Day: July 18, 2012
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Downes on LMS and PLE
This video appeared embedded in an article I read this morning, “Walled in on the Web? Limits of the LMS“. Stephen Downes talks about the difference between LMS and PLE. He really documents and puts forth a strong warning about the dangers of being locked out of the learning process by a simple implementation of…
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A K-8 Computer Science Curriculum
Today, the Computer Science Teachers’ Association released its newest document “K-8 Computer Science: Building a Solid Foundation”. The document is a collection of articles from The Voice with content specifically targeted for the K-8 classroom. Patrice Gams, the chair of the K-8 Task Force introduced the document in a mailing to members of…
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OTR Links 07/18/2012
Making the Most of Google Docs: Tips & Lesson Ideas | Catlin Tucker, Honors English Teacher Since attending the Google Teacher Academy in April, I have been trying to learn as much as possible about each Google application. The result? I am realizing how little I actually knew about these tools and how tragically I was…
doug -- off the record 