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Technology and Education - Box of Tricks
"Without further ado, and in alphabetical order, my ten tried and tested internet tools for teachers are:"
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Vintage Guide to Computer and Video Games - Digital Culture
"The “Usborne Guide to Computer and Video Games” is a fantastic little read and was written with the younger gamer in mind."
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Wired Wednesday: Ed. Tech. Ed. Talk.
I have been doing a lot of thinking about the role CREATIVITY plays in our lives, and how important that component is for feeling truly successful.
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Twelve Technologies to Watch in Education
The yearly Horizon Report was just released and lists 12 technologies worth watching in education. The technologies are broken into several categories, based on when they think they will be adopted.
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Twenty-Two Interesting Ways* to use Google Earth in the classroom
Twenty-Two Interesting Ways* to use Google Earth in the classroom
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Thirty-Five Interesting Ways* to use your Pocket Video Camera in the Classroom
Thirty-Five Interesting Ways* to use your Pocket Video Camera in the Classroom
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Fourteen Interesting Ways* to use Google Docs in the Classroom
Fourteen Interesting Ways* to use Google Docs in the Classroom
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How to Change the World: The Art of Evangelism
Out of curiosity, I went to SimplyHired, a vertical search engine for jobs, and looked for openings containing the keyword “evangelist.” Amazingly, there were 611 matches--and none were for churches. It seems that “evangelist” is now a secular, mainstream job title. Indeed, the first eight matches were for evangelist jobs at Microsoft--go figure.
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Innovate: e-Learning and Action Research as Transformative Practice
Recent Internet developments and advances in networking have encouraged students' collaboration with other students and instructors, increased students' access to experts, and provided an array of learning resources.
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pixer.us :: online photo editor
Need a quick fix for that photo? With pixer.us you can edit your photos online using only your browser.
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Non-Linear Thoughts
Does the fragmented and networked nature of content on the web change not just how we consume information but also how we process it? Do we now think non-linear and do the Internet and its non-linear presentation and consumption actually feed this change and if so what are the implications? Is it less of a case of familiarity with technology but more of familiarity with the way we actually ingest and process information that make the Internet and online world of reading and learning the seed change?
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CT Visionary
As director of Washington State University's Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology, Gary Brown has stewarded the acceptance and growth of online learning, forged faculty development programs for early adopters and laggards alike, and struggled with the issues of assessment and accountability. But Brown sees more comprehensive changes ahead, especially as Web 2.0 technologies become widespread.
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Wired Campus: A Professor's Tips for Using Twitter in the Classroom - Chronicle.com
Twitter at first seemed like a bad idea to David Parry, an assistant professor of Emerging Media and Communications at the University of Texas at Dallas.
