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Rick West

Make a free website, Social Websites, Your own free Social Network - 0 views

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    an alternative to Ning for social networks
Rick West

How Technology Can Improve Online Learning - Online Learning - The Chronicle of Higher ... - 1 views

  • Quality does not lend itself to government regulation because there is no simple metric.
  • In other words, our traditional institutions typically aren't serving this population of older students any better than fully online institutions.
  • We will make great strides in quality when we define and measure learning outcomes independent of time.
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  • The results are published in an annual report, available on our Web site.
  • Quality is not just how many people graduate, but what those graduates know.
  • Quality is also related to how long it takes, and how much it costs, to deliver that learning
  • At Western Governors, for example, the average time to graduation with a bachelor's degree is 30 months, and the university is self-sustaining on tuition of $5,800 a year for nearly all of our programs.
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    Quality does not lend itself to government regulation because there is no simple metric.
David Wetzel

Project Based Learning Viewed Through a Digital Lens - 0 views

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    Often we search for meaningful ways to integrate digital technology in project based learning activities given to our students. We also would like our students to develop a thorough understanding of the concepts underlying the work - after all this is the purpose of the project. Giving students the opportunity to complete and present their project through a digital lens has one great advantage - student engagement. This in turn causes students to develop a more in depth understanding of concepts.
David Wetzel

To Blog or Not To Blog in Science or Math Class - 0 views

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    The primary purpose of blog is to facilitate interaction between a teacher and his or her students. This is possible because a blog is a dynamic tool which can be easily updated or transformed as necessary to meet the needs of a science or math class. The integration of blog technology in a class requires an investment of time. Because of this commitment, additional evidence is needed to support the integration this technology in a science or math class curriculum.
David Wetzel

12 Free Mobile Math Apps for the iPod Touch - 0 views

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    As a mobile learning device, the iPod Touch encourages learning anytime, anywhere! Applications available for this digital device support and encourage students to develop a greater understanding of math concepts through the lens of personalized learning.
David Wetzel

5 Most Popular Teach Science and Math Posts for August 2010 - 0 views

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    These popular posts include using Wolfram, LiveBinders, Twitter, Flip Cameras, and iPod touch apps in science and math.
David Wetzel

5 Benefits for Creating a Classroom Environment for Student Blogs - 0 views

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    Benefits for creating a classroom environment for student blogging begin with establishing a foundation for their success. Why is this important? Integrating blogs transforms a classroom into a learning community where students become self-directed learners and thinkers. This in turn, causes students to use higher order thinking skills as they create and post entries in their blogs, along with commenting on other student's blogs.
Taylor Wilson

Teaching History with Technology - 0 views

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    This is a great teaching resource for History teachers. It shares some great ideas about lesson plans, projects, activities, etc.
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    I found this useful website that has many links and sources for history teachers trying to incorporate technology into their classes. They seem to provide quite a bit of support. I think I will like this site.
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    This is a great website for history teachers. It provides a comprehensive guide to teaching history with various types of technology. It includes different links to websites that provide technological lesson plans and activities, most of which I found could be very useful in a history classroom. The site also gives ideas on creating presentations and using multimedia in the classroom. Another great feature the site provides is the ability to discuss and collaborate with other history teachers - it provides blogs, Wikis, and even Google docs.
David Wetzel

3 Best Practices of Successful Science and Math Teachers - 0 views

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    What does it mean to be a successful science or math teacher? The definition of success is an elusive thing and measured in many ways. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines success as - resulting in or gaining a favorable outcome. This, without a doubt, is your and every other teacher's goal for their students.
David Wetzel

What Does the Online Digital Footprint in Your Classroom Look Like? - 0 views

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    In contrast to the digital footprint you use for your personal learning network, this focus is on the online digital footprint students' use in your science or math classroom. The power of a well designed digital footprint brings the capacity to transform a classroom into an online learning community. Within this community your students use digital tools to create and develop a personal learning network.
Rick West

How to Embed MP3 Audio Files In Web Pages With Google or Yahoo! Flash Player - 0 views

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    If you need to embed an audio player into your Google website, or other website, this website gives some great and simple methods. This could be useful for posting a podcast on your site.
Rick West

Prezi - The zooming presentation editor - 2 views

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    Really cool presentation tool that seems to have many advantages over PowerPoint for some kinds of presentations. Contributed by Steve.
David Wetzel

Tips for Using Skype in the Classroom: Teaching Strategies for Ensuring Successful Use ... - 0 views

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    25 Collaborative learning strategies, teaching tips and techniques, and classroom management techniques are provided to assist teachers and students using Skype.
Rick West

Elgg - Open Source Social Networking and Social Publishing Platform. - 2 views

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    An alternative to Nng for creating social networks.
Rick West

guessthewordle / FrontPage - 2 views

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    Could be a fun way to review or practice vocab.
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