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Carol Furchner

So you think humans are unique? - life - 21 May 2008 - New Scientist - 0 views

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  • Where once it was seen as a monolith, a discrete and singular entity, today scientists find it is more productive to think of language as a suite of abilities.
  • component parts of language - everything from gesticulation and babbling to meaning and syntax - are not as unique as the whole.
  • gestures
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  • gestures of non-human primates are not merely innate reflexes but are learned, flexible and under voluntary control - all characteristics that are considered prerequisites for human-like communication.
  • She found that both human babies and apes use similar gestures to make requests,
  • pre-linguistic infants babble, and it turns out they are not alone in this either - dolphins, and even songbirds
  • Carol Furchner on 08 Feb 10
     
    "THERE was a time when we thought humans were special in so many ways. Now we know better. We are not the only species that feels emotions, empathises with others or abides by a moral code. Neither are we the only ones with personalities, cultures and the ability to design and use tools. Yet we have steadfastly clung to the notion that one attribute, at least, makes us unique: we alone have the capacity for language."
Carol Furchner

R2D2: A model for using technology in education - 0 views

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shared by Carol Furchner on 15 Dec 09 - Cached
  • Carol Furchner on 15 Dec 09
     
    Read, Reflect, Display, Do - a model for using technology in education. Good for online and f2f classes. Helps organize tasks for presentation to students - useful framework.
Carol Furchner

Empowering_Students_withGoogle_Apps_Education_ - 0 views

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  • Carol Furchner on 31 Dec 09
     
    Slideshow showing use of Google Apps for Education and how to set up, administer and use an educational Google Apps account. Apps include word processor, spreadsheet, forms, web site creation, calendar, gmail, chat, contacts list, private video, and groups.
Carol Furchner

How to Publish a Quiz Using Google Docs - 0 views

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shared by Carol Furchner on 07 Feb 10 - No Cached
  • Carol Furchner on 07 Feb 10
     
    Free Technology for Teachers: Gives step-by-step instructions for using Google Docs' forms and spreadsheet capability for creating an online quiz that can be easily graded inside a spreadsheet.
Carol Furchner

Changing Education with Web 2.0 Tools - 0 views

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  • Carol Furchner on 04 May 10
     
    Good overview of motivation for using web2.0 tools, building a personal learning network, examples of using tools in the classroom
Carol Furchner

Diigo Tutorials - 0 views

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  • Carol Furchner on 05 Nov 09
     
    A collection of tutorials about Diigo - using Google Notebook rather than Diigo to compile the list. (It's a good illustration of the use of Google Notebook, too!)
Carol Furchner

Group HGSET561's best content - Diigo group - 1 views

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shared by Carol Furchner on 05 Nov 09 - No Cached
  • Carol Furchner on 05 Nov 09
     
    Example of using a Diigo group in a class. Links are annotated and the discussion feature is used (click on Filter: Topics to see just the discussion)
Carol Furchner

IT: How To #616 - Use Secure File Transfer - 0 views

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  • Use Secure File Transfer
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      Carol Furchner on 04 Jan 10
       
      The command to change permissions to the public directory is "webupdate." Use the telnet window to issue this command after you've uploaded or created a new directory.
Carol Furchner

Using Social Media in Schools - watch video clip - 0 views

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  • Carol Furchner on 27 Apr 10
     
    This video clip is a panel discussion by three educators about how they use social media to form personal learning networks and to excite students in their schools. These guys are passionate about it!
Carol Furchner

Diigo uses in education - survey results - 0 views

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  • Carol Furchner on 11 Nov 09
     
    How some educators are using Diigo
Carol Furchner

Teachers begin using cell phones for class lessons by AP: Yahoo! Tech - 0 views

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  • Carol Furchner on 02 Dec 09
     
    Incorporation of cell phones into class rather than banning their use - ideas
Carol Furchner

Six 'uniquely' human traits now found in animals - life - 22 May 2008 - New Scientist - 0 views

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  • Carol Furchner on 08 Feb 10
     
    "To accompany the article So you think humans are unique? we have selected six articles from the New Scientist archive that tell a similar story. We have also asked the researchers involved to update us on their latest findings. Plus, we have rounded up six videos of animals displaying 'human' abilities"
Carol Furchner

A Vision of 21st Century Teachers - 0 views

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  • Carol Furchner on 06 Mar 10
     
    Video about uses of technology in teaching - motivational
Carol Furchner

Using New Technologies To Enhance Learning Experiences - 0 views

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  • Carol Furchner on 08 Dec 09
     
    Edmodo (like Twitter), Animoto, Audacity, VoiceThread
Carol Furchner

How Privacy Vanishes Online, a Bit at a Time - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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shared by Carol Furchner on 20 Mar 10 - Cached
  • In 2008, a pair of researchers at the University of Texas showed that the customer data released for that first contest, despite being stripped of names and other direct identifying information, could often be “de-anonymized” by statistically analyzing an individual’s distinctive pattern of movie ratings and recommendations.
  • By examining correlations between various online accounts, the scientists showed that they could identify more than 30 percent of the users of both Twitter, the microblogging service, and Flickr, an online photo-sharing service, even though the accounts had been stripped of identifying information like account names and e-mail addresses.
  • Alessandro Acquisti and Ralph Gross reported that they could accurately predict the full, nine-digit Social Security numbers for 8.5 percent of the people born in the United States between 1989 and 2003 — nearly five million individuals.
  • Carol Furchner on 20 Mar 10
     
    Scary how much information can be gleaned about you by mining the data in your profiles and what your "friends" and "networks" say about you. This is a real consideration for using social networking tools in education.
Carol Furchner

Free Live Web Events! | The Edublogger - 0 views

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shared by Carol Furchner on 09 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Carol Furchner on 09 Apr 10
     
    Edublogger - tips, tricks, ideas and help with using web2.0 technologies and edublogs
Carol Furchner

Classroom 2.0 LIVE! - Educational Webcasts and webinars - 0 views

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  • Carol Furchner on 09 Apr 10
     
    Classroom2.0 offers frequent (just look!) online webinars about a large variety of educational topics, mostly those involved with using technology. This calendar lists them. Click on the Agenda tab to see full listings of titles. Go to this website for more information about participation: http://live.classroom20.com/
Carol Furchner

Doodle: easy scheduling, quick polling - 0 views

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web2.0 scheduling collaboration calendar tools

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  • Carol Furchner on 09 Apr 10
     
    Free tool that allows you to schedule an event by creating a set of possible times and then asking recipients to click on the ones when they are available. ("Schedule an Event") Also allows creation of a one-question poll ("Make a Choice"). See "Help" for instructions. Extremely easy to use. You need to create a free account.
Carol Furchner

Teens, Cell Phones and Texting - Pew Research Center - 0 views

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  • Carol Furchner on 04 May 10
     
    Some insights on teen behavior using cell phones, from a 2010 study. A third of teens who text send 3000 or more text messaged per month!
Carol Furchner

Marshmallow test reproduced by Dr David Walsh - 0 views

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marshmallow delayed_gratification emotional_intelligence success development learning video_clip

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  • Carol Furchner on 09 May 10
     
    Shows children participating in the marshmallow test of delayed gratification. Walsh talks about the importance of teaching children to delay gratification, and of consistency in using rules and applying consequences - both rewards and withholding rewards.
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