Contents contributed and discussions participated by Rick Beach - educators

AP Classes Are a Scam - John Tierney - The Atlantic - 9 views

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How AP courses enhance stratification within schools between AP versus non-AP courses.

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AMERICA'S TEN CRISES: Part 6 (The Corporatization of American Education) « Ja... - 5 views

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Corporatization of schooling through standardization via technology to replace teachers and cut costs

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Testing mandates flunk cost-benefit analysis - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post - 4 views

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testing NCLB textbook policy schooling

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Smagorinsky nails the real origins of NCLB testing as a $20 billion cost to states that profit the testing/textbook companies.

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Amazon.com: Breaking the Page: Preview Edition eBook: Peter Meyers: Books - 4 views

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Free preview book on how e-books are changing the reading process.

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Education Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor, Studies Show - NYTimes.com - 9 views

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Research finds a growing income gap in student achievement reflecting the economic inequality of American society.

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Byliner website creates buzz - and best-sellers - 3 views

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reading digital literature

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Byliner site publishers Singles--short works by well-known writers (Tan, Patchett, Lewis) for e-readers.

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Make Your Videos Interactive With Viewbix - 19 views

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video interactive

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An alternative, "interactive" video annotation tools to YouTube Annotations; you can also add apps to a video.

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The Tate Movie Project / Home - 19 views

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animation film

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An animation creation site designed to appeal to children aged 5-13 and will enable them to explore animation, scripting, editing and sound effects

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Get papers and projects done faster with yolink - 19 views

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Browser add-on to find and highlight online materials for exporting into Google Docs

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willrich45 shared http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/reach-building-communities-and-... - 8 views

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professional development networking

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Jeff Utecht: Reach: Building Communities and Networks for Professional Development: downloadable book from Lulu

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National Educational Technology Plan » Comprehensive Resource List - 14 views

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Web2.0 resources

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Lots of Web 2.0 resources

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Screenjelly - What's on your screen? - 0 views

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screencast record

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free tool to create a screencast up to three minutes

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