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The issue of how we use social media for our own development as teachers and as digitally skilled individuals is of vital importance, not just because it can enable us to keep developing as teachers through the content, ideas, resources and above all people it gives us access to, but also because the way we use digital media for our own development should guide and influence the way we use it with our students and build their digital literacies and communication skills.
Michelle Lampinen: This year, I admitted a hard truth to myself. I wasn't having my students write enough. In an attempt to follow Kelly Gallagher’s advice that students should write more than we can assess, I decided to have them blog weekly. ...
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In today's hypermedia landscape, youth and young adults are increasingly using social media platforms, online aggregators and mobile applications for daily information use. In this context, how students learn to be analytical, inquiring, and critical thinkers encompasses a new set of pedagogical approaches.
Digital storytelling, the practice of combining narrative with digital content, is gaining more ground in the educational field.Many schools and educational centres all around the globe are including learning method in their curriculums and the results are really promising : more of students engagement and a bigger degree of motivation. Telling a story is a powerful way to communicate with others. Think about those moments when you would share a story about yourself with your students and how everyone of them is dailed in waiting on the next word to come out of your mouth. And when this storytelling is combined with a set of powerful digital tools it becomes a truly authentic learning experience that helps students develop a wide range of intellectual skills.
Continuing her series of posts on the 'best bits' of her IATEFL 2013 Conference experience, Laura Patsko felt compelled to turn the tables and report on a presentation she attended on Thursday that taught her a lot–not about the intended subject matter, unfortunately, but about things that make or break a conference presentation.
Why do I need to teach movie making? Because you want students to create good content that they can share. Why do I need to teach how to search? Because you want students to have the skill of evaluating and analyzing. Jeff Utecht is answering the questions Andrew Vicar is asking around technology integration.
"So far I have come up with a number of 'first impression' criteria that I think I apply before even thinking about 'how' I will use an app / tool. I hope you find these criteria useful as a starting point for your own reflections on why you choose to use certain apps and not others. Please feel free to browse the list and add any 'pros' and 'cons' or anything you think I've missed."
In an excerpt from his new book, psychologist Louis Cozolino applies the lessons of social neuroscience to the classroom.
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Throughout the Liverpool IATEFL Conference each day plenary sessions and video interviews will be broadcast live from the Liverpool Online studio.
A handful of ideas on how to use iPad apps in the classroom: from presenting, taking notes, drawing, blogging to storytelling, solving mathematical problems and making music.
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A curator ingests, analyzes and contextualizes web content. Whether you like it or not, you've curated and will continue to do so as long as you're online.
Sean Dowling, an Educational Technology Coordinator, looks at why the uptake of Web 2.0 tools in the classroom has been slow, and offers some solutions.
The big news is about online professional development. But it's nothing new. In fact, the newest model is already outdated.
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Check out what Personalized Learning will be like in 2013.
Podcast Gallery is an online directory of the best audio and video podcasts across all genres. You can watch your favorite podcast shows in the browser or download them to your Dropbox or Google Drive.
In the debate sponsored by the ELT Journal at this week’s IATEFL Conference in Liverpool, I proposed the motion that published course materials do not reflect the lives nor the needs of the learner...
"Blogging is a fantastic way to strengthen the connections between home, school and the world." Almost everything you've ever wanted to know about blogging in education by Kathleen Morris
Facebook users have scanned with MyPermissions to find out what third party apps and websites have access to their information and just what permissions they have granted. This infographic shows you what the truth is about the data that is collected and the access you’ve granted.
Super Teacher Tools has many free classroom review games and classroom management tools, including Flash Jeopardy.
26 Time Management Hacks I Wish I’d Known at 20 Etienne Garbugli Product Design & Marketing Consultant
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Mobile Learning, Anytime, Anywhere
The problem with many high-tech 'personalized' learning tools is that they don't really provide personalized learning. Here's what they do provide.
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