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2¢ Worth » Is Education Really about Data?
I believe there is (another eay). I believe it so strongly that for the first time in several years I am opening a new line of research. I believe (and I fully admit that it is only a belief at this point) that using technology to capture, manage, and visualize educational data in support of teacher decision making has the potential to vastly improve the effectiveness of education.
DigiGogy: Digital Bloom's Visual
I was playing around today trying to create a visual representaion of a Digital version of the new Bloom's hierarchy. I'm either going to link the images in this illustration directly and publish on a wiki or I will come back here and provide all the links in a list format, separated by Bloom's level. If you're interested in "Digital Bloom's," you can search for "Bloom,"
Storynory: Free Children’s audio Stories
Storynory is an online treasure trove of audio stories. There is an iPhone App too. Here you will find a mixture of new stories, fairy tales, and specially adapted myths and histories. We also have a sprinkling of verse.
Related Top News - Google Wave has great potential for education
Google's announcement has the education blogosphere buzzing with ideas about how this new application could possibly shake up the way educators approach teaching and collaboration.
Foliotek
Foliotek handles standards-based assessment and data collection through the paradigm of electronic portfolios.
Foliotek’s creative blending of comprehensive data collection, reporting, assessment, and portfolio capabilities provides programs with a flexible tool for individual and program accreditation.
Learning with 'e's: Teaching with Twitter
Ever since I first began to use Twitter I have been thinking about how to harness the potential of microblogging for the benefits of my own students, and have tried out several ideas to exploit it already. Below are my 10 top uses of Twitter for education:
Classroom Activities | WFP | United Nations World Food Programme - Fighting Hunger Worldwide
Welcome to the Classroom Activities section of the site. The materials you find here have been developed by educators, with sponsorship by the Alabama 4-H Program in conjuction with Universities Fighting World Hunger at Auburn University, The Cape Breton University Children's Rights Centre, and the Canadian International Development Agency. Please take the time to check out their sites and materials.
Joachim de Posada says, Don't eat the marshmallow yet | Video on TED.com
In this short talk from TED U, Joachim de Posada shares a landmark experiment on delayed gratification -- and how it can predict future success. With priceless video of kids trying their hardest not to eat the marshmallow.
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In this short talk from TED U, Joachim de Posada shares a landmark experiment on delayed gratification -- and how it can predict future success. With priceless video of kids trying their hardest not to eat the marshmallow.
open thinking » 80+ Videos for Tech. & Media Literacy
Over the past few years, 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. These videos are of varying quality, cross several genres, and are of varied suitability for classroom use.
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Over the past few years, 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. These videos are of varying quality, cross several genres, and are of varied suitability for classroom use.
TypingWeb | Keyboarding Lessons | Learn to Type
Powerful management and reporting tools allow instructors and administrators to manage students, monitor progress, and customize course material. Flexible licensing and product options available for installations of all sizes.
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Powerful management and reporting tools allow instructors and administrators to manage students, monitor progress, and customize course material. Flexible licensing and product options available for installations of all sizes.
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills - Framework for 21st Century Learning
The elements described in this section as “21st century student outcomes” (represented by the rainbow) are the skills, knowledge and expertise students should master to succeed in work and life in the 21st century.
1. Core Subjects and 21st Century Themes
2. Learning and Innovation Skills
* Creativity and Innovation
* Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
* Communication and Collaboration
3. Information, Media and Technology Skills
* Information Literacy
* Media Literacy
* ICT Literacy
4. Life and Career Skills
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- Creativity and Innovation
- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
- Communication and Collaboration
- Information Literacy
- Media Literacy
- ICT Literacy
The elements described in this section as “21st century
student outcomes” (represented by the rainbow) are the skills, knowledge and
expertise students should master to succeed in work and life in the 21st
century.
1. Core Subjects and 21st Century Themes
2. Learning and Innovation Skills
SchoolTool - The SchoolTool Project
SIS School Information System
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SchoolTool is free administrative software for schools around the
world. The goals of the project are to create a simple turnkey student
information system, including demographics, gradebook, attendance,
calendaring and reporting for primary and secondary schools, as well as
a framework for building customized applications and configurations for
individual schools or states.
Teaching - what’s it all about? « Brave new world
The dominant words in Bloom’s affective taxonomy are ‘values’ and ‘valuing’. With citizenship as the focus, the real learning takes place not within the facts and information themselves, but in the evaluation of these facts. We’re teaching the students as people and future citizens of the adult world, more than we are teaching information.
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The dominant words in Bloom’s affective taxonomy are ‘values’ and ‘valuing’. With citizenship as the focus, the real learning takes place not within the facts and information themselves, but in the evaluation of these facts. We’re teaching the students as people and future citizens of the adult world, more than we are teaching information.
elearnspace. Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age
Constructivism suggests that learners create knowledge as they attempt to understand their experiences (Driscoll, 2000, p. 376).
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is viewed as a process of inputs, managed in short term memory, and coded
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Constructivism suggests that learners create knowledge as they attempt
to understand their experiences (Driscoll, 2000, p. 376). - 2 more annotations...
Web 2.0 technologies for learning at KS3 and KS4 - Project overview
The purpose of this research was to help shape Becta’s own thinking and inform policymakers, schools and local authorities on the potential benefits of Web 2.0 technologies and how their use can be effectively and safely realised.
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The purpose of this research was to help shape Becta’s own thinking and inform policymakers, schools and local authorities on the potential benefits of Web 2.0 technologies and how their use can be effectively and safely realised.
Academic Earth
Thousands of video lectures from the world's top scholars.
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Thousands of video lectures from the world's top scholars.
Mobile websites creator - Wirenode
* EASY-TO-USE MOBILE WEBSITE BUILDER
* INTUITIVE MOBILE PUBLISHING
* FREE FOR PERSONAL USE
* FREE SUB-DOMAIN HOSTING
* 100% W3C & MobileOK
* ANYPAGE© RENDERING ENGINE
* Mobile widgets
* RSS mobilization
* Forms and polls
* Unique designs
* Google maps
* Click to Call
Mobile Study | Create Educational Content For Mobile Devices
* Create quizzes that can be downloaded onto mobile phones.
* Ideal for educational content.
* Students can now study anywhere anytime.
* Works with most modern mobile phones.
* Once the quiz is downloaded, an internet connection is not needed.
* Download directly to the phone or via a computer.
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- Create quizzes that can be downloaded onto mobile phones.
- Ideal for educational content.
- Students can now study anywhere anytime.
- Works with most modern mobile phones.
- Once the quiz is downloaded, an internet connection is not needed.
- Download directly to the phone or via a computer.
Elearning instructional design ideas - Making Change blog
In this blog, you'll find practical ideas that will help you create lively, powerful elearning for adults in the business world. It's written by Cathy Moore.
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In this blog, you'll find practical ideas that will help you create lively, powerful elearning for adults in the business world. It's written by Cathy Moore.
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