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Google Docs for Collaboration

2012-01-16T15:04:00.000+09:00

2012-01-13_1456-GoogleDocs_project

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The video in this post represents a Jing screencast recording with embedding code from Screencast.com. The default dimensions, 984 pixels wide by 667 tall, I've reduced to 338 and 222, respectively.

Ode to #Pencilchat by MiddleLevelEd

2011-12-12T13:32:00.000+09:00

Ode to #Pencilchat: Technology Integration in the Classroom
by: MiddleLevelEd

In honor of Twitter's #pencilchat, I put together some of the more memorable tweets to create this video. I plan to use it for upcoming professional development workshops about technology integration in the classroom. It's a light-hearted look at the spectrum of where we sit regarding technology in the classroom and meeting our students' needs. Enjoy! (Xtranormal, MiddleLevelEd, 2011.12.07)

pabeaufait's favorites strike again

2011-12-01T17:02:00.000+09:00

This is more like what I was hoping for:

The Global Player graphic that appears first is © alles-schlumpf (May 28, 2009).

pabeaufait's favorites

2011-11-02T17:54:00.001+09:00

pabeaufait's favorites on Flickr.

I fav'ed a bunch of toolkits a while back. I want to see what they look like in a slideshow.

Infographic: Changing Our English One Thumb at a Time

2011-10-07T17:14:00.000+09:00

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Image Source: Masters-in-Education

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2011-09-04T09:33:00.001+09:00

Sitemap - Richard Byrne

Richard Byrne's Favorite Tech Resources for Teachers (Google Site, sitemap)

tags: Byrne Richard education learning online resources teaching technology tools
How Kiva works, the long version | Kiva

Extended explanation of Kiva's micro-financing system

tags: banking entrepreneurs Kiva lenders lending loans money micro-finance
Carol Dweck's Attitude - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher Education

"Carol Dweck says colleges could improve their students' learning if they relentlessly encouraged them to think about their mental skills as malleable, rather than as properties fixed at birth" (David Glenn, May 9, 2010).

tags: attitude Dweck Carol education intelligence learning persistence psychology research Stanford teaching
Embedding mind maps | MindMeister Blog

"...[Y]ou can embed a fully interactive mind map into your blogging/publishing platform of choice" (Embed a map? ¶1, 2011.08.30).

tags: Blogger blogging blogs embedding mindmaps Tumblr WordPress concept mapping and outlining
The Moodle Reader Module

"This site is for the support of the Moodle Reader Module, a module that provides quizzes on over 1600 graded readers and books for young readers, so that teachers can have a simple way to assess their students' work" (¶1, retrieved 2011.08.29).

tags: extensive reading Moodle Moodle Reader Module quizzes reading
eBooks About Google Apps - Richard Byrne

Electronic publications and presentations for teachers about Google Apps and tools.

tags: education Google Google Apps Google Docs Google Groups Google Maps Google Sites learning resources teaching technology tools
Three generations of distance education pedagogy | Anderson | The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

Anderson, T., & Dron, J. (2010). Three generations of distance education pedagogy. The International Review Of Research In Open And Distance Learning, 12(3), 80-97. Retrieved from http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/890/1663

tags: cognitive-behaviouris community of inquiry connectivism content context distance education education expectations learning learning design pedagogy social constructivist technology typologies
- Some technologies may embody pedagogies, thereby hardening them, and it is at that point that they, of necessity, become far more influential in a learning design, the leaders of the dance rather than the partners. For example, a learning management system that sees the world in terms of courses and content will strongly encourage pedagogies that fit that model and constrain those that lack content and do not fit a content-driven course model. The availability of technologies to support different models of learning strongly influences what kinds of model can be developed
- 30 years of research has yet to show differences in learning outcomes between learning designs with high or low levels of social presence, that is if one confines the definition of learning to the CB notions of acquisition of pre-specified facts and concepts.
- Social-constructivist pedagogies, perhaps not coincidently, developed in conjunction with the development of two-way communication technologies. At this time, rather than transmitting information, technology became widely used to create opportunities for both synchronous and asynchronous interactions between and among students and teachers. Michael Moore’s famous theory of transactional distance (1989) noted the capacity for flexible interaction to substitute for structure in distance education development and delivery models.
- It is notable that social-constructivist models only began to gain a foothold in distance education when the technologies of many-to-many communication became widely available, enabled first by email and bulletin boards, and later through the World Wide Web and mobile technologies. While such models had been waiting in the wings for distance education since Dewey or earlier, their widespread use and adoption was dependent on the widespread availability of workable supporting technologies.
- It remains challenging to apply learning where it can blossom into application and thus demonstrate true understanding.
- Teaching presence extends beyond facilitation of learning to choosing and constructing educational interventions and to providing direct instruction when required.
- teaching presence in constructivist pedagogical models focuses on guiding and evaluating authentic tasks performed in realistic contexts.
- Ironically, constructivist models of distance education began to share many of the affordances and liabilities of campus-based education, with potential for teacher domination, passive lecture delivery, and restrictions on geographic and temporal access.
- Connectivist learning focuses on building and maintaining networked connections that are current and flexible enough to be applied to existing and emergent problems. Connectivism also assumes that information is plentiful and that the learner’s role is not to memorize or even understand everything, but to have the capacity to find and apply knowledge when and where it is needed. Connectivism assumes that much mental processing and problem solving can and should be off-loaded to machines
- Connectivist cognitive presence begins with the assumption that learners have access to powerful networks and, as importantly, are literate and confident enough to exploit these networks in completing learning tasks. Thus, the first task of connectivist education involves exposing students to networks and providing opportunities for them to gain a sense of self-efficacy in networked-based cognitive skills and the process of developing their own net presence.
- The artifacts of connectivist learning are usually open, accessible, and persistent. Thus, distance education interaction moves beyond individual consultations with faculty (CB pedagogy) and beyond the group interactions and constraints of the learning management systems associated with constructivist distance-education pedagogy. Cognitive presence is enriched by peripheral and emergent interactions on networks, in which alumni, practicing professionals, and other teachers are able to observe, comment upon, and contribute to connectivist learning.
- Connectivist pedagogy stresses the development of social presence and social capital through the creation and sustenance of networks of current and past learners and of those with knowledge relevant to the learning goals. Unlike group learning, in which social presence is often created by expectation and marking for participation in activities confined to institutional time frames, social presence on networks tends to be busy as topics rise and fall in interest.
- Connectivist learning is also enhanced by the stigmergic knowledge of others and the signs that they leave as they navigate through learning activities. The activities, choices, and artifacts left by previous users are mined through network analytics and presented as guideposts and paths to knowledge that new users can follow (Dron, 2006). In this way, the combination of traces of people’s actions and activities generate an emergent collective, which may be seen as a distinctive individual in itself, both greater and lesser than the sum of its parts: it is a socially constituted entity that is, despite this, soulless, a reflection of the group mind that influences but does not engage in dialogue (Dron & Anderson, 2009).
- As in constructivist learning, teaching presence is created by the building of learning paths and by design and support of interactions, such that learners make connections with existing and new knowledge resources. Unlike earlier pedagogies, the teacher is not solely responsible for defining, generating, or assigning content. Rather, learners and teacher collaborate to create the content of study, and in the process re-create that content for future use by others. Assessment in connectivist pedagogy combines self-reflection with teacher assessment of the contributions to the current and future courses.
- Teaching presence in connectivist learning environments also focuses on teaching by example.
- A final stress to teaching presence is the challenge presented by rapidly changing technologies. No one is current on all learning and communications applications, but teachers are often less competent and have less self-efficacy; thus, connectivist learning includes learners teaching teachers and each other, in conjunction with teachers aiding the connectivist learning of all.
- Learning in connectivist space is, paradoxically, plagued by a lack of connection.
- In connectivist space, structure is unevenly distributed and often emergent, with that emergence seldom leading to structure that is optimally efficient for achieving learning goals.
- Cognitive-behaviourist models are most notably theories of teaching and social–constructivist models are more notably theories of learning, but both still translate well into methods and processes for teaching. Connectivist models are more distinctly theories of knowledge, which makes them hard to translate into ways to learn and harder still to translate into ways to teach. Indeed, the notion of a teacher is almost foreign to the connectivist worldview, except perhaps as a role model and fellow node (perhaps one more heavily weighted or connected) in a network.
- As concerns about privacy mount and we come to adopt a more nuanced approach to connections and trust, our networks are bound to become more variegated and specialized. It is already becoming clear that connectivist approaches must become more intelligent in enabling people to connect to and discover sources of knowledge.
- Although the prime actors in all three generations remain the same—teacher, student, and content—the development of relationships among these three increases from the critical role of student–student interaction in constructivism to the student–content interrelationship celebrated in connectivist pedagogies, with their focus on persistent networks and user-generated content. The popular community-of-inquiry model, with its focus on building and sustaining cognitive, social, and teaching presence, can be a useful heuristic in selecting appropriate pedagogies.
- It is clear that whether the learner is at the centre or part of a learning community or learning network, learning effectiveness can be greatly enhanced by applying, at a detailed level, an understanding of how people can learn more effectively: Cognitivist, behaviourist, constructivist, and connectivist theories each play an important role.

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2011-08-28T09:33:00.001+09:00

A Holistic Approach for Establishing Social Presence in Online Courses & Programs | Higher Education Teaching and Learning Portal

"The purpose of the two case studies presented here is to describe specific social presence related instructional and support strategies used to foster an atmosphere of support and success for students enrolled in online courses and programs in a large rural university" (Introduction and Background, ¶4).

tags: approaches education faculty support feedback Google Docs higher education holistic involvement learners learning LMSs online practices rubrics social media social presence student support support teaching training
Critical Metalearning: eFacilitator Job Description

"The purpose of this position is to facilitate high quality interaction in the e-learning environment which will enable students to apply their knowledge and to succeed in their chosen subjects through excellence in open and flexible learning delivery" (Purpose of the role, ¶1).

tags: education experience facilitation facilitators learning interaction jobs online responsibilities roles skills teaching
A WebQuest Resource Page

"...[A]n informative resource page for preservice and inservice teachers who are interested in finding good WebQuests for early childhood, elementary & secondary students" (Home, ¶1, 2011.08.23).

tags: early childhood education elementary learning learning activities resources secondary teaching teacher development teacher education technology Webquests

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2011-08-21T09:34:00.001+09:00

Successful Strategies for English Language Learners

Angela Pascopella reported on U.S. school district and national measures "to address surging ELL enrollment—and dropout rate[s]" (deck).

tags: Boston civil rights education EEO ELL English English language learners English speaking populations HIspanics justice learners NCES NYC Obama schools school districts settlements Title VI U.S. U.S. Department of Education U.S. Department of Justice White
- Between 1979 and 2008, the number of school-age children (ages 5-17) in the United States who spoke a language other than English at home increased from 3.8 to 10.9 million, or from 9 to 21 percent of the population in this age range, according to the latest figures from the National Center on Education Statistics (NCES).
- Perhaps one of the greatest examples of inequity lies in a joint investigation of the Department of Justice and the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights that revealed last October that Boston Public Schools had failed to properly identify and adequately serve thousands of ELLs since 2003 as required by the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974 and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Guardian Weekly Global English debate | Guardian Weekly | guardian.co.uk

Cover piece with links to "audio highlights from the speaker's [sic] presentations and ... specially written articles that explore the themes and issues" (¶3):

+ Robert Phillipson: Principles and policies for a multilingual Europe;
+ Juliane House: English as a lingua franca for Europe
+ John Walsh: Can minority languages survive?
+ Barbara Seidlhofer: Teaching English as a lingua franca for Europe
+ Jennifer Jenkins: Accents of English in Europe

tags: English English speaking populations Europe language policies Guardian languages lingua franca teaching varieties
Being Bilingual: Beneficial Workout for the Brain - Research - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Wheeler reports on findings that "Speaking two languages confers lifelong cognitive rewards that spread far beyond the improved ability to communicate" (¶1), and "The chief benefit of being bilingual is stronger 'executive control,' ... the chief building block of higher thought" (¶5).

Wheeler, David L. (2011). Being bilingual: beneficial workout for the brain. Chronicle of Higher Education, Research: February 20, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2011. from http://chronicle.com/article/Being-Bilingual-Beneficial/126462/

tags: bilingual bilingualism brains cognition education languages research
Video Introduction to SpiderScribe.net

Two-minute intro. to SpiderScribe brainstorming and mind-mapping tools

tags: brainstorming free mind mapping online SpiderScribe tools concept mapping and outlining
Global Survey Shows Distrust in Democracy, Media : NPR

"An international public opinion poll shows a dramatic lack in trust of democratic institutions and international companies" (November 8, 2002).

tags: democracy media NPR opinions organizations polls surveys trade unions Voice of the People
100 Key Words : NPR

"... Jacki Lyden talks to the senior editor of the American Heritage College Dictionary, now in its fourth edition, about the list of 100 words their editors think all college students (and their parents) should know" (September 17, 2002).

tags: dictionaries NPR SAT standardized tests tests verbal scores vocabulary wink_students word lists words
GREs : NPR

"The Educational Testing Service, which administers the GRE and other standardized tests, found Web sites that prospective test takers were using to cheat. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports that some critics of institutional testing weren't surprised by the findings" (August 8, 2002)

tags: Asia cheating examinations exams GRE NPR standardized tests tests testing
"Narrate, Curate, Share:" How Blogging Can Catalyze Learning -- Campus Technology

"... [T]hree imperatives underlie some of the most important aspects of an educated citizen's contributions to the human record. And in my experience, blogging offers a uniquely powerful way of becoming a self-aware learner in the process of making those contributions" (Campbell, 2011, para. 2).

tags: blogging citizenship curation Campus Technology framework learning self-awareness sharing wink_students
"Narrate, Curate, Share:" How Blogging Can Catalyze Learning -- Campus Technology
- three imperatives underlie some of the most important aspects of an educated citizen's contributions to the human record. And in my experience, blogging offers a uniquely powerful way of becoming a self-aware learner in the process of making those contributions.

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2011-08-14T09:34:00.001+09:00

The Anatomy Of An Infographic: 5 Steps To Create A Powerful Visual | SpyreStudios

Sneh talks a "walk through the anatomy of an infographic, its different levels and sub-levels[,] and a 5-step process to ensure that your infographic is not only conceptually sound, but accurate and easily understood" (¶ 5, retrieved 2011.08.09).

tags: data design education graphics infographics visualization
Looking Through the Lens (Northern Voice 2011)

Introductin, presentation, audio recording, graphic recording, links mentioned, and more resources from Alan Levine's Northern Voice gig, May 14, 2011.

tags: cogdog cogdogblog education Flickr graphics images inspiration learning Northern Voice NV11 photography photos resources
Good PowerPoint Design - for business presenters

"Modeling design principles for business presenters, Ostewalder showed and told it all in 135 slides, including step-by-step builds and appendices..." (pab, The Writing Studio Blog, 2011.08.09).

tags: creativity design inspiration Keynote Osterwalder PowerPoint presentations Slideshare wink_students
28 Creative PowerPoint and Keynote Presentation Designs

Screenshots of a slide or two from each example, followed by a list of other presentation resources.

tags: creativity design designs inspiration Keynote PowerPoint presentations wink_students
Humanising Language Teaching Magazine for teachers and teacher trainers

This article entitled Multiple Intelligence Theory Revisited suggests an alternative and readily applicable "model derived from ritual theory which has the advantage of being suitable for use on initial teacher training courses."

tags: education intelligences languages learning learning theory teachers teaching training
10 Commandments for Motivating Language Learners « Oxford University Press – English Language Teaching Global Blog @OUPELTGlobal

Represents "a list of 10 ‘motivational macrostrategies’, which ... [Zoltan Dornyei & Kata Czizer] called the ‘Ten commandments for motivating language learners’" (¶9, retreived 2011.08.08).

tags: Czizer_Kata Dornyei_Zoltan education goal orientation languages learners links motivation self-confidence strategies teachers teaching
iTunes & iPad Help, Guides & Manuals, Educational App Collections | iPad Academy

Links to everything the title suggests.

tags: apple apps ipad itunes emerging products: applications

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2011-08-07T09:33:00.001+09:00

Blog U.: Search: How Libraries Do it Wrong - Library Babel Fish - Inside Higher Ed

Highlights weaknesses in collections and uses of library resources

tags: databases frustration libraries journals reasoning research students
- The ultimate purpose is to prepare students to develop a habit of finding evidence and reasoning from it, which involves being thoughtful about both the search process and sources encountered as our graduates go forth to think for themselves.
- It turns out the databases we use are more likely to include content from mega-corporations that from societies or universities, and the content of over 40% of the new journals was available in only a very few libraries, so even if a database identified a citation, it wouldn’t be accessible to most library users. Many open access journals would be available – just not discoverable through library tools.
- we need to make sure that we aren’t turning libraries into walled gardens of overpriced material only available to the few, that when we introduce undergraduates to search, we recognize that searching is not a matter of tool use but is a creative and critical part of the research process and so teach it in the context of learning language, finding connections, and looking for patterns
Trust in Virtual Teams – The RI Case Study (1) | Radical Inclusion

Holger mentioned three kinds of trust:

1) affect-based – "influenced by the first visual expression we have, plus the additional information we get from our other senses" (¶2);
2) cognition-based – derived from analysis of personal info. and behavior (¶3); and
3) swift – derived from observation of "team members’ behavior while working on joint projects" (¶4).

tags: affect behavior cognition collaboration observation online teams teamwork trust virtual
Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education

NYU Prof Vows Never to Probe Cheating Again—and Faces a Backlash; July 21, 2011, 6:13 pm [no overt time zone]; by Marc Parry

tags: assessment cheating education evaluations faculty higher education plagiarism Turnitin
Principle 3 Home - Plan the Assessment

This page covers overview, exploration, practice, and self-assessment resources that focus on assessment in project-based learning.

tags: assessment collaboration communication content education feedback PBL problem solving project-based learning skills strategies students resources rubrics teacher training teachers teaching tutorials
Teacher Training Videos created by Russell Stannard

Site comprises:

Videos for teaching ELT/ESL
Videos for using Web 2.0 tools
Videos for teaching MFL
About Russell Stannard
Where is Russell Speaking Next?
Russell's Research Into Feedback
On-line Talks [&] Conferences
How to Make Your Own Videos
Russell's Podcasts On Teaching

tags: education howto screencasts teacher training teachers teaching tutorials

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2011-07-31T09:33:00.001+09:00

Engrish.com

tags: English Engrish errors humor humour Japan language
In Digital Age, Schools That Succeed are Schools That Connect | MindShift

"The trickiest of the cracks to get our heads around is the “connected divide,” separating those who are proficient in collaborative, creative and connected social networks and those who are not. It is growing exponentially wider on a daily basis. ... [C]onnectedness will define the value of education over the next generation" (¶7, 2011.07.27).

tags: elementary middle school high school connectedness skills technology critical thinking communication schools education collaboration
Writing Prompts that Motivate

One of many spelling, vocabulary, and writing resources on the Vocabulary and Spelling City site, this page explains, "Asking a child to write about something that matters to him [sic] right now is a powerful motivator. This is where writing prompts come in. Writing prompts are simply ideas or subjects offered as a foundation for students to build a writing assignment on" (¶3, 2011.07.25). It includes tips for preparing writing prompts as well as examples for elementary, middle school, and high school students. Thanks to Cara Whitehead (Learning with Computers) for pointing out this site.

tags: elementary high school learningwithcomputers middle school prompts stimuli writing

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2011-07-17T09:34:00.001+09:00

Online Stopwatch

Full-screen stopwatch and count-down timer

tags: clock countdown stopwatch timer tools

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2011-07-10T09:33:00.001+09:00

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/Euromonitor%20Report%20A4.pdf

Euromonitor International. (2010). The Benefits of the English Language for Individuals and Societies: Quantitative Indicators from Cameroon, Nigeria, Rwanda, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Retrieved July 7, 2011, from http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/Euromonitor%20Report%20A4.pdf

tags: development education English language education research
Research backs English as key to development | Education | Guardian Weekly

Lotbinière highlights a Euromonitor report for the British Councl representing "data from five target countries: three with linguistic links to Britain through colonialism, Nigeria, Bangladesh and Pakistan, and two with a stronger French-language colonial legacy, Cameroon and Rwanda" (¶3, retrieved 2011.07.07).

Lotbinière, Max de. (2011). Research backs English as key to development. Guardian Weekly, July 5, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011, from: http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/jul/05/research-backs-english-language-delotbiniere

tags: development education English Guardian Weekly language education research
Created by Russell Stannard for Teacher Training videos.com

Eyercise on-line training videos.

tags: free interactive learning online reading reading speed tools videos wink_students
An Open Letter to Rupert Murdoch « Education On The Plate

tags: BoEs contracts education funding government libraries letters Murdoch
Nik's Learning Technology Blog: Crowdsourcing Knowledge with Students

Peachey recommends "a very simple brainstorming and voting website called tricider ... that it is incredibly quick and simple to use" (¶1, retrieved 2011.07.05).

tags: crowdsourcing education learning online teaching technology tools
ClassTools.net: Create interactive flash tools / games for education

Searchable by subject or template, this site facilitates creation of "free educational games, quizzes, activities and diagrams in seconds!" (2011.07.04).

Templates [include:]

Fakebook [new]
Arcade Game Generator
Random Name Picker
Countdown Timer
Twister
Keyword Checker
Plagiarizr
Dustbin Game
Telescopic Topic
Post It
Diamond 9
Fishbone (Ishikawa)
Venn Diagram
Animated Book
Timeline
Lights Out
Target
Hamburger
Living Graph
Learning Cycle
Jigsaw Diagram
Priority Chart
Source Analyser

tags: activities education diagrams games interactive resources teaching tools blog gadgets and widgets

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2011-07-03T09:33:00.001+09:00

ARTICLE CHECKER: Free, Online Plagiarism Detection Tool « DE Tools of the Trade

Does the tool Goldsmith reviewed (June 23rd, 2011) work as intended, i.e., not to detect plagiarism, or what? Goldsmith speculated about the "Bottom line?"

tags: detection free online plagiarism tools writing
ALIS Newsletter - June 2011

Abeywickrama, Priyanvada. (2011). The validity of nonnative speaker input in listening comprehension tests. [TESOL] Applied Linguistics Interest Section Newsletter (June 2011).

tags: ALIS applied linguistics attitudes IELTS languages linguistics listening native varieties nonnative varieties performance skills testing tests TESOL TOEFL
- Test performance data in this study suggest that nonnative varieties of English can be used as listening test input while attitude questionnaire results go counter.
- These findings support most of the previous research in this area.
- Until research shows that the use of nonnative English as input is irrelevant to the construct of listening, we may be unable to use such input in testing, especially in high-stakes tests such as TOEFL and IELTS.
- As nonnative speech gains recognition among language users and test takers, we hope the attitudes and perceptions toward the use of these varieties of English will change.
Always Learning: Business Writing Tips - 10 Rules for Clear, Direct Wording

"10 rules for clear, direct wording" of "business e-mail" messages

Here is "a link to the page where anyone interested ... can sign up" for direct mail notification of weekly tips from Always Learning (pab, 2011.06.17)

tags: business email tips wording writing wink_students
How To « WordPress.tv

"Help and tutorials for beginner and expert alike" (tagline, 2022.06.28).

tags: wordpress howto tutorials blogs wordpress.tv blogging
Traditional approaches to English education should be changed: minister - The China Post

Highlights "MOE's white paper on international education at local junior high and elementary schools", and outlines challenges for English education at high school and college levels

tags: colleges education elementary schools English junior high schools high schools

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2011-06-26T09:34:00.001+09:00

68 Interesting Ways to Use Google Forms in the Classroom

A collective (social) and currently growing compilation explaining and illustrating how educators can use online data-collection forms both in and outside the classroom

tags: Barrett Tom edtech education learners parents resources technology tools
Tools for Learners | Scoop.it

“A collection of web based tools to help learners exploit the web” (tagline, 2011.06.23)

tags: edtech learners resources tools Peachey Nik

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2011-06-19T09:34:00.001+09:00

Free online services. Photo editing and fun. Photo sharing

Pho.to site offers a number of online services for photo editing, photo fun and sharing. All of them use our best digital imaging technologies and are designed to make your digital photography experience even more convenient and fun.

tags: avatars free image editors images online Pho.to photos tools visual effects wink_students
ImageOid - Add effects to image

Online image editor, beta version, takes gif, jpg, and png files up to 800 Kb. In May 2011, Rhondda Powling said it "offers twenty-two effects" and combinations" (Diigo, Images4Education, 04 May 11).

tags: free image editors images Imageoid online photos tools visual effects wink_students
JSpell Spell Checker

Single line of code to add to HTML blog gadgets:

tags: gadgets spell checkers spelling blog gadgets and widgets wink_students
Wenger_Trayner_DeLaat_Value_creation.pdf - Powered by Google Docs

Wenger, Etienne; Trayner, Beverly; & de Laat, Maarten. (2011). Promoting and assessing value creation in communities and networks: a conceptual framework [PDF]. Retrieved June 18, 2011, from www.social-learning-strategies.com/documents/Wenger_Trayner_DeLaat_Value_creation.pdf

tags: communities conceptual frameworks networks value creation
When Images “Lie”: Critical Visual Literacy | Digital Is ...

A National Writing Project Collection headed with the following tags:

critical visual literacy, image manipulation, images, media, photos, [and] provocations

tags: critical digital literacy images information literacy intellectual property literacy media media literacy National Writing Project photos provocations visual resources writing
The Problem of "Pedagogy" in a Web 2.0 Era -- Campus Technology

"This is the final issue of the Web 2.0 newsletter" (Editor's note, ¶1).

tags: Campus Technology faculty development learning theory pedagogy situated cognition technology
- To make the turn from teaching to learning become a reality and not just a phrase, the first step should be toward a faculty development effort across the board to dramatically increase awareness of the basic research in learning theory of the past 30 years.
- Situated cognition, and related research threads, seems to me a useful concept for beginning to understand the tendencies of information technology for teaching and learning.
- There is movement underfoot. This is not about technology, despite the crucial need to deploy and use technology in the best ways, but about how humans use our new technology.
The Problem of "Pedagogy" in a Web 2.0 Era -- Campus Technology
- Situated cognition, and related research threads, seems to me a useful concept for beginning to understand the tendencies of information technology for teaching and learning.
- This is not about technology, despite the crucial need to deploy and use technology in the best ways, but about how humans use our new technology.
The Problem of "Pedagogy" in a Web 2.0 Era -- Campus Technology
- To make the turn from teaching to learning become a reality and not just a phrase, the first step should be toward a faculty development effort across the board to dramatically increase awareness of the basic research in learning theory of the past 30 years.
A Logo Is Not a Brand - Dan Pallotta - Harvard Business Review

Dan Palotta's June 15, 2011, post defining brands and dispelling misconceptions of what constitutes them.

tags: branding brands logos marketing Harvard Business Review
Digital Habitats: stewarding technology for communities » Action Notebook

This page provides access to "a practitioner-oriented summary of the book [Digital Habitats] that you can download for free. It is couched as an “action notebook” in the sense that it summarizes dozens of practical steps you can take to support your community" (Action Notebook, ¶1, 2011.06.16).

tags: communities communities of practice digital guidelines practice stewarding technology
ScreenSteps.me - Signing up for a Wordpress.com blog

by rickdude

tags: blogs ScreenSteps tutorials Wordpress wink_students blogging basics and security
Front-Map1

Flowchart for "Developing Research Questions and Proposal Preparation" (top level entry)

tags: proposals research research & writing research methods writing concept mapping and outlining

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2011-06-12T09:34:00.001+09:00

APA Style Blog: How Do You Cite an E-Book (e.g., Kindle Book)?

"This post shows how to cite any e-book in APA Style" (Lee, 2011.06.03, ¶1 [retrieved 2011.06.09]).

tags: academic writing APA APA-style books citations e-books quotations references wink_students

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2011-06-05T09:35:00.001+09:00

Always Learning: Business Writing Tips - Why Format Is Important With E-Mail

Six major points "to keep in mind when formatting e-mail to make it as readable as possible" (para. 4).

tags: business email formatting layout messages tips wink_students writing
Zotero vs. EndNote - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Brian Croxall sums up "the different strengths of the two platforms" (May 3, 2011).

tags: citations Endnote references tools
News: Tablets, Yes; E-Texts, Maybe - Inside Higher Ed

"Claims that tablets will revolutionize the learning experience often go hand-in-hand with a push for more digital textbooks, but the Pearson survey showed that students don't often link the two. While most students perceived an educational value to tablets, only 35 percent said they preferred digital editions to print editions, and only about half of those preferred tablets to other digital devices" (Keving Kiley, 2011.05.25, ¶8, retrieved 2011.05.30).

tags: ebooks education higher education iPads reading tablets technology tools
Dead Poets Society (1989) - Synopsis

Internet Movie Database: "This synopsis may contain spoilers" (Warning).

tags: education schools society Williams Robin
Dead Poets Society (1989) - Plot Summary

Internet Movie Database plot summary by Liz Jordan

tags: education schools society Williams Robin
Rich Internet Applications from the Center for Language Education And Research (CLEAR) at Michigan State University

"Online programs for recording, uploading, mixing, and interacting" (tagline), found thanks to Carla Arena's micro-review of one of the tools: Audio Delivery Made Super Simple (Collablogatorium, May 23, 2011).

tags: audio applications education free interactive learning language tools

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Incompatibility strikes again!

2011-05-24T11:15:00.000+09:00

"Zotero MacWord Integration is not compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 when run under Firefox 4. Please upgrade to Mac OS X 10.6.x, or downgrade to Firefox 3.6.x" (Firefox 4 pop-up at first launch).

Guess I'll stick with 3.6.13 a while longer.

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2011-05-22T09:34:00.001+09:00

T is for Technology « An A-Z of ELT

Thornbury defines "technosceptics" and outlines educational problems underpinning decisions whether to adopt and apply technology for language teaching purposes.

tags: attention attention deficit education language teaching problems teaching technology thoery
- Technosceptics, like me, happily embrace technology in our daily lives, but are nevertheless a little suspicious of the claims made, by some enthusiasts, for its educational applications
- until the following four problems have been satisfactorily addressed, an ounce or two of scepticism regarding ‘ed tech’ seems well advised.
- The delivery model problem:
- The theory vacuum problem
- The attention deficit problem:
- The added value problem:
C is for Conversation « An A-Z of ELT

Thornbury asserts, "...[C]onversation stands for all the talk, the dialogue, the communication (both spoken and written) that is generated by the people in the room [or learning environment], and that is shaped, scaffolded, supported[,] and signposted by the teacher" (para. 10, retrievved 2011.05.21).

tags: conversation dialogue education language teaching methods methodology pedagogy scaffolding speaking writing
Remove Mac Protector (Uninstall Guide)

Explains characteristics of "a fake rogue anti-spyware program" and provides as step-by-step removal guide

tags: computers guides Macs malware removal security tutorials
Death to high school English - Education - Salon.com

Brooks, Kim. (2011). Death to high school English. Salon: Life: Topic: Education, 2011.05.10. Retrieved May 17, 2011.

tags: composition education English grammar teaching writing
- As for the students who did make it to more accelerated English courses,
- they have bigger fish to fry. They have professors in every area and every discipline telling them they're going to fail if they don't learn how to write a comprehensible, grammatical and at least marginally organized academic essay.
- Sometimes we do things not because they're fun but because they're important.
Interesting Ways | edte.ch

"a great example of crowdsourcing good quality classroom ideas" (¶1 retrieved 2011.05.16).

tags: audio education Google ideas iPad resources subject areas teachers teaching technology tools video

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2011-05-15T09:34:00.001+09:00

LinkWithin - Related Posts with Thumbnails

"LinkWithin is a blog widget that appears under each post, linking to related stories from your blog archive" (Show Related Stories Under Each Post, para. 1, 2011.05.14).

tags: blog free gadgets linkwithin posts thumbnails widgets blog gadgets and widgets wink_students
Literacy for the 21st Century: An Overview & Orientation Guide to Media Literacy Education | Center for Media Literacy

This site represents two editions of a guidebook for media literacy.

"In a short and readable format, ... [the second edition]:
- Provides a complete framework for critical inquiry, using CML’s Five Core Concepts, and Five Key Questions for both construction and deconstruction of media, along with handouts.
- Gives explanations and Guiding Questions to illustrate how to connect the Key Questions when consuming or producing or participating with media. - Provides in-depth explanations and the foundational role of the Five Key Questions of Media Literacy. - Offers a sample inquiry into visual language: ... How to Conduct a ‘Close Analysis' of a Media ‘Text'..." (SECOND EDITION, ¶4).
The first edition, available in English and Spanish, explores a "framework for deconstruction or critical analysis of media . . . from the point of view of media consumers" (FIRST EDITION, ¶1).

This page also links to a one-page PDF listing "... Five Key Questions for deconstructing media" (FIRST EDITION, ¶1).

tags: education literacy media media literacy
Purdue OWL [Online Writing Lab] Search Page

"The Purdue OWL offers global support through online reference materials and services" (Mission, ¶1, 2011.05.10).

tags: bibliography citations education language learning online OWL Purdue references research search wink_students
Computers and Language Learning: An Overview

Warschauer, M., & Healey, D. (1998). Computers and language learning: An overview. Language Teaching, 31, 57-71.

tags: CALL computers education language learning overview practices research
the lives of teachers » Blog Archive » the new chernobyl? – media literacy in action

In light of recent human disasters in Japan, this post explores media literacy. It explains and illustrates how news media have changed, why and how media are conveying the content that they do, and how to evaluate information and opinions from a wide variety of readily available sources.

tags: education Japan literacy media media literacy research sources
Basic Research and Writing: Earthquake-tsunami-nuclear crisis

Resource "links for students to use" as they move from traditional reading, to critical reading, and on to critical literacy

tags: free online reading research resources wink_students writing

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2011-05-08T09:34:00.001+09:00

Lang-8 - Multi-lingual language learning and language exchange | Lang-8

A social networking system for learners of various languages seeking correction of their writing by native speakers of those languages, in exchange, return, or pay-forward for correction they provide for peer learners of their own languages.

tags: correction language learning languages learners learning online social technology writing
Free online reading materials & resources

Catalog of links to online reading collections including Rob Waring's extensive reading links and the Project Gutenberg libraray

tags: free online reading resources wink_students
Always Learning: Business Writing Tips - Communication Situations Inappropriate for E-Mail

Lists six things not to use email for, followed by a "Rule of thumb" for deciding not to use email

tags: business email tips writing
Flickr CC Attribution Helper for Greasemonkey

Script to generate HTML and plain text attributions for Flickr images with Creative Commons licences

tags: attributions copyright Creative Commons Flickr

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2011-04-24T09:34:00.001+09:00

Site Map

Site Map for Nellie's English Projects
Nellie's resources for students - how to's

Resources in this directory include:

+ How to use graphic organizers,
+ How to write an essay, and
+ How to summarize.

tags: computers EAL EFL ESL essays graphic organizers Internet search engines study skills time management writing wink_students
Video EDU « Paul Stacey

"Musings on the edtech frontier" (blog tagline)

tags: education edtech educational technology media online trends video YouTube
Free and Unlimited Web Conferencing | Free Video Conferencing | Online Web Meeting | Multipoint video conferencing | video conferencing solution

"online meeting platform . . . for realtime collaboration"

tags: BigMarker collaboration conferences online meetings online meeting spaces

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Letter to My Homestay Family

2011-04-20T11:12:00.001+09:00

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My Startup Labels

2011-04-20T09:26:00.002+09:00

books, brainstorms, drafts, essay prep., essays, free-writing, graphics, links, media, movies, outlines, quickposts, reviews, revisions, typing, websites