There’s a long list of common words that are often mispronounced (“Arctic” not “Artic”; “athlete” not “athelete”; “cornet” not “coronet”). While every self respecting online dictionary includes audio pronunciation these days, here are eight more that are dedicated to teaching
Woz to Educators: “Be Brave, Use the New Technology”
Computers have certainly aided learning in recent years, but they haven’t yet fostered the promised revolution in education that has been discussed for over 40 years, according to Apple cofounder, educator, and all-around geek Steve Wozniak.
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/03/woz-to-educators-be-brave-use-the-new-technology.ars
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Classroom Tech: What to Do When Students Know More Than Teachers?
In a day and age where students know more than their teachers about different forms of technology — whether it be iPhones, computers or video games – schools are making every effort to get their teachers talking tech.
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/02/27/classroom-tech-students-know-teachers/
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Creating a Personal Digital Learning Environment
David Adley, a teacher from Dawson College, thinks that many students who are not taking notes don’t know how. They have never been taught this skill! Information technology can remedy this situation.
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100 Intro Open Courses on Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Learn
While the classes you take through online college are a great resource, you can augment your learning by taking some time to see what entirely free courses are out there offered by universities. Here are 100 open courses that are
Raleigh (NC): the World’s First Open Source City
What one big opportunity, outside of technology, has the best chance of being solved the open source way (i.e., through collaboration, transparency, sharing, meritocracy, rapid prototyping, community, etc.)?
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How Can Moodle Change a School?
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Survey Reveals Educators’ Must-Have Technologies
Educators are incorporating more internet-dependent technologies into their instruction, the survey also reveals—but shrinking school budgets are prompting many educators to look for free resources.
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/02/02/survey-reveals-educators-must-have-technologies/
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Richard Byrne’s Favorite Tech Resources for Teachers
The pages in the left-hand column will take you to free technology tools and resources that have been reviewed on Free Technology for Teachers.
4 Online Resources To Prepare For Your Death & Digital Afterlife
All of us who use digital technology, including websites, photography and email, leave a digital footprint nearly every day of our lives. But have you ever thought what happens to your online accounts when you die?
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/4-online-resources-prepare-death-digital-afterlife/
Top 100 Tools for the Twittering Teacher
100 tools that can help twittering teachers make the most out of this helpful microblogging tool.
http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/2009/04/02/top-100-tools-for-the-twittering-teacher/
50+ Tools for Web Based Collaboration
While software is still a long way from replacing all in-person collaboration it’s becoming easier for remote or mobile workers to stay productive and communicative with their team.
http://www.popwuping.com/culture/software/50-tools-for-web-based-collaboration.php
20 Best Websites To Download Free EBooks
Reading is the simplest way for human to derive and constructing meaning in order to gain a particular knowledge from a source. Here are 20 websites that allow you to download eBooks for free.
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/20-best-websites-to-download-free-e-books/
18 Web 2.0 Tools for Instruction
Experts offer up their top picks of web 2.0 apps that are having a big impact on teaching and learning in higher education.
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/05/01/18-web-20-tools-for-instruction.aspx