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“Here is a select list of quotes exploring the nature of education:”
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“How can the TED talks be used as springboards for further discourse, exploration, reflection, and action?”
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Facebook, mobile phones, Twitter, YouTube and more – in the classroom. What effective practice have schools identified that others can use as a sensible starting point?
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24 Getting Smart Blogs About Blended Learning | Getting Smart
“Below are 24 articles and posts getting smart about blended learning.”
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Make beautiful maps. Share them anywhere.
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If you’re looking for some videos that could help your students learn a concept that is a part of the Common Core standards that you have to teach to, the Mastery Connect community could be a great place to start your search.
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14 Things You Should Do To Protect Your Online Reputation
“In 30 minutes, your SSN can be dug out using free internet resources. Recruiters sniff the net for personal data about you and base their hiring decisions on what they read. This can mean good news or bad news, depending on what kind of online reputation you have. Here’s what you should do to ensure your online presence is stigma free.”
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Critical thinking explained in six kid-friendly animations
“f you’ve been looking for a crash course in basic logic — or just want to explain to a friend exactly what a logical fallacy is — turn your attention to these simple, easy-to-understand videos, which lay out the basics of critical thinking”
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STUDYBLUE | Make online flashcards & notes. Study anywhere, anytime.
“Study millions of student-authored online flashcards,
quizzes, and study guides, or create your own. For free.” -
Educational Videos and Games for Kids about Science, Math, Social Studies and English
A collection of free online educational videos, lessons, quizzes, games and puzzles.
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Teaching Language Arts Using 1:1 Technology
One-to-one technology has the power to revolutionize virtually any classroom, but language arts classrooms may see the most obvious and immediate benefits from day one. Let’s take a look at a few of the dramatic improvements 1:1 technology can make in the areas of reading and writing.
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Managing your digital footprint – Digital Citizenship Adventures
“The overall goal for this adventure is to help you understand how you project yourself to world on the Internet.”
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Free mathematics software for learning and teaching, now available as a web applet. No software download/installation necessary.
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Disruptive Innovation Explained – Video – Harvard Business Review
“Clay Christensen, Harvard Business School professor and the world’s most influential management guru according to the Thinkers50, lays out his landmark theory. “
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Social Media and the Youth ‘Culture of Fear’
“According to Danah Boyd, a leading researcher on youths and social media, the internet has brought many misconceptions about what the real risks to teens are online. The Internet doesn’t increase bullying, Boyd says, but attitudes toward it increase the fear and misunderstanding about what teens are exposed to.”
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Five Awesome Virtual Field Trips for Students of All Ages | MindShift
Several examples of virtual filed trips, particularly using Skype.
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7 Resources for Developing Typing Skills
A short list of online typing practice sites.
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CTOs Role – “It’s the Leadership, Stupid!”
“…most of the leadership problems we run into regarding school technology implementation and integration have less to do with the technologies and more to do with failure to enact good leadership practices. It’s likely that if school leaders aren’t facilitating appropriate training or time or funding or support or policy for technology initiatives, they probably aren’t for most other, non-technology initiatives either.”
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Why I Let My Kids Have an Internet Presence
Benefits of working with children to develop a digital footpint early in their lives.
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“MinecraftEdu is the collaboration of a small team of educators and programmers from the United States and Finland. We are working with Mojang AB of Sweden, the creators of Minecraft, to make the game affordable and accessible to schools everywhere. We have also created a suite of tools that make it easy to unlock the power of Minecraft in YOUR classroom. “
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7 Suggestions for Asking More Powerful Questions | Michael Hyatt
“In the age of Google, answers are the easy part. You can look up virtually anything and have the answer almost instantaneously. But this only happens if you know how to ask the right questions.”
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One-to-One Technology Integration in the Upper Elementary Classroom | Edutopia
An example of 1:1 computing in a 3rd grade classroom.
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My TED talk: 7 ways games reward the brain | Tom Chatfield
“Seven larger ideas for motivating and engaging people on the basis of observing many games’ stunning power as engines of human engagement.”
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“Essential information for students, teachers and parents about
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A Surge in Learning the Language of the Internet – NYTimes.com
Growth in people learning computer languages.
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The three biggest mistakes made when attempting to solve a problem « First Friday Book Synopsis
“Experts on decision-making agree that there are three mistakes that seem to make difficult situations even worse…and all can be avoided.”
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7 signs of a great team – CBS News
“Seven unique characteristics common to teams that achieve amazing results against all odds.”
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5 Reasons Why You Should Take a Nap Every Day | Michael Hyatt
“Shift your thinking about naps. People who take them are not lazy. They might just be the smartest, most productive people you know.”
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Can Six Year Olds Really Demonstrate Their Learning? | Getting Smart
“Given the chance, six-year olds can be articulate in explaining their own learning and make appropriate choices to demonstrate what they know. The choices just need to be suitable to their level. For six-year olds, that is often through drawings and oral explanations.”
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Why do external hires get paid more even though they perform worse? | Chartered Management Institute
“One thing that’s clear from the research is that much more needs to be done to manage the talent organisations have, wherever they’ve come from. In our knowledge economy it really is too important an issue to screw up.” Internal vs. external hires.
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6 Free Tools to Easily Cite Resources for Students and Researchers
“As technology crouches into our life, new ways of communication emerge giving birth to novel content providers. We have now blog posts, online newspapers, ebooks, tweets, emails,.. and several other forms where learners can get the information they want. Do we know how to properly cite these new resources?”
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10 Benefits & 10 Concerns About the Shift to Digital Learning | Getting Smart
From the educators perspective, what is exciting about digital learning? What are the concerns about moving in this direction? Great questions with 10 answers of each.
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