In a recent blog post Annie Murphy-Paul notes the results of some recent MOOC research conducted by a group of Stanford researchers on student engagement in a Coursera MOOC. Students interacting with each other might actually improve learning in an …
WDWDT: A New App That Keeps Teachers, Students, Parents In Sync
WDWDT is a messaging service custom-built for students, parents, teachers, and others to stay in the loop about what’s been happening in class lately.
http://edudemic.com/2013/04/wdwdt-a-new-app-that-keeps-teachers-students-parents-in-sync/
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Can Facebook Apps Help More Students Get Into College?
The Gates Foundation and Facebook have teamed up once again to host HackEd 2.0. As a result, developers are finding creative solutions to help students meet this challenge.
Using plugins in WordPress as a decentralized LMS, data management, and curating time capsules
Toying with Sensei & Namaste WordPress LMS plugins to config for URL/RSS submissions to keep data on student blogs.
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24 Digital Tools That Represent New Ways To Study
Here are just a few of the great sites that are embracing game-based learning. Give them a try — they might just make you actually want to stay in to study for a change.
http://www.teachthought.com/trends/elearning/24-digital-tools-that-represent-new-ways-to-study/
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Plan your Digital Afterlife with Google’s Innactive Account Manager
Not many of us like thinking about death — especially our own. But making plans for what happens after you’re gone is really important for the people you leave behind. Google just launched a new feature that makes it easy …
How 7 Education Technology Platforms Have Changed How We Learn
The following 7 educational technology platforms are good representatives of some of these changes, and the chart above is a snapshot of how exactly they’ve changed what’s possible in learning, from new sources of data to the potential for a …
20 Google Docs Secrets for busy teachers and students
Today we are going to look at 20 great tips every teacher and student should be using to get the most of the collaborative learning opportunities Google Doc’s offers.
http://edgalaxy.com/journal/2013/4/12/20-google-docs-secrets-for-busy-teachers-and-students
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Udacity’s Sebastian Thrun On the Future of Education
Thrun discusses Udacity, learning and whether he has ever taken a MOOC.
https://www.edsurge.com/n/2013-04-02-udacity-s-sebastian-thrun-on-the-future-of-education
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8 Education Technology Books Every Leader Should Read
Each of these has been a recommendation from someone within my PLN and so comes from very good authority and credibility.
http://www.fractuslearning.com/2013/04/11/education-technology-books/…
Rethinking Learning: The 21st Century Learner
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Presentation of the Week: Demystifying MOOCs!
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10 YouTube Channels That Will Make You Smarter
Check out the list for 10 examples from a sea of videos that will leave you eager to learn more.
http://mashable.com/2013/04/04/youtube-education/
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5 Ways Google Glass Can Be Used in Education
Google’s innovative visual technology will have many applications for teaching and learning.
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2013/04/5-ways-google-glass-can-be-used-in-education/
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Use Shared Google Drive Folders to Distribute Assignments to Students
At the beginning of a semester create a folder, share it with your students, and then for the whole semester you can distribute assignments to students by just adding new content to the folder.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/04/use-shared-google-drive-folders-to.html…