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IIM CAT Goes Online in 2009 – How to Crack CAT 2009 Online?

Previously, I wrote an article on GMAT 2009 for working professionals planning to do MBA abroad specifically top MBA colleges in US. This article will be useful for college students (B.E, B.Tech, B.Com, B.A etc) in their final year and working professionals who are planning to pursue MBA from top B schools in India.

As you all must be aware that IIM CAT goes online in 2009 but it is still not clear what exactly will be the format of CAT 2009… Continue

Added by Saumil Shrivastava on June 19, 2009 at 3:00am — No Comments

Getting Ideas

Ok, thanks for all of the help everyone. I am looking at everything you put out there for me and it is making a huge difference. The only thing is there is so much, I don't know where I really should start. If anyone has a suggestion on how or where to start, just drop me a note.

Thanks.

Added by Cary Fields on June 18, 2009 at 11:53pm — No Comments

The Connected student

I ran across this video about the connected student, accessing their education through a variety of resources including scholarly research, blog searches, rss feeds, and elements of the open courseware movement. Really great intro to connectivism...

Click here

Added by Scott on June 18, 2009 at 11:54am — No Comments

Teachers TV - From Good to Outstanding

Hi everyone, I’m working on behalf of Teachers TV to ask for teachers to give their advice and opinions to fellow teachers who are taking part in a new series of From Good to Outstanding. I thought the teachers on this site would find this relevant, so I hope this is OK to post here (I also posted this in the forum but then thought it warranted a blog post). The series started on 9th June 2009 and we would really like more teachers to get involved… Continue

Added by Teachers TV on June 18, 2009 at 10:10am — No Comments

Ipod/voice recorder

I have been researching how to use the ipod and voice recorders to help improve the fluency of my first graders, but have had a difficult time finding voice recorders that are compatible with ipods any suggestions on ipods and voice recorders that go together would be very helpful. Thanks.

Added by Jeremy Joseph Behnke on June 18, 2009 at 9:53am — No Comments

Best Sites On Iranian Protests, TED Talks, Inventions, ESL/EFL Blogs & More

Hi, Everybody,

Here are some of the latest "The Best..." lists I've compiled:

The Best Places To Find Online Video Games For Language-Learning

(http://tinyurl.com/n9sxz6)

A Beginning List Of The Best Resources For Learning About Facebook

(http://tinyurl.com/lfnto4)

The “Best” Blog Carnivals

(http://tinyurl.com/mwlrrb)

The Best Sources Of Advice For Teachers (And Others!) On How To Be Better… Continue

Added by Larry Ferlazzo on June 18, 2009 at 5:20am — No Comments

Mathematics typesetting w/ LaTeX in MediaWiki

Here is a screencast to get you started writing mathematics for the web:

http://www.screencast.com/t/IO8PU8zbGSU

you can try out your skills at http://jasperstreet.homeip.net/wiki and make a legit page or just try some stuff out on the sandbox page.

Added by Geoff St. Pierre on June 17, 2009 at 6:51pm — No Comments

Stereoscopics, Haptics, & 3D Virtual Worlds for Learning

In some of my earliest planning for Edusim back in 2007 I developed a "List" of developmental functions (the Nov. 2007 post with complete list is here). Among the items of that list were haptics, a surround physical space (as we are working on with the "mobile immersive learning lab") and… Continue

Added by Rich White on June 17, 2009 at 8:46am — No Comments

Engineering game

Students from Bath University are using a computer car-racing game to help them to learn the principles of engineering.

The computer simulation game 'Racing Academy' allows first-year engineering students to theoretically design aspects of a racing car, such as the tyres, gearbox and engine, before racing it against a computer-generated car.

The teaching tool has now been analysed by psychologists and engineers at the university to gauge how effective gaming can be as a… Continue

Added by Kevin Chilton on June 17, 2009 at 8:03am — No Comments

5 Effective Ways to Create Online Quiz

Online quiz becomes more and more prevalent in the web 2.0 era. For bloggers or webmasters, quiz is an outstanding way for engaging readers and growing blog or Web site traffic. For trainers, online quiz is a good e-assessment authoring tool. For business men, an online quiz can also be used as a sales tool. Here are 5 ways to create quiz for online use.

1. Create quiz with desktop Flash quiz maker

Some Flash quiz makers supply an easy way to create professional… Continue

Added by SunnyY on June 17, 2009 at 2:50am — 1 Comment

Textbooks going the way of the 8 track tape?

Interestingly enough mostly reported in foreign newspapers, Gov. Schwarzenegger of California is seriously thinking about doing away with textbooks in high schools in order to cut costs in the long run. Personally, I like this idea. Can you imagine all the trees we can save? However, not everyone is for the idea, there is thing called accessibility to content that has to be worked out.

Here is the story… Continue

Added by Steve Tanksley on June 16, 2009 at 10:38pm — 2 Comments

zooming 'round

Today's been quite a full day. I'm learning a LOT from the online Web 2.0 class. The journey to get assignments done takes me through miles of exploring, and I'm often side-tracked with the incidental learning that's going on. I am certain that's part of the design (because we have to explore so many sites), and it makes the whole learning process that much richer.

My find for the day: Jessica Clark's Public Media 2.0: Dynamic, Engaged… Continue

Added by Anne Bryan on June 16, 2009 at 7:05pm — No Comments

Cell Phones in the classroom

I'm interested in hearing from anyone who is currently using, or thinking about using cellphones as part of integrated classroom technology. Anyone?

Added by Gary Bates on June 16, 2009 at 11:55am — 8 Comments

Social-skills training, Talent Development

Fundamental elements of many dropout prevention programs include social-skills training, problem-solving skills training, and social-cognitive skills training provided within the school setting. According to a report from the National Center on Secondary Education and Transition, the majority of successful interventions include a personal and affective focus: enhancing self-esteem, individual counseling,… Continue

Added by Mike Palmquist on June 16, 2009 at 8:26am — No Comments

Teaching the New Writing: on Teachers Teaching Teachers

Teaching the New Writing

On Wednesday night (9 p.m. eastern time), I will be guest-hosting this week’s edition of Teachers Teaching Teachers as we continue to explore the book I co-edited — Teaching the New Writing. This week, we’re going to focus in on the theme of collaboration with some of the chapter writers. It should be an interesting talk about how technology… Continue

Added by Kevin H. on June 16, 2009 at 6:27am — No Comments

info. that I have found so far

As I have been looking into the research, I am find common themes of course with the material. Here is what I have found so far.

Setting Objectives:

*be flexible with the goals, they can be changed

*students involved in goal setting

*general enough to provide that flexibility

*contracts with the students provide them some control (ownership)

*provide enough time

*provide a rubric so they know expectations

*18-21% gain for students that have this in… Continue

Added by Julie Little on June 15, 2009 at 9:26pm — No Comments

Classroom Blog Options

Searching for other blog options for my class.

Added by Cary Fields on June 15, 2009 at 9:09pm — No Comments

Demise of the Active Learning Blog Carnival

The June carnival includes some ideas about using Dr. Michael Wesch's approach to curriculum development in K-12.

I regret to inform everyone that the last edition of the Active Learning Blog Carnival has been posted. I began the carnival to promote Educational Blogging and there are so many blogs available today that that purpose no longer makes sense. Thanks to everyone who contributed articles over the years.

Added by Deirdre Bonnycastle on June 15, 2009 at 11:26am — No Comments

Teaching Technique-COACH-4teachers

Teaching Techniques-Coach

This will not work for everybody. But it worked for a dear friend of mine. Let us just call him Bob. Bob was the only Caucasian in an all Black school. He was also the only male.

He was 5’6” and weighed 130 pounds. He explained to me that the female teachers in the school were excellent teachers and they were demanding and hard on the students. He said they were ideal mother figures and ruled with an iron hand. He explained that he was reluctant to use… Continue

Added by William Lambert on June 15, 2009 at 10:38am — No Comments

Using Virtual Worlds in Education (Part 2)

Investigating VW alternatives to Second Life, for educational applications

Last week, I focused on education related uses of the premier Virtual World application - Second Life. This week I am looking into other Virtual World environments that are being used for education and instructional applications.

There are dozens… Continue

Added by Kelly Walsh on June 15, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments