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Carla Arena

How do you envision using the Webslides feature? - 124 views

Dear Berta, I have the same feeling...I wish I had known about Diigo and Webslides before I had taught the Listening Plus online course, but it's never too late, and I'll surely see how it can be ...

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Paul Beaufait

Main Page - Canadian Podcast Buffet (MediaWiki) - 4 views

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    "The purpose of this site is to help all levels of podcasters, from newcomers to those with many years of experience."
David Wetzel

Continuing Education - Professional and Personal Education for the 21st Century - 14 views

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    This Ning is dedicated to support of Continuing Education for all adults seeking to improve themselves through education.
David Wetzel

Integrating Technology into Project Based Learning - 20 views

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    "Integration of technology is an integral part of project based learning, because technology is an integral part of life outside the classroom as revealed in this part of the definition - "types of learning and work people do in the everyday world outside the classroom.""
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    David, there is a local school that has all of their students 7-12 with a laptop computer. They don't have any textbooks that are books, they are all ebooks now. This is definitely the directions technology is going in the schools.
Noelle Kreider

A look at the technology culture divide | eSchoolNews.com - 11 views

  • Today’s students represent the first generation to grow up with this new technology.
  • While educators may see students every day, they do not necessarily understand their students’ habits, expectations, or learning preferences–this has resulted in a technology cultural divide.
  • Students are very comfortable with technology and generally become frustrated when policy, rules, and restrictions prevent them from using technology. 
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  • Educators must relinquish the idea of being all-knowing and replace that concept with an attitude of being a facilitator, knowing that the world of information is just a “click” away.
  • Traditional schools, generally staffed primarily with Digital Immigrants, often provide very little technology interaction compared to the digital world in which students are actually living.  Digital Natives can pay attention in class, but they choose not to pay attention, because in reality, they are bored with instructional methods that Digital Immigrants use.
  • Today’s Digital Native students have developed new attitudes and aptitudes as a result of their technology environment.  Although these characteristics provide great advantages in areas such as the students’ abilities to use information technology and to work collaboratively, they have created an imbalance between students’ learning environment expectations and Digital Immigrants’ teaching strategies and policies, which students find in schools today.
  • Teacher training programs in the area of technology will be paramount in the success of the Digital Native.
  • Twenty-first century educators must begin to answer these questions: Do the educational resources provided fit the needs and preferences of today’s learners?  Will linear content give way to simulations, games, and collaboration?  Do students’ desires for group learning and activities imply rethinking the configuration and use of space in classrooms and libraries?  What is the material basis of digital literacy? What is different in a digital age?  What are kids doing already and what could they be doing better, and more responsibly, if we learned how to teach them differently? Addressing these questions will contribute toward bridging the gap of the technology cultural divide and result in schools where all students have greater potential to achieve academically.
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    Article discussing the technology culture divide between students and their teachers and its implications for rethinking how we teach.
Paul Beaufait

Hate speech corrodes online games - Games - msnbc.com - 5 views

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    "One gamer told an opponent he presumed to be Jewish that he wished Hitler had succeeded in his mission. Many exchanges involve talk of rape or exult over the atomic bombing of Japan. There are frequent slurs on homosexuals, Asians, Hispanics and women.\n\nSuch comments can be heard on all online video gaming systems, including PlayStation Network, Blizzard Entertainment (World of Warcraft) and others." (para. 3-4).
Maryanne Burgos

Introduction to Creative Thinking - 0 views

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      This is the viewpoint of the authors of Disrupting Class who believe that "innovation does not take root through a direct attach on the existing system.  Instead it must go around and underneath the system.  This is how disruption drives affordability, accessibility, capability and responsiveness." (p. 225)
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  • Changing Direction
  • the goal is to solve the problem, not to implement a particular solution.
  • Motivation--a willingness to expend the effort--is more important than laboratory apparatus. And remember that you can always do something. Even if you cannot totally eradicate the problem from the face of the earth, you can always do something to make the situation better.
  • Mistakes aren't fun, but they sure are educational.
  • Positive Attitudes for Creativity
  • Curiosity. Creative people want to know things--all kinds of things-- just to know them. Knowledge does not require a reason. The question, "Why do you want to know that?" seems strange to the creative person, who is likely to respond, "Because I don't know the answer." Knowledge is enjoyable and often useful in strange and unexpected ways
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  • Challenge. Curious people like to identify and challenge the assumptions behind ideas, proposals, problems, beliefs, and statements. Many assumptions, of course, turn out to be quite necessary and solid, but many others have been assumed unnecessarily, and in breaking out of those assumptions often comes a new idea, a new path, a new solution.
  • Constructive discontent. This is not a whining, griping kind of discontent, but the ability to see a need for improvement and to propose a method of making that improvement. Constructive discontent is a positive, enthusiastic discontent, reflecting the thought, "Hey, I know a way to make that better."
  • 4. A belief that most problems can be solved.
  • 5. The ability to suspend judgment and criticism.
  • Remember then that (1) an idea may begin to look good only after it becomes a bit more familiar or is seen in a slightly different context or clothing or circumstance
  • 6. Seeing the good in the bad. Creative thinkers, when faced with poor solutions, don't cast them away. Instead, they ask, "What's good about it?" because there may be something useful even in the worst ideas. And however little that good may be, it might be turned to good effect or made greater.
  • 7. Problems lead to improvements.
  • 8. A problem can also be a solution
  • 9. Problems are interesting and emotionally acceptable.
  • Miscellaneous Good Attitudes
  • 1. Perseverance.
  • 2. A flexible imagination
  • 3. A belief that mistakes are welcome. Modern society has for some reason conceived the idea that the only unforgivable thing is to fail or make a mistake. Actually failure is an opportunity; mistakes show that something is being done. So creative people have come to realize and accept emotionally that making mistakes is no negative biggie. One chief executive of a big American corporation warns all his newly hired managers, "Make sure you make a reasonable number of mistakes." Mistakes are educational and can lead to success--because they mean you are doing something.
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      Biographical info on Robert A. Harris http://www.virtualsalt.com/lit/bioblurb.htm
David Wetzel

Google Search Tips and Tricks for Science and Math Classes - 11 views

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    Google is not just useful for conducting searches for information on the Internet. In fact, it can be used and manipulated with cool and tricks in ways which help you and your students search for information about science and math with more effectiveness. Along with all subject areas students are engaged in school. The tips and tricks designed to help you and your science or math students take advantage of Google's search engine.
Shane Col

Ambrosia B&B Ypres: Your Home on the Western Front - 0 views

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    B&B Ypres (Ieper) is strategically located at the heart of Ypres. It is situated within 300m from the Menin Gate and In Flanders Fields Museum at Ypres. It's new design gives you a cosy and homely feeling. With 10 rooms, all quiet and comfortable, Ambrosia is no doubt one of the best b&b Ypres.
Gladys Baya

Bridges  |  BridgeURL - 12 views

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    "Want an easy way to share a bunch of URLs? Simply list down all the URLs you want to share in the box below (one link per line, including http://) and we will create a single link to share." Reviewed by Amit Agwaral at Digital Inspiration.
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    What a cool tool! Could be a very easy way to create a screencast...
Cara Whitehead

Math Vocabulary | Articles - 0 views

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    From addition words and elementary math to geometry vocabulary and every type of number word in between, students can find the right list right here with all the math definitions they need to be successful in math.
Cara Whitehead

Literature Based Word Lists | Articles - 12 views

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    Literature-based word lists for all grade levels (kindergarten through high school). http://bit.ly/9uMY66
Cara Whitehead

Science Vocabulary - 4 views

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    Science vocabulary for all content areas and age levels (K-12)
seth kutcher

My Trusted PC Tech Support Provider - 2 views

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Paul Beaufait

Google URL Shortener - 5 views

shared by Paul Beaufait on 11 Sep 11 - Cached
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    "All goo.gl URLs and click analytics are public[,] and can be shared by anyone." Adjacent to a "Hide URL" button near the foot of the page display is an explanation, "Hidden URLs remain public, but are permanently removed from your dashboard" (emphasis added, 2011.09.12).
Gladys Baya

BackupMyTweets Home: Backup Your Twitter Account - 0 views

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    Bob Rankin tips us: "It allows you to back up all of your tweets, which is a huge advantage since Twitter does not store more than 3200 tweets at a time." And it¡s free!
Barbara Moose

Free Online Typing Test | Test Your Typing Speed | WPM - 0 views

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    This free typing test calculates how fast you type (Words Per Minute) and compares your results with people from all around the world." />Typing Test, Online Typing Test, Free Typing Test, Typing Speed Test, WPM, Words Per Minute, Typing Games, Touch Typing, Test Typing Speed, Qwerty, Dvorak, Flash Games, Typing Software, Practice Typing
Kathleen N

PHPmotion :: free video sharing script - free youtube clone - - 0 views

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    PHPmotion Media Sharing CMS - PHPmotion is a free video sharing software that also has support for other types of media such as audio/mp3 sharing. The Content Managent System or (media cms application) will allow you to create and run your very own Video Sharing website, Music Sharing Site, Picture Sharing Site. With very little knowledge required you can now have a website just like youtube.com , dailymotion.com, veoh, hi5 and best of all, its 100% free to download and use.
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