Many of these so-called ‘education myths’ are important to address – many of them hit some pretty hot-button topics in education (like teacher salaries, public vs. private schools, and class size).
http://www.edudemic.com/biggest-education-myths/
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Google Launches ‘Constitute’ Site for Exploring World’s Constitutions
Now you can read, search, and compare 160 constitutions from around the world thanks to Constitute, a website launched by Google on Monday.
http://mashable.com/2013/09/23/google-world-constitutions-website-constitute/…
Interactive Moodle Tool Guide (choose your way to the right tool in Moodle)
If you like Choose your Own Adventure stories then this version of the Moodle Tool Guide is a great way to explore different pedagogical scenarios to discover which Moodle tool you might use to achieve your goals in a course.…
The 5 Best Free Tools for Publishing Student Work
Publishing student work is not always as easy as taping an assignment on the wall. How do you go about publishing student work online so that it’s available to the world? Read on to find out the 5 best free …
Google Translate Updates Includes Handwriting Translation and Seven New Languages
Google this week posted a significant update to its powerful and easy to use Google Translate (Free) iOS app, to include handwriting input, seven new languages, and a modern redesign of the user interface.
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How to Create Social Media Guidelines for Your School
What would happen if social media were seen as a powerful tool rather than a threat to student learning? Schools are starting to put social media policies and guidelines in place to support this learning while taking appropriate precautions against …
The Pursuit of Ignorance (TED Talk)
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Presentation of the Week: What Are Cultures of Learning?
10 Programming Languages That Will Change The IT World
Take a look at some cutting-edge programming languages, that will possibly be the future of software development.
Here’s How iOS 7 Promises to Make iPad Management Easier for Schools
Apple’s engineers are working hard towards meeting their Fall 2013 release date for iOS 7. However, their PR department is also working hard to ensure that educators know the full extent of the changes that are coming, and how they …
7 Tips for Better Classroom Management
The video below, shot in the first few days of my classroom in 2010, and the seven tips below will show how I try to put these ideas into practice.
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/7-tips-better-classroom-management-tyler-hester
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Add Custom Drop down Menus to Google Spreadsheets
The video below will guide you through the following steps on how to create drop down menus in a Google Spreadsheet.
http://www.googlegooru.com/add-custom-drop-down-menus-to-google-spreadsheets/…
Awesome Chart on Personalized Learning Vs Individualized Learning
David Warlik delved more into the nuances between these two seemingly identical concepts and came up with this wonderful chart.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/09/awesome-chart-on-personalized-learning.html
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How 3 Different Generations Use The Internet
The web is filled with videos, social media chatter, and more resources than your brain can handle. Who is putting all that stuff online? According to a new study on internet usage by different generations, all the content on the …
The Habits of the World’s Smartest People
There is no one picture of intelligence, but many people with high IQs do tend to share some of the same habits — both good and bad. For more on the habits of smart people, including a look at the …