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Social Isolation and New Technology- research report
"This report adds new insights to an ongoing debate about the extent of social isolation in America."
Open education resource database
This resources database is an open database of resources about OER; for example, papers in academic publications, newspapers articles about OER, interviews, etc. This is not a database of OER, although we do encourage resources about OER to themselves be open. A list of OER blogs can be found on the News in Open Education page.
Could Texting Be Good for Students?
Let's face it: Texting is here to stay. The average 13- to 17-year-old sends 2,900 texts a month, according to the market research firm Nielsen. And while it might be a punishable offense in most schools, some teachers say that texting has educational tie-ins and that it can teach positive language skills, the Charlotte Observer in North Carolina reports.
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And a new study from California State University researchers has found that texting can improve teens' writing in informal essays and many other writing assignments.
Creating an online Learning ecology in support of mathematical litercy teachers
""International Journal of Education and Development using ICT - Vol. 5, No. 5 (2009)
My maths literacy research paper
My paper on the agonies and successes of creating an informal online community of practice /learning ecology for mathematical literacy teachers in South Africa. It also explains the tools I used and how it impact(ed) on the community.
Horizon Report 2009 K12 Edition
"The first ever Horizon Report for the K12 sector describes the continuing work of the NMC’s Horizon Project, a research-oriented effort that seeks to identify and describe emerging technologies that will likely have a significant impact on K-12 education. "
30 Resources to Find the Data You Need
I love the way that this list has been structured. Will defintely go into my reference section!
Let's say you have this idea for a visualization or application, or you're just curious about some trend. But you have a problem. You can't find the data, and without the data, you can't even start. This is a guide and a list of sources for where you can find that data you're looking for. There's a lot out there.
Fresh research showing the damage of filtering 'real world' technology
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- I have been advocating for our school technology admins to address firewalling and filtering...this is great! - on 2009-09-15
The Virtual Library of the Educational Research Network for West and Central Africa
The Virtual Library of the Educational Research Network for West and Central Africa (ERNWACA – www.ernwaca.org ) offers bibliographic references to several publications related to educational research in West and Central Africa.
ERNWACA’s mission is to promote African expertise in order to influence positive practices and educational policies. Education is an engine that leads to transformation and competitiveness in Africa where educational research should spur the development of education systems.
ICT Observatory is an open knowledge-sharing resource for research on the pedagogical integration of ICT
The Observatory is an open knowledge-sharing resource for research on the pedagogical integration of ICT. Three search functions are available: Simple Search — which allows you to view indicators from institutions in a single country, Advanced Search — which allows you to compare indicators in different institutions and countries, and Summary Search — which allows you to browse a mapping of ICT in education summaries from the institutions and countries participating in the project.
The KYVL for Kids Research Portal - How to do research
A visual and step by step way to do research, for children
Great digital resource: The National Science Digital Library
The NSDL was created by the National Science Foundation in 2000 to provide organized access to high quality online resources and tools that support innovations in teaching and learning at all levels of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education.
Reference, Facts, News - Free and Family-friendly Resources
A wondeful site filled with lots of reference resources calculators and more!!! Going onto my favourite list!
What educators can learn from brain research
Who would have thought??? ;-)
The brain can still learn new concepts after various ages, and that every student can be taught many different ways. In a sense, the brain can be rewired.
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