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"These apps are all educational in nature and will have you learning about math, science, geography, history, English, and foreign languages; help strengthen your skills with brain exercises and quizzes; provide reference material; and offer opportunities to boost your productivity so you can devote more time to your studies."
"Without further ado, and in alphabetical order, my ten tried and tested internet tools for teachers are:"
"The “Usborne Guide to Computer and Video Games” is a fantastic little read and was written with the younger gamer in mind."
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.
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.
Twenty-Two Interesting Ways* to use Google Earth in the classroom
Thirty-Five Interesting Ways* to use your Pocket Video Camera in the Classroom
Fourteen Interesting Ways* to use Google Docs in the Classroom
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.
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.
Need a quick fix for that photo? With pixer.us you can edit your photos online using only your browser.
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?
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.
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.
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