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Moot – Forums and commenting re-imagined
This is a fantastic tool for any classroom. Moot.it allows learners to create a real time back channel during presentations or can be used as a debate forum. It is simple to use and a superb tool.
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Authentic Classroom Resources 02/21/2014
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Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Authentic Classroom Daily Resources 02/05/2014
Down With Textbooks - David Cutler - The Atlantic
tags: education pln authenticThe unquestioned assumption of online education - The Tech
Online education is growing rapidly. Recently, six new universities have been added to the edX platform. Each new university plans to develop its own set of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses). Between the big three — edX, Coursera, and Udacity — there are now hundreds of MOOCs from universities all over the world. Advocates are quick to highlight that these MOOCs have already served millions of students, enabling anyone with an Internet connection to receive a world-class education.tags: authentic edtech
President Obama Educational Announcement
Today, following up on his call to action, the President is announcing major progress toward realizing the ConnectED goal to get high-speed Internet connectivity and educational technology into classrooms, and into the hands of teachers trained on its advantages. The FCC and private sector are taking key steps to answer the President’s call, including through:tags: authentic edtech education
25 Rules Of Thumb Deemed Important In Instructional Design
What rules do instructional designers rely on to solve design problems? What insights become patterns for future use?Know your learners
Determine what it is you want your learners to perform after the instructional experience. What is the criterion for successful performance?
Making History Accessible: SlaveryStories.org – ProfHacker - Blogs - The Chronicle of Higher Education
"Sometimes, an interesting project gets started unexpectedly. That’s what happened with SlaveryStories.org, a new, collaborative digital project that launched February 3, just as Black History Month began."tags: history authentic pln education
You Didn't Know You Could Do These 5 Awesome Smartphone Camera Tricks
"Your smartphone camera is one the ultimate lifehack tools. We’ve already taken a look at four ways you can be making better use of your smartphone camera to turn your smartphone into a makeshift scanner, a memory aid, and more, and today we’re at it again."tags: authentic pln education
The Benefits of 'Repeating' Subject Matter - Bridging Differences - Education Week
"Our version of Hirsch. The entire Mission Hill school studies ancient Egypt at the same time (kindergarten through 7th grade) for two to three months, and the next year ancient Greece, followed by ancient China, followed by some particular early South American culture. "tags: benefits subject subject matter education pln authentic
Monday, February 3, 2014
Authentic Classroom Daily Resources 02/04/2014
As the 21st century moves forward we begin to see more learners creating and taking control of their PLN. How often do we talk about learning networks with kids in the public education system? Do we help them build their own learning networks beyond the classroom walls?
Learning Without Technology - The Educator's PLN
The more we learn about learning, the further we seem to be getting away from the primary teaching lessons of the past. Lectures, although necessary, are no longer the focus of teaching methodology. Today’s methods seem to be relying on more collaborative and authentic learning. Actually doing and making, as opposed to having descriptions and theories delivered by lectures, is a shift, which is taking place in education today. Critical thinking, always addressed to some extent in learning, is now becoming more prominent in education.
Students propose changes for India's educational system | The Chronicle
While many undergraduates were preparing to move in for the Spring semester, 100 students contemplated solutions to educational challenges in India and the United States. This year’s Winter Forum, titled Rethink Education: The Innovation Challenge, featured speeches from two former North Carolina governors—Jim Hunt and Bev Perdue. The three-day forum—hosted by the Center for Child and Family Policy at the Fuqua School of Business—allowed students to work with experts in education to create proposals to eliminate common problems in the field. At its conclusion Tuesday, groups of about eight students presented their solutions and winning teams were announced.What do you think?tags: education pbl ibl
No wonder nobody wants to come | Dangerously Irrelevant
"Ira Socol says: If your school, and your school day, is not about students collaborating, connecting, and building knowledge and understandings together, why would anyone come? Serious question. If students want to learn in isolation; if they want to sit at a desk and work on their own stuff, occasionally checking in with an “expert,” they have no reason to come to school. They can do a lot better at home, or at their local coffee shop, or even the public library, where both the coffee and the WiFi connection will be better."tags: education ibl pbl
Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: Student @CGressmanTHS explains the power of her PLN
"With or without the guidance and support of educators and parents, students across the globe are developing and building their personal learning networks. Knowing how to do so effectively is a key to successful learning independence. Below you will hear from Courtney Gressman. A young lady in the midst of building a learning network to help open the eyes of educators to students feelings about school and learning. Read on to discover how this has impacted her as well as how both her teacher and mother supported this work. "tags: education pbl ibl pln
Western Massachusetts to test new standardized exam called PARCC | masslive.com
"n the spring, thousands of students across the state will become guinea pigs as they take a new national assessment exam for the first time. Nearly two-thirds of 647,700 students in grades 3 through 11 will test a portion of the PARCC, or Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for Colleges and Careers exam, that is being rolled out with the new national Common Core education standards which 18 states, including Massachusetts, have adopted."tags: test exam education pbl ibl
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