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QikPad is a free online collaboration tool.
No registration or sign-up is required and the service is free. Via Robin Good 
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ISL Online, an online collaboration solutions provider, has just launched a new free web conferencing service called Team Hangout. Automatic sound and video device detection – no settings required USB audio device hot-plugging during a web conference Share live content: screen sharing, application sharing, region sharing Share static content: PowerPoint presentation, images, clipboard content, a snapshot of live screen, text File sharing Annotations: text, arrows, highlighter, pen Highest security: AES 256 Bit SSL.
Online meetings started through teamhangout.com are public and can be joined by anyone visiting the website. Via Robin Good
's comment December 22, 2011 2:14 AM
I wasted 30 min on ISL Teamhangout setup in Facebook, download plug-in etc. It simply doesnt work and there are no user friendly prompts or instructions to make it work. Better avoided
Robin Good's comment,
December 22, 2011 3:19 AM
Thank you Sethu for reporting this. Much appreciated indeed.
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Hall.com is a new web-based collaboration service which allows you to create a public (or private) conversation hall in which specific topics can be discussed, custom polls, voting and selecting tasks or things to do is made as easy and effective as possible. Via Robin Good
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This lively RSAnimate, adapted from Dan Pink's talk at the RSA, illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace. w... Via Jennifer Dorman
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In 2010, when Newsweek magazine wrote about the creativity crisis in America and what to do about it, Donald Treffinger's Creative Problem Solving approach was singled out as effective in teaching creativity.
Treffinger now serves as the head of the Center for Creative Learning. CCL's website offers a large amount of excellent resources regarding creativity, problem solving, talent development, and organizational change.
The page indicated here on Problem Solving Styles is particularly informative, offering numerous examples of how problem solving styles vary and can be addressed to improve personal and organizational effectiveness. -JL
"Problem-solving styles are consistent individual differences in the ways people prefer to deal with new ideas, manage change, and respond effectively to complex, open-ended opportunities and challenges."
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You're never too old to make your mind agile, flexible, self-aware, and able to see patterns and connections that more rigid minds miss...
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More and more writers are starting to experiment with different ways of reaching into a wired world and reconnecting kids to books. The 39 Clues blends adventure, trading cards, and online games into a jet-fueled reading experience kids are embracing. That series alone has brought nine bestselling writers under the multimedia tent, including Rick Riordan. And notable authors like Jon Scieszka and Michael Grant have also created multimedia reading experiences that are picking up steam.
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Wonderful site to support teachers wishing to implement project-based learning. The elements emphasize Curriculum-Framing Question, authentic project taks, affective instructional strategies, and performance assessment. Solid collection of teacher-developed technology-rich Unit Plans. Provided by Intel. -JL
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Fine, free online course to help teachers refine their approaches to metacognition using Inspiration, Wikspaces, Bubbl.us, Mind42, MindMeister, and Evernote. Very practical. From the Denver Public Schools. -JL
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This project has been quite the journey and learning experience for both my students and I. We have learned new technology tools, cooperated with students and teachers from around the world, and learned about “The Day in the Lives…” of children from around the world. It has been an exciting adventure. I have been reflecting on the process of this journey quite a bit lately and thought I would share some thoughts with you beyond the beauty of the project mentionned above. First off, I wonder if the actually content should be more inquiry based. Open up the topic choices to being an exploration, followed by a comparison of student’s cultures. This could be front loaded by homeroom teachers as an inquiry into who each student is in terms of culture. Students could then share about who they are and their lives via FCP. Allowing for student choice in content will increase interest and accountability. Secondly, I wonder if we need more structure in terms of the actual organization of the project. For instance, creating a schedule from the beginning, of the check in due date. Sept 20 – Student and class introductions completed on Edmodo. They begin sharing “who they are” Oct 1 – Students experiment with 3 types of media as chosen by teachers Oct 14 – Students select Etc… By giving teachers deadlines, it will help us support our own students and also ensure that our instructions to our groups in the FCP are sent early. Well my friends…how can I ensure that I am part of this project again!? Julie?! I really look forward to the start of the next project. It is sad to see it end. My kids will really miss it!! Flatten your class and embrace the world!
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Ai Ching and Andrea Zaggia are the authors and founders of Piktochart a new presentation tool (pre-beta) which promises to deliver a new approach to creating data-rich and visually engaging slideshows and infographs.
The idea is certainly very good, but the novice user may find himself a bit lost in editing and organizing the content inside existing templates the first time around.
Given some more good, high-quality templates, and less leeway for the user to make mistales, Piktochart moves one step in the direction that many communication tools will be taking next: making as easy as possible for anyone to produce professionally-looking presentations without being a graphic designer. Via Robin Good
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Curated Search Gets Closer: Bing Introduces Editors' Picks - A Human-Curated Guide To the Best Sites
Bingo for Bing!
Bing, the search engine, has just introduced Editor's Picks, curated selection of web sites to complement organic search results.
From the official Bing site: "Editors’ Picks were designed to enhance Bing results by bringing editorially selected sites to your search experience.
Our goal, whether delivered by algorithm or by editors, is to help you find what you’re looking for faster and to get stuff done.
Editors’ Picks are small collections of relevant sites that our online editorial experts think will be useful to you, but may not always make it to the top of the search results page." As long as the "editorial experts" will start to move out of Bing and in from their true audience, while showing maximum transparency for their credentials and selection criteria and the more we move closer to the "curated search engine" experience which may become the key innovation for major search engines in 2012. Via Robin Good, Jim Lerman
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Dropmark is a new web-based service which allows you to easily drag and drop any image or web content into your personal cloud-based folder (1Gb to start) and to organize your clipped content into thematic collections that you can easily share with friends or publicly. http://www.searcheeze.com Via Robin Good
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How it works: Initiating a Facebook-to-Facebook call from within Skype is quite easy; all you need to do is connect your Skype and Facebook accounts.
Then, select a Facebook friend and hit the video call button in Skype- your friend simply picks up the call from Facebook.
This new feature lets you maintain social connections with your Facebook friends and compliments previously announced features such as being able to see when your Facebook friends are online, read their status updates and IM them all from Skype.
Find out more: http://blogs.skype.com/en/2011/11/bring_your_social_network_to_l.html Via Robin Good
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Keep The Record is a new online collaboration service which allows you to instantly create a free teleconference for up to 10 people to which you can invite other contacts by email, phone or sms. Via Robin Good
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While cloud-based backups are inexpensive (as little as $5 or $10 a month) and make mobile computing easier, it's still a very good idea to have a local drive for dedicated storage. You can restore a toasted computer from a local drive more quickly and with less hassle. But also consider this: You don't just use storage drives for backup. You use them to hold movies, music, working files, and other things that just make more sense to keep within reach. It's a pain to stream a movie you've stashed in the cloud when you could just load it from a USB drive sitting next to your computer.
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This rubric is based on Daniel Pink's book Drive and lets teachers self-assess their classrooms for ideas on how to create a more motivating environment for students.
In the book "Drive", Pink continues to demonstrate the clear and thoughtful leadership he gave us in "A Whole New Mind," as he describes what does and does not motivate us to perform and grow. Via Jennifer Dorman
Jess's curator insight,
October 19, 2015 7:00 PM
I choose this resource because it gives a rubric in which you can judge yourself or something you are deciding to do based on the criteria listed.
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For the first time, research shows that American creativity is declining. What went wrong—and how we can fix it. Very illuminating article from Newsweek magazine in 2010.
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A fairly new website devoted to developing the creativity within each of us. Guest blog posts on Personal Creativity, Creativity at Work, and Creativity Toolbox (my favorite). Practical suggestions for getting unstuck and moving forward. -JL
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I am a big fan of explanatory videos. This is a great one explaining Project-based learning, where instruction and learning occur within the context of a challenging project. From Nancy Rubin
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Very thoughtful article with a number of quite practical suggestions, including a great list of Questions to Promote Metacognition. -JL
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Thinking Models Learn about different frameworks for teaching thinking skills. Bloom’s Taxonomy
Nice job of summarizing these three frameworks. -JL
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"Wisdomap helps you to organise your thoughts in a powerful mindmap format, and allows you to attach notes, videos, pictures, links and files to it"
Robin Good: If you are looking for a simpler and easier to use mindmapping tool, Wisdomap may be the type of alternative presentation tool you have been looking for.
Clean look and lean preentation style are the key characteristics of this British mindmapping new startup, which offers both a free version (up to 3 mindmaps) as well as a paid one. More info: http://wisdomap.com/welcome Via Robin Good
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Lest anyone think that The Driver's Seat doesn't have room for books, we submit herewith a lovely basketful personally selected by Maria Popova, delightful chief honcho of my new favorite site, "brain pickings." -JL
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Jack Humhrey has some great suggestions for novice curators out there. Today he writes on Social Media Today:
Insightful. 8/10 Via Robin Good, Jim Lerman
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