Personal Learning Environments (PLEs) do exactly what they say on the can – they are personal to each individual, created by them, owned by them, used by them within their lifelong learning. In these two articles, Prof. Steve Wheeler explains …
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Into Tomorrow: Looking at the Extreme Future (Video)
This is about the extreme future 10 to 20 years out. It’s not a crystal ball but an informed look ahead at the good, bad, and ugly. A great presentation by Ian Jukes at ISTE 2010 Conference.
…Finland makes broadband a ‘legal right’
Finland has become the first country in the world to make broadband a legal right for every citizen. From 1 July, 2010 every Finn will have the right to access to a 1Mbps (megabit per second) broadband connection.
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Education and the Future of Technology
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPO_HGafBsE
Music by Fat Boy Slim: “Right Here Right Now”
…Presentation of the Week
Free iPads in U.S. universities a waste
The U.S. university system has slightly more money than its Canadian counterpart, but the offer to give out free iPads to all full-time students at three universities seems a bit of a waste.
…The Write Stuff – Encouraging Writing in the Classroom
Struggling readers and writers who exhibit developmental delays may benefit from authentic and meaningful reading and writing experiences on the web. The Internet has been denoted as a tool that encourages students to participate and interact actively with their learning. …
Sciyo: Read and Publish Scientific Journals and Books Online
Sciyo is an interesting portal that brings together scientists and science students from all over the world. The platform offers tons of books and articles related to science and also allows you to publish yours without any hassle. Over 200 …
Use Microsoft Office for Free with Microsoft Web Apps
Google Documents has its problems. Its features are not comprehensive enough for truly serious office work, and it can be a bit slow and finicky when compared to a traditional office program. Microsoft knows this and has released Microsoft Web …
7 Great Completely Free eBooks on Social Media You Have to Read
Love social networking? Want to learn more? Don’t you just wish you could go to all the great seminars around the world? Listen to all the great minds in social media. Here’s a selection of completely free ebooks which come …
Sweet Search – A Search Engine for Students
Sweet Search is a search engine that searches only the sites that have been reviewed and approved by a team of librarians, teachers, and research experts. In all there are 35,000 websites that have been reviewed and approved by Sweet …
To Stop Cheats, Colleges Learn Their Trickery
The frontier in the battle to defeat student cheating may be at the testing center of the University of Central Florida. This series examine cheating in education and efforts to stop it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/06/education/06cheat.html?_r=2&hp
Social Networking To Save At-Risk Students
As graduation success coordinator for Everett School District in Everett, WA, Maria Brennan has used a combination of traditional methods and high-tech approaches to help improve graduation rates for the district’s four high schools.
http://thejournal.com/articles/2010/07/07/social-networking-to-save-at-risk-students.aspx
3 Informational E-Books for Teachers and Educators
With all the great resources, websites, articles and other helpful information for educators, it may sometimes be hard to keep track of all these items. What better a way to integrate technology into the classroom than to start by doing …
Your Next Read – Book Recommendations
Your Next Read is a neat little site that provides you with a web of book recommendations based on the authors and books you already like. Here’s how it works; type in the title of a book you like or …