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Parents to be shown how to protect children online | Technology | The Guardian - 0 views
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Her report, treading a delicate line between tighter regulation and better coordinated parental education, will argue that industry and government must do more to provide information to parents on how to set timers on computers, video games and console games. She will propose:
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She will also concede that academic research on the impact of the net on children and their lifestyles is inadequate.
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· New codes of practice to regulate social networking sites, such as Bebo and Facebook, including clear standards on privacy and harmful content;· A gold standard for the use of console games, including clear set-up guidance for parents on issues such as pin codes and locks;· Better information for parents on how to block children accessing some websites. Byron has been struck that the technology exists to impose timers and filters, but there has been little take-up, knowledge or development of the technology;
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Fair Assessment Practices - Giving Students Equitable Opportunties to Demonstrate Learning - 2 views
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Seven Steps to Fair Assessment If we are to draw reasonably good conclusions about what our students have learned, it is imperative that we make our assessments—and our uses of the results—as fair as possible for as many students as possible. A fair assessment is one in which students are given equitable opportunities to demonstrate what they know (Lam, 1995).
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Good basic article on some steps to fair assessment
Teaching Online: 2 Perspectives - Chronicle.com - 0 views
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What a wonderful article! I teach a course for faculty in how to teach online (in which they participate as students), and the author touches on many of the best practices that we model and address in the course. :-)
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I couldn't have been more surprised by the satisfaction and joy that could come from a distance-learning program.
JRC49108.pdf (application/pdf Object) - 0 views
Theory and Practice of Online Learning - 0 views
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1st edition of the book
Teach with a Touch - 11 views
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Cheryl Davis's presentation - Acalanes High School
Must See YouTube: Teaching Content is Teaching Reading | New America Blogs - 0 views
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Willingham's core message: While decoding skills and vocabulary are essential for students to read proficiently, reading comprehension requires something more. To truly comprehend what they read, students need a strong base of content knowledge that allows them to connect concepts on the page with existing knowledge to understand what the text is telling them. The implication for policy and practice? If we really want children to read proficiently, we need to not only teach them to read, but also equip them with content knowledge in a wide range of subjects.
eLearning Software Company WHBS becomes HP's Business Partner. - 0 views
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WHBS (White House Business Solutions) partnered with HP as its Business Partner to offer more value added services and high-quality solutions to its client base. Most of the software solutions that WHBS offers to educational institutions, business enterprises and government organizations are web-based and hosted on a high-end server to cater online services to thousands of concurrent users. It has been a practice in WHBS to test and optimize their software solutions in different platforms and recommend its clients the right infrastructure for their requirements. Through this partnership, WHBS will have access to HP's latest servers, storage, tools and software to test, develop and optimize its solutions for HP platforms. As per HP, this partnership between WHBS and HP will help complementing each other's applications, technology and service portfolios to address the complex and growing demands of their joint clients. For More Information - http://www.whitehouseit.com
Connect Pro Best Practices User Group - Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro User Community - 5 views
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Recorded webinars on basic and advanced uses of Adobe Connect
Nik's Quick Shout: Ask & Answer Video Questions - 11 views
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Questions and answers are the fundamental building blocks of language, so this is a great tool for checking out students' grammar and their ability to formulate questions and answers in any particular tense, so great online controlled speaking practice too.
E-Learning Graduate Certificate Program: Problem solving in an online constructivist cl... - 0 views
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If you come across a question you can't answer, be honest. Don't bluff or portray yourself as an expert when you aren't. Instead model the collaborative skills you've developed and work together with the student to solve problems.
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By sharing power you enhance the learning community.
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1. Wait time.
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Convey Your Online Teaching Persona | Faculty Focus - 20 views
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