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The new MSc in Learning Innovation by Distance Learning, University of Leicester School of Education

noreply@blogger.com (Helge Scherlund) — Fri, 24 May 2013 03:29:19 PDT

Photo: Gráinne Conol

Professor of learning innovation, Gráinne Conole and Director of the Institute of Learning Innovation
University of Leicester Launches MSc Learning Innovation, in October 2013.

The new MSc in Learning Innovation offered through the University of Leicester School of Education, encompasses a unique state-of-the-art survey of the field and provides learners with both theoretical pedagogical underpinnings and practical hands-on applications of the technologies in different learning contexts.
The course is being offered by distance learning.

The course is designed using the latest research on learning and curriculum design, with personalisation, contextualisation and application of the knowledge built into the programme.

This course may be of interest to members of staff involved in teaching or supporting programme development, and of particular interest to those involved in the provision of distance learning courses.

By studying this course you will be:

Gaining a comprehensive overview of the use of new technologies in supporting different types of learning.
Introduced to the key concepts and theoretical foundations established by e-learning research.
Provided with state of the art exemplars detailing the use of technology to support different pedagogical approaches.
Prepared to apply key concepts from key disciplines to your own educational contexts and interests.
Developing a detailed and critical understanding of the potential of learning and teaching innovation in your own educational contexts.

Click here for full details of the course and its modules.
To apply: http://www2.le.ac.uk/study/postgrad/distance/education/innovation

If you are interested in this course and have any questions, please contact Dr Palitha Edirisingha:
Tel: +44(0)116 252 3753
Email: pe27@le.ac.uk

Enjoy the new course!

Blended Learning Webinar--Elementary School Math in the Classroom

noreply@blogger.com (Helge Scherlund) — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:58:45 PDT

Attend this free live webinar below.

Blended Learning in the Math Classroom
May 30, 2013 @ 2 p.m. ET

Schools around the country are starting to blend online learning into their instructional design as a means of personalizing students’ learning experiences. But with the myriad options for structuring the combination of online and face-to-face learning, teachers and administrators are faced with tough decisions on how to best implement technology for their students.

In this webinar, our guests will explore the different blended-learning models that schools are using to support math instruction. They’ll discuss national trends emerging around blended-learning math programs, as well as take an up-close look at the challenges and successes one school has experienced with the blended math model.
Register now

Can't attend?
All Education Week webinars are archived and accessible "on demand" for up to four months after the original live-streaming date.

Related link
Blended Learning for Math

Links to E-learning, Teaching and Learning Conferences

noreply@blogger.com (Helge Scherlund) — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:07:24 PDT

Here are some list of forthcoming conferences:

How to use Conference Alerts site

Upcoming events in internet-based education, educational technology and related fields.
E-learning Conferences Worldwide

Upcoming events in Teaching and Learning, including primary and secondary education.
Teaching and Learning Conferences Worldwide

Upcoming events in mathematics and related fields.
Mathematics Conferences Worldwide

Upcoming events in statistics and related fields.
Statistics Conferences Worldwide

Enjoy your conference with coffee breaks and networking!

Source: Conference Alerts

The Xs and Whys of Algebra: Key Ideas and Common Misconceptions

noreply@blogger.com (Helge Scherlund) — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:07:59 PDT

All teachers of algebra should have The Xs and Whys of Algebra at their fingertips during planning and instruction.

This handy 84-page flipchart cuts through the confusion to help you prevent common misconceptions. 30 modules focus on key standards with instructional strategies, activities, and reproducibles.

http://www.stenhouse.com/pdfs/xypreview.pdf

Stenhouse Publishers writes, "In many ways, algebra can be as challenging for teachers as it is for students. With so much emphasis placed on procedural knowledge and the manipulations of variables and symbols, it can be easy to lose sight of the key ideas that underlie algebraic thinking and the relevance algebra has to the real world.

In The Xs and Whys of Algebra: Key Ideas and Common Misconceptions, Anne Collins and Linda Dacey provide a set of thirty research-based modules designed to engage all students in mathematical learning that develops conceptual understanding, addresses common misconceptions, and builds key ideas that are essential to future learning".
For use in seventh- to ninth-grade courses focused on an introduction to formal algebra, this flipchart emphasizes five essential algebraic concepts: using variables meaningfully; using multiple representations for expressions; connecting algebra with number; connecting algebra with geometry; and manipulating symbols with understanding. The thirty research-based modules in this spiral-bound flipchart are designed to engage all students in mathematical learning that develops conceptual understanding, addresses common misconceptions, and builds key ideas essential to future learning.

Following the recommendations of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the Common Core State Standards, the modules at this level are organized into three sections: Expressions, Equations, and Functions. Each module begins with the identification of its mathematical focus and the potential challenges and misconceptions associated with those ideas.
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About the Authors
Anne Collins has thirty years of teaching experience having taught all grade levels K-12 including undergraduate and graduate level courses.
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Linda Dacey, professor of mathematics and education at Lesley University, began her career teaching at the elementary level and early in her career, received an NSF grant to develop a model program for preparing middle school teachers.
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Source: EdWeek Update and Stenhouse Publishers

Pilot hopes to draw students to computer programming through music

noreply@blogger.com (Helge Scherlund) — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:26:09 PDT

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Laura Devaney, Managing Editor writes, "Learn how a school pilot is using music to engage students in computer programming and computer science education".

Students in Mike Reilly’s computer programming classes could be helping to bust the stereotype of the computer nerd hunched over a keyboard, writing programs that crunch numbers and sort lists.

Photo: eSchool News

They are creating and remixing hip-hop beats as part of a pilot program that could have broader implication for the future of computer science education.

Emily Polanco is one of those changed by the class.

When it started, she said she had no idea how to program and wasn’t really interested. Now she’s decided to pursue a career in technology, specifically 3D animation.

Her tech-savvy parents, Terry Polanco, an IT systems manager at AT&T, and Lisa Polanco, a technology paraprofessional at a Gwinnett County elementary school, have watched Emily grow from a casual computer user, booting up to do homework, reading and social networking.

“Her father and I know that she has only begun to ‘scratch the surface’ of possibilities in technology,” Lisa Polanco said. “Emily is excited about what she’s learning and we are, too. She regularly shows us her work and brings home computer projects on her thumb drive. We continue to be amazed by what she’s learning and impressed with the work she’s doing.”

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Source: eSchool News

Powerful Presentations course for half price, plus your Learning at Work Day gift

noreply@blogger.com (Helge Scherlund) — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:52:01 PDT

Photo: Reed Learning

Powerful Presentations - Personal Development
An interactive workshop on presenting persuasively and confidently.
£485 +VAT this week only.

Who is it for?

Nearly everyone will have to deliver a presentation at some point in their working lives, so this course is useful for almost anyone. It will be particularly useful for people that present regularly to clients or colleagues and dread standing up in front of an audience. It will provide valuable best-practice skills and practice in a safe environment for anyone who finds delivering presentations difficult or nerve-wracking.

What is it about?
Presentations are a valuable tool, but they have many pitfalls. Many people find delivering presentations makes them anxious. Even if you're a confident presenter there are lots of things to consider when you want to make the best possible impression.

This course will show you how to overcome your presentation fears and deliver with real impact. You will learn to see the subject from the audience’s perspective and structure content for clarity and memory retention. Practical exercises throughout will help you make real progress and see immediate results whilst small groups enable individual coaching and insightful, supportive feedback.
Dates and availability

Professional Presentation Skills Course Testimonial

Plus our Learning at Work Day gift

This year Learning at Work Day takes place on 23rd May 2013.

This year's theme is 'Many Ways to Learn', so to celebrate we're offering you exclusive free access to all our eFresher modules for the entire week. They cover a lot of the most common challenges people face at work ,so give them a go and learn something new this week.
Get your free eFresher access

Source: Reed Learning and Reed Learning's Channel (YouTube)

2013 demands social and mobile learning: Free demo

noreply@blogger.com (Helge Scherlund) — Mon, 20 May 2013 03:57:56 PDT

How do you maintain a centralised system when learners require variation?
Register for a free demo of Saba People Cloud, 30 May, and find out how.

Transform Your Learning Department with Saba People Cloud
Thursday, 30 May 2013, 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM (GMT +01:00)
Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London

The world of work is changing with new generations of learners having different expectations. As a result learning departments need to tap into subject-matter experts to supplement their efforts and embrace mobile, social and collaboration technologies to transform the learning experience.

Today, many organisations are trying to address this challenge using disparate systems like an LMS, virtual classroom, enterprise social networking and knowledge management systems - all from different vendors. This is both inefficient and will ultimately fail to deliver on employee expectations. Saba has the answer. The Saba People Cloud is a single, unified, next generation people development platform that does it all.

Join us for a short demo where we will showcase how the Saba People Cloud can help you transform learning at your organisation:

Support formal learning while you control the adoption social learning concepts at your own pace.
Transform social and formal learning through fully unified virtual classroom, real-time collaboration, meetings, and chat.
Provide a completely learner-centric experience where learners can easily find the information and learning they need or have relevant development activities automatically pushed to them.
Full mobile learning capabilities to deliver virtual classes, e-learning or informal content like videos or documents anytime, anywhere, and on any device.
Identify and leverage the power of experts throughout your network to deliver content that your learning department does not have the resources to deliver.

We look forward to sharing what a next-generation people development platform looks like and how other organisations are leveraging it today.
Register Now

Free Guide: Blended Learning Today by kineo

noreply@blogger.com (Helge Scherlund) — Sun, 19 May 2013 03:32:29 PDT

Take a closer look at this Free Guide from Kineo, the leading global e-learning services company.

Kineo writes, "It's far from a new term, but it's full of new potential. Blended learning is back - well, it never went away".

Download Blended Learning Today

But what is blended learning today?
With the emergence of new forms for collaboration, delivery and engagement, how does the new learning architect make sense of the options, and design for results?

In our new guide on blended learning, in conjunction with our partners the Oxford Group, we examine:

The new methods available
Real examples of effective blends
How 70/20/10 principles align to blend architectures
10 best practices for to results-driven blend design

Download Blended Learning Today (PDF, 588kb)

Blended Learning – The Hype and the Reality

Join Kineo and their training partners the Oxford Group for a thought-provoking and stimulating tour of Blended Learning today:

What are people saying about blended learning today? What’s creating the most buzz at the moment?
Find out what is really happening out there beyond the hype. How are L&D people actually using blended learning at the moment? Explore the highlights from the recent survey run by The Oxford Group and Kineo.
What’s it really like to design a blend? Hear from textile giant, Coats, about their experience of designing a blended development program for managers worldwide.

They will be running the webinars on
Tuesday 2nd July and Wednesday 10th July.

More details coming soon.
Pre-register your interest in attending the webinar. by emailing events@kineo.com.

Source: Kineo

SOPHIA.org launches free college readiness tools

noreply@blogger.com (Helge Scherlund) — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:37:27 PDT

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Dennis Pierce, Editor writes, "This week’s “Site of the Week” highlights free college readiness resources from SOPHIA.org, an online education platform that provides 33,000 free academic tutorials on a variety of subjects".

Photo: eSchool News

Current Site of the Week

With the cost of higher education skyrocketing and two-thirds of today’s students unprepared academically for college, SOPHIA has launched a new program called “Operation College Success,” offering free tools to help address the issue of college readiness and affordability.

SOPHIA, an online education platform announced the new program with Bill Nye the Science Guy during a May 13 event on Capitol Hill.

With Operation College Success, SOPHIA has expanded its offerings to include free college readiness resources that include…
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Source: eSchool News

5/21 webinar: A How-to Guide for Flipping The Classroom

noreply@blogger.com (Helge Scherlund) — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:43:58 PDT

Attend this free webinar below:

Just Flip It: From the Front Lines of the Flipped Classroom

Tuesday, May 21, 2013
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CDT (convert to your time zone)

It’s easy to picture a traditional classroom – a lecturing professor with rows of students watching, listening and taking notes.
But that age-old model is turning a cartwheel in some of the best classrooms in academia. And chances are someone in your department is already flipping their classroom.

Professor Ralph Welsh of Clemson University started experimenting with this technology-driven pedagogy three years ago, redesigning and refining his courses over time and putting the onus on the student to come to class already having watched the lectures and ready to engage in conversation.

During that time he’s met and overcome challenges and reset his teaching style to rave reviews from students. Join Ralph as he presents a how-to guide for introducing flipped instruction, and shares lessons learned along the way including:

How to overcome the biggest challenges of the flipped classroom, including managing student expectations
How to evolve a curriculum by taking in feedback, evaluating it and re-introducing new methods into the classroom
Tips on how to educate your colleagues on your new workload and get your department on board with what you’re doing

Register online today

Engage all of your K-12 teachers in next year's back-to-school staff development

noreply@blogger.com (Helge Scherlund) — Tue, 14 May 2013 08:33:52 PDT

School Play, an award-winning documentary film, reveals the profound impact of knowing and nurturing students, both at school and at home.

School Play: A Professional Development Package 72-minute DVD

"A funny, authentic, and often poignant documentary about a production of The Wizard of Oz in a suburban New York City elementary school, this video follows five fifth-graders from auditions through opening night", writes Stenhouse Publishers.

Watching School Play in the company of colleagues, educators are moved to remember that our mission is to educate the whole child for a lifetime of principled, productive participation in the world. The School Play package consists of the seventy-two-minute documentary plus four short video clips keyed to workshops outlined in the 44-page study guide, which provides ready-made materials for administrators and/or teacher-leaders to adopt or adapt as necessary.

The study guide, written by assistant superintendent Annie Ward, is designed to engage heterogeneous groups of educators as well as to provide role-specific prompts for action-oriented follow-up, and includes agendas for full-day and half-day professional workshops; notes for an opening keynote address that frames the workshop; discussion questions for mixed groups; plans for four action-oriented, topic-specific workshops; and reproducible handouts, articles, and professional research.

Source: EdWeek Update and Stenhouse Publishers

Upcoming Webinar: Using your website to boost applications and student satisfaction

noreply@blogger.com (Helge Scherlund) — Tue, 14 May 2013 07:19:52 PDT

Attend this free webinar below:

Using your website to boost applications and student satisfaction

Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Time: 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT
Duration: One hour

With ever-increasing competition for prospective students, countless distractions for current students, and sky-rocketing adoption of mobile devices, technology can help set your school apart. Turning your website into a destination that helps you connect with prospective students and retain existing ones can become one of your greatest advantages.

Join Olivet Nazarene University, Ellucian and Ektron to learn how to:

Empower staff and faculty to easily create and update web content, reducing dependency on IT
Publish your course catalog on your website while maintaining it in your student management system
Easily create and manage pages that are optimized for smartphones, tablets and desktops
Deliver targeted content based on visitor location, application status, and other key attributes

Register Now!

How teachers use Pinterest in the classroom by Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

noreply@blogger.com (Helge Scherlund) — Tue, 14 May 2013 06:52:07 PDT

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Laura Devaney, Managing Editor writes, "Today’s featured story looks at how Pinterest can be a valuable educational resource".

Long a favorite among craft enthusiasts, the popular DIY site Pinterest, in which users “pin” online images to virtual pin boards for later reference, is gaining ground in education. Educators using Pinterest in the classroom have access to professional development resources, lesson plans, curriculum ideas, and more.

Photo: eSchool News

Locating online educational resources can put even more demands on teachers’ time, which is often already stretched to the limit. Pinterest lets users organize resources and ideas in one central location, as opposed to bookmarking sites and then visiting those sites multiple times in order to remember what each site contains.

Using Pinterest in the classroom, teachers also can share their own projects and visuals by taking pictures, posting those pictures online in a blog or other platform, and pinning those images to their own Pinterest boards.

Users can search for educational resources and a slew of Pinterest boards and pins will pop up:

Ultimate List of Educational Websites

Educational games for Kids

Educational Gross Motor Activities

iPad Apps for Struggling Readers

Virtual Educational Field Trips

18 Fine Motor Activities for Preschoolers

15 Great Educational Apps

Educational Disability Resources

30 Fun Letter Activities for Kids

Source: eSchool News

A New Way to Share Everything From an iPad

noreply@blogger.com (Helge Scherlund) — Sun, 12 May 2013 06:14:52 PDT

Flowboard is the new way to share your stories, your work, and your life from iPad.

iPad app Flowboard (http://bit.ly/Flowboard_iPad) has launched, giving consumers the tools needed to publish beautiful touch-enabled publications, viewable on web and mobile devices. Flowboard’s storytelling app defines a new standard; it enables users to create side-scrolling experiences - complete with cloud enabled images, text, videos, links and photo galleries, available via a unique, sharable URL.

Content for the Flowboard presentation can be utilized from your Dropbox, Facebook, Box, Instagram, or a Google Image Search. An upgrade to Skydrive and Google Drive would make it much more beneficial since districts are mainly Google and Microsoft users.
Visit iTunes to buy and download apps

About Flowboard

Flowboard (http://flowboard.com), previously known as Treemo Labs, is a Seattle technology company that has built one of the most robust mobile app publishing platforms.
For the past seven years, Treemo Labs has been developing and managing apps for some of the biggest brands in the world, including 60 Minutes, Beyonce, 48 Hours, CNET and others.
In 2011 and 2012, it created Appafolio and Appavideo, two products that enabled companies and artists to create custom iPhone and iPad apps. Now, the company is leveraging everything it has learned into making Flowboard the next-generation storytelling platform for the iPad.

Related link
See a sample Flowboard, which is actually a UsersGuide

Source: Flowboard

New Book: Handbook of Mobile Learning, Edited by Zane L. Berge, Lin Muilenburg

noreply@blogger.com (Helge Scherlund) — Sat, 11 May 2013 05:04:29 PDT

Routledge writes "This handbook provides a comprehensive compendium of research in all aspects of mobile learning, one of the most significant ongoing global developments in the entire field of education".

Rather than focus on specific technologies, expert authors discuss how best to utilize technology in the service of improving teaching and learning.

For more than a decade, researchers and practitioners have been exploring this area of study as the growing popularity of smartphones, tablets, and other such devices, as well as the increasingly sophisticated applications for these devices, has allowed educators to accommodate and support an increasingly mobile society.

This handbook provides the first authoritative account of the theory and research that underlies mobile learning, while also exemplifying models of current and future practice.

Buy this book

About the Authors
Zane L. Berge is Professor of Education at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Lin Y. Muilenburg is Assistant Professor of Educational Studies at St. Mary’s College of Maryland.

Related link
Welcome to Routledge Resources for Teaching in Higher Education

Source: Routledge

Elever udvikler matematik-app: Storthitter i App Store af Louise Kielstrup

noreply@blogger.com (Helge Scherlund) — Sat, 11 May 2013 02:31:23 PDT

Louise Kielstrup

Louise Kielstrup skriver, "Tre danske 3.g’ere har brugt to år på at udvikle en matematik-app, som i øjeblikket topper hitlisten i Apples App Store. Nu er ambitionerne skyhøje".

- De har matematik lige nu og siger, at de er i gang med noget vigtigt. Du kan ringe senere.

Den besked lød i telefonen, da tv2.dk tidligere på dagen onsdag forsøgte at få fat i Nikolaj Holck, Frederik Filip Staeger og Rune Højlund fra 3.c på Sankt Annæ Gymnasium i Valby.

At de tre gymnasieelever går op i skolen og passer deres undervisning er ikke nogen stor overraskelse. Sammen har de nemlig udviklet en iPhone- og iPod Touch-app til matematik på A, B og C-niveau i gymnasiet, som udkom 1. maj.

’Matematikken’, som app’en hedder, nåede allerede dagen efter lanceringen førstepladsen over de mest solgte apps i den danske App Store. I skrivende stund topper app’en stadig listen og kan prale med at have fem ud af fem stjerner. De unge udviklere er stolte over succesen.

"Matematikken" koster syv kroner. Men Rune Højlund understreger, at ingen af de tre gymnasiedrenge har lavet den for pengenes skyld, derimod handler det primært om interesse. At det samtidig også har været sjovt, er en ekstra bonus.

Trioen har mange visioner for deres projekt. De har planer om at gøre app’en endnu mere tilgængelig ved at lave en version til henholdsvis iPad, Mac og Android, så elever i højere grad kan bruge 'Matematikken' til eksaminer og lignende.
Læs mere...

Relateret link
Åbn iTunes for at købe og hente apps.

Kilde: http://beep.tv2.dk/

EDUCAUSE Review Online -- New Content Alert

noreply@blogger.com (Helge Scherlund) — Thu, 09 May 2013 04:42:53 PDT

Just look at these articles and video in this EDUCAUSE Review, published on Monday, May 6, 2013.

Ethics, Big Data, and Analytics: A Model for Application
By James E. Willis, III, John P. Campbell, and Matthew D. Pistilli

The use of big data and analytics to predict student success ethical administrators relating to the nature of knowledge; in education, "to know" entails an obligation to on behalf of the student. The Potter Box frameworkcan help administrators address these questions and provide a framework for action.
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Up and Away: Open Access in Portugal
By Claude H. Potts

Portugal stands out among nations that have embraced open access to scholarly communication because of its early adoption of institutional policies creation of network of repositories and effective system of governance. And, nonprofit international publishing initiatives play an important role in opening up entire runs of Portuguese academic journals.
Read more...

8 Lessons Learned from Teaching Online
This video list of insights comes from experts in the field of online teaching. Here is a collection of 8 lessons that might improve your online course!
Read more...

Source: EDUCAUSE Review

Tools for Schools: Weebly lets you easily create websites for class projects and more

noreply@blogger.com (Helge Scherlund) — Thu, 09 May 2013 02:24:19 PDT

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"This week’s “Site of the Week” is Weebly, a free online service that is perfect for creating classroom websites, student blogs or e-portfolios, and websites for assigned projects", writes Dennis Pierce, Editor.

Current Site of the Week
Weebly lets you easily create websites for class projects and more.

Weebly for Education

Weebly for Education is a free online service that is perfect for creating classroom websites...

Its drag-and-drop website editor is simple to use for students of all ages. Weebly allows students to express themselves creatively using a variety of multimedia features, all within a protected environment that teachers can control.

Videos, pictures, maps, and text can be added to a site simply by dragging and dropping them—no HTML or technical skills are required. And with Weebly, you can password-protect all your students’ websites with one click. You have full control over which websites are public, which are private, and which can be edited by the student.
Read more...

Source: eSchool News

Interactive iPad learning with Nearpod by Guest Blogger Dan Gallagher

noreply@blogger.com (Helge Scherlund) — Mon, 06 May 2013 03:32:55 PDT

How do you make your lectures more engaging through interactive multimedia presentations.

Dan Gallagher writes, "Engaging instruction is the goal of every educator. So when I was introduced to an app that promised such a lofty ideal, I had to try it".

Get engaged with Nearpod from Nearpod on Vimeo.
At the time, I was teaching sixth grade math and social studies in a PA school district. I had a challenging lesson coming up and sought the assistance of a fellow teacher who was piloting an iPad cart. He allowed me to borrow it for my math lesson on changing fractions. The math series we used had a lesson called "The Licorice Lace Problem" which describes several teens going on a hike. They were dividing up licorice equally among themselves. Just after they cut the licorice, another friend shows up; now they need to redistribute the licorice. This is spatially a hard concept to imagine. But I had an idea!

Nearpod is a free app that allows a teacher to present an interactive lesson on students' iPads. As soon as I opened the cart, I had the students’ attention. After establishing some management guidelines with the class, everyone logged into Nearpod with the student PIN.

Teachers want a way to deliver interactive lessons to engage all learners and I know Nearpod has become my answer to this challenge. It's a wonderful tool—and with a growing following on Twitter (great place to go to read how others have used it or ask questions - #NearpodTeachers), many more teachers will surely discover its benefits as well.
Visit iTunes to buy and download apps
Read more...

About Dan Gallagher
Dan Gallagher is a Teacher Resource Specialist for Technology in the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District in West Windsor, NJ.

Join a Nearpod WebiNear!

Please have at least 1 iPad as a teacher's device and 1 iPad or iPod as a student's device available during the session.

Register for the Basics on a Tuesday:

Tue, May 7, 2013 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM GMT (8:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT)
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Once registered you will receive an email confirming your registration with information you need to join the Webinar.

Source: Tech & Learningp

Upcoming Webinar: A Balanced Look at the Pros and Cons of Virtual Instructor-Led Training

noreply@blogger.com (Helge Scherlund) — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:02:26 PDT

Are you considering virtual instructor-led training (vILT) for your organization? Attend this webinar for a balanced view of what to expect, including vILT’s pros, cons and critical success factors.

A Balanced Look at the Pros and Cons of Virtual Instructor-Led Training

Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Time: 10:00AM Pacific / 1:00PM Eastern (60 Minute Session)
Can't attend? Register anyway. We'll send you the recording and materials after the event.

Cost: $ 0.00

Session Description

Are you considering virtual instructor-led training (vILT) but aren’t quite sure how to get started…or whether your organization is even ready? Join us for this session and you’ll learn what to expect from vILT, including its pros, cons and critical success factors

vILT can be a “best-of-both-worlds” learning modality, melding the strengths of traditional classroom and trendy e-learning. Learners benefit from many ways to interact with the instructor and each other, all from the convenience of their homes anywhere in the world. Yet certain limitations, if overlooked, can tarnish the vILT learning experience.

This webinar delivers a comprehensive, balanced view of:

What vILT is (and what it isn’t)
Where vILT fits in relation to other learning modalities
The elements of a well-designed vILT program
How to anticipate and avoid common obstacles
Planning tips to run a seamless vILT session
Best practices to engage your participants and sustain their learning

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New Book: Starting with Science

noreply@blogger.com (Helge Scherlund) — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:09:00 PDT

In Starting with Science: Strategies for Introducing Young Children to Inquir Marcia Talhelm Edson explores the big ideas surrounding inquiry-based science; she helps teachers thoughtfully plan for and implement a conceptual approach to teaching and learning science so students can engage in observation, questioning, predictions, collaboration, data collection, and a deeper understanding of topics important to their lives.

Preview the entire book!

Stenhouse Publishers writes, "Through numerous examples from classroom discussions, teacher commentary, and children's work samples, Starting with Science provides practical suggestions and models for beginning teachers as well as those who are fine-tuning their practice. Four key questions underlie the book:

What is inquiry-based science?
How can pre-K, kindergarten, and primary grade teachers incorporate inquiry-based science when faced with limited science background, insufficient time, and lack of resources?
What roles do the children, the teacher, and the environment play in an inquiry-based science program?
What instructional strategies are effective in implementing inquiry-based science?

In answering these questions, Edson provides a framework from which teachers can devise their own in-depth inquiry investigations based on district requirements and students' own interests. She also integrates literacy opportunities as well as explicit suggestions for effective assessment of inquiry-based science".

Starting with Science shows us what inquiry looks like in an early childhood classroom and introduces strategies teachers can employ to confidently and competently teach science to students in grades pre-K–2. Children will gain skills for problem solving and an attitude about learning that they will carry with them not just to the next grade but throughout their lives.

About Marcia Talhelm Edson
Marcia Edson is a clinical assistant professor in the School of Education at Boston University. She focuses on inquiry-based science in early childhood education.
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Source: EdWeek Update and Stenhouse Publishers

Kidblog provides a safe, and free, online forum for student writing

noreply@blogger.com (Helge Scherlund) — Thu, 02 May 2013 01:13:06 PDT

Here's what's new on eSchool News site today.

Dennis Pierce, Editor writes, "This week’s “Site of the Week” is Kidblog, which provides a safe, and free, online forum for student writing".

Photo: Kidblog

Site of the Week
Designed by classroom educators, Kidblog is a free website that gives students their own blog. Students can publish posts and participate in academic discussions within a secure classroom blogging community, while teachers maintain complete control over student blogs and user accounts.

“All 141 fifth graders at my school have Kidblog accounts,” says Carol Edwards, an instructional technology specialist in Round Rock, Texas. “The students are blogging about the books they are reading. They are writing for an authentic audience of their peers, and their writing skills are improving. They are learning digital citizenship and the basics of social media use in a protected environment, too".

Kidblog is Different

"Kidblog is built by teachers, for teachers, so students can get the most out of the writing process. Our mission is to empower teachers to embrace the benefits of the coming digital revolution in education. As students become creators - not just consumers - of information, we recognize the crucial role of teachers as discussion moderators and content curators in the classroom. With Kidblog, teachers monitor and control all activity within their classroom blogging community".

Source: eSchool News and Kidblog

Webinar: Preparing Enterpise Networks for a Wireless Multi-Device World

noreply@blogger.com (Helge Scherlund) — Wed, 01 May 2013 08:59:24 PDT

Join Infonetics and Aerohive Networks for a Live, Interactive Webinar

Preparing Enterprise Networks for a Wireless Multi-device World

Date: Wednesday, May 15 | Time: 9 a.m. PT / 12 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. UT | Duration: 1 hour

Overview
An explosion of new devices, including smart phones, tablets, and video cameras, is flooding enterprise networks and challenging network managers. In many cases, this trend is being driven by the users, but in other cases it’s being steered by new IT initiatives. What’s the bottom line? These devices, which are almost exclusively wireless, often require an upgrade to network infrastructure to sustain network connectivity and performance—and they also present new management and security considerations. This webinar will explore how device usage is evolving in the enterprise and what steps network managers need to take to prepare for a mobile-first world.

Who Should Attend
Enterprise network managers, network architects, IT managers, and CIOs. Press and analysts are also encouraged to attend.

What You Will Learn

How device usage is evolving in enterprise networks
What's driving access network growth
Why enterprises are investing in wireless networks
Management considerations and special techniques for accommodating mobile devices

Register now

New: Free social writing platform for teachers and students

noreply@blogger.com (Helge Scherlund) — Wed, 01 May 2013 08:47:23 PDT

Photo: Meris Stansbury

Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor writes, "In today’s news, we highlight a new, free social writing platform for teachers and students that incorporates real-time formative assessments and safe social networking".

A free resource for social writing and online learning offers new tools for students and teachers who want to use safe social networking, group learning projects, and real-time formative assessments.

Photo: eSchool News

Wikispaces Classroom is the first streamlined platform from Wikispaces that is optimized for mobile devices to help meet the needs of students and teachers.

“We have always focused on helping teachers and students succeed by actively listening and giving them the tools they want,” said Adam Frey, co-founder of Wikispaces, in a statement. “We have taken everything we’ve learned from our users and created Wikispaces Classroom.”

To view Wikispaces Classroom, visit: http://www.wikispaces.com/

Wikispaces Campus, a solution for school districts and universities, will be available soon. Contact Wikispaces Classroom for more information by scrolling to the bottom of this page: http://www.wikispaces.com/content/classroom/about.

Source: eSchool News

Seminar: Visual Story Telling. Inside Your Writer’s Brain

noreply@blogger.com (Helge Scherlund) — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:13:21 PDT

Take your writing projects to their full potential by visualizing your ideas.

Visual Story Telling & Content Creation
Inside A Writer’s Brain

Thursday, May 2, 2013

11:00 am Pacific Time / 2:00 pm Eastern Time

This seminar focuses on how you can use your Brain to expand your mind. Learn how to make connections that yield more creative thinking and outstanding prose.

Capturing creative ideas and planning creative content
Visualizing story elements and references
Overcoming writer’s block with visual brainstorming
Creating reference guides for writing projects
Managing multiple versions of files and exporting to Word

Register Now