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3 Quick & Easy Apps to Turn Homework into AnyTimeWork
In fact, three quick and easy smartphones apps to leverage the power of anytimework are Lumify, Snapguide, and Shadow Puppets.
EdTech
5 Great Apps for Future Scientists
These are the apps that have stood the test of time with my fourth grader. Each one of them different, but helping to cultivate the love of science and inquiry with the iPad.
EdTech
Education in the 21st Century Infographic
Implementing a blended model requires educators to rethink their methods of delivery and how they can relate to students. We are just being this revolution but this infographic helps define where we are currently, as we continue to develop and implement best practices.
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New Assessments for New Skills
Without measurement the teaching of collaboration is extremely difficult. The current challenge is how to develop Collaborative Assessment tasks, particularly formative assessments that align with local curriculum, contexts and needs.
Personalized Learning
36 Codes, an OWL, a Pitch Counter, and a Headset: Nontraditional Tools for Nontraditional Feedback
Yep, it may sound a bit eclectic at first, but the only tools I currently use to provide valuable, timely feedback for my students’ writings are 36 codes, an Owl, a baseball pitch counter, and a headset.
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Recent Research on Learning
A recent study suggests that e-readers can make reading easier for people with dyslexia. By configuring e-readers to display on a few words per line, some dyslexic readers were able to read more easily, quickly, and with greater comprehension.
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Google Claims Its Slice of the MOOC Pie
Google’s heavy involvement in the MOOC space is a clear indicator that this vertical is relevant. I assume that Google knows exactly how much interest in online education exists on a global level based on its access to search queries.
Leadership
Activate Ed’s Next Rockstar: Butch Trusty
The next Activate Ed Education Rockstar is Butch Trusty, Education Program Director at The Joyce Foundation, based in Chicago, IL.
Personalized Learning
“The Reading Room” Premieres on EdReach.us
“With voices from Subtext, TechSmith, and especially the classroom leaders, EdReach is growing a unique network of innovators, giving educators a place to listen and learn. We’re democratizing professional development.”
EdTech
Powerful Apps to Empower Powerful Writing
Who knows. If we work together, we may claim ourselves to be educators fit enough to carry a fifty-pound pencil, untether a shackled keyboard, or flip through an endless spiral notebook of blank paper…Or just powerful enough to introduce emerging writers to themselves.