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Readability - An Arc90 Lab Experiment - 0 views

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readability reading typography tool tools bookmarklets

shared by J Black on 05 Mar 09 - Cached

J Black on 05 Mar 09

So very cool!! Helps make websites more readable....a great find!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">So very cool!! Helps make websites more readable....a great find!</div>

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Save The Words - 0 views

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language words English dictionary reading

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J Black on 01 Feb 09

Very clever vocab builder that is flash based. I only wish that it would have a built-in audio file for each word (I don't think I saw one -- could have missed it).

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Very clever vocab builder that is flash based. I only wish that it would have a built-in audio file for each word (I don't think I saw one -- could have missed it).</div>

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Talis Project Xiphos - About - 0 views

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Project Ziphos podcasts blog e-learning online learning

shared by Natalie Lafferty on 06 Feb 09 - Cached

Natalie Lafferty on 06 Feb 09

We are just beginning to tell our story about where we see education in the next few years. The following paper is our first turn in a conversation, one which we would be very pleased for you to join. If you have ideas or feedback, or perhaps you would like to join us on our journey, please get in touch: sign up for updates, join our blog discussions, or email.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">We are just beginning to tell our story about where we see education in the next few years. The following paper is our first turn in a conversation, one which we would be very pleased for you to join. If you have ideas or feedback, or perhaps you would like to join us on our journey, please get in touch: sign up for updates, join our blog discussions, or email. </div>

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IT on the Campuses: What the Future Holds - 0 views

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learning tech

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what the future may hold for IT.
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Higher education has to get faster, faster, faster in adopting new technologies
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respond to the market forces by essentially blowing up our undergraduate curriculum.
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How do we more aggressively use blending across our different programs and services? How do we use more mobile technology, in particular, not just wireless, but all the devices that we have? They are getting into conversations about gaming, about social networking, about real, high-impact presentation technologies, even holographics, and then really looking at the analytic side of it, and the whole time thinking about how they maintain the human touch. …
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20 percent of all students in U.S. higher education.
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So things that used to happen almost in boot-camp fashion — the students come in; they all take the same courses; they march through a four- or five-year program together — forget about that. So whether it is new distribution models online, online models, outsourcing, increasingly commoditized skilled courses — those are all new business models that I think are going to be supported by technology.
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Higher ed has been very, very good at what I call the "case method" — copy and steal everything, right?
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UsingMac - 101 Must Know Quick Leopard Tips - 0 views

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apple for:edtechtalk hacks leopard macosx osx tips

shared by Fred Delventhal on 20 May 08 - Cached

Fred Delventhal on 20 May 08

Some very cool and hidden tips. Somedays I really need the Eliza one. ;-)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Some very cool and hidden tips. Somedays I really need the Eliza one. ;-)</div>

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educon21 » home - 0 views

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conference education educon for:edtechtalk for:wow2.0 unconference

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Fred Delventhal on 28 May 08

via Beth Knittle

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Fred Delventhal on 28 May 08

EduCon 2.1 is both a conversation and a conference. And it is not a technology conference. It is an education conference. It is, hopefully, an innovation conference where we can come together, both in person and virtually, to discuss the future of schools. Every session will be an opportunity to discuss and debate ideas -- from the very practical to the big dreams.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">EduCon 2.1 is both a conversation and a conference. And it is not a technology conference. It is an education conference. It is, hopefully, an innovation conference where we can come together, both in person and virtually, to discuss the future of schools. Every session will be an opportunity to discuss and debate ideas -- from the very practical to the big dreams.</div>

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12 Things You Really Should Know About SEO - 0 views

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promotion site web website

shared by chris eb on 18 Jun 08 - Cached

chris eb on 18 Jun 08

From the very beginning of the Internet, the number one challenge which all of us have faced is how to attract qualified visitors to our websites. Throughout the boom years, one of the most popular solutions was to get massive funding, relatively easy to get in those days, and "buy" traffic, by various means.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">From the very beginning of the Internet, the number one challenge which all of us have faced is how to attract qualified visitors to our websites. Throughout the boom years, one of the most popular solutions was to get massive funding, relatively easy to get in those days, and "buy" traffic, by various means. </div>

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Kim Cofino's Collaboration Continuum Cycle - 0 views

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21stcentury

shared by Sarah Hanawald on 02 Sep 08 - Cached

Sarah Hanawald on 02 Sep 08

Very thoughful graphic and language that emphasizes the nature of excellent tech support in an academic (teaching) environment.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Very thoughful graphic and language that emphasizes the nature of excellent tech support in an academic (teaching) environment.</div>

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NSBA: Evaluating Digital Products - 0 views

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assessment bernajean porter digital evaluation scoring guide

shared by Jeff Johnson on 30 Jun 08 - Cached

Jeff Johnson on 30 Jun 08

We watched an example of a student-produced film about the bombing of Hiroshima and discussed how we would assess it. It was difficult to say since we weren't the ones that gave the assignment, but it got the conversation started. Our speaker said that in many cases a scoring guide (i.e., rubric) isn't even provided, or the scoring guide focuses exclusively on the mechanics of the product (e.g., number of images, number of PowerPoint slides). Too often, she says, the product is simply turned in without the kind of serious assessment that we usually give to more traditional writing assignments. I've observed this over the years as well, and have often felt like technological glitz has been substituted for high quality content. This is especially common with teachers who may not be very technosavvy themselves and may be more likely to be overly impressed with the polish that modern ditial tools can impart without any effort on the part of the student.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">We watched an example of a student-produced film about the bombing of Hiroshima and discussed how we would assess it. It was difficult to say since we weren't the ones that gave the assignment, but it got the conversation started. Our speaker said that in many cases a scoring guide (i.e., rubric) isn't even provided, or the scoring guide focuses exclusively on the mechanics of the product (e.g., number of images, number of PowerPoint slides). Too often, she says, the product is simply turned in without the kind of serious assessment that we usually give to more traditional writing assignments. I've observed this over the years as well, and have often felt like technological glitz has been substituted for high quality content. This is especially common with teachers who may not be very technosavvy themselves and may be more likely to be overly impressed with the polish that modern ditial tools can impart without any effort on the part of the student.</div>

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They don't all really need laptops, do they? - 0 views

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1-to-1 benefit budget initiative laptop learning program students

shared by Jeff Johnson on 09 Jul 08 - Cached

Jeff Johnson on 09 Jul 08

I've been getting this question a lot lately from administrators, parents, and taxpayers. The question isn't malicious, but rather comes from folks with a vested interest in making sure that our technology dollars directly benefit students. Does giving teachers laptops directly benefit students? For people who aren't actively teaching in a classroom, that's a hard question to answer.\n\nI don't think it's very hard for teachers to answer the question, though, especially at the secondary level. For most people entering the business world, there is no question that they will have a computer on their desk when they are hired. It might be a laptop, a desktop, a shared desktop facilitated with some sort of flextime arrangement, or even a computer allowance so that the new hire can buy a machine that makes them the most productive. However, it's not terribly likely that they'll just be handed a dry erase marker and a whiteboard, pointed towards a copy machine, and told to go for it.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I've been getting this question a lot lately from administrators, parents, and taxpayers. The question isn't malicious, but rather comes from folks with a vested interest in making sure that our technology dollars directly benefit students. Does giving teachers laptops directly benefit students? For people who aren't actively teaching in a classroom, that's a hard question to answer.\n\nI don't think it's very hard for teachers to answer the question, though, especially at the secondary level. For most people entering the business world, there is no question that they will have a computer on their desk when they are hired. It might be a laptop, a desktop, a shared desktop facilitated with some sort of flextime arrangement, or even a computer allowance so that the new hire can buy a machine that makes them the most productive. However, it's not terribly likely that they'll just be handed a dry erase marker and a whiteboard, pointed towards a copy machine, and told to go for it.</div>

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tafiti - 0 views

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searchengine

shared by kasey on 25 Jul 08 - Cached

kasey on 25 Jul 08

Cool new search engine from Microsoft, save searches, very visual

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The Miniature Earth - 0 views

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social world earth statistics 100people miniature for:edtechtalk

shared by Fred Delventhal on 23 Oct 08 - Cached

Fred Delventhal on 23 Oct 08

The idea of reducing the world's population to a community of only 100 people is very useful and important. It makes us easily understand the differences in the world. There are many types of reports that use the Earth's population reduced to 100 people, especially in the Internet. Ideas like this should be more often shared, especially nowadays when the world seems to be in need of dialogue and understanding among different cultures, in a way that it has never been before. The text that originated this webmovie was published on May 29, 1990 with the title "State of the Village Report", and it was written by Donella Meadows, who passed away in February 2000. Nowadays Sustainability Institute, through Donella's Foundation, carries on her ideas and projects. Donella Meadows' original "State of the Village Report" may be found at: www.sustainer.org/dhm_archive/index.php?display_article=vn338villageed The text used here has been modified. The statistics have been updated based on specialized publications and mainly reports on the World's population provided by The UN, PRB and others.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The idea of reducing the world's population to a community of only 100 people is very useful and important. It makes us easily understand the differences in the world. There are many types of reports that use the Earth's population reduced to 100 people, especially in the Internet. Ideas like this should be more often shared, especially nowadays when the world seems to be in need of dialogue and understanding among different cultures, in a way that it has never been before. The text that originated this webmovie was published on May 29, 1990 with the title "State of the Village Report", and it was written by Donella Meadows, who passed away in February 2000. Nowadays Sustainability Institute, through Donella's Foundation, carries on her ideas and projects. Donella Meadows' original "State of the Village Report" may be found at: <a href="http://www.sustainer.org/dhm_archive/index.php?display_article=vn338villageed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.sustainer.org/dhm_archive/index.php?display_article=vn338villageed</a> The text used here has been modified. The statistics have been updated based on specialized publications and mainly reports on the World's population provided by The UN, PRB and others.</div>

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2 MILLION MINUTES :: A DOCUMENTARY FILM ON GLOBAL EDUCATION - 0 views

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2.0 documentary learning

shared by anonymous on 11 May 08 - Cached

anonymous on 11 May 08

Two Million Minutes (Running time: 54 minutes) THE DOCUMENTARY Regardless of nationality, as soon as a student completes the 8th grade, the clock starts ticking. From that very moment the child has approximately - …Two Million Minutes until high school graduation…Two Million Minutes to build their intellectual foundation…Two Million Minutes to prepare for college and ultimately career…Two Million Minutes to go from a teenager to an adult

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Two Million Minutes (Running time: 54 minutes) THE DOCUMENTARY Regardless of nationality, as soon as a student completes the 8th grade, the clock starts ticking. From that very moment the child has approximately - …Two Million Minutes until high school graduation…Two Million Minutes to build their intellectual foundation…Two Million Minutes to prepare for college and ultimately career…Two Million Minutes to go from a teenager to an adult</div>

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Wellcome-images - 0 views

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creativecommons Creative_commons

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J Black on 19 Feb 09

Database of images from museum in England. Licensed under Creative Commons - must attribute and also leave embedded meta data in file information. Some very nice images!!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Database of images from museum in England. Licensed under Creative Commons - must attribute and also leave embedded meta data in file information. Some very nice images!!</div>

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