd otherwise do on both of these. You can type a document in Pages or find your way with GPS and Google Maps. So what makes it so special? "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Last year, Apple introduced the iPad, a computing device many have struggled to classify. It's bigger than a smartphone or iPod, smaller than a computer, but can do some things you'd otherwise do on both of these. You can type a document in Pages or find your way with GPS and Google Maps. So what makes it so special? "</div>

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Roland Gesthuizen on 20 Mar 11

Nice analogy that sits well for teachers trying to figure out where tablet devices fit into schools filled with traditional computers.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Nice analogy that sits well for teachers trying to figure out where tablet devices fit into schools filled with traditional computers.</div>

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FILLING THE TOOL BOX - 158 views

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questioning research teaching education literacy science technology

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As one of the primary goals of education is to develop autonomous but interdependent thinkers, students deserve frequent opportunities to shape and direct classroom inquiry. To fuel this inquiry, it is also essential that we validate the importance of curiosity in the process of learning. While curiosity may have killed the cat, there is no reason for us to kill curiosity
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Critical to all of these activities, however, is some kind of guided practice in how to think through such questions.
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Roland Gesthuizen on 18 Mar 11

" Most of the strategies described below have been developed and tested by teachers in Princeton, Madison and elsewhere. They are offered as practical, effective activities that help shift the focus of classrooms from teacher orchestrated mastery and memory of information to student processing of information to create understanding and improve problem-solving."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">" Most of the strategies described below have been developed and tested by teachers in Princeton, Madison and elsewhere. They are offered as practical, effective activities that help shift the focus of classrooms from teacher orchestrated mastery and memory of information to student processing of information to create understanding and improve problem-solving."</div>

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Roland Gesthuizen on 18 Mar 11

Some great ways to stop killing curiosity and stimulate questioning in science and technology. An oldie but a goodie.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Some great ways to stop killing curiosity and stimulate questioning in science and technology. An oldie but a goodie.</div>

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Online game makes math practice out of this world - USATODAY.com - 114 views

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game online MMOG motivation review 3D

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"In "MathBlaster.com," kids play math games to earn merits, including this one in which they wrangle an alien slug by solving math problems. Today's kids now have an opportunity to hone their math skills .. by entering a massively multiplayer online game (MMO) called "MathBlaster.com.""

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"In "MathBlaster.com," kids play math games to earn merits, including this one in which they wrangle an alien slug by solving math problems. Today's kids now have an opportunity to hone their math skills .. by entering a massively multiplayer online game (MMO) called "MathBlaster.com.""</div>

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Roland Gesthuizen on 14 Mar 11

Fun way to learn maths would earning points to join the Intergalactic Space Patrol.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Fun way to learn maths would earning points to join the Intergalactic Space Patrol.</div>

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Don't confuse data with intelligence | TechRepublic - 49 views

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"Facts, figures, and complex calculations based on data are important, but they are not intelligence. The amazing recent events in the Middle East have brought home an important distinction between data and intelligence that is particularly relevant for IT and organizations as a whole"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Facts, figures, and complex calculations based on data are important, but they are not intelligence. The amazing recent events in the Middle East have brought home an important distinction between data and intelligence that is particularly relevant for IT and organizations as a whole"</div>

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Roland Gesthuizen on 12 Mar 11

Good reasons why we need to be careful with just drilling down into our data mountains whilst ignoring that the rules have changed.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Good reasons why we need to be careful with just drilling down into our data mountains whilst ignoring that the rules have changed.</div>

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RubiStar Home - 34 views

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Rubric assessment tools

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"Want to make exemplary rubrics in a short amount of time? Try RubiStar out! Registered users can save and edit rubrics online. You can access them from home, school, or on the road. Registration and use of this tool is free, so click the Register link in the login area to the right to get started now."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Want to make exemplary rubrics in a short amount of time? Try RubiStar out! Registered users can save and edit rubrics online. You can access them from home, school, or on the road. Registration and use of this tool is free, so click the Register link in the login area to the right to get started now."</div>

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Roland Gesthuizen on 12 Mar 11

Interesting online tool for generating rubrics.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Interesting online tool for generating rubrics.</div>

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Preparing Your School for an iPad Implementation - iPads in Education - 52 views

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iPad education technology planning Apple blog 1:1

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Roland Gesthuizen on 09 Mar 11

"Planning is imperative for any technology initiative - iPad or otherwise. You need to ensure that you clearly understand and communicate how the technology integrates with your overall pedagogical objectives. Too many institutions purchase technology and then search for ways to utilize it, or leave it collecting dust on the shelf."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Planning is imperative for any technology initiative - iPad or otherwise. You need to ensure that you clearly understand and communicate how the technology integrates with your overall pedagogical objectives. Too many institutions purchase technology and then search for ways to utilize it, or leave it collecting dust on the shelf."</div>

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Roland Gesthuizen on 09 Mar 11

Some good planning points for educators planning any iPads in the classroom as class sets or 1:1 deployments

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Some good planning points for educators planning any iPads in the classroom as class sets or 1:1 deployments</div>

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Manaiakalani: 1:1 Reflections from the Chalkface - 24 views

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1:1 blog feedback netbook eLearning

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Roland Gesthuizen on 04 Mar 11

"A lot has been written on this blog from a facilitator's perspective about moving into a 1:1 environment, but I expect there are a few of you wanting to know what it is really like if you are a teacher, thrown in at the deep end. 30+ eager kids looking to you to make the dream work...."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"A lot has been written on this blog from a facilitator's perspective about moving into a 1:1 environment, but I expect there are a few of you wanting to know what it is really like if you are a teacher, thrown in at the deep end. 30+ eager kids looking to you to make the dream work...."</div>

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Roland Gesthuizen on 04 Mar 11

Feedback from a 1:1 deployment in Maine.

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