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"Last month, Erica Goldson graduated as valedictorian of Coxsackie-Athens High School. Instead of using her graduation speech to celebrate the triumph of her victory, the school, and the teachers that made it happen, she channeled her inner Ivan Illich and de-constructed the logic of a valedictorian and the whole educational system."

"How Technology Wires the Learning Brain February 23, 2011 | 9:45 AM | By Tina Barseghian FILED UNDER: Learning Methods, Research, Neuroscience, text, video games * 9 Comments * * Share447 * Email Post * Link to this post Getty Kids between the ages of 8 and 18 spend 11.5 hours a day using technology - whether that's computers, television, mobile phones, or video games - and usually more than one at a time. That's a big chunk of their 15 or 16 waking hours. But does that spell doom for the next generation? Not necessarily, according to Dr. Gary Small, a neuroscientist and professor at UCLA, who spoke at the Learning & the Brain Conference last week."

Create an interactive class textbook using Flipboard. Create a twitter account and have students post video, blogs, etc. about topics they are discussing in class. An excellent idea on how to incorporate the iPad/Flipboard into the classroom

What will be the emerging tech tools in 2010..? check-out the list..

"A growing chorus of voices argue that the internet is making us dumber. Web-connected laptops, smartphones and videogame consoles have all been cast as distracting brain mushers. But there's reason to believe some of the newest devices might not erode our minds. In fact, some scientists think they could even make us smarter."

Responding to student writing in an effective and timely manner is important to student success. And we want students to succeed, to be good writers. However, students don't often expect to receive detailed and intricate feedback on their work; they expect to see the dreaded "red pen" marks. They assume that we don't really read their writing, that we give each page a cursory glance, and that we are only looking for spelling and grammatical errors. This implies-and the students believe-that "writing" is only "writing correctly." But writing is much more than that, and as professionals we understand this. We know that revision has a key role in the process of writing, but good revision requires good feedback.

Which technology tools can help improve teaching and learning? Which can boost productivity? Which are just plain useful for keeping organized? At the FETC 2010 conference last week, education technology veterans shared their lists of apps intended to make life in and out of the classroom faster, easier, and, well, better.

Slides from a presentation on the Tests & Quizzes tool (OOTB, Tests & Surveys Beta @ IU).

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"Facebook isn't just a great way for you to find old friends or learn about what's happening this weekend, it is also an incredible learning tool. Teachers can utilize Facebook for class projects, for enhancing communication, and for engaging students in a manner that might not be entirely possible in traditional classroom settings. Read on to learn how you can be using Facebook in your classroom, no matter if you are a professor, student, working online, or showing up in person for class."

A wealth of professional articles dealing with educational technology. You can view and download the articles as PDF's.

Over 100 Free resources to use in the f2f or online classroom. Learning objects, FREE, as well as emerging tech. and social networking tools to use in your classroom

- These are some of the best free internet resources for education. This page is constantly updated..

In team-based learning, students work in groups on outcome-based or problem-based assignments. Assessing the work produced by teams, however, presents a significant challenge, and this difficulty is especially prominent in online environments. Developing and implementing a transparent assessment process that both supports and recognizes individual and group learning can generate a powerful combination of interdependency and peer cooperation. Online assessment tools that evaluate both individual and group effort support this dynamic, fostering the reliance on community that is becoming an increasingly important feature of the online academic landscape.

Suggestions for how to assessment collaborative learning in an online course/setting.

"What kind of learning environment would be best for you: a traditional setting or a distance learning program? Choose the answer that best describes you. When you complete this page, click Submit at the bottom of the page."

A good reminder of how to "act" while on social media.

People have been talking about e-books since the current crop of college students was watching Rugrats, yet use has been limited mostly to die-hard techies content to put up with significant drawbacks and uncertain benefits. Until now.