Tuesday, December 28, 2010

FoxNews.com - Robot English Teachers Start Work in South Korean Schools

FoxNews.com - Robot English Teachers Start Work in South Korean Schools: "Robot English Teachers Start Work in South Korean Schools

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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Homeschooling By the Numbers [infographic]

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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Khan Academy

Khan Academy: "The Khan Academy is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) with the mission of providing a world-class education to anyone, anywhere.

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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Friday, November 19, 2010

Free download of templates for all version 93 and above

Free download of templates for all version 93 and above: "Teaching, Learning & Other Resources:

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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Can Twitter Make You Smarter? | Fast Company

Can Twitter Make You Smarter? | Fast Company: "Can using Twitter make you smarter? A new semester-long study found that college students who used Twitter for educational purposes earned GPAs a half-point higher than a non-tweeting control group.

In a group of 125 students at an anonymous medium-sized public college in the Midwest, 70 students used Twitter to access information and complete class assignments; the remaining 55 students used a more typical Internet-based course-management system and billboard. Not only did the tweeting 70 earn higher GPAs, they also reported much higher levels of engagement. The findings were reported in the Journal of Computer Assisted Learning.

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Sunday, October 24, 2010

BBC NEWS | UK | Education | Danish pupils use web in exams

BBC NEWS | UK | Education | Danish pupils use web in exams: "In Denmark, the government has taken the bold step of allowing pupils full access to the internet during their final school year exams.

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Monday, October 18, 2010

Give them a laptop and a group of pupils will teach themselves | Education | The Guardian

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eClassroom News

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New online tool helps teachers use primary-source documents | Curriculum | eSchoolNews.com

New online tool helps teachers use primary-source documents | Curriculum | eSchoolNews.com: "New online tool helps teachers use primary-source documents
Using DocsTeach, educators can create interactive history activities that incorporate more than 3,000 primary-source materials from the National Archives

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Friday, October 15, 2010

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Bill Gates: In Five Years The Best Education Will Come From The Web

Bill Gates: In Five Years The Best Education Will Come From The Web: "Bill Gates: In Five Years The Best Education Will Come From The Web

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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Futurity.org – Kids + home computers = lower test scores?

Futurity.org – Kids + home computers = lower test scores?: "Kids + home computers = lower test scores?

'Adults may think of computer technology as a productivity tool first and foremost, but the average kid doesn't share that perception,' says Jacob Vigdor. Kids in the middle grades are mostly using computers to socialize and play games, he adds. (Credit: iStockphoto)

DUKE (US)—Students in grades five through eight, particularly those from disadvantaged families, tend to post lower scores once computers and high-speed Internet service arrive in their home, a new study suggests.

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Monday, June 28, 2010

Khan Academy

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Sunday, June 27, 2010

Drawings of Scientists

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Thursday, June 17, 2010

scanocity | myBrainshark

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My slide show on SCANNERS.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

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