Google Wants to Join the Party, Not Crash It - 0 views
How Social Gaming is Improving Education - 3 views
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Interesting article - highlights the growth of virtual training tools and their capacity to improve real world tasks. Example: "The amazing results of the training and simulation program have led to significantly improved grades on students' critical skills tests, taking scores from a 56% success in 2007, to 95% at the end of 2008 after the simulation was instituted."
Boss Level: Collaborative Student-Led Learning at Quest to Learn | Edutopia - 0 views
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'Quest to Learn' is a New York City public middle and high school, supporting collaborative student-led learning: "Quest to Learn has used research in game-based learning to create a rigorous and engaging collaborative learning space where students feel safe taking risks and using their successes and failures to create and apply new knowledge." "Nurturing social and emotional learning (SEL) and 21st century skills like inventiveness, risk taking and collaboration."
Do Your Social Media Policies Run Afoul of the First Amendment? - 0 views
'Social Media in Education' Parent Connection Coming to Wyckoff - Schools - Wyckoff, NJ... - 0 views
JOURNEY TO THE END OF COAL - Web documentary by Samuel Bollendorff & Abel Ség... - 0 views
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This "Web documentary" provides a unique way to expose an important political and social issue. Focusing on the issues surrounding China's exploitation of its land and people related to coal, the site casts the viewer as an investigating journalist. You can choose to visit the sites and see the conditions for yourself or you can talk to people along the way and gain insight into their lives (as well as the political system). The content is deep, has high replay value, consists of very high-quality media, and represents an innovative approach to sharing experiences about important world issues.
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Wow. I have seen web documentaries highlighting human rights issues before, but this one's style and tone really captures the juxtaposition between socioeconomic classes. The map and additional information buttons are great for Social Studies and History teachers willing to bring this into the classroom. As a former middle school World Geography teacher, I would be interested in showing this to my class, but also hesitant. Any former teachers who would show this to their students?
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Wow. I've seen similar attempts at making web documentaries trying to raise public awareness about human rights before, but the filmmaker really hit the nail on the head. The juxtaposition between socioeconomic classes and the attempts mine workers make to brighten their world (i.e. engaging in a Christmas song/dance at the temple) is striking. I'm curious if any teachers would be brave enough to discuss these topics in their social studies classes.
The Meaning Of Friendship - 0 views
Parents still angry even after Palm Beach County makes concessions on testing for high-... - 0 views
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But at Tuesday's meeting, parents were too angry to acknowledge that Hernandez had made his first major concession since they began organizing on Facebook
Writer Neal Stephenson Unveils His Digital Novel The Mongoliad - NYTimes.com - 1 views
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The company, based in Seattle and San Francisco, has developed what it calls the PULP platform for creating digital novels
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aterial like background articles, images, music, and video. There are also social features that allow readers to create the
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There are also social features that allow readers to create their own profiles, earn badges for activity on the site or in the application, and interact with other readers.
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25 Ways To Use Social Media For Your Next Event | Helping improve your annual meetings,... - 0 views
Should Colleges Encourage Better Tech/Life Balance? - Tech Therapy - The Chronicle of H... - 0 views
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Naomi S. Baron, a linguistics professor at American University, studies how cell phones and online messaging change social interactions. She talks to the Tech Therapy team about her concern that colleges push too much technology on students and professors. Should colleges encourage e-mail-free Fridays?
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Interesting to think about technology saturation is impacting college students. Some college professors are even resisting technology integration in the classroom because of it - if you're interested in Higher Ed, the Chronicle of Higher Education has many interesting articles about technology in university settings.
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