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Nik Peachey
May 13, 2011 4:12 AM
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It is becoming ever apparent to me that those of us who are online learning prefer networks. Networks like we have on Twitter or other electronic spaces where we can share short snips of conversations and where our ideas are met with like minded support and agreement. The advantages of networking are many. And do not get me wrong- I am a huge fan. I believe Personal Learning Networks are one of the three prongs necessary to be a do it yourself learner in today’s world. But for all the positive connections, laughter, links, and ideas that networks bring, they only are the tip of what is needed to produce lasting change.
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Nik Peachey
May 12, 2011 4:49 PM
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If parents are wondering what their kids do with the Nintendo DS in the classroom, Pai’s students will tell them about Brain Age 2, the word scramble game, or Math Blaster, which helps students practice their multiplication.
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Nik Peachey
May 12, 2011 6:17 AM
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More and more I am reading articles like this one Colleges worry about always-plugged-in students. In it they talk about college professors and administrators who have or are considering unplugging student’s access to the internet or banning technology altogether so students will focus. These learning institutions are moving in the wrong direction!
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Nik Peachey
May 12, 2011 5:52 AM
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Dear Fellow Educational Deviants, Greetings from Franvillers, France. As promised, I present to you today a copy of the UnCollege manifesto entitled Your Guide to Academic Deviance. -> Click here ...
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Nik Peachey
May 12, 2011 5:50 AM
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A dash of VLE, a pinch of f2f, and a large dollop of motivation. Blend well. Blended learning has been around for a while, and some studies claim that it can be more effective than purely f2f learning. But as with any course, you´ll get some good blended courses and you´ll get some bad ones. The key question is – what makes the difference? What makes a good blended course?
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Nik Peachey
May 12, 2011 5:48 AM
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To challenge and support each child at his or her own level, the educators of Forest Lake Elementary deploy a powerful array of digital-technology tools. Discover what your school can learn.
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Nik Peachey
May 12, 2011 5:44 AM
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A new website will offer free language lessons—and use the results to render Web pages in other tongues.
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Nik Peachey
May 12, 2011 6:47 PM
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With the rise of the iPad, Kindle, and similar eReaders and touchscreen devices, tablet-shaped form factor computing power has become much more portable and yet sizable. This holds great promise for educators on par with the introduction of slates, which swept across classrooms at the turn of the century before last. Back then, the personal transcription device of chalk and stone slate tablets was seen as revolutionary.
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Nik Peachey
May 12, 2011 6:48 AM
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Take a look at what these university students from the United States, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Asia had to say about their struggles to go 24 hours without media. See the top fifteen highlights of the study below, and browse inside for more details.
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Nik Peachey
May 12, 2011 5:47 AM
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In this task you are going to create an ‘social’ online poll using a simple web based tool called Urtak. The poll is ‘social’ because the resulting information is shared with anyone who answers the...
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Nik Peachey
May 12, 2011 5:51 AM
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During my recent spate of workshops, training and conference presentations, one of the most common questions I have been asked is: “What will Web 3.0 be like?”
I guess it had to come. Almost as soon as people started describing various sites as Web 2.0 others started speculating about Web 3.0 and what it would be.
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Nik Peachey
May 12, 2011 5:49 AM
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The project involved four Secondary school languages mentors and three Primary school mentors. Mentors attended a session on transition issues and CLIL in the Spring term.
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Nik Peachey
May 12, 2011 5:45 AM
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In the last decade, we passed an important threshold—anyone can learn practically anything anywhere for free or cheap. That milestone in human history changes the opportunity set for people around the world. We passed another threshold in the last year where personaldigital devices (i.e., phones, tablets, netbooks) dropped below $200 per year in cost.
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