December 2010 Blog Posts (57)

Evolution Of The Web And Technology In Education

The Full Article From : The Happy Developer

The first incarnation of the web was composed of static websites that linked to each other and search engines to help you find sites of interest. Web 2.0 brought a social element to the web, with users sharing, commenting, and interacting through sites such as YouTube, Facebook, and Flickr. The future web, the "semantic…

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Added by Jim Roberts on December 19, 2010 at 12:35pm — 1 Comment

Life of an Educator: Top 5 blog posts of 2010...

I started this blog on June 14th, 2010. For the last 6 months this blog has provided me the opportunity to share and collaborate with some of the best educators in the world. I have been able to take my self-reflection to the next level, which in turn has hopefully made me a better educator. This blog has been influential as I embrace the concept of 24/7 professional development...anytime and anywhere. For the members of my PLN and the readers of my blog, I thank you for your support and…

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Added by Justin Tarte on December 19, 2010 at 9:14am — No Comments

The Dream Fulfiller

"Hey... Don´t ever let somebody tell you, you can´t to something. Not even me... Alright? You got a dream, you gotta protect it. People can't do something themselves, they wanna tell you that you can't do it. You want something? Go get it. Period." (Christopher Gardner)

Every day educators around the world have the…

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Added by Justin Tarte on December 19, 2010 at 9:02am — No Comments

Contest For Technical (Auto) Instructors and Students - CB 3M Accuspray Contest Giveaway

ATTENTION COLLISION REPAIR STUDENTS AND INSTRUCTORS

Schools and colleges are almost over for this semester. To start the new semester off right, 3M and Collision…

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Added by Donnie Smith on December 19, 2010 at 8:42am — No Comments

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Added by Hans Feldmeier on December 19, 2010 at 1:25am — No Comments

1 to 1 Laptop Schools, Teacher Appraisal and 21st Century Learning.

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After reading many articles and blogs asking the question "where do we go now" in reference to 1:1 Laptop Initiatives and the use of digital resources in the classroom. I have put together some current published research to consider in the cycle of teacher appraisal in 1:1 Laptop Schools. I would welcome comments to improve/adapt/expand any of the information given in this…

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Added by Steven David Pearce on December 17, 2010 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Own Your Professioal Development

To get proficient at anything you need to always be learning. You can never get complacent. Software development is no different. Recently, I felt the urge to continue my knowledge of web services and Windows Communication Foundation. Web services is such a big thing these days and has been for awhile with the continued excitement over Service Oriented Architecture…

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Added by Jim Roberts on December 16, 2010 at 10:53am — 2 Comments

Call for Papers: Child Computer Interaction: 2nd Annual Workshop on UI Technologies and the Impact on Educational Pedagogy -in conjunction with CHI 2011

I thought this might be of interest to some members of Classroom 2.0!

CALL FOR PAPERS

Child Computer Interaction

Workshop on UI Technologies and Educational Pedagogy

in conjunction with CHI 2011, Vancouver, Canada

May 7th or May 8th 2011

Topic: Given the emergence of Child Computer Interaction and the ubiquitous… Continue

Added by Lynn Marentette on December 15, 2010 at 5:29pm — No Comments

Is the Internet a barrier or a bridge for young adults?

By Christine Rogers

Is literacy in danger because of technology? Will students stop reading and writing all together because they spend lots of time on the computer?

I have talked to some parents who legitimately worry about their children slipping away from the traditional ways of books, pen and paper. Afraid of change and yearning for a return to the “good old times,” some worry that technology they…

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Added by KellyAnn Bonnell on December 14, 2010 at 8:14pm — 2 Comments

Wearing a Nintendo Wiimote to Record PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

During 2011 I will be conducting a laboratory activity with senior physical education students that focuses on using subjective and objective measures of physical activity. Some of the common measures include

Self Reports such as diaries and logbooks
Heart Rate monitors
Pedometers

However the senior VCE Physical Education course requires students to understand how accelerometers could also be used to analyse physical activity. This is a big…

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Added by Jarrod Robinson on December 14, 2010 at 3:26pm — No Comments

Time for a “Good News” Story for Education in PEI

One of the things you have to keep in mind about social media is that it’s all about conversations. Facebook, Twitter, emails, etc. are conversations going on around the world 24/7. Last week I listened and became involved in many conversations regarding education on PEI.

I had the pleasure of meeting the Minister and Deputy Minister of Education and we discussed internet in schools, social media, educational technology, the importance of 21st Century Skills and the IT…

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Added by Maureen Kerr on December 14, 2010 at 12:29pm — No Comments

Software Development In Higher Education

Higher education is a lot like any other industry in the sense that colleges want to bring "customers" in to their institution. They want to create brand awareness. They want to separate themselves from their competition. They want to show prospective students why their institution is the one they should choose.

In the past, the higher education "industry" was known as lagging behind other industries as far as the use of leading edge technology but no more. Today, colleges are…

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Added by Jim Roberts on December 13, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

Learning about OER – Open Educational Resources

OER is a transformational idea that can play an important role in changing the nature, and availability, of educational materials, content, and tools.

I’m pretty sure that the first time I heard the formal phrase “Open Educational Resources” was during Josh Baron’s Disruptive Change keynote presentation…

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Added by Kelly Walsh on December 13, 2010 at 6:42am — No Comments

One Word for 2010

With the year winding down, we asked a few of AV-1's thoughtful insiders to sum up the year in one word. And, while at it, we asked what one word they wish to be able to claim as 2011's "One Word" at the end of the coming year. Get the full scoop at http://av-1.org/one-word-2010 At the end of this article, use the comments tool…

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Added by Joe Schuch on December 12, 2010 at 8:31pm — No Comments

Synchronizing animation with the captivate demonstration

While working withAdobe Captivate, if animation and the demonstration do not play in sync, what can we do to resolve this problem?

Let me share the solution I got while exploring many options in the tool. When you insert animation in the form of SWF file in to your captivate project, many a times it loses its synchronization with the rest of the project. Even if you have created the animation in flash in sync with the voiceover, the pace difference in playing the slides is…

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Added by anuja khaire on December 12, 2010 at 1:56am — No Comments

Book Launch- Title: ENCORE! ENCORE! Seniors(50 Plus) As Entrepreneurs: Their Time Has Come.

Today, December 11, 2010 myself and my computer specialist partner had our last business meeting before the Launch Date for a new book scheduled now for Friday, December 17, 2010 Besides empowering Seniors(50 Plus) to become for-profit business entrepreneurs OR non-profit social entrepreneurs there is an urgency to change the seniors mindset from entitlements and withdrawal to taking advantage of Lifelong Learning opportunities to be more active, creative, productive and useful in…

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Added by Joe Wasylyk on December 11, 2010 at 11:47pm — No Comments

What we WANT students to do v. What we TRAIN students to do

This was originally posted on Assessment FOR Learning.

Here is a conversation you will probably never hear:

Sea World Trainer 1: "I am so tired of these seals. They always want a fish every time they do anything!"

Sea World Trainer 2: "Tell me about it. It's like they don't understand how important the show is. They only care about getting fish!"

The other day I was talking with…

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Added by Scott Habeeb on December 9, 2010 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Courage and Imagination

When I think of all the questions from students who have read my book, and of the wise words I have heard spoken by teachers and professors, and of the anxiety that troubled and impoverished students often bring into the…

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Added by Douglas W Wallace on December 9, 2010 at 7:30am — No Comments

Running On Empty

State-by-State Results - Running on Empty
Interesting scorecard interactive map showing the extent to which Computer Science is incoportated into the standard curriculum.

Added by Ciro Viamontes on December 9, 2010 at 6:03am — No Comments

From Screening To Interview

I wasn't expecting my "interview" to actually be a screening call, but that is exactly what happened. A human resource specialist called me at a predesignated hour and day and made it clear this contact was a screening call she would hand over to supervisors at Aventa Learning, to which end, I MAY receive a callbackand. She went on to ask me a set of pointed questions: What did I think was the biggest barrier to an online student's learning? Why did I want to become an online educator? And…

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Added by Rashel Fitchett on December 8, 2010 at 9:53pm — No Comments