Contents contributed and discussions participated by Ruth Howard - educators

Hole-in-the-Wall - 19 views

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Slumdog Millionaire inspired by Hole-in-the-Wall
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Now, more than ever before, it is critical to look at solutions that complement the framework of traditional schooling. Minimally Invasive Education™ is one such solution – a solution that uses the power of collaboration and the natural curiosity of children to catalyze learning.
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Ruth Howard on 13 Mar 10

Dr Sugata Mitra on how children teach themselves. I've not been able to stop thinking about his ideas since seeing a video lecture a few days ago...shocking in a provocatively inspiring way.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Dr Sugata Mitra on how children teach themselves. I've not been able to stop thinking about his ideas since seeing a video lecture a few days ago...shocking in a provocatively inspiring way.</div>

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Word Spy - 26 views

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WordSpy is disseminating words gleaned from our collective contemporary culture. fun, literacy,writing,research,wordsmith

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2¢ Worth » Technology-Transformed Learning Environments - 15 views

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Bottom line is that we will see learners becoming responsible to their peers, audiences, and communities for their learning.  ..and that responsibility will not be based on a measure of their learning (how much or how well), but on what they have learned and what they can do with what they’ve learned.
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Outdoctrination: Society, Children, Technology and Self Organisation in Education - 11 views

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Astounding!

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edtechlive's mp3 Bookmarks on Delicious - 5 views

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Delicious Bookmarks of all Steve Hardagon Edtech interviews mp3 format only.

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Interactive Encyclopedia . Encyclopédie Interactive - 7 views

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Extraordinary discovery site in various languages early learning and Kinder.Here is their interactive encyclopedia. PoissonRouge.com click red fish to go deeper into site. So cool no instructions just endless discovery.The music is extraordinary in itself let alone the visuals.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Extraordinary discovery site in various languages early learning and Kinder.Here is their interactive encyclopedia. PoissonRouge.com click red fish to go deeper into site. So cool no instructions just endless discovery.The music is extraordinary in itself let alone the visuals.</div>

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MidLink Magazine Home - 3 views

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Exemplary student writing/projects from around the globe, submit your student or class. Opportunities to collaborate and recommended Web 2 tools.

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KidsClick! Online Games - 15 views

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Online Games for children filtered by (USA?) librarians

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LFE.pdf (application/pdf Object) - 4 views

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Any of the resources inside CommittedSardines are mind extending educational resources. This pdf tracks future trends that exponentially impact us and directly applies them to the field of education.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Any of the resources inside CommittedSardines are mind extending educational resources. This pdf tracks future trends that exponentially impact us and directly applies them to the field of education.</div>

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Jukes+-+Understanding+Digital+Kids.pdf (application/pdf Object) - 12 views

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Although this lecture by the futurists from Info Savvy Group is dated 2006 it is an essential and clearcut distillation of current issues for teachers of youth in the classroom. The Info Savvy website-CommittedSardine has plenty other free resources, I located this elsewhere as you can see. http://www.committedsardine.com/handouts.cfm

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Although this lecture by the futurists from Info Savvy Group is dated 2006 it is an essential and clearcut distillation of current issues for teachers of youth in the classroom. The Info Savvy website-CommittedSardine has plenty other free resources, I located this elsewhere as you can see. <a href="http://www.committedsardine.com/handouts.cfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.committedsardine.com/handouts.cfm</a></div>

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3D Projector - 3D Ready - 3D DLP - Classroom Projector - Education Projector - School -... - 7 views

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This 3d technology (complete with glasses) could be fun for some? A precurser perhaps but not really in league with more immersive and/or augmented reality tech. It seems somehow gimicky compared to those...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This 3d technology (complete with glasses) could be fun for some? A precurser perhaps but not really in league with more immersive and/or augmented reality tech. It seems somehow gimicky compared to those...</div>

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Number Gossip: 309 - 2 views

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Number Gossip (Enter a number and I'll tell you everything you wanted to know about it but were afraid to ask.) A wondrous search game of number properties etc

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JOLT - Journal of Online Learning and Teaching - 16 views

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Digital Storytelling: Free ESL Materials.com | Websites | Lesson Plans - 17 views

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Multiple Choice Tests: Thinking Handcuffs - 19 views

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Yes! Yes! I' ve been there!

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Joe Bowers misgivings on multiple choice

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New Pedagogies For The Digital Age - 23 views

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Steve Wheeler emphasises that 'the future of education will be premised on what students need - and that will include creative solutions, flexible, personalisable tools, and device responsiveness that is culturally relevant. It's going to be exciting and challenging!'

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Steve Wheeler emphasises that 'the future of education will be premised on what students need - and that will include creative solutions, flexible, personalisable tools, and device responsiveness that is culturally relevant. It's going to be exciting and challenging!'</div>

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willrich45 shared http://planetkodu.com/course/2010/02/24/before-we-begin/ - 10 views

Ruth Howard on 27 Feb 10

Open courseware game development Melbourne based IdeasLab 5 week course free- starts mon 1st March -based on connectivist ideas.Enroll your students/selves. I wont be at this time but Im interested as an observer- in games as a medium for learners especially youth. I would love to have a go to see how even with no programming/coding etc can I facilitate this?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Open courseware game development Melbourne based IdeasLab 5 week course free- starts mon 1st March -based on connectivist ideas.Enroll your students/selves. I wont be at this time but Im interested as an observer- in games as a medium for learners especially youth. I would love to have a go to see how even with no programming/coding etc can I facilitate this?</div>

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10,000 Hours of Gaming « TalentedApps - 9 views

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Games that can save the world and gaming skillsets too....see Jane McGonical link inside.

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Edutopia Webinar Series | Edutopia - 6 views

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Social and Emotional Learning: Making a Case in an NCLB World"
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Target audience: Educators in the elementary and secondary grades interested in evidence for the value of social and emotional learning and practical ideas for implementing it
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Reading, writing, and arithmetic are important -- there's no doubt of that. But it takes more than those basic academic skills for students to grow into happy, successful adults.
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In this session, two pioneering educators and a national education leader explain why social and emotional skills deserve time and attention -- SEL has been shown to raise test scores -- and how they provide it effectively in their schools.
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Ruth Howard on 26 Feb 10

Edutopia Webinar

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ZaidSwoosh: The Ultimate Plagiarism Resource? - 13 views

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tools to combat plagiarism

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