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Seven Ways to Keep Informational Text Engaging
From John Spencer - "I believe that informational texts can be inherently engaging, because we are naturally inclined to seek out information...So, with that in mind, here are seven ways to keep informational texts engaging for students
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A Learning Secret: Don’t Take Notes with a Laptop - Scientific American
Not sure I agree with this. How about learners deciding which works best for them?
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BHS Help Desk mention
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Why do we question 1:1 effectiveness?
From Larry Cuban
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Skunk Works: A Place for Innovation
skunkworks
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Developing Leadership #BYOD #1to1
From Alan November
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Social and Emotional Benefits of Video Games: Metacognition and Relationships | graphite Blog
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A look at the education that we need to provide for our students in a world dominated by technology.
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The 4 Levels Of Learning Analytics -
The handy infographic below takes a look at the four levels of learning analytics
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haha. dumbass: "Two words are wrong in ‘MOOC’: Massive and open". Maybe the first. Not the second. http://t.co/7HD4FmZVSY
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Survey Reveals Worries About Schools' Readiness for Online Testing - Digital Education
While schools' access to technology continues to increase, roughly 60 percent of K-12 officials surveyed by an industry group do not feel their schools have the bandwidth or devices to make them ready for summative, online testing.
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I Was So Right About Distraction in Now You See it: Darn it all! | HASTAC
The technology isn't distracting. It's that your former patterns and reflexes don't serve you invisibly, efficiently, automatically. You have to build in new patterns and reflexes even as you still have to get the same amount of work done. Of course it is difficult. Of course it is distracting. And of course it is multitasking.
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Got Chromebooks? Now what? Enlist the help of your learning network
Good list of Chromebook resources from Lisa Nielsen
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From Greg Kulowiec - We quickly described the images as iPad Hieroglyphics, easily deciphered by the initiated and difficult to interpret by those new to the platform.
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Eight Big Ideas Behind the Constructionist Learning Lab
via Gary Stager - Papert's big ideas about constructionism
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Why so many kids can’t sit still in school today
From Valerie Strauss - Children are going to class with bodies that are less prepared to learn than ever before. With sensory systems not quite working right, they are asked to sit and pay attention.
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Create a Flickr & Google Maps Location History Timeline
From Richard Byrne - Visits is a new online tool for creating a location history timeline by using your Flickr images and Google Maps. The service allows you to select a set of your public Flickr images and match them to your Google Maps history. Visits uses the date information in your Flickr images and Google Maps history to create a timeline. The timeline events are represented as sets of circles. Watch the video below to see the process in action.
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How Working on Multiple Screens Can Actually Help You Focus
From Clive Thompson - interesting look at the use of different devices for different purposes
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Data on the shifting demographics in our nation's public schools
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Learner Interest-Driven Curriculum
From Howard Rheingold
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Lessons Learned Publishing to Lulu, Amazon and the Apple iBookStore (July 2014)
The blogging space of the Burlington Public Schools Assistant Superintendent for Learning
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