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
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.
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/
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/
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/
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
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
New Social Networking Platform For Teachers Mixes Google Docs, Ning, Twitter, and Facebook
Diipo connects you the teacher with your students by making it easy to communicate with your class. Diipo also connects you with other educators and your class with other classes. Featuring an easy-to-use and familiar user-interface similar to Facebook and
How Technology Wires the Learning Brain
There is an undeniable Pavlovian response to certain stimulus – and the Internet happens to be the medium for gratifying the urge. “Young people are born into technology, and they’re used to using it 24/7. “Their brains are wired to