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DimensionU - Multiplayer Educational Video Games for Math, Science, Literacy and History - 0 views

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    They have a ways to go before it can be a major part of curriculum, but an interesting look at how video games can enhance learning.
anonymous

Upcoming Webinar - Tues, 4/10, 9am PST - Howard Rheingold - 0 views

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    "Discover how giving students more responsibility in shaping their own curriculum can lead to more active participation."
anonymous

Microsoft Word is cumbersome, inefficient, and obsolete. It's time for it to die. - Sla... - 0 views

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    Amen to this. Please...PLEASE, I'm begging you, consider non-MS Office formats. I hate waiting 15 seconds for Word to launch just to read a text document. Web browsers are great at rendering text. Blogs are so much more interactive.
anonymous

Email Is Not Broken; We Are - 0 views

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    This is a great article, especially for those of you interested in implementing Getting Things Done.
anonymous

TED-Ed | Lessons Worth Sharing - 1 views

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    This is pretty awesome, though Canvas has most of the functionality already built into it. 
anonymous

Good vs Good Enough | Flickr - Photo Sharing! - 0 views

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    Probably not true for all kids, but true for enough of them that we need to open the doors to our classrooms a little wider.
kwassink

For Exams, is Using the Internet Considered Cheating? | MindShift - 0 views

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    Where does one draw the line for cheating when trying to teach the 21st century skills of research and collaboration?
kwassink

How to Create Social Media Guidelines for Your School | Edutopia - 0 views

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    It may be time to review our Social Media Guidelines.
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    I think reviewing our policy would be a good idea. I do think there are many missed teaching opportunities resulting from our existing policies. The question is, do the costs outweigh the benefits?
anonymous

How Technology Could Improve Personalized Learning | Edudemic - 0 views

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    A little more on the difference between individualized instruction and personalized learning. This is a trend that isn't going away - nearly all of the major new releases in education technology is supporting personalized learning.
anonymous

Statistics - 0 views

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    I think running 'independent studies' just got a whole lot easier. What would it look like to offer these courses to our students?
anonymous

Beyond the Transcript: Digital Portfolios Paint a Complete Picture | MindShift - 0 views

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    Can we head in this direction?
anonymous

Why It's OK to Let Apps Make You a Better Person - Evan Selinger - Technology - The Atl... - 1 views

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    A laptop connected to the internet may provide the ultimate distraction, but they may also provide the ultimate will power aids. You wouldn't blame a hammer for smashing your thumb - let's use these things well.
anonymous

101 Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers You Should Know About - 0 views

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    Should you use all of these? Of course not, but it's a great list to get a sense of what web applications are capable of, and how tech can help you teach.
anonymous

Think, Before You Email (A Decision Tree Infographic) » Copy / Paste by Peter... - 2 views

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    Please, for the love of God, read this before you send another email.
anonymous

Building Good Search Skills: What Students Need to Know | MindShift - 0 views

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    What, we have to teach them this?
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    Wanna talk 21st century skills? I'm struggling to think of one more fundamental than good search skills.
anonymous

Building your professional network with twitter, google reader and a few othe... - 0 views

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    Get networked
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    Pretty sure part of why people aren't into the whole curating the internet thing is that it seems overwhelming. It isn't - read this, then go find good stuff and share it with the rest of us.
anonymous

Google: Exploring Computational Thinking - 0 views

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    My physics kids are using VPython with great success this trimester. Let me know if you want to play along (please).
anonymous

Think Thank Thunk » Standards-Based Grading: In the Helicopter Above the Forest: - 0 views

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    Remember this guy? He's still doing awesome stuff - in rural Iowa.
kwassink

https://dougjohnson.wikispaces.com/file/view/fairfaxBYOD.pdf - 0 views

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    Here's an interesting policy from Fairfax county about use of personal devices at school. Might be something work visiting as we're now seeing things like Nook's and Kindles and phones are becoming more powerful and could potentially be something beneficial to use (in some instances) during class.
anonymous

Keeping Students Engaged in a 1:1 Project-Based Classroom [guest post] | Dangerously Ir... - 0 views

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    Good advice for all of us, especially as we look at bringing these things into the MS.
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