Reading
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A history of reading
I’ve always been fascinated with all that there is to read and learn when you’re a connected educator. The problem for me has always been how do I keep track of it. In yesterday’s OLDaily, Stephen Downes shared this article and his thoughts: An Ode To RSS, A Vessel Of Freedom In Elearning That got… Continue reading
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Banned books
I ran across this story the other day and kept the tab open and I continued to revisit it, learning more each time. It originated from the Readers’ Digest site. These Are the Books That Were Banned the Decade You Were Born Growing up, books and reading were big around our house. Every Saturday morning,… Continue reading
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Riveting reading
Often, you see parents who are trying to entertain children while in waiting rooms hand their smartphones to the child and let them play with it. What if there was something that would engage and, at the same time, educate? There is with Rivet: Better Reading Practice. How about access to over 2000 appropriate books?… Continue reading
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A Convergence of Thought
A couple of things entered my reading today. The first was an infographic asking “What Does An Educational Technologist Do?” It’s an interesting graphic and worth the time to follow the link and take a look. The second reading was a blog entry from George Couros titled “What should a networked educational leader tweet about?”… Continue reading
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