Since the first iPhone came out in 2007, Apple releases have been characterized by camp outs, long lines, and controversial ads by competitors. The recent release of the iPhone 5 is no different.
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For those just wading into the land of mobile devices for learning, Edutopia’s new roundup is chock full of useful information about pros and cons, how to get started, which sites and apps to use, and how to get parents on board. 
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Capture Tube is a free service for creating captions for YouTube videos. You can now provide transcripts of videos you share with others and in different languages. Teachers can use this tool to transcribe videos they share with their students or in case of language teachers , it can be given as an assignment for students to work on.
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Education technology has come a long way over the last decade. The solutions and products being developed today are taking education closer than ever to completely individualized instruction, addressing the needs of each student rather than teaching to the majority of the class and ignoring those that struggle.
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Rarely will a new principal leave things at a school just as they are. Sometimes those changes do need to happen, but the teacher perspective might be the principal is coming in and trying to fix things that aren't broken. Instead of saying, "Throw the bum out!" I have some suggestions to help teachers get off on the right foot with a new principal.
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Here are Larry Ferlazzo's choices for The Best Posts, Articles & Videos About Learning From Mistakes & Failures
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Young girls interested in working on machines have few fictional role models, and even fewer hands-on experiences that are geared specifically toward them. This new Kickstarter project hopes to change that with its exciting new characters and tie-in engineering projects.
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Not even one decade ago, educators considered cell phones and laptops a most egregious classroom distraction. These days, though, many tech-savvy teachers actively try to incorporate them into engaging lessons rather than snatching them away.
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There are a host of ways to use the technology you already have at your fingertips to create a Classroom 2.0.
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Pinterest has really revolutionized visual bookmarking and within just few months since its launch it counted thousands and thousands of members and is still exponentially growing in popularity that it catches up with the other long standing popular platforms such as Diigo , Stumble Upon, and Digg.
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Starting on October 2nd, George Couros from Connected Principal is very pleased to announce that there will be totally open and free sessions on “Leadership 2.0“. This will explore what school leadership looks like in the context of today’s world and how innovative leaders are pushing their schools and organizations forward. The course will be based on the Alberta Principal Quality Standards but these standards are applicable to the success of a school leader anywhere in the world and usually align with most organizational standards.
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Here's a tough question for all you caffeine-loving teachers: should you actually be drinking coffee or tea? Does one affect your health more than the other?
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Mickey Mouse hasn’t just survived for 80 years, he has thrived. The History of Mickey Mouse infographic from Goin2Travel.com has condensed this famous mouse life style into a highlight timeline.
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January 4, 2013 9:46 PM
Mickey Mouse is also one of my favorite cartoon figures. I watch it when I was a little girl. He is the leading role in Disneyland. I think he willa always be every childrens' favorite cartoon figure forever.
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We found this interesting video history of instructional technology as told by a father to his daughter created by Peter Mackey. It is amazing how far we have come in such a short period. There are some great images of old technologies and how they were used in the classroom. Well worth a watch.
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Do you know that you can use YouTube as you would a radio, with music playing continuously and moving from one song to other while you are working on something else? You might think of YouTube Playlists which is a good option too but YouTube has other smart built-in tools that will enhance your music experience on it. Below is two tools I have picked up for you for this purpose. check them out
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Students young and old frequently complain about the quality of the desks and chairs provided on campus, yet it remains one of the more overlooked issues.
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Here are two key points from Richardson’s talk that get to the heart of this question: Learning is what our kids need to be doing in the classroom, not getting ready for assessment that were built for another time.
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Here is a series of short videos Dan did for the Patterson Foundation that would be good to use with students.
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The complexity, scale, and importance of school reform is mesmerizing. In fact, this scale often ends up obscuring solutions; as a single idea, “school reform” offers such immensity—and so many distracting particulars–that the whole is missed for the part.
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They have tracked down a few other literary authors who created illustrations for their works, whether published or unpublished.
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Special education is defined as 'specially designed instruction to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability'.
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Any company, organization, or individual hoping to take advantage of digital video to educate or entertain the populace or promote a product should have a video strategy in place before springing for the time and equipment involved.
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Homeschooling has been around for most of recorded history, but hybrid homeschooling is a fairly new phenomenon. For hybrid homeschoolers, education takes on multiple dimensions, combining elements of both homeschooling and traditional schooling to take advantage of the best aspects of both.
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