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Another way to share work online? Described as 'learning tool for teachers and students in the form of a free blog. Think of a classroom wall display...'
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Learning Without Frontiers - LWF Talks - London 2011
Videos from the Learning Without Frontiers event in London 2011
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Wissahickon School District's eToolBox - home
A great wiki with excellent resources to explore. Bookmark this!
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Chinese schoolchildren to sit compulsory manners classes - Telegraph
"Chinese schoolchildren are to sit mandatory manners classes in an attempt to smooth some of the rougher edges off modern Chinese society, the country's ministry of education has announced. "
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Teachers, Turn Your iPad into a Wireless Whiteboard! (For Free!)
Sunday, January 30, 2011
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Flat Classroom™ Conference 2011 - Meet us at the WALL
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Acoss My Desk (weekly)
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Help us connect all US schools with international communities. | Connect all Schools
Connect all Schools, an iearn initiative.
tags: iearn globalcollaboration globaleducation acrossmydesk
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goosh.org - the unofficial google shell.
Affectionately called Web 0.9 by colleague at BISS!
tags: acrossmydesk google searchengine
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Singapore School Trials iPad as Textbook Replacement
"With the goal of changing teaching and learning in its classrooms, Singapore's Nanyang Girl's High School has replaced its textbooks with iPad tablet computers.
The school has now ordered some 150 iPads for a selected number of students and teachers for a test run.
For some of the school's lucky students, heavy textbooks and notebooks are a thing of the past, now they are walking around campus with their iPads, learning and also entertaining themselves." -
‘Pupils need better IT teaching, not more technology,’ say industry experts
Exactly!
From Computer Weekly -
Book Saver device takes a page from CD rippers
This is interesting....may be useful!
tags: ebook acrossmydesk
Sunday, January 16, 2011
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delicious blog » What’s Next for Delicious?
tags: delicious acrossmydesk
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Set in the early years of the 21st century, Inanimate Alice tells the story of Alice and her imaginary digital friend Brad.
In episode one, Alice is living with her parents in a remote region of Northern China. Over the course of the remaining
episodes, each a self-contained adventure, we see her develop into a talented animator and designer with the biggest
games company in the world.
Through text, sound, images, music and games, the story of Alice becomes increasingly interactive and game-like,
reflecting Alice's own developing skills as a game designer and animator.tags: transmedia online multimedia storytelling acrossmydesk
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YouTube - 7 Billion, National Geographic Magazine
"See photos from 7 Billion: http://bit.ly/hhYz3m
With the worldwide population expected to exceed seven billion in 2011, National Geographic magazine offers a 7-part series examining specific challenges and solutions to the issues we face. The magazine introduces the series with its January cover story "7 Billion," offering a broad overview of demographic trends that got us to today and will impact us all tomorrow. The first in-depth story will appear in the March issue, focusing on humans' impact on the planet's geology. Other stories will follow throughout 2011.
Editor's update: in 2050, 70% of the population will be living in "urban areas," not "megacities" as stated in an earlier version of this video." -
The Innovative Educator: Clicking with Caution Internet Safety Video
"Clicking with Caution is a series of educational videos, created by kids for kids, to raise awareness of internet risks and teach preventive measures. The series was made in collaboration with the NYC Dept of Education’s Office of Instructional (now Educational) Technology and the Mayor’s office in partnership with Reel Works Teen Filmmaking and Microsoft. Students will enjoy these videos even more when they discover they were produced by twenty young ReelWorks filmmakers who drew from their own experiences online and worked with professional directors to create these powerful messages. The series features introductions by “Gossip Girl” star Jessica Szohr and contains two narrative pieces and two documentaries, covering the following topics:"
tags: digitalcitizenship digiteen cyberbullying digital_responsibilities acrossmydesk
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"Microsoft Corp. today announced the preliminary findings of its multicountry Innovative Teaching and Learning (ITL) Research, which shows that students can get the skills they need for work and life in the 21st century through school, but in practice, they rarely do. While education leaders consistently call for change, educational policies and systems in most countries have not yet provided clear definitions of 21st century skills, or guidance to teachers on how to teach and assess these skills."
tags: research 21stcenturylearning 21stcenturyskills futureofeducation acrossmydesk
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100+ Online Resources That Are Transforming Education
tags: acrossmydesk educationaltechnology futureofeducation
Sunday, January 09, 2011
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TIGed Professional Development - TIGed
Very excited to see these new online courses offered by Taking IT Global! Consider joining in!
Course #1: Global Education
"The goal of the Global Education accredited course is to develop teachers' understanding of and competencies in global education. Utilizing the TakingITGlobal for Educators (TIGed) platform, we will explore why global education is so vital currently, and how e-technologies can bring the world into the classroom. In particular, this course will explore what it means to be globally aware; the pedagogies and e-technologies behind authentic, humanizing approaches to global education; design strategies and TIG tools which can be used to empower students as learners and leaders; theme-based and interdisciplinary approaches which enrich students' experiences and help connect humans' challenges across the globe; the cultivation of students' cross-cultural leadership skills; and ways schools can create a culture of global leadership and change."
Course #2: Intro to Global Project-based Learning
The goal of the Introduction to Global Project-based Learning accredited course is to develop teachers' understanding of and competencies in project-based global education. Utilizing the TakingITGlobal for Educators (TIGed) platform, we will explore why global education is so vital currently, and how e-technologies can bring the world into the classroom. In particular, this course will explore: a variety of specific approaches to project-based global education, including student-driven digital media projects; examples of effective global learning projects and what makes them successful; solution- and student-driven approaches to project-based learning; the use of TIGed virtual classrooms to support global learning; ways to meet the challenges of global education; and methods of determining the success of global projects, particularly in connection to a variety of educational benchmarks.tags: tiged takingitglobal professionaldevelopment globaleducation online acrossmydesk
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International Society for Technology in Education | Catalog
Love the new interactive ISTE catalog!
tags: acrossmydesk iste
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More Schools Embrace the iPad as a Learning Tool - NYTimes.com
"Technological fads have come and gone in schools, and other experiments meant to rev up the educational experience for children raised on video games and YouTube have had mixed results. Educators, for instance, are still divided over whether initiatives to give every student a laptop have made a difference academically. "
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Have not explored this fully yet, however here is what it claims to do:
"A simple & free learning software for students
It enhances your learning experience and improves your grades"tags: acrossmydesk onlinelearning
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"Teacher resources supporting the integration of a global perspective across the curriculum"
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"There are some things that the traditional way of teaching can't buy... for everything else there is a connected teacher."
by Langwitches (Silvia Tolisano) -
Some of these should be obsolete now....and are in many schools! How about your school?
tags: acrossmydesk futureofeducation
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TeachPaperless: Why Teachers Should Blog
Nominated in 2010 by Edublog Awards for the most influential blog post. This is a MUST READ.