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List of bookmarks to be shared with the CHEP CoP.
Updated on 2009-06-29
Created on 2009-02-16
Category: Schools & Education
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Five ways to use your VLE / LP to support homework
Well, it might not make you the most popular teacher, but if used well it can support colleagues and students with managing, tracking and even handing in homework. So, without much of a fanfare, and based purely on my thoughts after this morning here are Five Ways to use your VLE or Learning Platform to support homework.
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My PLN in a bunch of circles
I really try not to think about my PLN too much. I do like to take a bit of time to reflect, though. A fellow edu-blogger and I had a discussion about PLNs today, specifically our Twitter networks. I drew up diagram:
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Interesting Ways to use Voicethread, Wordle and the Nintendo DS
The most recent presentations have included Voicethread and Wordle which are really great little tools and their flexibility is reflected in the wide range of ideas that people have offered.
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The Public Domain
In his award-winning new book, The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind (Yale University Press) James Boyle introduces readers to the idea of the public domain and describes how it is being tragically eroded by our current copyright, patent, and trademark laws.
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Getting a Twitter Newbie off on the Right Foot
The biggest mistake we make when getting someone started on Twitter is we don’t take each step! For some reason we introduce a new person and ask our PLN to welcome them before they have completed their profile.
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The Twitter Experiment at UT Dallas
This write-up is intended as an informal summary of my use of twitter in the classroom.
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New Twitter Research: Men Follow Men and Nobody Tweets
The top 10% of prolific Twitter users accounted for over 90% of tweets. On a typical online social network, the top 10% of users account for 30% of all production.
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What Every MBA Should Know About
Here, the students of MBAM613 Technology and Operations help explain some current trends in Information Technology and Systems. Borrowing from the collective intelligence spirit of Wikipedia and the 7 Things You Should Know About format used by the Educause Learning Initiative, the following trends are outlined for MBAs students, alumni, and business professionals across the globe. The text and multimedia components give quick "down and dirty" understanding, while the social bookmark-based annotated bibliography provides current resources for deeper explorations.
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Rubric Directory
This is a collection of rubrics found on the internet during our research. The internet address where the rubric was found is at the top of each document. There are Word and PDF formats for most rubrics. Some rubrics, however, were only available in PDF format. Please enjoy the fruits of our labor.
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80+ Videos for Tech. & Media Literacy
I have been collecting interesting Internet videos that would be appropriate for lessons and presentations, or personal research, related to technological and media literacy. Here are 70+ videos organized into various sub-categories.
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The Ultimate Social Media Etiquette Handbook: The Most Egregious Sins on Social Media Sites, Exposed
Here are some egregious sins that you must not perform on social media sites. Avoid these violations and learn how to manage and maintain online relationships on a variety of popular social media sites.
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Amazon unveils 9.7-inch Kindle DX with focus on education
Amazon on Tuesday introduced the Kindle DX, a new multi-purpose version of its digital eBook reader that, thanks to a 2.5 times larger screen, is garnering the support of several universities, newspapers and textbook publishers who've announce pilot programs around the device.
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First Day Questions for the Learner-Centered Classroom
Not only was the active classroom fostering better learning performance on exams and other assignments but also my teaching evaluations rose to their highest levels. Students actually complained if they thought I was lecturing too much.
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The Power of Project Learning
The big payoff for PBL, as its advocates refer to it, comes when engaged students learn not only the curricula and the concepts involved in a project, but also learn how to organize and present their thoughts, how to manage a complex project in a limited amount of time, and how to collaborate with members of a group. Sound familiar? That’s because as an educated working adult you do these things all the time. For the next generation, these skills are only going to get more important.
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ZScreen - Free screen capture software for Windows
Screen capture program that allows for region/window/full-screen screenshots. Can FTP screenshots and put the URL in your clipboard in a single keystroke. Supports automatic custom naming conventions with variables. Interfaces with image editing software
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Britt Watwood's Top Ten Tools
"My fourth update in three years....and I continue to value the service you provide with this list. In my online graduate class on Educational Technology and School Leadership, we start the course with my students each taking a tool from your Top 100 and individually researching their tool, then developing a presentation for their fellow classmates in our class wiki. Most quickly learn Jing to do their presentation on their tool. Many consider this the most fun part of the class!"
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9 Free Tools That Help Me Build Better E-Learning
In today’s post, I’ll share with your some of the free tools that I use regularly to help me be more productive. And if I’m more productive, I’m saving time and money.
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Twitter and Business: What It Can and Can’t Do
Before determining how Twitter and social media in general can be integrated into business and marketing, it is important to understand what Twitter can and cannot do. Once you understand this, then a proper decision can be made about whether or not to integrate it into your strategy.
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