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Looking for funding for your next education project? Talk to the crowd!
Crowdfunding: What it is and how it can help educators? What is Crowdfunding? According to crowdsourcing.org, crowdfunding is “an approach to raising capital for new projects and businesses by...
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“Doing the same thing and expecting different results is a sign of insanity”...
The big talk of the day is change the way we teach, change the way we communicate with our students, change school policies, change standards, change funding, etc. It’s all about change these days....
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Studying and teaching for the test: Students’ and Teachers’ worst nightmare
Traditional or the way I like to call them “military” types of assessment have no place in an education system of the 21st century. Are we still studying for the test? That’s because our teachers are...
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Apple’s reaching into the future while PCWorld offers quick fixes for Windows
I took this funny picture at the Frankfurt International Airport last year. I’m not sure if the two magazines ended up next to one another by chance or the store owner was playing a prank on readers,...
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Steve Jobs 1955-2011
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you...
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“Breaking Down the Walls of the Physical Classroom”: Complimentary Webinar...
Breaking Down the Walls of the Physical Classroom A Vision for Continuous Learning in a Technology-Enabled World Thursday, October 27, 2011 10am-11am PT As workforces have become more geographically...
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Cheater-teachers caught in the action: punishment and lessons learned
How should school districts deal with teachers who participate in cheating schemes? Is it a matter of personal moral problems or the system should be blamed? I have been following the story on...
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Webinar Series with Kathy Schrock: “Resources for Information Literacy”
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Free Webinar: “Tapping the Power of Online PD”
I have been posting a lot of events lately but I can’t help it when I see something interesting and free of charge. The details of this one are below. To register, click here.
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Google SketchUp in the Classroom
I found this really interesting video from the Google SketchUp site on how it’s used in the classroom. Teachers use the tool in their lesson plans to enhance their teaching and engage their students....
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Where is the next innovation in education going to come from?
Because I love innovation and going against the norms… I always expect the innovative approach to training and education to come from … well, education. However, the latest trend in training...
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“The Memory Project”: Bi-lingual project recording Canada’s participation in...
“The Memory Project” is a great project providing a virtual memorial for Canadian veterans who fought in WWII and the Korean war. The site is full of witness stories, photos, and classroom materials....
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Tech startups educators will love
Tech startup companies are known to be the sources of innovation. As much as educators dread the “tech” word, they will like the concept behind the following startups which followed trends and needs...
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Learning at School vs. Learning at Work: Are We Prepared?
It is clear that no matter how much we try to prepare students to be successful on the workplace, we cannot completely cover everything that they will experience once they start a job. Simple reason…...
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You call this a webinar?
I am participating in a webinar as we speak. I won’t say what the title is or who organizes it as it is not important. All I will say is that the audience is training managers in companies. The...
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What are your thoughts on the new Apple’s iBooks 2?
A much anticipated event by Apple has revealed that the company is reinventing the textbook and offering some interesting opportunities for educators and students. In case you missed the event, you can...
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Open Learning Sources
Every time I bring up the topic of open-source learning to my students, I get the same question. But why? Why would anyone want to provide anything for free? After all, people spend so much time...
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Where to start when choosing technology
When incorporating technology into your teaching, start by planning your content, audience, and learning goals, and then move to choose the technology you are going to use. Adjust the technology to...
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Put the action back in interAction
There are many participants in an education process. There are students, instructors, content, different types of media and technology. These participants are in constant contact and they have their...
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Experiencing an edX course
I decided to take a course with edX provided by Harvard University. I have already done a free course through Coursera provided by Stanford University and I really liked it. So this time my...
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