John Birmingham talks about how libraries are changing. He highlights a new app from the British Library, and proposes that Google and Wikipedia will never really replace libraries because they exist to make a profit, unlike libraries.
A review of the 2013 Google Summit in Melbourne. The post is littered with resources from the event associated with Google Sites and the implementation of GAFE.
Cool!
I remember working on history curriculum within my school, beholden to the 'pet' topics of my peers. With this kind of access to class work, it broadens the peer group hugely! Not to mention the multitude of variations within topics...
You may remember reading about Whitefriars College teacher librarian Tania Sheko's collaborative learning project using Flickr. The project has now concluded and a few of the students have shared their thoughts, reflections and ideas about what they loved most about the project.
A discussion of the difference between Multiple Intelligences & Learning Styles, as well as three tips for teachers:
1. Individualize your teaching as much as possible. Instead of "one size fits all," learn as much as you can about each student, and teach each person in ways that they find comfortable and learn effectively
2. Pluralize your teaching. Teach important materials in several ways, not just one
3. Drop the term "styles." It will confuse others and it won't help either you or your students."