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This contains interesting articles on varied educational topics
Updated on Jul 22, 12
Created on Dec 12, 09
Category: Schools & Education
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"These are three resources that you can use to teach yourself HTML. The
instructions in these resources are clear enough that middle school students can use them on their own too."
An Open Educational Resources site OER; in beta now.
"Gooru is a search engine for learning that allows you to explore and study over 2,600 standards-aligned and personalized study guides. Study guides cover 5th-12th grade math and science topics, and resources include digital textbooks, animations, instructor videos and more. All resources are vetted and organized by teachers or Gooru’s content experts, so you don’t have to sort through the mess of subpar educational resources available online yourself.
Gooru also makes it easy for you to connect with your worldwide peers to make learning a social experience. Post questions to an active community of students, teachers and experts, or find friends and peers to study with.
Best of all, Gooru adapts to you. Based on the topics you study and your performance on self-assessments, Gooru suggests resources and study guides that will help you master the concepts. You can track your study habits and monitor your performance on any of the topics you study."
"it’s not enough for people to be able to access information online and through various media outlets; they also need the ability to analyze the information they find for accuracy and credibility—a 21st-century skill not every child or adult possesses."
Very good comparison of educational paradigms.
"Data visualization is the graphical representation of information. Information technology combines the principles of visualization with powerful applications and large data sets to create sophisticated images and animations. Representing large amounts of disparate information in a visual form often allows you to see patterns that would otherwise be buried in vast, unconnected data sets. Data visualizations offer one way to harness infrastructure to find
hidden trends and correlations that can lead to important discoveries. Visual literacy is an increasingly important skill, and data visualizations are another channel for students to develop their ability to process information visually."
Article discusses using word clouds as a literary analysis tool in upper level language arts classes
"New research with users aged 3–12 shows that older kids have gained substantial Web proficiency since our last studies, while younger kids still face many problems. Designing for children requires distinct usability approaches,
including targeting content narrowly for different ages of kids."
Study seeks to answer the question of what is the connection betweenstudent engagement and student achievement?
Article describes what a blended librarian is. Good term to know and one that we should be calling ourselves.
Very good article on collaboration between teachers and librarians and the benefits of this collaboration.
"ADHD diagnoses derive from schools' intolerance of
normal human Diversity."
This publication is part of a Pew Research Center series that captures people’s expectations for the future of the Internet, in the process presenting a snapshot of current attitudes.
Interesting article comparing two "small" school experiments in Philly.
This report is based on usability studies with real users, reporting how they actually used a broad variety of iPad apps as well as websites accessed on the iPad. Report discusses some of the issues with iPad
The more K–12 teachers use technology, the more they recognize and value its strong positive effects on student learning and engagement and its connection to 21st century skills.
Great article on creating research projects that are less likely to be plagiarized.
"The 21st-century classroom leverages technology to engage and empower teachers and students. To understand how close we are to that goal, CDW-G surveyed more than 1,000 high school students, high school faculty and district IT staff members from around the country – representing rural, suburban and urban schools of all sizes – about how technology is used in their schools."
Interesting article on a professors stance on new media.
Article that explores 21st century skills
114 items | 7 visits
This contains interesting articles on varied educational topics
Updated on Jul 22, 12
Created on Dec 12, 09
Category: Schools & Education
URL: