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By Blair on January 10th, 2010

3 Ways Educators Are Embracing Social Technology

The modern American school faces rough challenges. Budget cuts have caused ballooning class sizes,  many teachers struggle with poorly motivated students, and in many schools a war is being waged on distracting technologies. In response, innovative educators are embracing social media to fight back against the onslaught of problems. Technologies such as Twitter and Skype offer ideal [...]

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The Top 200 Education Blogs
By Blair on November 25th, 2009

The Top 200 Education Blogs

From humor blogs on college life to one stop shops for school athletics to blogs all about education policy and new technologies, if there’s a good education blog out there, you can bet it made our list. We’ve also mixed in a handful of exceptional web tools and sites that we thought deserved a spot [...]

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By Blair on November 25th, 2009

100 Ways You Should Be Using Facebook in Your Classroom

Facebook isn’t just a great way for you to find old friends or learn about what’s happening this weekend, it is also an incredible learning tool. Teachers can utilize Facebook for class projects, for enhancing communication, and for engaging students in a manner that might not be entirely possible in traditional classroom settings. Read on [...]

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eLearning and Web 2.0 tools for Schools
By Blair on November 25th, 2009

eLearning and Web 2.0 tools for Schools

Someone has created a very good mind-map on Mindomo of eLearning and Web 2.0 tools. It is exceedingly comprehensive and covers absolutley everything you could think of from blogging to live broadcasting and language learning to note taking. It is really worth a look!!

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Top 100 Tools for Learning 2009
By Blair on November 19th, 2009

Top 100 Tools for Learning 2009

This list is pretty obvious but still very interesting! I bet you stumble across something you’ve never heard of or used yet.
Top 100 Tools for Learning 2009
For example, I’d heard of EverNote but never got round to using it. This morning I’ve totally tidied up my life and post-it notes!
It’s a great service. I’d definitely [...]

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By Blair on November 19th, 2009

E-Learning Websites

I’ve just come across two very good e-learning website. They both have very good posts and forums.
Both are worth a look!
E-learninglearning.com
Classroom2.0.com

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Twitter becomes a college course
By Blair on November 19th, 2009

Twitter becomes a college course

Struggling to wrap your mind around the intricacies of the 140-character broadcasting system known as Twitter? Good news: You can now take a class on it at an accredited college. More…

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Google Wave in Education
By Blair on November 16th, 2009

Google Wave in Education

Many articales have started appear about the potential uses Google Wave could have in education.
The following all provide good examples of how Google Wave could be used:
from MyCollegesAndCareers.com
from EdTechatouille’s Blog
from SoYouWantToTeach.com
from ReadWriteWeb.com

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Hotseat lets students Facebook, Tweet in class to improve learning
By Blair on November 04th, 2009

Hotseat lets students Facebook, Tweet in class to improve learning

Enabling collaborative micro-discussion in and out of the classroom
This is an amazing new way to discuss and learn during class and after class using Social Media! I really can imagine this taking off across the globe.
The only problem I can see arrising is the ability of the Teaching Staff’s IT skills. I have experienced too [...]

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A New Assignment: Pick Books You Like
By Blair on October 01st, 2009

A New Assignment: Pick Books You Like

For years Lorrie McNeill loved teaching “To Kill a Mockingbird,” the Harper Lee classic that many Americans regard as a literary rite of passage. But last fall, for the first time in 15 years, Ms. McNeill, 42, did not assign “Mockingbird” — or any novel. Instead she turned over all the decisions about which [...]

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