Think about what is said about scalability, format, and tradition in terms of your work in meeting and conference planning as what they talk about impacts both logistics and program. If listening to the podcast results in a discussion, all the better, but this posting is meant to be educational and to encourage professionals to learn more about MOOCs and experiment. Via Susan Bainbridge 
Cultura Inglesa Águas Claras is promoting a very interesting competition that involves technology, singing, acting and a great deal of creativity: it's the English Video Competition. The branch will award the best of individual and group videos based on your vote. So take a look, have fun with the videos, and see that big projects that involve more than just a group can actually work. This kind of project is an example of collaboration and integration of students, staff and the community. We believe that a healthy partnership with the comunity can foster educational experiences for our students and that it is through actively involving and inviting parents, families, and community members into our projects that we can hope to make the best possible learning experiences for our children. Via Digital Integration CI 
Robin Good: JISC provides a very well documented guide to the use of Creative Commons licences (also referred to as CC licences) which can greatly facilitate the copying, reuse, distribution, and in some cases, the modification of the original owner’s creative work without needing to get permission each time from the original rights holder.
In addition to this the correct use and embedding of CC license may greatly help in the effort to make original sources more transparent to the final reader, in many context, including news and content curation efforts of many kinds.
Creative Commons licences can be embedded into a variety of resources, such as PowerPoint, images, Word docs, elearning resources, podcasts and other audio visual resources.
While specifically prepared for UK public sector organizations this document can be quite useful for anyone interested in the use of CC licenses to distribute digital content online.
Key Benefits of embedding CC licences for content curation and attribution: It can help the user see that the resource is an 'open' resource and licensed under a specific CC licence terms
More info: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/programmerelated/2011/scaembeddingcclicencesbp.aspx ;
(Thanks to Amber Thomas for finding this resource) Via Robin Good, cynthia jabar 
Banning is not the answer. Administrators need policies for today's students and teachers need to update outdated practices. We're well into the 21st century and it's time for schools to encourage educators to start using methods that will prepare students for their future rather than relying on the comfortable policies and methods of the past. Via Donna Browne 
Today's guest blogger, Dan Jones, is a middle school social studies and language arts teacher in Mansfield, OH. Via Peter Mellow 
Connects your Evernote, Facebook, Flickr, and other web services / apps to Dropbox. Drag & drop files into a predefined folder on Dropbox and have them automatically converted and synced to your favorite places. Via Ana Cristina Pratas 
A virtual school or cyber school describes an institution that teaches courses entirely or primarily through online methods. Via Informatics 
Follow an email on its journey to see what happens when you send a message. Along the way, discover our data centers with videos and photos. 
A channel dedicated to instruction videos of useful apps for education... 
A safe way for teachers to text message students and keep in touch with parents. Via tom jackson, Pippa Davies @PippaDavies 
Ao criar ações e conteúdo para as diferentes redes sociais existentes hoje, é preciso planejamento e visão estratégica. Por isso, é importante acompanhar o crescimento e o alcance de cada uma dessas novas mídias. Via Mariana Casals |
![Drive The Facebook Engagement You Want [infographic] | JUST TOOLS | Scoop.it](http://img.scoop.it/WUXPQz0QqcrV-3rwGktJ1jl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVaiQDB_Rd1H6kmuBWtceBJ)
Your content strategy should include a clear vision about the type of engagement you want to drive to your Facebook Page. Get what you want thanks to these tips! Via Jonha Revesencio 
More recently, the conversation has shifted from purchasing computers to purchasing mobile devices. Whether they are tablet computers, cell phones or media devices, as long as there were ample productivity apps available as well as usable assess to the internet through WiFi, school would be able to better afford the cost of assess to technology and provide opportunities for ’21st Century Learning’ as these devices cost a mere fraction of the price of a computer. Via Nik Peachey 
There are endless examples of MTV’s innovative multiplatform engagement, the most obvious being its relentless and exclusive Facebook (content from behind the scenes videos, intimate cast photos, insight into season two, social badges for sharing specific content, etc.). Other social platforms include Teen Wolf’s twitter handle @MTVteenwolf with 86,928 followers, Tumblr and more. The MTV team even invites members of the Wolf Pack Girls, the official name for the show’s female fans, to broadcast behind the scenes access and info on its official social networks. Via Gary Hayes 
iPad use in Vancouver schools and learning associated in high school classrooms. Via Pippa Davies @PippaDavies 
A study conducted by the MIT Technology Review found that mobile devices, especially tablets, are being adopted by the population of the United States far faster than past technologies. The comparison included ... Via Miguel Rodriguez, LearnAhead 
"My top three preferred platforms for sourcing and sorting through qualified curators and their content are Twitter, Scoop.it and Google Plus" says Debra Askanase on the Socialbrite blog.
It's interesting to read how she explains her daily routine with Scoop.it which involved both publishing and following topics she has a professional interest in. "If you have only 30 minutes each day to read the latest news in your industry, start with Scoop.it; it serves up the newest information in a very readable format."
Check out her topics, including Facebook research and best practices. Via gdecugis 
Skype, Penguin Group, New York Philharmonic, Science Museum London, Peace One Day, and Save the Children together in order to promote learning Wiggio is a completely free, online toolkit that makes it easy to work in groups.
4-letter words. Warmer. 5 - 10 minutes. Intermediate to advanced levels.
Procedure:
1 - Write a 4-letter word on the board. E.g "LOVE" 2 - Tell students it's the first word of a list. 3 - Tell them they will think of new 4-letter words to continue the list; 4 - They can only replace 1 letter to form a new word; they can't add or delete any letter.
Example: LOVE - LIVE - DIVE - DICE ...
Students play together as a class. You can establish a minimum number of words for a prize; 15 words for instance, so that it's challenging for them.
It's a great opportunity to test your students' range of words and foster a lot of speaking.
Have fun! Via Luiz Agrizi 
In efforts to further understand the impact of digital media in kindergarten to grade eight classrooms, The Joan Ganz Cooney Center has released results from its first US national teacher survey on games and teaching called Teacher Attitudes about... Via Karen B Wehner 
At its core, the issues associated with mobile learning get to the very fundamentals of what happens in class everyday. At their best, cell phones and mobile devices seamlessly facilitate what students and teachers already do in thriving, inspiring classrooms. Students communicate and collaborate with each other and the teacher. They apply facts and information they’ve found to formulate or back up their ideas. They create projects to deepen their understanding, association with, and presentation of ideas. Via Nik Peachey |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |  |
12 |
|
Next |
