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Eric Mazur's (Harvard physics professor) new software to support his teaching methodology (the "flipped" classroom). Learning Catalytics. Intriguing!

A community for PD regarding flipped learning

Young students use Facebook in the classroom What do you think?

Poor idea. First of all, it models disrespect for terms of service: One item on Facebook's terms of service page says "You will not use Facebook if you are under 13." Second, we know from a growing body of psychological and neuroscience research that once people (esp young people) have developed friends networks, that they spend hours and hours of their time at home doing facebook, at the expense of real-time face-to-face socializing, exercise, and homework. The quality of work they do goes down dramatically when they switch back and forth from Facebook to their homework (the Facebooking activity impairs their ability to remember what they were doing before they switched). This can also contribute to sleep deprivation, which itself results in a whole host of poor health/cognitive problems. A better alternative: teaching kids alternative exciting ways of social networking and working collaboratively online that don't have the massive distraction factor of Facebook: teach them how to make flip videos and post them on drop box; teach them how to make wikis; use a Ning social network; teach them how to use Google Docs, forms, etc. Teach them how to use Diigo! Even teaching them how to twitter is a wiser idea. . . just.

Classroom 2.0 Social Learning Summit video recordings.  Hosting Skype, flip class, silly, technology, social media, collaboration, etc.

Takes notes as you view a video.  Notes and video will be synchronized.  Great for flipped classrooms or teaching proper note taking

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