Content curation is the process of sorting through the vast amounts of content on the web and presenting it in a meaningful and organized way around a specific theme. Beth Kanter provides some great tips on getting started with digital curation and how you can become a go-to authority on an issue or topic area.
Most 12-year-olds these days could tweet in their sleep, post an update on Facebook with two hands tied behind their back, and upload a hundred selfies on Instagram in under 60 seconds, but does that make them digitally literate?
Digital technology can be utilized in order to address a variety of offenders’ needs. Despite the importance of digital literacy, many correctional education programs do not provide students with internet access.
Today (September 8) is International Literacy Day — and it reminds of not only of the importance of reading, writing, numeracy, and instruction, but of the importance of understanding another type ...
Ravi Sankar Prasad, the telecom minister of India launched a new mobile app named DISHA in Bihar recently. The app would promote digital literacy in Bihar and would be used to educate the tribal and Dalit women in the region.
As internet technologies make their way into developing areas, so too does the possibility of education and training being delivered to the people living in those previously unserved areas. The growing catalogue of free, high quality courseware, when combined with the newly acquired means of delivery, creates the potential for millions of people in the developing world to acquire a good education. Yet a good education obviously requires more than simply delivering information; students must also
Harlen Makemson, PhD, walks through a web curation research project that a student created in Storify. Harlen Makemson, phd, discusses strategies and offers ...
The ability to be connected “anywhere, anytime” is recent enough that most professions are still figuring out how make best use of this connectivity, and teaching is no exception. Online communitie…
Only the brave or foolhardy would claim knowledge about the shape of jobs for the next decade, let alone the rest of the 21st century. So what kind of tertiary education can prepare students?
In a report released this week, the Foundation for Young Australians claims that up to 70% of young people are currently preparing for jobs that will no longer exist in the future.
Engage your students with high-quality informational text that allows them to explore their own interests. Natalie Franzi and Steve Figurelli share five fabulous websites.
A new paper on teaching critical thinking skills in science has pointed out, yet again, the value of giving students experiences that go beyond simple recall or learned procedures.
Listening to experts in the field, it is easy to conclude that digital technology is transforming education as much as the printing press did 600 years ago.
Harlen Makemson, PhD, talks about web curation's impacts on student learning and three types of web curation assignments. Richard D Solomon phd, Executive Di...
Sharing your scoops to your social media accounts is a must to distribute your curated content. Not only will it drive traffic and leads through your content, but it will help show your expertise with your followers.
How to integrate my topics' content to my website?
Integrating your curated content to your website or blog will allow you to increase your website visitors’ engagement, boost SEO and acquire new visitors. By redirecting your social media traffic to your website, Scoop.it will also help you generate more qualified traffic and leads from your curation work.
Distributing your curated content through a newsletter is a great way to nurture and engage your email subscribers will developing your traffic and visibility.
Creating engaging newsletters with your curated content is really easy.
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