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Yin Wah Kreher

10 Things the Best Digital Teachers Do | Vitae - 1 views

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    Agency? "Digital literacy is less about following the rules... and more about manipulating them." https://t.co/oK0kKUrwfH #moocmooc - ℳąhą Bąℓi مها بالي (@Bali_Maha) February 1, 2015
Yin Wah Kreher

How Handwriting Boosts the Brain - WSJ - 2 views

  • Studies suggest there's real value in learning and maintaining this ancient skill, even as we increasingly communicate electronically via keyboards big and small. Indeed, technology often gets blamed for handwriting's demise. But in an interesting twist, new software for touch-screen devices, such as the iPad, is starting to reinvigorate the practice.
  • In children who had practiced printing by hand, the neural activity was far more enhanced and "adult-like" than in those who had simply looked at letters.
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    "Studies suggest there's real value in learning and maintaining this ancient skill, even as we increasingly communicate electronically via keyboards big and small. Indeed, technology often gets blamed for handwriting's demise. But in an interesting twist, new software for touch-screen devices, such as the iPad, is starting to reinvigorate the practice." Tie in with ECAR findings writeup
Yin Wah Kreher

Top 4 Free & Incredibly Useful Writing Apps - Writer's Circle - 1 views

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    3 of these apps sound interesting, esp ommwriter.
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