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There’s something so satisfying about the minimalist style — modern design is often hectic and showy, and while that can be beautiful, we tend to agree with Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, who said “A designer knows that he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”
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It's exam time and students are stressing about turning in papers on time. What's a teacher to do in terms of noticing student plagiarism?
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In many schools, project-based learning happens in isolated cases: in certain teachers’ classrooms here and there, or in the contexts of specific subjects. But for students to benefit from project-based learning, ideally it’s part of a school’s infrastructure — a way to approach learning holistically.
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Simon Sinek presents a simple but powerful model for how leaders inspire action, starting with a golden circle and the question "Why?"
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As more and more students interact digitally–with content, one another, and various communities–the concept of digital citizenship becomes increasingly important.
Which begs the question: what is digital citizenship?
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Exclusive timelapse: See climate change, deforestation and urban sprawl unfold as Earth evolves over 30 years.
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The "Summer of Twitter" challenge is all about getting teachers on twitter to connect with others in education. Follow these easy 7 steps to free (and fun) professional development.http://SummerOfTwitter.wikispaces.com
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Typing Club is a popular website offering free online touch typing lessons for students of all ages. Typing Club provides 100 free activities that begin with the basics and progress in difficulty until you can touch type on your entire keyboard.
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Most experts agree that the best way to learn a language is by immersing yourself in it. Now, with more sophisticated technology, another theory around language learning is being tested: the use of avatars to practice speaking.
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Dozens of simple, straightforward games about grammar, spelling, and vocabulary reach out to English language learners at all levels.
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From adding analytics to changing the design, Pinterest is changing and since it's so hot with educators, this is some useful info to know about!
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From Tony Gurr's fabulous blog 'All Things Learning'
http://allthingslearning.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/fixing-hazirlik-pt-01-of-03/
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This lively RSA Animate, adapted from Dan Pink's talk at the RSA, illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace.
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Not every speech is improved by visual aids. Abraham Lincoln made do without PowerPoint at Gettysburg (though wags have tried to reimagine that), and Franklin Roosevelt’s voice on the radio in 1933 calmed a nation rattled by the Great Depression and cemented the New Deal.
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Sir Ken Robinson outlines 3 principles crucial for the human mind to flourish -- and how current education culture works against them.
The end of the "talk" is not seen in this video, but Boys, is he good
Great TED talk regarding education. Some the key points I liked:
- Teaching is a creative profession.
- Educaitonn is about learning.
- Role of the teacher is to facilitate learning.
- Education is not a mechanized industrial system, but a human system.
- Role of Education Leaders is not command and control, but creating an institutional culture of possibility.
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Tech columnist David Pogue shares 10 simple, clever tips for computer, web, smartphone and camera users. And yes, you may know a few of these already -- but there's probably at least one you don't.
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Close reading means starting up close and then pulling back to the larger meaning (words to sentences to full text). Tim Shanahan summarizes it well; he says that close reading “is an intensive analysis of a text in order to come to terms with what it says, how it says it, and what it means.”
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Are you having trouble inserting special symbols in your papers ? Well you are not alone , it really becomes cumbersome to locate and insert symbols such as ♂ or ☼.
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Helping you rethink the iPad’s use in Learning and Teaching… But remember, it is not about the tool nor the app … it’s all about the students and exploring ways these tools can tranform teaching and learning.
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46 Tools To Make Infographics In The Classroom
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