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The new partnerships will bring technologyenhanced learning to 1.25 million enrolled students and possibly millions more worldwide.
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A MOOC from Coursera may enter your university soon. This article highlights three motivations for the integration from a university's point of view: 1) Fresh content that can be integrated to exhisting courses or to compliment existing departmental offerings 2) Give current professors more exposure 3) International exposure and international student recruitment.
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What does connected learning look like in action? It looks like Charles Raben, a 14-year-old aspiring photographer from a public school in New York City. Via Faiz A.H
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This is part of the reason why I have integrated Scoop.it into the classroom. More importantly, I integrate many aspects of connected learning and PLN development. I try to model for my students that many experts in their fields are willing to spend a few minutes to help polite young students who reach out to them. Delete the scoop?
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"This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: Learning Theory, zone of proximal development The area of capabilities that learners can exhibit with support from a teacher., Montessori constructivism, Lave & Wenger..." © Via Leona Ungerer
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So what are the 8 characteristics of a 21st century teacher? Are they risk-takers, collaborators, and visionaries? Well, yes! Check out the image below to get a clearer picture.
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I am sharing this link, because I like the framework provided and the attitude of the author of reminding us that we don't have to be all things at all times. However, we do have to be flexible and be able to draw from each of these skillsets as needed. The characteristics are: The Adapter The Communicator The Learner The Visionary The Leader The Model The Collaborator The Risk Taker Delete the scoop?
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South Korea has for years equated the advance of technology with societal progress, including in the area of education. Not now.
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I am sharing this because it talks about a balance that the Korean government is trying to find between leading the way in digital textbooks and paper in a country where 1 in 5 of students between 5 - 9 year old students are addicted to the Internet. Ken Delete the scoop?
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From super-effective search tricks to Google tools specifically for education to tricks and tips for using Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Calendar, these tricks will surely save you some precious time. Via Ana Cristina Pratas, Louise Robinson-Lay, Lyudmila Anikina, Official AndreasCY, Vicente Montiel, Raquel , Ariana Amorim, Lynnette Van Dyke 
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May 5, 11:01 PM
There are so many good things from Google. Check them out. One feature that I use often is the form features. I send out surveys and invitations. Responses feed into a spreadsheet. Delete the scoop?
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In 1728, the first recorded instance of distance learning occurred in Boston, USA, when a "Caleb Phillips" advertises private correspondence courses in short hand in the Boston Gazette. Would you be interested to know the rest of The History of...
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Educators are always striving to find ways to make curriculum relevant in students’ everyday lives. More and more teachers are using social media around les Via Gary Morrison
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Ken's Key Takeaways The tools are less important than the tactics.
This is a nice blog based on insight after reading Henry Jenkins' research findings and the 'PLAY' program (Participatory Learning and You)
Many teachers find connected learning to be 'messy'. This article describes one teacher who 'let go' and the students created a project that they did not know met one of the future required state objectives. Delete the scoop?
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How do teachers make informed decisions in relation to a balanced use of technology in the classroom? Where can new teachers become better informed about best practices for technology use in the classroom without becoming overwhelmed and discouraged by the overload of information? Via Gust MEES, Lynnette Van Dyke
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A wonderful resource for learning how to evaluate technology for possible use in the classroom. Also, don't forget to note Larry's other links within this text for: (dead links. Active links in text) The Best Places To Learn Web 2.0 Basics The Best Guides For Helping Teachers Develop Personal Learning Networks The Best Places To Find Research On Technology & Language Teaching/Learning
KEN'S KEY TAKEAWAY: In addition, studies have found that having students write for an "authentic" audience beyond just the teacher helps them feel motivated to do a better job, and plenty of online opportunities, including communicating with "sister classes" from around the world, can provide those venues, as well as offering exposure to different cultures. Delete the scoop?
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After about five years of happy use of Apple's text to voice tool, I was pleasantly surprised at how good Google's free plugin for Chrome is at reading text. It is easy to use and adds nice inflection to the reading. 
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This is a great resource about what you can expect to be changing education in 2013
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Tony Vincent's video for his project-based learning workshops. http://learninginhand.com Music by Dan-O at DanoSongs.com Via Felix Jacomino, Evdokia Roka
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I'm a big fan of PBL (Project Based Learning. I first learned about Tony Vincent when I was in graduate school when we were talking about Palm Pilots in education.. Ironically, he started teaching where my brother currently teaches. He followed the sun down the Phoenix. I always enjoy his content and ideas. 
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June 11, 9:04 AM
brilliant for VET students... learning real skills to increase employability Delete the scoop?
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Diana Rhoten is director of the Knowledge Institutions program and the Digital Media and Learning project at the Social Science Research Council in New York....
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Here is a great five-minute video by Diana Rhoten about how we can use new media in our classrooms to connect our learners with their passions in a way that will engage them and motivate them to keep learning beyond what we tell them to do. Delete the scoop?
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Google set the tone for the next 12 months at their I/O conference this week. It was not a surprise that they talked about Google+'s impact on social media. It was a bit of a surprise that they discussed educational opportunities for using Google+ in the classroom. Delete the scoop?
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List of Twitter Hashtags for Students and Teachers. As monitoring the hashtags and getting the needed information easily, is simply a gift in the age of knowledge bombardement. Via EdTechReview (@etr_in)
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My Favorite on this list is #edtech
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April 23, 11:43 AM
hashtags are something I always need to be reminded about, Ken!
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I first learned about Tom Kuhlmann in 2007. He has created what I consider to be one of the top three most memorable instructional videos that I have seen (the one about Jefferson Memorial), and his weekly emails since 2007 have made me a better instructor. I am excited to dig into this pdf. Ken
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Many throw themselves into the digital milieu, excelling at networking and spreading ideas and insights with fellow academics, professionals, students and interested readers alike. Via Susan Bainbridge Delete the scoop?
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I often receive a lot of questions about how to make online quizzes for free. Here is a collection of 12 free online quiz making applications I collect after Via Ana Cristina Pratas, Jean-Charles Blondeau, Carmen Vera, Magni Claudeline, LaiaJoana, Renee Maufroid, Juergen Wagner, Louise Robinson-Lay, Rosemary Tyrrell
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Wonderful! I have just been using Survey Monkey and creating a question that requires their name. I I will be sure to check out some of these options this semester.
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June 4, 6:09 AM
quelques (12) outils de quizz en ligne gratuits a tester ! Delete the scoop?
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Ken's Key Takeaway: This is a nice list of quick things that you can try with twitter in your classroom today. My favorite is #4. Give one student the job as question wrangler Anyone asks questions. One student is in charge of choosing 'best' questions.
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This piece comes to us courtesy of The Hechinger Report. Digital learning is one of those trendy education buzz phrases that means a lot of different things to different people. Via Stephanie Sandifer Delete the scoop?
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This looks like a lot of work, but I can see students really getting into it. It looks like a great way to 'trick' students into working very hard to learn the things needed for a successful project. (that they would have fun doing).
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Scribboard is an online collaborative drawing app that lets you work on ideas, diagrams or simply scribble with your friends. Via Baiba Svenca, Alfredo Corell, Jimun Gimm 
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Scribboard works like an online whiteboard for one or several users. It can be used in presentations as a visual means of group collaboration in real time to display group input, e.g. diagrams, mind maps, charts, drawings, text, video or images. No download, no registration, make your board with one click. 
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Scribboard works like an online whiteboard for one or several users. It can be used in presentations as a visual means of group collaboration in real time to display group input, e.g. diagrams, mind maps, charts, drawings, text, video or images. No download, no registration, make your board with one click. 
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Scribboard is an online collaborative drawing app that lets you work on ideas, diagrams or simply scribble with your friends. Delete the scoop?
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"41 Resources, Tools, And Apps To Improve Writing Skills by Tom Vander Ark first appeared on gettingsmart.com Via Juan Jesús Baño Egea, Leona Ungerer
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A very nice collection of tech tools to help writing teachers 
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January 3, 5:53 PM
Who says using computers is not good for kids writing skills? These apps will certainly help get rid of that myth. Delete the scoop?
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From the Chronicle of Higher Ed, this article shares how one teacher chose to embrace the integration of social media to engage students. The writer asks some tough questions that are worth considering. For example, "Is it poor students or boring lectures that cause the failure of some students.