Personal Learning Networks (PLN) is the phrase often used to describe connections that educators develop with other educators throughout the world by using online social media. Here are great resources for helping teachers Develop Personal Learning Networks.
Why iPads Aren’t Ready For Classrooms… Yet
However magical it might be, let’s not forget the iPad is a first-generation device, with first-generation problems and limitations. It’s too expensive, there’s not enough education-focused content, it’s terrible at productivity, it’s distracting.
http://gizmodo.com/5742925/why-ipads-arent-ready-for-classrooms-yet
21 Things That Will Become Obsolete in Education by 2020
Its easy to miss when we try to extrapolate current trends ten years into the future; particularly in a period of technological hyper-change. Never-the-less I agree technology is driving educational reform and learners are grasping the tools of democratic learning.
Announcing the 2010 Edublog Awards Winners!
The best blogs in social media and education in 2010
http://edublogawards.com/announcing-the-2010-edublog-awards-winners/
Best Social Media Mash-ups in Higher Education
A list of high-quality mash-up where colleges and universities wrangle feeds from blogs, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, and more to create a compelling page that gives a real-time snapshot of all an institution has to offer.
http://patrickpowers.net/2010/12/best-social-media-mash-ups-in-higher-education/
Learning Technology Trends To Watch In 2011
Artificial as the year’s end might be, I can’t help but look back in amazement at the technology trends and changes we’ve seen and speculate about how we will learn and enable learning experiences in 2011. Some of this year’s
How to use Twitter for Social Learning
An excellent and comprehensive introduction on how to use Twitter for Social Learning.
Canadian Education Faces Technology Tipping Point
Canadian higher education will be able to leverage their massive investments in technology to provide students with better, more engaging and interactive learning experiences.
11 Ed Tech Ideas for 2011
Some great ideas for teachers innovate in 2011!
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/technology_and_learning/11_ed_tech_ideas_for_2011
Why Schools Can’t Create Digital Natives
The students will adapt to technologies as they go, but we can provide guidance as to what to do with it. No matter how much technology changes, the fundamental ability to ask questions, posit answers, and draw conclusions (this is
Bloom’s Taxonomy According to Pirates of the Caribbean
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Learning to Moodle – Basics for Teachers (an open course for Moodle training)
Learning to Moodle – Basics for Teachers” is a full Moodle course complete with videos and tutorials for showing the beginner teacher how to navigate, manage and create using a Moodle classroom.
Project Based Learning: Explained
The Buck Institute For Education, which has created a number of Project-Based Learning resources that are on The Best Sites For Cooperative Learning Ideas list, have recently had Common Craft, the wildly popular animation company, to create a video on
5 Higher Ed Tech Trends To Watch in 2011
Three higher ed tech experts discuss technology trends for the year ahead, citing increased mobile and wireless access and cloud computing among them. But are campuses also in for a little bit of a return to the “basics” in the