Facebook, unfortunately, doesn’t offer you an option to opt-out of these social ads so if you like a brand of Facebook, your profile is very likely to show up in sponsored stories appearing on your friends’ newsfeeds. There is however …
What Are MOOCs Anyway and Should You Consider Moocing?
If we can get past the magic of “massive” and “free,” we begin to see Coursera/edX-type MOOCs for what they really are — online courses, no different from the ones your college or university is offering right now. Open up …
5 Ways To Really Connect With Online Students
Here are five ways instructors can connect with their students, making sure the online education experience is worthwhile for everyone.
http://www.edudemic.com/2013/06/5-ways-to-really-connect-with-online-students/…
How to Visually Record Ideas Using an iPad
Visual recording using your iPad is something you can best do via the help of some powerful apps. The video below will walk you through the process of how to capture your ideas visually on your iPad.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/06/how-to-visually-record-ideas-using-ipad.htm…
4 Hurdles to Making a Digital Human Brain
Before engineers can make a machine that truly mimics a human mind, scientists still have a long way to go in modeling the brain’s 100 billion neurons and their 100 trillion connections.
http://neurosciencestuff.tumblr.com/post/52017651140/4-hurdles-to-making-a-digital-human-brain
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EduClipper Launches Its “Pinterest For Education” To Bring Better Crowdsourced Curation & Sharing To The Classroom
With eduClipper, users can share individual eduClips (or pieces of content) or eduClipboards (collections of content) with colleagues or students, while cross posting or embedding that content on other social platforms or sending them through email.
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How does Writing Affect your Brain?
Writing can serve as a calming, meditative tool. Stream of conscious writing exercises, in particular, have been identified as helpful stress coping methods. Keeping a journal, for example, or trying out free-writing exercises, can drastically reduce your levels of stress.…
The Favorite TED Talks Of The TED Talks Education Speakers
To keep you inspired and learning, TED asked each speaker to compile a list of their favorite TED talks, which are linked below.
http://www.edudemic.com/2013/06/the-favorite-ted-talks-of-the-ted-talks-education-speakers/
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Presentation of the Week: What MOOCs Can Teach Us About Online Learning?
The First 20 Hours – How to Learn Anything: Josh Kaufman at TEDxCSU
5 steps to using self-assessment in the classroom
Implementing some kind of self-assessment is a very good thing, as it enables learners to judge the quality of their work.
http://www.teachthemenglish.com/2013/05/5-steps-to-using-self-assessment-in-the-classroom/
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Do We Actually Learn Anything From TED Talks?
Many of us have enjoyed watching TED talks, the online videos of scientists, artists, inventors and others talking about their work. But do we actually learn anything from them?
http://anniemurphypaul.com/2013/05/do-we-actually-learn-anything-from-ted-talks/…
New Study Uncovers What Teens Actually Share On Social Media
Ever wondered how students really act online? What they’re actually sharing with their friends? This new privacy study on what teens actually share on social media tells you everything.
http://edudemic.com/2013/05/what-teens-actually-share-on-social-media/
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How to create your own audiobooks
Whatever your motivation, creating your own audiobook isn’t that difficult. The following will walk you through the steps necessary to record the spoken word, capture it in digital audio, and convert it into the audiobook format.
http://gigaom.com/2013/05/25/how-to-create-your-own-audiobooks/…
How To Protect Yourself From Online Services Shutting Down
The old saying goes, if you’re not paying for it, you’re the product, has never rung more true than at these times when a company decides it no longer needs you, or has been acquired by a bigger outfit. Here …