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Katerina Manoff

School leavers given 'de-text' lessons to speak the language business needs; Social med... - 2 views

I've been reading a lot about this trend - I think it's equally prevalent in the US. I wonder how much of it is caused by our move away from school as preparation for career to school as a place fo...

social media text-speak sms language poor skills

Chris Dede

Realityworks Teaches Business Ed with Online Simulation Games -- THE Journal - 0 views

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    business education for high school students via online simulation games
Sabita Verma

Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com#/video/living/2010/02/10/howard.start.own.bus... - 0 views

shared by Sabita Verma on 10 Feb 10 - Cached
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    Extrinsice versus intrinsic motivators ... a mismatch between what science knows and what business does!
Tracy Tan

History in Leeds, then maths in California; The internet has opened up a huge new world... - 0 views

(Restricted access article, so I'm posting it here.) I found what was said about 'engaging online learning experiences' very insightful: "It must be a well ordered, curated experience that underst...

online learning curating

started by Tracy Tan on 27 Mar 12 no follow-up yet
Uly Lalunio

Business and Industry Groups to Launch STEM Coalition - Curriculum Matters - Education ... - 0 views

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    More fodder for STEM education. Diverse units of business and industry are joining forces to rev up support for STEM.
Stephanie Leung

4 Tips For Turning A Great Idea Into A Full-Blown Movement | Co.Design: business + inno... - 2 views

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    advice on how to spread great ideas
Stephanie Leung

4 Key Insights From The 57-Day, Blitzkrieg Redesign Of Google+ | Co.Design: business + ... - 0 views

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    advice on improving a website's UI
Tracy Tan

School apps go to the top of the class (Chris Griffith, The Australian [AU], 13/3) - 0 views

(Restricted access, article posted here) Some food for thought: if kids are 'learning in snippets of time', does this mean that deep learning is being compromised? Australian schools are getting...

school apps ipad

started by Tracy Tan on 27 Mar 12 no follow-up yet
Chris McEnroe

Technology a Top Priority in District 196 Schools - Rosemount, MN Patch - 0 views

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  • y more engaged,” said Heier. “The engagement itself, hopefully, will increase student performance.” Funding for these undertakings comes from a variety of sources, said Jeff Solomon, director of finance and operations for the district. Until recently, one source was a financial pool provided to schools nationwide by the Microsoft corporation as the result of a lawsuit served as a revenue source. However, those funds are now drying up after several years of use. The district also receives $1.4 million per year from the capital projects levy, all of which is intended for technology-related purchases. The 10-year levy was voted into effect in 2004. Capital funds are another source of technology funding. These monies, which are issued annually, are provided by state aid and by local property taxes. The total capital funds budget is $10 million per year. However, only $140,000 is designated for administrative technology; another $1.2 million is also allocated to specific schools, where the revenue is often used to fund technology. Currently, the district’s primary technological priority is building a stronger, more consistent wireless connection, said Heier. This project is still in the early stages. The district is working with a consulting firm to design a network that will allow for further expansion. Heier said that in the future, the district would like to create an environment where students can bring their own devices to school, and where schools provide students with devices, such as laptops and tablets. The district will begin building the network in either summer or fall of 2012. Heier was unable to estimate an end date for the project, but said the district hopes to establish the network within two years. The wireless project is estimated to cost between $500,000 and $750,000, according to Heier. Funding for the network is currently being sourced from the capital project levy. At present, levy funds will not be available until after 2014-2015. However, the levy may be renewed through a community vote in 2014. Either way, it appears that high-tech efforts will continue to be a priority for District 196 in the foreseeable future. “It’s our world now,” said Berenz. “We don’t have the choice to not incorporate technology.” Related Topics: Capital Funds Project, Capital Revenue, District 196, Education, Jeff solomon, Rosemount-Apple Valley- Eagan School District, Superintendent Jane Berenz, Technology in classes, and classroom technology What do you think of technology in classrooms? Tell us in the comments. Email me updates about this story. [["validates_email_format_of",{"message":"Enter a valid email address e.g. janedoe@aol.com."}]] Website: Thanks. We'll email you the next time we update this story.  Email  Print Follow comments  Submit tip   Comment Leave a comment [["validates_presence_of",{"message":"Hey, you forgot to let us know how you feel \u2014 please enter a comment."}],["validates_length_of",{"too_long":"Easy there, Tolstoy. Your comment cannot exceed 1500 characters.","maximum":1500,"allow_blank":true}]]comm
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    Spending money with the hope that learning comes from assumed engagement.
Kasthuri Gopalaratnam

Why Smart Companies Should Adopt the Lessons of Gaming - Social Business - 0 views

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    Nice article, with a reference to Foldit!
Uly Lalunio

Observations: Not merely slipping away: Forgetting requires biochemical action - 1 views

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    "It has long been understood that memroy formation is an active and often exhausting process, losing them seems to happen quite passively as time elapses and new information overloads our busy brains. But a new study published February 19 in the journal Cell shows that forgetting is a biochemically active process not unlike memory formation."
Xavier Rozas

Web is among world's 'destructive' technologies - 0 views

  • "Increasingly the Internet itself, given our reliance on it, is a source of destructive technology. I think we really have to worry about cyber terrorism and cyber crime increasingly. But there's obviously nuclear proliferation and bio-weapons and chemical weapons."
  • "I think it's had two diametrically opposed effects. One effect has been really good. It's created transformation and empowered people and allowed us to debunk bad ideas in a very ... decisive way. It's almost created a cognitive immune system for the planet."
  • He continued: "It's also empowered pranks and pseudoscience and bad information because every person on the Internet can sort of find the people like them and everyone can find an audience so there are certain forms of ignorance that would more or less be unthinkable without the Internet. Global jihad has been massively empowered by the Internet. Even things like the 911 truth conspiracy. That, to my mind, is an Internet phenomenon. No one would publish those books. This is something that is born of Web sites and Internet commentary."
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    Distructive...? Disruptive, yes. Internet is still finding ways to upend business models and psycho-social norms.
Jerusha Saldaña Yanez

BBC - GCSE Bitesize - Games index - 0 views

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    In order to progress in the game of The Lost Army of Fu Shi players must answer multiple choice questions regarding business studies, geography, science, etc. to get more time to "play" .
Matthew Ong

games2train.com : Serious Training in a Game Environment - 0 views

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    This website offers numerous serious games that claim to offer serious training for various businesses.
Tomoko Matsukawa

Fast Analytics and Rapid-fire Business Intelligence from Tableau Software | Tableau Sof... - 1 views

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    Visualization tool. referred by junjie. 
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    Tomoko, can you say more about this tool--and why you shared it?
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    I am so sorry... I posted by mistake....was meant to be for different diigo group....
Maurice Joyce

Providence theater offering 'tweet seats'; actors using social media from backstage, too - 2 views

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    Is engagement in the theater with Twitter going too far?
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