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Is the Internet changing how we read and think? What are the implications for those with dyslexia? For educators?
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SEO itself has always been somewhat of a barrier to entry for online success. In other words, for a new person it's so complex that it takes a long time to Via Robin Good 
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June 7, 5:01 AM
As days passing, Google’s ranking algorithm becomes more complex and volatile. The days were gone when Google just considered meta tags and backlinks for web page ranking but now it uses at least 200 ranking factors in their algorithm.
Google now considers every corner of on-site and off-site when it comes to rank a website or webpage in search engine.
This infographic definitely helps to get an idea of what should be considered in the website optimization process. Truly great infographic..... 
Mohammed Lakhlili's curator insight,
June 7, 5:59 PM
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What is content curation about? Diagram, charts and infographics to make sense of the curation conundrum Via Robin Good 
Steve Schildwachter's curator insight,
June 9, 8:44 PM
Even -- no, ESPECIALLY -- if terms like "content curation" really annoy or confuse you, then take a look at this resource. 
Krysta Hammond's curator insight,
June 18, 11:46 AM
Excellent visuals - great for the classroom for our visual learners. Makes this process a lot easier to explain and facilitate. Delete the scoop?
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Improving reading outcomes demands we do the hard and intensive work of not just raising awareness, but changing behaviors. Delete the scoop?
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Thanks to Wisconsin Reading Coalition for making this available! Delete the scoop?
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Andrea Walker's curator insight,
May 17, 10:56 PM
By using lists lists and hash tags effectively twitter can be u useful curation tool. Storify another mentioned in this article could also be a useful tool to curate twitter content 
Andreas Kuswara's comment,
June 11, 9:22 PM
I supposed twitter can be used or any tool can be used for anything,but some tools are made with certain intended affordance by the creator that would make the tool less effective for certain functions. curation in a way is capturing things void of time (i probably drawing too much from museum), while twitter is fast pace timeline of interactive (or one way) discourse.... they seems to be inherently different.
i'm just automatically sceptical when 'one tool can be use for all' theme appear. but it is an interesting suggestion. 
Bonnie Bracey Sutton's comment,
June 11, 9:33 PM
Many people learn one tool and then move on to others. I like to analyze each and use the best features of that particular 2.0 project. I use twitter as a push tool to share info for the most part.
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E-readers and tablets are becoming more popular as such technologies improve, but research suggests that reading on paper still boasts unique advantages Via Nik Peachey
Carolyn D Cowen's insight:
Facinating! The comments on this piece also are interesting. 
Lou Salza's curator insight,
May 16, 8:53 AM
I have been using text to speech almost exclusively for reading articles on the web, newspapers, and courese reading for a course in Leadership I am taking at Case Western Reserve University. I love the e-readers ( Read and Write Gold; Kindle, and Audio books) because I can jack up the speed and read with my ears as fast as non dyslexics who are fluent readers read with their eyes. We need to understand the 'cost' of eye reading to dyslexic students even when they "graduate" from OG or Wilson: the burden of phonological processing is too high in terms of fatigue. If we don't make the technology more available and acceptable in schools we will deny intelligent students with print challenges the opportunity to study in college, graduate or professional schools. I still read paper books. Right now I am reading A light in August by Faulkner. It is on my night stand and it is a wonderful if slow experience for me. For some, print will never 'fall away' and allow for effortless decoding and pholonological recoding.--Lou
Excerpt: "Understanding how reading on paper is different from reading on screens requires some explanation of how the brain interprets written language. We often think of reading as a cerebral activity concerned with the abstract—with thoughts and ideas, tone and themes, metaphors and motifs. As far as our brains are concerned, however, text is a tangible part of the physical world we inhabit. In fact, the brain essentially regards letters as physical objects because it does not really have another way of understanding them. As Wolf explains in her book Proust and the Squid, we are not born with brain circuits dedicated to reading. After all, we did not invent writing until relatively recently in our evolutionary history, around the fourth millennium B.C. So the human brain improvises a brand-new circuit for reading by weaving together various regions of neural tissue devoted to other abilities, such as spoken language, motor coordination and vision..." Delete the scoop?
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Turns out something as simple as tweaking the color of a button changes user behavior or endears people to your product. Buffer's Leo Widrich explains... Delete the scoop?
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Infographics are interesting–a mash of (hopefully) easily-consumed visuals (so, symbols, shapes, and images) and added relevant character-based data (so, numbers, words, and brief sentences). The learning application for them is clear, with many academic standards–including the Common Core standards–requiring teachers to use a variety of media forms, charts, and other data for both information reading as well as general fluency... Via Baiba Svenca 
gruppo 1 master's curator insight,
May 23, 10:36 AM
Format: infographic Target: teachers, learners, researchers Topic: This learning application is clear, with many academic standards - including the Common Core standards - requiring teachers to use a variety of media forms, charts, and other data for both information reading as well as general fluency.
Tags: infographic, Mobile learning, Education, MLearning Delete the scoop?
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Robin Good: Here is a handy short guide to nine free infographic creation tools that can be utilized to create enticing visuals, word charts and data-based infographics without having special technical skills. Useful. 8/10 Check them all out: http://www.infographicsarchive.com/create-infographics-and-data-visualization/ ; (Unearted by Andres Taborga) Via Robin Good 
Venkatesh Iyer (venkyiyer.com)'s curator insight,
May 14, 5:33 AM
I have yet to make my first infograph, but am eager to get going. 
Tanya Smith's curator insight,
May 18, 11:13 PM
I'm so in love with tools that help visualize what you do. This is a great list. I can't wait to try the ones I'm not familiar with. 
Jeff Domansky's curator insight,
May 19, 9:21 PM
Liked the list. My personal favorite is Piktochart. Delete the scoop?
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via Mobile Future Mobile Future’s infographic showcases the rapid emergence of this relatively new segment of the mobile marketplace and its contributions to U.S. innovation, job creation an... Via Ana Cristina Pratas 
Gust MEES's comment,
April 24, 3:43 PM
#Tomas, right, BUT in two different TOPICS of my curation ;) Some people are following ONLY 1 TOPIC, so a need 2 bring it in where it fits in ===> #Education and ALSO #Apps, OK?
Tina Laramie's curator insight,
April 24, 8:16 PM
This is something to think about. Maybe App developer is in your future. Delete the scoop?
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Alan Alda, actor and co-founder of the Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University, discusses his family's experience with dyslexia and what others can learn from it. Delete the scoop?
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Curation tools and web services designed to create learning paths, curriculums, thematic collections and PKM portfolios Via Robin Good 
Raquel Oliveira's curator insight,
June 9, 9:50 PM
Need more time to taste all the tips, but at first, seems very useful ! Delete the scoop?
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Over the last two months I have opened more than 200 pieces of nonprofit print materials and 95% of them are in the same format and structure of those that I was writing and publishing in the late... Delete the scoop?
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I was always a bookworm. In fifth grade, I was one of the only students in my class to finish every last book on the Battle of the Books competition list.
Carolyn D Cowen's insight:
Yes, we must not neglect deep reading -- the skills needed, its cognitive rewards, and its joys! Delete the scoop?
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When we read about engaging students in the classroom using technology and social media, authors often leave us with the impression that this work will flow gentle as a stream. Delete the scoop?
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The 10th Annual Skoll World Forum, which brought together several hundred of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs to Oxford, has just wrapped for another year.
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Mind mapping is a great way to brainstorm, make a plan, or turn ideas into the steps needed to make it real. Thankfully, there are great tools out there to help you build mind maps, organize them, and save them for later. Delete the scoop?
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Excerpted from article by Pawan Deshpande, CEO at Curata:
Via Giuseppe Mauriello 
AndySernovitz's comment,
May 7, 12:52 AM
hehe......this guy(Pawan Deshpande) definately doesnt know whats content piracy and is just interested in posting his own link again n again to steal some traffic by unneccessary conversations ,iam with you Giuseppe,buddy
MyKLogica's comment,
May 7, 2:38 AM
well, it is a pity that two skilled professionals do not know to how to do converge assertively their differences, and result in better contents, and content curation. Both of you are partly right and partly wrong, under my point of view, and instead of focusing in your differences, why don´t you focus on what may bring you together?
Therese Torris's comment,
May 7, 5:40 AM
@pawan @giuseppe I appreciate your work, both. We should value the mere fact that you and we are able to share diverging point of views on an open Platform like Scoop.it. That is true Social Content Curation, isn't it?
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What was once a futuristic technology is now giving students an immersive way to learn from the world around them. Delete the scoop?
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Before the advent of Twitter, most educators I know had limited opportunities to collaborate with colleagues outside their building. Some subscribed to listservs or participated in online forums, but these outlets lacked critical mass; teachers also networked at in-person conferences and training sessions, but these isolated events didn't provide ongoing support.
Enter Twitter. I've heard many educators say that Twitter is the most effective way to collaborate and that they've learned more with Twitter than they have from years of formal professional development. Via Steven Engravalle
Andreas Kuswara's curator insight,
April 17, 9:22 PM
twitter alone might not be sufficient, as we (or most of us) not 'always online', we have to do other things. combining twitter with a mechanism to comb through the # and compile personalized feed, would be useful. 
Catherine Smyth's comment,
April 23, 9:20 PM
I'm a fledgling tweeter but love the way Twitter ignites discussion and ideas within a professional community.
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