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Tony Searl

A Self-Appointed Teacher Runs a One-Man 'Academy' on YouTube - Technology - The Chronic... - 2 views

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    And it serves as a reminder to be less reverent about those long-held assumptions.
anonymous

57 Useful Google Tools You've Never Heard Of | College@Home - 0 views

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    many useful tools Google has out there than can make everything from tracking a package to creating and publishing webpages a breeze. Here are just a few of the products Google offers that may be worth giving a try.
Lynne Crowe

professionallearningboard Toolbar - Download - moodle, professional learning board, pro... - 0 views

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    The Professional Learning Board community has free and low-cost resources for parents & teachers: professional development, instructional strategies, classroom management, online teaching and learning tools, virtual classrooms, continuing ed, and schools.
Russell Ogden

BBC - Learning Zone Broadband Class Clips - Video and audio teaching resources for prim... - 0 views

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    The Learning Zone provides rich audio-visual material for use in primary and secondary schools and colleges. These short videos have been selected to match the curriculum;
Steve Madsen

50 Firefox 3 Add-ons That Will Transform Your Academic Research | Best Colleges Online - 6 views

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    "50 Firefox 3 Add-ons That Will Transform Your Academic Research"
Rhondda Powling

100 Inspiring Ways to Use Social Media In the Classroom | Online Universities - 3 views

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    "Social media may have started out as a fun way to connect with friends, but it has evolved to become a powerful tool for education and business. Sites such as Facebook and Twitter and tools such as Skype are connecting students to learning opportunities in new and exciting ways. Whether you teach an elementary class, a traditional college class, or at an online university, you will find inspirational ways to incorporate social media in your classroom with this list."
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    A variety of uses for social media, linked to real examples by educators in the classroom.
John Pearce

100 Google Search Tricks for the Savviest of Students - 8 views

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    In today's schools, most research is completed online, and Google is a great resource for combing the web. But at the same time, it's not always easy to find exactly what you want, given that there are usually millions of results - with varying degrees of accuracy. These tricks can help you find the best results, while saving time and making your life easier.
Tony Searl

The Gates Foundation as a Philanthropic Case Study | LFA: Join The Conversation - Publi... - 0 views

  • “I believe in innovation and that the way you get innovation is you fund research and you learn the basic facts."
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      agree with that
  • next to nothing is spent on education research. "That's partly because of the problem of who would do it. Who thinks of it as their business? The 50 states don't think of it that way, and schools of education are not about research.
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      just how Sydney Uni/Sydney Teacher's College informed my practice 30 years ago. Bathwater principle envoked. Why did it ever stop?
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    Gates says his foundation is currently focusing on using private funds to inform and redirect how public education dollars are spent, specifically in the form of research.- my note "agreeable findings" concern as "research" can then rapidly influence policy.
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