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This post pointed out reviews, and included "a portion of my [Larry's] Introduction that explains the parts of the 'Organizing Cycle':

Building Strong Relationships with Students ...
Accessing Prior Knowledge through Stories ...
Identifying and Mentoring Students' Leadership Potential ...
Learning by Doing ... [&]
Reflection.

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In an adaption of Ch. 1 from one of his books, Larry  Ferlazzo focused on intrinsic motivation, and suggested, for example,"People are more motivated and confident when they feel they have more control over their environment. Inviting students to have a voice in classroom decisions—where they sit, what day a test takes place, in what order units are studied, or even where a plant should be placed in the classroom—can help them develop that greater sense of control" (Creating Opportunities for Students to Help Make Decisions, para. 1).

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Educause Learning Initiative. (2006).

"In 2001, Emory University opened a student computing center designed to foster digital literacy and collaboration among students and faculty. The Cox Hall Computing Center reenvisions the traditional student computing lab as a creative, mixed-use facility where students drive their own collaborative initiatives and faculty use incubator classrooms to test new multimedia tools and collaborative teaching approaches" (Abstract, ¶1).

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Highlights weaknesses in collections and uses of library resources

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This page covers overview, exploration, practice, and self-assessment resources that focus on assessment in project-based learning.

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". . . some of the lesser-known Google products that teachers should know about" (Richard Byrne, 2010.08.16, para. 1, retrieved 2011.04.10)

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in list: Tech. Tools

" ... [T]en things I've learned and wished all bloggers knew about blogging" (Carla Arena, 2011.01.16, retrieved 2011.04.10).

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List of sites, some still in beta, for use by students and teachers.

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in list: Writing, Educational Technology

Points out various resources from and including the <a href="blog.evernote.com">Evernote Blog</a> with its Education Series, but overlooks the <a href="http://diigo.com/0gkx7">terms of service</a>

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"The best part about Dropbox as a collaborative tool, is that two people can edit the same file simultaneously. In that situation, Dropbox saves two distinct copies of the same files, each with a person’s edits to ensure that both edits are preserved" (3. Be Smarter About Collaborating On Projects, ¶3, 2011.02.23).

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"You will be happy to hear that Edublogs no longer requires users to have an email address!" (2010.08.27, ¶2)

"You will also notice that we now allow you to create your own password right from the start!" (2010.08.27, ¶5)

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The Edublogger's collection of tips with link to Getting Started with Edublogs page, &quot;a central location for 'how to' resources&quot; (2008.02.21)

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