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Send Files to Dropbox, Google Drive, and More From Windows’ Right-Click Menu
If dragging and dropping is just a bit to slow for sending files to your cloud syncing service of choice, this little Windows trick will put it one click away.
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6 Fun Ways Technology Can Turn the World into a Cl… – WeAreTeachers
If the world is your students’ classroom, then how would you spend less time between those four walls?
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History professor Jonathan Rees called it an “uncharacteristically subtle post.” When he posted an excerpt from his university’s report on its Blackboard usage, he didn’t have to say much: “I think all I want to do here is point out that all the things professors use Blackboard for here most (as well as a few of the things that not many people use Blackboard for) can be done for a lot less money than whatever our Blackboard license costs. Sometimes they can be done for no money at all.”
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Just How Small are Atoms? Mind Blowing TEDEd Animation Puts It All Into Perspective | Open Culture
In this new video from TED Education, teacher and author Jonathan Bergmann uses colorful analogies to help us visualize the scale of the atom and its nucleus
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Digital Annotation: Don’t Just Own a Book, Possess It | Getting Smart
Annotating a book is an art, and the digital world is making it easier, better, and more useful. E-readers, web tools, and annotation software have brought this age-old task into the 21st Century
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The Fauxtopias of Detroit’s Suburbs | sweet juniper!
Detroit rose to its greatest height (and fell as far as it did) in part because Henry Ford didn’t want to work too hard.
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Study: Effective School Libraries Impact Entire Schools, Not Just Test Scores
An effective school library impacts more than student achievement—it also lifts a school’s entire educational climate, says a recent two-phase study by Rutgers University’s Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries (CISSL) on behalf of the New Jersey Association of School Librarians (NJASL).
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Students want personalized learning, mobile technology | eSchool News
More and more students own mobile devices, including tablets, and indicate a strong desire to use those personal learning tools in school to increase collaboration and access to resources, according to the annual Speak Up Survey, which is facilitated by Project Tomorrow.
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The classroom of the future is here > Microsoft Europe
Innovative teachers + technology + smart policies = the active learning and collaborative skills required for the 21st century.
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5 Tips to Succeed in Your Online Learning Course
Online courses are a fantastic way for busy, working professionals to gain advanced training and certifications, continue to advance in their career, or obtain new skills to switch career paths. Online programs are also very effective for first-time job seekers who need specialized training in order to start their career in their desired field.
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Socializing Instructional Design | Socializing Workplace Learning
Addressing a learning/performance need, we instructional designers work toward a solution for learners that meets learning requirements, works effectively in the context of the learners’ needs, and engages them in a manner that stimulates learning so they can do new things or perform better.
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Smart Notebook 11 Adds Browser Embedding, Adaptive Toolbar — THE Journal
Smart Technologies has released version 11 of its collaborative learning tool, Smart Notebook. The company has also released an update to Smart Response and 3D Tools for Mac OS X.
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Bloom (1913-1999) one e-learning paper you must read plus his taxonomy of learning
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How does the mind work — and how does it learn? Teachers’ instructional decisions are based on a mix of theories learned in teacher education, trial and error, craft knowledge, and gut instinct. Such gut knowledge often serves us well, but is there anything sturdier to rely on?
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Podcast “PD on Demand” Webinar Resources – LiveBinder
PD Resources
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Earn an Edmodo Training Badge | Edmodo – Safe Social Networking for Schools
As the school year winds down, many teachers are looking forward to building their skill sets and developing new professional capabilities over the summer
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In the Future, Teachers Remain Key to Student Success | Getting Smart
New technologies and 21st century students will change tomorrow’s classrooms but quality instruction will remain the most important indicator of student achievement, which is why we must invest in professional development for teachers today.
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Refinder is a tool to find the data and activities of your team. It integrates cloud apps like Dropbox, Twitter, and Google Docs.
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