The good, bad and ugly bits of international tests (according to Rick Hess) - 0 views
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Matthew Ong on 08 Dec 13With the PISA results out, Rick provides a word of caution to the fanfare.
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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Matthew Ong
Why gaming is good for you (or is it really?) - 2 views
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An interesting infographic on gaming
Top 10 tech trends - 2 views
Learning from nature's technology - 0 views
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Nature offers some of the most amazing technology and perhaps sometimes, instead of looking to constantly innovate or create technology, we can look to nature's technology to transform education in our classrooms (and out of them)
How to separate fact and fiction-lessons from journalism for educators? - 0 views
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This is an interesting talk which shares techniques that journalists use to determine fact from fiction. Could be very useful for teaching critical thinking skills.
Personalizing medicine through emerging biotechnology - 0 views
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A fascinating talk on the barriers broken by this new biotechnology. Personalized medicine could be coming our way soon...I wonder how this would transform the teaching of biology in school too.
Virtual dissection table and an introduction to the human anatomy - 0 views
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Someone in class once mentioned the use of virtual tools to help medical students to learn more about the human anatomy. This table is not revolutionary but I think it still provides a nice introduction to the anatomy.
What happens when you combine augmented reality with narrative and superb story telling? - 1 views
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This video shows Marco combining simple AR with super storytelling skills. Makes one wonder what a skillful teacher could do with those two tools.
Creating in the wake of challenges, self-doubt and despair - 0 views
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Interesting perspectives from some really creative people, who managed to create despite immense challenges.
How art, technology and design inform creative leaders - 0 views
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An important perspective on how leadership is needed to connect the worlds of art, technology and design.
Online videos rethought - 2 views
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We often tell stories through videos and in a linear fashion. Ryan Merkley imagines videos that are dynamic, working like the web itself. Interesting idea and tool discussed in this video.
The next big lego - 0 views
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Interesting project that builds sound, light sensors, motion detectors into building blocks.
Awesome recovery from a stroke - perspective from a brain scientist herself - 0 views
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When a brain scientist got a stroke, she got the opportunity to study her own experience. She found this remarkable ability of her mind to enter the conscious and sub-conscious realms, accessing information on different levels all the time. I wonder if artificial intelligence would ever have this ability, to think and feel on their own...
Grades, online courses, deductive reasoning - 1 views
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While the idea of online courses are not new, Shimon highlights the importance of self-learning and opens a new window for learners who don't excel in the world of grades. Inspiring stuff!
Really simple and timeless games for ELL - 1 views
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The spirit behind the use of these games is great. You might have seen, heard, and played these games before but the authors call for the use of these games to be simple and concise for the teachers and students is timely in the wake of very complex games that some teachers might want to force into the curriculum.
Ted Talk - Walk Doctors don't know about the drugs they prescribe - 0 views
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As we're researching on emerging technology, much of the literature we read is based on credible sources, or so we hope. This talk highlights the danger of publication bias and the importance of knowing where research has shown that things work, and where they don't. By focusing too much on the stuff that works, sometimes, we inadvertently ignore the research that shows it doesn't.
This camera can capture things at the speed of light... - 0 views
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It isn't so much the fact that this camera can do what it can. It's how its inventor conceptualized the possibilities of firing packets of photons many times and capturing it to form an image. There were ripples of light! Amazing possibilities in store for the imaginative educator...
Fantastic Contraption: A fun online physics puzzle game - 0 views
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Online physics game. It's really fun and creative. One must wonder, however, how to really pin down what knowledge/skills they're acquiring and if they're transferrable. Wonderful game nevertheless!
5 myths about education, technology and 21st century skills - 1 views
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An interesting article that debunks certain myths like administrators and teachers having a shared understanding of technology and 21st century skills and that teachers feel prepared to use technology or teach 21st century skills after their preservice training.
Rethinking school textbooks - 0 views
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Could we see them replacing textbooks in the future?