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Talking avatars for PowerPoint presentations can help to make more dynamic and familiar presentations. There are many different places where we can download free avatars and characters for presentations. Via Baiba Svenca, Maria StafraceDupont, deborabag
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Ileane Smith published another tutorial on Scoop.it, this time focusing on blog export capabilities: "Scoopit is a hot new curation tool that I mentioned in a previous video. You can add Scoopit to page on your WordPress or Blogger blog with these simple instructions. This is a response to a question that came in through Speak Pipe from Bart Nash from BartNash.com." Via deborabag 
Guillaume Decugis's comment,
October 30, 2013 10:41 PM
We've regrouped all the Apps and extras including the export widget here as we now had quite a few @Ileane Smith : http://www.scoop.it/apps - Enjoy!
Ileane Smith's comment,
October 31, 2013 8:11 AM
Excellent! I'll add a note on the video description. @guillaume decugis
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We were thriled this morning to learn we made it to the #1 spot of SocialBrite.org's JD Lasica list of top tools for Content Curation.
If you don't know JD's work yet, we encourage you to check it out as he's one of the most respected experts on Social Media. He's the founder of both http://www.socialmedia.biz/ (a global enterprise that works with Fortune 1000 companies and top brands) and http://www.socialbrite.org/ (a leading social media consultancy for nonprofits).
Thanks JD! Via deborabag
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We Internet marketers must make more happen with less (less time, fewer people and less money). ScentTrail shares his Top 5 Do More with Less content curation tools. Via deborabag 
Martin (Marty) Smith's comment,
October 4, 2012 7:03 PM
Thanks Marc. This post blew up reaching almost a million via Retweets and your posting it here. TY Marty
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Find out about open educational resources(OER)and the benefits that creating, sharing and using OER can provide. Improve the way that you create, share and use OER by using our guide. 
Kamil Śliwowski's curator insight,
May 3, 2013 5:29 AM
przewodnik po Otwartych Zasobach Edukacyjnych z przykładami zalet dla różnych typów odbiorców.
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Are iPads the latest big thing that will transform education, or yet another over-hyped technology that will be misused until the next big thing comes along. Computers in the late 80s were going to...
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Welcome to the First Issue of 2013 (Welcome to the First Issue of 2013 | Sivan | Journal of Virtual Worlds Research | @scoopit http://t.co/mmGNiaGvRC)...
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This book presents a range of techniques that self-motivated learners can use to connect with each other and develop stronger communities and collaborations. The book is addressed to everyone who is interested in how learning works, whether you’re an educator, a hobbyist, an artist, a home-school student, an employee, a parent, an activist, an archivist, a mathematician, or a tennis player. The book was written by a bunch of people who think learning is cool. Via Nik Peachey, Kim Flintoff 
Drora Arussy's comment,
April 24, 2013 11:14 AM
I see many postings from a few days ago updating things in the book
systerwoody's comment,
April 24, 2013 11:25 AM
I see the list of update on the right side. I was clicking on the left side menu. So I stand corrected AND I'll join the G+Peeragogy community. Thanks.
David Álvarez's curator insight,
April 24, 2013 12:01 PM
Libro sobre técnicas de automotivación para el aprendizaje
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If you run a classroom, school, district, or country, you need to know how to properly integrate technology in education. This should help. Via Kathleen Cercone, Peter Mellow
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"[…] thousands of students across the world taking the same course, with the same content, from the same instructor. And that is the problem. MOOC’s are now at the forefront of the McDonaldization of higher education. […] MOOC’s do little to foster engagement or cross-cultural understanding, and in most cases don’t offer students a credential. […] A multinational university can’t simply be a broadcasting service to recipients in other countries; it must engage with and learn from other cultures. The “massive” element of MOOC’s and most other technological initiatives has a homogenizing effect that makes this sort of engagement unlikely. […] MOOC’s may provide access to a world-class education, but the product is prepackaged and standardized. And, because it is readily available, it risks diminishing both the diversification of the higher-education sector and the advancement of globally engaged students and institutions."
Comment: elaborate argument, summarised in the above, why it is not a good idea to see MOOCs as the solution to the low quality of education in some parts of the world (peter sloep, @pbsloep) Via Peter B. Sloep
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"Tech Tip: Cool Tools for Enhancing Your Blog PostsSue Waters shares a variety of tools for embedding polls, presentations, quizzes, and videos into blog posts. Included are step-by-step instructions for adding embed codes. " Via Jim Lerman
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This short video shares the basic steps to animating Common Craft Cut-outs using PowerPoint. It is part of series focused on helping you make Common Craft Style videos and presentations using common tools. Via Baiba Svenca 
Baiba Svenca's curator insight,
May 8, 2013 2:39 PM
Great tips on how to animate cut-outs in PowerPoint to create a screencast of a tutorial or a presentation for learning purposes. You can download the cut-outs from the Common Craft library http://www.commoncraft.com/cut-out-library or create your own images. 
Dolly Bhasin 's curator insight,
May 25, 2013 11:59 PM
Geat article, I have always wanted to know how to create commoncraft kind of ppt. Thanks for sharing!
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Student blogging is a wonderful way to get into the world of online writing and learning. These iPhone apps for student bloggers will enhance their skills.
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"Twila Berkley describes five apps which give students “on the go” access to a variety of blogging tools including: Pinterest, Evernote, WordPress, Analytics, and Hootsuite." Via Jim Lerman |
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Transform your learning potential Improve your study with our specially designed software. Sign up now. It's Free! Via Nik Peachey 
Nik Peachey's curator insight,
May 6, 2013 8:53 AM
This looks like a useful platform for helping students to organise their revision and study time. 
Academic Skills 's curator insight,
May 7, 2013 9:17 AM
A great free tool - mindmaps, notes, flashcards, etc.
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In the guest post published by Jeff Bullas' blog, Intervistato.com's Maria Petrescu interviews Scoop.it's co-founder Marc Rougier after giving her own insights on why curation is a much needed trend.
"Online content curation is a hot trend as business owners and professionals realize that content is vital to add value to their customers and prospects. The trend was already evident in 2011 but 2012 saw an outright explosion of the phenomenon. Also important is delivering and sharing that content on your social media networks." she writes.
She comes back with Marc on the background behind Scoop.it: "The founders were literally in love with social media, but had no time to produce content. They had already been working on another platform, where they published content organized in topics. People loved it, but after a while they felt the growing need of getting content that was more specific, based on their single interests."
Plus other interesting insights and a video of the interview. Check it out! Via Giuseppe Mauriello, deborabag
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5 Videos About Crafting Strong Passwords:
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The theme for this year's VWBPE Conference is "Beyond the Stage," which means that multiple virtual worlds will be represented.
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RT @iSchoolSource: Top 10 iPad Apps for Lesson Planning ~ Educational Technology ...: This is why Educational... http://t.co/89dVXFZVff #edapps #iPad #apps
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The 4 Stages of Technology Integration in Education ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning on Emerging Learning Technologies curated by Steve Yuen (RT @scyuen: The 4 Stages of Technology Integration in Education ~ Educational Technology and ...
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I blog at www.mattBgomez.com You can also find me on twitter @mattBgomez and Facebook.com/mattbgomez13 Matt is using Pinterest, an online pinboard to collect and share what inspires you. Via Karen Stadler
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Brain scans taken during Poldrack’s experiment revealed that different regions of the brain were active under the two conditions, indicating that the brain engages in a different form of memory when forced to pay attention to two streams of information at once. The results suggest, the scientists wrote, that “even if distraction does not decrease the overall level of learning, it can result in the acquisition of knowledge that can be applied less flexibly in new situations.” Via Nik Peachey
Nik Peachey's curator insight,
May 9, 2013 3:34 AM
The main problem with this research is that it presupposes that we are using the right form of instruction with the students and that they are attending to it in the wrong way. I think it's more likely the wrong way around and we need to change the form of instruction to make it more engaging. 
RadaSiva's comment,
May 9, 2013 4:42 AM
Paying attention to two streams of information; when does it even happen in a real classroom?
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I have to say that I think Spezify has just become my favourite new search engine. I think this is a really great search engine to use in class with students or to get them to use. It's really simple. It displays all results as images and it searches a wide range of multiple media sources such as video, image Twitter etc, not only text. Via Nik Peachey
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![How Social Media Impacts SEO [INFOGRAPHICS] | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it](https://img.scoop.it/i1sajC8B338zCN4cQDuWIDl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVvK0kTmF0xjctABnaLJIm9)
Search engine optimization has not been dependent on a minimal number of factors for a long time now, such as number of times a keyword appeared on a page, and it continues to become a more complex web of on and off-page factors every month. Via Bonnie Burns 
Bonnie Burns's curator insight,
May 8, 2013 11:10 AM
The following infographic breaks down ways that social media influences the visibility of your website in search results 
Nicole's curator insight,
May 8, 2013 12:07 PM
interactions on social media means approval for the website, and high ranking on SEO. Social media as a validating factor for SEO will mean the increase need for websites to maximize their presence online. |
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This course has been a tedious and challenging at time; however, I think that the redesign activities really helped me to see how my activities and lessons can be improved in order to help my students.