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Mind mapping is a method that works for quite a lot of people. Brain storming, idea mapping, thought generation, think tanks – call it what you will. Traditionally done on large pieces of paper, why not use your iPad to create mind maps? You could use these for your own purposes, or “convert” those large flip charts into a smaller, digital version.
Via Baiba Svenca
When doing homework, many students turn to the same websites as they do when they're surfing the web under other circumstances. Four of the top ten most-cited websites on Easybib, a site used to create more than 500 million citations, are user-generated sites like Wikipedia and YouTube.
Via Anthony Beal
Posted by Jeff Dunn The Apple iPad is one of the biggest things we all talk about when it comes to education technology. It’s nothing new. But what is new is that amount of sharing teachers are doing around the world about what iPad apps work best for them. Some create lists of their favorite apps, others share screenshots using the old ‘home button + lock button’ feature on the iPad. I see a few iPad screenshots here and there in my Twitter feed on a regular basis. But when I saw the most recent shot from Rob Brocklebank, I just had to add it to Edudemic. He shared the 24 (all the apps you can fit on one screen without using folders) most-used and favorite iPad apps for teachers.
Via Jim Lerman
"What kind of support should I be asking for from management?" and "How can I support our staff?" 1. Give them your trust - Wholeheartedly. 2. Give them dedicated time 3. Get out of their way
Via Karen du Toit
The Digital Public Library of America is a beautiful idea. Take the physical-to-digital ambition of Google Books and wed it to the civic spirit of the US public library system, providing a centralized portal to a decentralized network of digital media from libraries, museums, universities, archives, and other local, regional, and national collections. Framed in this way, it all seems so logical, so proper, so clear — everything the internet as a public commons promised to be. Surely the messy reality of copyright law, limited local budgets, or the cat-herding that goes into any grand alliance of independent institutions was bound to foul it up somewhere. The DPLA is in fact real, and will hold a launch event on April 18 at the Boston Public Library. In an essay in The New York Review of Books, Harvard University Librarian Robert Darnton describes how the DPLA's organizers overcame some of that messy reality to get the new nonprofit off the ground, and some of the obstacles (read: copyright) with which it's still grappling. (As a historian of the 18th century, Darnton also unsurprisingly places the DPLA within the overlapping traditions of the Enlightenment and the American Revolution.) Unlike Google Books, the DPLA doesn't hoover up institutions' documents to be stored on its own servers. Its primary goal is to support coordinate scanning efforts by each of its partner institutions, and to act as a central search engine and metadata repository. Most of these libraries and museums have been slowly scanning and cataloguing their collections for years; the DPLA helps make those materials aggregatable and interoperable. At least initially, it's not nearly as focused on printed books as Google has been, but rather gathers an eclectic mix of texts, photos, data, and art, especially rare documents. It also provides a sophisticated frontend portal for discovery and research. Darnton describes the DPLA's goal well: Click headline to read more--
Via Chuck Sherwood, Senior Associate, TeleDimensions, Inc
Wake up call for me!! ==> The Adventures of Library Girl: Technology Is Not Transforming Education. YOU are... http://t.co/D8hxbPg1Vk
This case study is part of the Power to the Librarian series, which profiled exceptional library professionals in a variety of roles from information literacy to showcasing the quality and impact of the academic research enterprise.
Via Anthony Beal
American Libraries Magazine, the magazine of the American Library Association, delivers news and information about the library community.
Via Patrick Provencher
We’ve collected these facts about mLearning to make the case for why everyone needs to take notice of its implications in the learning industry.
Via Keya Thomas, DBliton
iPad 101 is for new iPad users who have never owned an iPhone or iPod Touch, simple things like finding good apps, installing them, organizing them or even deleting them might seem like an insurmountable task.
Via EdTechSandyK
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All of the Big Six publishers have, for the first time, agreed to make e-books available to public library users.
Via Carisa Kluver
Sponsor's feature: A strong digital focus will attract internet-savvy students with an eye on the jobs market
Via Anthony Beal
We're overestimating how much computers will teach our kids
Via Anthony Beal
Sponsor's feature: A strong digital focus will attract internet-savvy students with an eye on the jobs market
Via Anthony Beal
The Social Networking section of the 2013 State of America’s Libraries Report from the American Library Association provides information about the use of Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and other Web 2.0 technologies in libraries including the...
Via Patrick Provencher
This case study is part of the Power to the Librarian series, which profiled exceptional library professionals in a variety of roles from information literacy to showcasing the quality and impact of the academic research enterprise.
Via Anthony Beal
Unleash your creativity. Inkflow works like a Word Processor for Visual Thinking. Capture your ideas as easily as with pen and paper, then arrange and reorganize them with your fingers! Inkflow is perfect for: -BrainstormingPlanning and scheduling -Graphic design and layout -Sketching and doodling -Notes, Sketch notes, Mindmaps, etc. And pretty much anything else you would use pen and paper for. Click headline to access website--
Via Chuck Sherwood, Senior Associate, TeleDimensions, Inc
Everyday we encounter things and people that have the potential to change us. Libraries can play a key role in bringing people together and offering opportun...
Via Patrick Provencher
Turnitin worked with educators to develop The Source Educational Evaluation Rubric (SEER), an interactive rubric to analyze and grade the academic quality of Internet sources used by students in their writing. Instructors and students who use SEER can quickly evaluate a website and arrive at a single score based on five criteria scaled to credibility: Authority, Educational Value, Intent, Originality, and Quality.
Via Anthony Beal
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Fryer regularly posts great suggestions.