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The Seattle Public Library launched the 2013 Summer Reading Program by setting a new world record for the longest book domino chain!
The books used to make this domino chain were either donated or are out of date and no longer in the library's collection. They are now being sold by the Friends of Seattle Public Library to help raise money for library programs and services.
No books were harmed during the filming of this video.
On YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np450xMSncE
If you have obtained a Bachelors degree and passed the required examinations to begin teaching, you may be beginning to explore options for expanding your teaching opportunities and earning a greater income. Getting a secondary education masters degree can open doors that lead to more challenging educational or administrative positions in the subject area for which you are most passionate. Find out about masters in secondary education online programs, where you can take them, the career and salary prospects, and more ... Read more at: http://onlineanddistancelearning.com/masters-in-secondary-education
The New Media Consortium, the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), with the support of HP, produced the "NMC Horizon Report > 2013 K-12 Edition". This fifth edition in the annual K-12 series of the NMC Horizon Project examines emerging technologies for their potential impact on and use in teaching, learning, and creative inquiry within the environment of pre-college education. Read more at: http://www.nmc.org/publications/2013-horizon-report-k12
A masters in elementary education online is often necessary for a position as an administrator, curriculum developer, or education program director. This page provides information on what is studied and where you can study these programs. Find out more about online elementary education masters degrees: http://onlineanddistancelearning.com/online-elementary-education-masters
"Online And Distance Learning Weekly", by Natalie Stewart: A free online newspaper with a curated selection of articles, blog posts, videos and photos about online and distance learning - for students and professionals in the field. Read and subscribe free at: http://paper.li/NattyStewart24/1325359513
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An elementary school teacher needs flexibility to be able to teach across several systems/modes. They also need to be able to teach a range of areas and ages. This page provides information on elementary education online degrees, what is studied in them, where you can study them, the prospects, and more ... Read more at: http://onlineanddistancelearning.com/elementary-education-online-degrees
A list of some "must have" apps that teachers should have access to. All of these apps are great for organizational tasks such as: task management, bookmarking, note-taking...and media storage.
Authors: D.M. Kennedy, James Cook University Australia, Singapore Campus
R. Fox, The University of Hong Kong Abstract
Students entering universities in the 21st century have been described variously as digital natives, the millennial generation or the net generation. Considerable study has occurred around the world to determine the knowledge, skills, understanding and the purposes to which this group of individuals makes technology work for them. A number of researchers have begun to question some of the claims made for this group in terms of their ability to engage with and use technology for learning. To date there has been little information specific to the Asian learner and their use of technology. This paper begins with a description and analysis of a survey that examined the knowledge, skills and understanding of students entering first-year undergraduate studies at the University of Hong Kong. This description is followed by a discussion of the potential impact this has for the design of learning environments in higher education. Published in the International Journal of Education and Development using ICT - Vol. 9, No. 1 (2013) Read more at: http://ijedict.dec.uwi.edu//viewarticle.php?id=1558
Special education programs at doctoral level provide an excellent means to obtain the requisite knowledge and skills, and to qualify for any aspect of this rewarding area. Find out about special education doctoral programs online and how they can prepare you for a most rewarding career. This page provides more detail about the programs and where you can take them. Read more at: http://onlineanddistancelearning.com/special-education-doctoral
This ALISON free online 3D animation course is ideal for anyone who wishes to learn how to create freeform animations and modify these animations using layers, motion flow and the motion mixer. It is a follow up to the course Introduction to Autodesk Character Studio. This course will be of interest to IT and digital media professionals or people who are interested in 3D character animation.
Read more at: http://alison.com/courses/Freeform-Animation-and-Motion-in-Autodesk-Character-Studio
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It is time to consider a redesign of the university system in a way that takes advantage of recent Internet technology developments and addresses some of the social and economic problems surrounding higher education.
Via Ana Cristina Pratas, Mark Smithers
This ALISON Free Online Course - Introduction to Teaching English as a Second Language - is ideal for fluent English speakers who wish to teach the English language in an English-speaking country. It will also be of interest to people who are considering teaching English as a foreign language or anyone who wants to know more about teaching and learning theories. Read more at: http://alison.com/courses/Teaching-English-as-a-Second-Language
A middle school is blazing a trail in e-learning to create a more dynamic teaching environment, write Linda Yeung and Richard James Havis. It's morning assembly, and Form One students at Pui Ching Middle School, have their iPads ready. It's the same story in their English and Chinese classes. As they listen to the news, read poems or watch other media on the screens in front of them, the students are preparing to put forward their thoughts via projector linked to their devices. They are a pioneering group in a school already at the forefront of e-learning. From this autumn, the use of iPads will be rolled out to Form Two and Form Four classes. The school already has its own online learning system with various teaching materials and activities, and its students chat with one another on Facebook or the online course management system Moodle. Read more at: http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-education/article/1260930/tablets-help-hong-kong-students-learn
You know those people who put tape over their laptop's webcam to keep digital peeping toms at bay? They're not crazy. A new proof of concept is making the rounds today that demonstrates how a hacker can snap pics off your webcam, right through the browser, with no consent required. We tested the proof of concept on the latest build of Chrome for Mac, and it pulled from our webcam without issue or any visible prompt. Others have found the exploit to work on IE10, but it seems to be patched on the most recent releases of Safari and Firefox. When it works, the only evidence that the camera was ever accessed is a near instant and oh-so-easy-to-miss blink of the LED indicator. Read more at: http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/13/smile-hackers-can-silently-access-your-webcam-right-through-the-browser-again/
Via Gust MEES
"IJEDICT Weekly News", by Stewart Marshall: A free online newspaper with a curated selection of articles, blog posts, videos and photos about ICT for education and development. Read and subscribe free online at: http://paper.li/f-1325685118
Let’s face it, most people do not look forward to Professional Development (PD) Days in their school district due to the fact that most of these are created with someone else deciding what is most important for the learners. From my standpoint, we could change PD dramatically for the better if we focused our professional learning efforts on just two qualities: choice and learning with others. See more at: http://www.edudemic.com/2013/06/2-ways-to-make-sure-professional-development-is-not-an-oxymoron/
Easily remove the background from your photos to create masks, cutouts, or clipping paths, all done instantly online with ClippingMagic. Free to use on the web whilst in alpha. Try it out at: http://clippingmagic.com/
Via Robin Good, Informatics
In The Wall Street Journal, Andy Kessler says Georgia Tech's new Internet master's degree in computer science is the future of education. "Education is going to change, the question is how and when. Think about it: Today's job market—whether you're designing new drugs, fracking for oil, writing mobile apps or marketing Pop Chips—requires graduates who can think strategically in real time, have strong cognitive skills, see patterns, work in groups and know their way around highly visual virtual environments. This is the same generation that grew up playing online games like Call of Duty and World of Warcraft, but who are almost never asked to use their online skills in any classroom." Read more at: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324659404578504761168566272.html
OpenCurriculum is a place to create, access and share K-12 learning materialOur mission is to bring openness and innovation to K-12 education around the world We believe that every child in the world deserves access to a high-quality early education. Such an education empowers individuals to grow and get access to opportunities better than ever before, and thus drives economic development. A crucial aspect of every individual’s education journey is WHAT he/she learns. It defines not just the instruction and testing, but also each individual and the society on the whole. It is our sincere belief that openness and innovation in curricula is fundamental to moving humanity forward, and affecting positive change in the community. And thus, we are committed to making it happen. Find out more at: http://www.theopencurriculum.org/
IRRODL, Vol 14, No 2 (2013). Special Issue - Open Educational Resources: Opening Access to Knowledge Special issues give our readers and our authors an opportunity to focus on a theme of particular relevance. Certainly open educational resources, open courses, open publishing of scholarly works, and most recently open courses are particularly relevant issues to all distance educators and researchers.
The issue was aptly edited by Rory McGreal, Athabasca University, Wanjira Kinuthia, Georgia State University, and Stewart Marshall, The University of the West Indies, with technical assistance from Tim McNamara. Issue published at: http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/issue/view/56
Dave Cormier is an educational activist, researcher, online community advocate and the Manager of Web Communications and Innovations at the University of Prince Edward Island. He has published on o...
Via Susan Bainbridge
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Education for all, includes those in developing countries.