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Last week, New York Times columnist Tom Friedman wrote with evangelical zeal about the arrival of Massive Online Open Courses, the free courses from top institutions available to students anywhere in the world. Not only would MOOCs be a huge industry in five years, he said, but financially strapped community colleges could use the online lectures while their own professors could work “face-to-face” with students. Friedman has been wrong before with this kind of technology related over-earnestness: In 1999, he wrote about how easy it would be for mom-and-pop online stores to compete with Amazon.com. But even so, Friedman remains a global trend-spotter.
Via Mark Smithers 
So you’ve got one or a few iPads that you want to use in the classroom. You could visit the Apple App Store’s education section and peruse the many offerings… do some Google searches to figure out what’s good… or just use this print-friendly image below to get started! Via Steven Engravalle, Felix Jacomino, Petra Pollum Robin Good: Google Drive is finally out and readfdy to be used.
The service moves Google Docs to a whole new level by providing full integration between cloud storage and the apps and files you have in your computer.
"Google Drive lets you do more than just store your files. Share files with exactly who you want and edit them together, from any device.
In Google Drive, you can create new documents, spreadsheets and presentations instantly. Work together at the same time, on the same doc, and see changes as they appear."
Key features include:
Google Drive gives you instant access to Google Docs, a suite of editing tools that makes working together better—even when your teammates are miles away.
Free to use.
Get started with 5 GB of free space. Upgrade to 25 GB for less than $2.50 a month.
Google Drive is available for: PC and MaciPhone and iPad (coming soon) Android devices
More info: https://drive.google.com/start#home Via Robin Good 
" In case the quotes didn’t clue you in, this post doesn’t argue against massive open online courses (MOOCs) such as the ones offered by Udacity, Coursera, and edX. I think they are very worthy ventures and will serve to progress our system of higher education. I do however agree with some criticisms of these courses, and that there is room for much more progress. I propose an alternative model for such massive open online learning experiences, or MOOLEs, that focuses on solving “problems,” but first, here’s a sampling of some of the criticisms of MOOCs."
In this post, Doug Holton springboards off his criticisms of MOOCs to propose a shift to MOOLEs (Massive Open Online Learning Experience) where a MOOLE = open education + problem based learning (PBL). A worthwhile read indeed!
Via Anne Whaits 
I've compiled a large list of familiar (and not-so-familiar) tools that will hopefully help you with your web content, social media, analytical and curation needs. If there's something I missed, feel free to add it to the Google Doc. Via Paul McKean 
Cloud Print is a free Android app that allows you to wirelessly print from your Android devices. Cloud Print works by syncing your devices to the Google Cloud Print service. You will have to set up Google Cloud Printing on at least one computer in order to take advantage of the Cloud Print app. 
With so many design models to choose from, what should I use? To help with the answer I created a table of five design methodologies that may assist you in choosing a model to start from: 
"iPad is no doubt a great device for almost all purpose in today’s lifestyle. This everyone knows, but what many don’t know about the iPad is that it is also an incredible tool for learning. Yes, you read it right. It helps in your learning, and language learning is one of those. Whether you are learning Japanese Kanji or the sweet Spanish, the iPad will help you a lot." Via John Pearce, Tania Sheko 
Teachers and parents are often wary about using social media in the classroom. Here's why the benefits outweigh the risks. 
After you have learnt in the first part about key notions of social networking, how it evolved, reasons why school should embrace them, their benefits on both teachers and students, you will now be able to have access to a set of the most useful social networking websites where you can meet up with other educators from all around the world and always stay in the picture of the latest news in the educational sphere. A brillinat directory curated by Shamil Weerakoon on everything realting to Google+ IMpressive list of articles resources and tools. |
Via Arthur Preston 
What type of iPad user are you? Do you mostly use your iPad for consumption purposes or creation ones? I would argue that the vast majority of the public will fall into the consumption categ... Via Arthur Preston 
Joyce Valenza reviews a variety of online tools help you create "professionally produced specimens" focused on slide narration tools and screen capture tools. She covers five narration tools: SlideRocket, My Brainshark, Present.me, Movenote, and HelloSlide, and three screencasting tools: Screenr, Screencast-o-Matic, and Jing. Links to all are provided. Via Beth Dichter, Dennis T OConnor 
Today we are introducing you to another kind of search engines labelled ' specialized search engines '. These ones here are also very important and can provide you with better results by specializing a little and using a search that is not trying to answer everything. 
Student engagement is one of the main concerns that online instructors have when teaching.
Read more... Via Gust MEES 
Schools can use social media to connect with parents and the community and communicate with staff and students. Via Susan Bainbridge 
According to the UNESCO published paper, Africa and the Middle East are “leapfrogging” the earlier PC revolution and enthusiastically embracing the more recent mobile revolution. Unlike countries in Latin America for example, African countries (and many in the Middle East as well) have not made substantial investments in filling schools with computers or providing laptops to students. At some level, Africa is (for lack of a better phrase) a “clean slate” when it comes to ICT use in education. Because so many Africans have mobile phones, many educators are eager to leverage these devices to improve and provide greater access to education. 
Paul Hamilton lists the top apps for students who struggle with text. Just 13 more ways to level the playing field!
> Paperport: Note-taking app with audio and voice recognition > Text Grabber: Turn hard copy to readable PDF > Cloudon: Do equations and other math on the iPad > Type on PDF: Complete tests on the iPad; import PDF's form Dropbox > Abilipad: Word prediction with TTS > Nebulous Notes: Text editor; integrates with DropBox > AudioNote: Combine typed and handwritten notes with built in mic to record voice. > Dragon Dictation: Easy to use voice recognition; use "Speak Selection" to read dictated work. > vBookz PDF Voice Reader: TTS for reading PDF files > GoodReader: Offers TTS for text files; works with DropBox > Idea Sketch: Create mind map and turn it into an outline. > Book Creator: Create and share multimedia projects on the iPad > Side by Side: Split iPad screen into up to customizable "windows"
Via Kathleen McClaskey This is an online conference that I do not want to miss!! 
ALISON Free Online Courses: Updating Your Spreadsheet Skills with Microsoft Excel 2010... Video Presentation by Ms. Trudi van Wyk, Education Specialist -eLearning, Commonwealth of Learning for Open Education Week, 5 - 10 March 2012 (Worldwide). Via Andreas Link, Score Project |
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