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The problem is that Wikipedia in the classroom has gotten a bad reputation in the K-12 world, undeservedly so I think. I would suggest that Wikipedia can be used for a multitude of educational purposes at a wide variety of grade levels. Too many teachers are still afraid to use it in class, so I’m here to right that wrong and show our educators how they can responsibly integrate Wikipedia into their lessons.
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Dr. Nellie Deutsch's curator insight,
May 13, 4:50 AM
I get excited about learning because I teach online. Teaching a Live Online Class http://blog.wiziq.com/teaching-a-live-online-class 
Jeroen Bottema's curator insight,
May 14, 7:18 AM
"I’ve been teaching online using both synchronous and asynchronous modes since 2004. The live online class connects my students and me for learning on a personal level and not just for information sharing. Enthusiasm is a key attitude in getting students to believe and trust the teacher online and face-to-face, but specifically online. There may be technical issues during the class. The only way to keep the students focused regardless of the technical issues is to encourage and create an atmosphere of trust. The teacher’s enthusiasm will facilitate and help the participants engage in what’s important; learning."
Jeroen Bottema's curator insight,
May 14, 7:19 AM
"I’ve been teaching online using both synchronous and asynchronous modes since 2004. The live online class connects my students and me for learning on a personal level and not just for information sharing. Enthusiasm is a key attitude in getting students to believe and trust the teacher online and face-to-face, but specifically online. There may be technical issues during the class. The only way to keep the students focused regardless of the technical issues is to encourage and create an atmosphere of trust. The teacher’s enthusiasm will facilitate and help the participants engage in what’s important; learning." Delete the scoop?
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Duncan McCue looks at the MOOC, otherwise known as, the Massive Open Online Course. They are changing the way teachers teach and the way students learn because they can fill a classroom with a billion brains. Via Nik Peachey 
Ruth Vilmi's curator insight,
May 12, 3:45 AM
This is not new - I taught the International Writing Exchange (IWE) from 1993, but technology allows much more nowadays. Go for it and learn whatever your heart desires! Go for challenging courses though, not a book on the Web!! 
Lola Ripollés's curator insight,
May 12, 4:10 AM
Information and knowledge is there. Only you decide what to make of it. Sharing knowledge will always give you back more than what you give. 
Teachinginthe21st's curator insight,
May 13, 2:03 PM
I have participated in one...have you? Try them out. Check out www.coursera.org for courses! Delete the scoop?
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The potential for Google Glass in the classroom is just too great. So we wanted to compile an early-stages Teacher's Guide To Google Glass for you! Via Ana Cristina Pratas Delete the scoop?
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For us teachers and education leaders, this moment of rapid and radical technological change is not what we signed up for, is it? A trillion web pages; a billion smartphones; movies, TV shows, newspapers, and novels on demand, wherever we are, whenever we desire; near ubiquitous courses and coursework, with teachers, tutors, and technologies that let learners of any age learn whatever they want, whenever and wherever they desire. "Always on" access has created an abundance of learning potentials that scarcely existed even a decade ago.
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Nik Peachey's curator insight,
May 8, 3:27 AM
Very good overall article looking at technology intergration into education and what it means to be 'educated' 
CERT's curator insight,
May 8, 4:01 AM
The spirit of technology use, and being 'NetSmart' as Howard Rheingold puts it lies with the people and the ways in which the tools are exploited. It is rather useless to force an educator to "use the interactive whiteboard". It is certainly not going anywhere near the "technology-rich learning". To be able to start getting a glimpse at what it really means to teach with technology we have to change our way of teaching completely and focus first on our learners and on the activities that learners can do. I keep emphasising, technology is not about maintaining teacher control, but it is of giving the learners the freedom to learn, unlearn and relearn. Delete the scoop?
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This is a quick post for all the people on my Facebook fanpage who request that I help them learn English. Most regular visitors of this blog know how to make the distinction between coverage and a... Via Shanthi Cumaraswamy Streat
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Love for the Fluency Family here! 
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May 7, 1:52 AM
Extremely useful and thoroughly researched. Delete the scoop?
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Berry supports the idea of MOOCs for professional development in theory because he’d like to see teachers be able to choose and direct their own learning. But he thinks success hinges on skilled virtual facilitators who both know the subject matter and how to foster high quality discussion and communication online in order to make it work well.
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Lively, passionate, (bordering on) seductive teachers and facilitators, leads to exciting and meaningful interaction online and off. When MOOCs are conceived and designed this way, they will become the places for highly-engaged social learning that we want them to be. 
Jason R Levine's comment,
May 4, 9:58 AM
Engaging facilitators and meaningful interaction or NO DICE!
Robin Kay's curator insight,
May 8, 9:23 AM
Interesting move - I would watch this one closely. MOOCs seem better than large lecturs and in Coursera are much better designed. Not sure I would want to be taught by a teachers whose only credentials were from Coursera, but I can see other higher education areas being better served by MOOCs. Delete the scoop?
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We believe that relevant, personalized, collaborative, and connected learning experiences enhance student engagement, which in turn drives student achievement. Although these learning experiences were available in a more limited way before the advent of technology, digital conversion has taken them to an entirely new level. Via Nik Peachey 
Teresa Deshon's curator insight,
May 2, 4:16 AM
Using technology especially ipads and maths apps in middle school classrooms addresses all 6 drivers of student engagement.
Well planned lessons based on strong pedagogy where technology is the tool rather than the novelty ensures students are learning in a way that is fun, purposeful and improves outcomes. 
LingleOnline's comment,
May 2, 4:31 AM
relevant, personalized, collaborative, and connected ... couldn't have said it better!
Jillian Zuber's curator insight,
May 2, 10:00 AM
A awesome read about using technology to connect with your students. Delete the scoop?
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Last week I had class with the CEO of a company who comes to me for weekly training. We hadn’t seen each other for a couple of months and so I asked him to give me a run down on what had been happ... Via Shanthi Cumaraswamy Streat Delete the scoop?
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The problem is that the decision makers often don’t have the marketing skills to differentiate between different addressable audiences. External adult learners may not want a long-winded, over-engineered, six to ten week course on anything. Life’s too short. Yet academics are used to producing courses of this semester length. What many may want are mini MOOCs. They may want them to be asynchronous starting and ending when convenient for them. This, of course, is exactly what’s happening. All in all, however, the good news is that MOOCs are forcing HE institutions to change. MOOCs may very well be the force that makes them more open, transparent and relevant. There will, of course, be a backlash, but the digital genie is out of the bottle - MOOCs are here to stay. Via Nik Peachey
Jason R Levine's insight:
That MOOCs were born out of academia, not mass media is critical to their healthy development, to say nothing of their integrity; that they will shed all that is dull, backwards, and ill-suited for social, life-long learning on a massive scale is the dream that will eventually become a reality. 
John Rudkin's curator insight,
May 1, 2:50 AM
The pressure is on traditional Education.....from......? 
Henrietta Marcella Menzies's curator insight,
May 1, 11:00 AM
Nice Infographic and article on MOOCs - who is the target audience(s)?
Dirigeantsetpartenaires's curator insight,
May 2, 3:22 AM
Intereesting infographic on Coursera (I have an account too). I'd be interested to know if anybody else is actively using a MOOC right now ...? Delete the scoop?
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I use QR codes and augmented reality codes to help students move independently from one activity to the next. Kids use cell phones or tablets to scan the barcodes, which take them to websites or instruction pages with directions for the next activity, or to “cheat codes,” with strategies to help them solve the “boss-level problem.” I even decided to forgo the usual grading system in my classroom, so that as far as the students knew, they were either “Leveling Up!” (proficient) or they needed more practice with “Game Over: Try Again.” They stopped defining themselves by grades and saw “try again” as an opportunity to do just that.
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April 27, 2:56 AM
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My point is that if we use social bookmarking frequently, it becomes a mechanic process. Every time you see something interesting, we press the “share button”, add as many tags, keywords as we can think of, and that’s it. We’ll filter the information later on, no need to deal with it right now. Even if this process doesn’t save time right now. In the future, when you need to retrieve information for any kind of project, and if you have bookmarked it before, the whole process could be a time saver.
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Nik Peachey's curator insight,
May 16, 9:01 AM
Interesting article on a subject which is close to my heart. Delete the scoop?
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Deanya Lattimore's curator insight,
May 14, 7:44 AM
I think if departments reviewed their faculty, it would become clear to them which teachers should *not* be forced into using technology in the classroom. Questionably, if those teachers cannot teach the assigned material any longer, they may be driven to learn it in order to keep their jobs, but honestly, if teachers don't possess these traits in today's world, the only thing they should probably be driven to is a different job.... Delete the scoop?
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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. Via Baiba Svenca 
Gust MEES's curator insight,
May 11, 7:41 AM
Looks interesting...
Learn more about MindMaps:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=mindmaps
- http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-tools-for-teaching-people-and-learners/?tag=mindmapping
Paul Westeneng's curator insight,
May 12, 3:35 AM
Strange there are only Desktop/Laptop tools listed in this Top 5. I believe a tablet is a more appropriate device for mind mapping. On my own in a declining chair as well as in a group without the screen standing up between participants. Personally i love IthoughtsHD on the iPad. 
PortMacOnline's curator insight,
May 12, 8:34 PM
Mindmapping has always been a great way to get your thoughts and plans organized. Here is an article which describes the top five most popular programs. Our personal preference is either Xmind or FreeMind, both free, but all of them will help your business. Delete the scoop?
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"MOOCs were not designed to serve the missions of the elite colleges and universities. They were designed to undermine them, and make those missions obsolete. Yes there has been a great rebranding and co-option of the concept of the MOOC over the last couple of years. The near-instant response from the elites, almost unprecedented in my experience, is a recognition of the deeply subversive intent and design of the original MOOCs (which they would like very much to erase from history)." 
Ozzie Gontang, Ph.D.'s curator insight,
May 11, 5:57 PM
Am I a life-long learner! What does it take to continue learning? Where is our culture going regarding learning? 
Helena Capela's curator insight,
May 12, 4:42 AM
The adoption of Moocs by institutions and what they were created for 
Robert Farrow's curator insight,
May 13, 3:10 AM
"MOOCs were not designed to serve the missions of the elite colleges and universities. They were designed to undermine them, and make those missions obsolete. Yes there has been a great rebranding and co-option of the concept of the MOOC over the last couple of years. The near-instant response from the elites, almost unprecedented in my experience, is a recognition of the deeply subversive intent and design of the original MOOCs (which they would like very much to erase from history)." Delete the scoop?
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Here's a handy visual step-by-step guide to choosing the best digital content for a blended learning environment. Useful for all skill levels! Via Gust MEES Delete the scoop?
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First and foremost, student writing is improving by leaps and bounds. When I read their blogs (which, by the way, are mature, insightful, funny and engaging), I don't find myself pulling my hair out over the careless mistakes they make in formal papers. Not every post is perfect, but the majority are well written and free of grammar and usage issues that I am so familiar with seeing in their other work. If they become sloppy, all I need to do is politely comment about it on their blog, and I don't see it again.
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Latisha Ford's curator insight,
May 7, 12:07 PM
I just started a blog, so I absolutely love the idea of using students own creativity in their active learning. It beats a paper anyday. 
Constance Jones Collier's curator insight,
May 7, 5:20 PM
How time have changed. whats your input on this? 
Nalya Ovshieva's curator insight,
May 8, 9:03 AM
This is a useful experience of developing writing skills. As a follow-up activity, writing by way of blogging could enable students to get a feel for the issue studied, and assume responsibity for public writing. Delete the scoop?
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Sharla Shults's curator insight,
May 4, 1:26 PM
Integrating technology in your teaching requires beforehand planning and structuring. It also predisposes the existence of a set of learning goals you want to achieve through the integration of this technology in the class. So, the process is highly structured and pre-arranged and nothing is left for " happy accidents ". 
Amanda Rogers's comment,
May 4, 6:11 PM
This is a great tool to refer to for integrating technology into lessons whilst encorporating learning goals and allowing for HOT. It is well structured and prevents lesving steps out.
Kia Sowden's comment,
May 11, 1:01 AM
I think many teachers struggle to truly integrate technology into their classrooms. I believe their is the common misconception that if you are 'using' technology you are integrating it into your teaching and learning. However there is a difference between the two.
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For older students, the media multitasking habit extends into the classroom. While most middle and high school students don’t have the opportunity to text, email, and surf the Internet during class, studies show the practice is nearly universal among students in college and professional school. One large survey found that 80 percent of college students admit to texting during class; 15 percent say they send 11 or more texts in a single class period.
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PASSIONATE TEACHERS that ENGAGE-need I mention- INTUITIVELY KNOW how to KEEP their ATTENTION. ;D
Nik Peachey's curator insight,
May 3, 1:44 PM
If we really want to get 100% of kids attention on our lessons then we need to make them stimulating enough to occupy 100% of their attention. Delete the scoop?
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While young people are often adept at navigating networked spaces for social purposes in their everyday lives, it is less clear what role schools and teachers should play in that process. In what ways can educators support, mentor, and scaffold youth’s navigation of online spaces to foster rich learning experiences and ethical communication practices? Via Nik Peachey 
Meenakshi Dintyala's curator insight,
May 1, 5:10 AM
An interesting article and video. Considering that Social Media as a platform has the potential to be a multi-sensorial learning experience, it certainly seems like a value-add for learners who face learning difficulties in the traditional modeof learning.
Drora Arussy's curator insight,
May 1, 7:50 AM
Yet another way that good teaching practice is evolving and must be incorporated. It is up to the teachers to direct, facilitate and navigate, technology does not educate, teachers do. Delete the scoop?
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I recently came across Erin Klein (the genius behind Kleinspiration) posting a useful YouTube video that's all about 'Twitter For Teachers.' Via David W. Deeds 
David W. Deeds's curator insight,
April 30, 12:58 PM
Maybe I´ll just show a bunch of videos like this for next week´s professional development session. ;) Delete the scoop?
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The problem is that the decision makers often don’t have the marketing skills to differentiate between different addressable audiences. External adult learners may not want a long-winded, over-engineered, six to ten week course on anything. Life’s too short. Yet academics are used to producing courses of this semester length. What many may want are mini MOOCs. They may want them to be asynchronous starting and ending when convenient for them. This, of course, is exactly what’s happening. All in all, however, the good news is that MOOCs are forcing HE institutions to change. MOOCs may very well be the force that makes them more open, transparent and relevant. There will, of course, be a backlash, but the digital genie is out of the bottle - MOOCs are here to stay. Via Nik Peachey
Jason R Levine's insight:
That MOOCs were born out of academia, not mass media is critical to their healthy development, to say nothing of their integrity; that they will shed all that is dull, backwards, and ill-suited for social, life-long learning on a massive scale is the dream that will eventually become a reality.
John Rudkin's curator insight,
May 1, 2:50 AM
The pressure is on traditional Education.....from......?
Henrietta Marcella Menzies's curator insight,
May 1, 11:00 AM
Nice Infographic and article on MOOCs - who is the target audience(s)?
Dirigeantsetpartenaires's curator insight,
May 2, 3:22 AM
Intereesting infographic on Coursera (I have an account too). I'd be interested to know if anybody else is actively using a MOOC right now ...? Delete the scoop?
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Blended learning is an area of ELT that continues to be of interest to practitioners in the field. Despite this, little can be found in the literature on blended learning course design or detailed descriptions provided of blends used in ELT contexts. This publication, which contains twenty case studies from around the world, addresses this deficit by illustrating blends being employed on EAP, ESP, Teacher Development and general EFL courses. Via Nik Peachey 
Karen Johnson's comment,
May 9, 3:57 PM
Sorry the link disappeared, I picked this one up instead http://englishagenda.britishcouncil.org/sites/ec/files/D057_Blended%20learning_FINAL_WEB%20ONLY_v2.pdf
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Many schools don't allow students to use Wikipedia for projects, but could they be teaching their students how to use Wikipedia effectively instead?
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Be sure to check out Wikipedia’s own resources for teachers as well. They have an awesome 12-week syllabus showing you exactly how you can integrate Wikipedia into your classroom. They also have training designed especially for educators."