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Assemble A No-Fuss Mailing List Using Zotero & Gmail | MakeUseOf.com
I use Zotero for academic research, but this article describes possible business uses.
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Author: joanvinallcox
Joan Vinall-Cox, Ph.D. is a lifelong learner, retired communications professor, rabid reader and poet who has taught in both the college and university systems.
Her Ph.D., in 2004 was an Autoethnographic Arts-Based Narrative Inquiry focused on moving from technophobia to technophilia.
She is a widow from a happy marriage and a mother to a strong and kind daughter.
Her interests include Centering Prayer, Multiple Intelligences, Attention Deficit Disorder and its connection to creativity, Jung, Campbell’s Monomyth, and Arts-Based Narrative Inquiry
WebTools For Teachers 01/22/2009
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10 Online Learning Tools for Students | MakeUseOf.com
A variety of tools for different school subjects, some of which might be useful for teachers, or teachers might want to share with students. Critically evaluate them out for yourselves, and see if they are a good fit for you.
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Interesting! A place for a Community of Practice to learn English. – “we can learn from each other and about each other through this language. We can indeed advance our careers with English knowledge and make ourselves more marketable in the global economy.”
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WebTools For Teachers 01/19/2009
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Ontario Winter Morning: From Inside
WebTools For Teachers 01/16/2009
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Errors are human, says Wikipedia founder
“When traditional encyclopedias have errors, those can’t be corrected until the next printing, Wales said. Wikipedia errors can be corrected by the network of volunteers who edit and write for the online service.”
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WebTools For Teachers 01/15/2009
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wePapers – Creating the world’s biggest study group
Another source for plagiarists – Amusingly enough when I looked at some of the papers and googled phrases, there were plagiarized elements in the downloadable wePapers “articles” for study purposes. So now there are layers of plagiarism.
It is obviously increasingly difficult to control this kind of dishonesty without changing some of our academic practices. We need approaches like supervised offline writing, and complex screens requiring game-like manipulation to demonstrate knowledge. Or, radical thought, classes small enough that teachers can actually recognize individual student’s work by knowing their knowledge level and writing style.
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3 Simple Ways To Send Huge Files Over The Web | MakeUseOf.com
I use YouSendIt regularly because it’s simple and free for one file at a time, and takes very big (audio) files. I’ve also had students use Box.com for “sharing” (handing in) their audio assignments and it works very well too. via makeuseof.com
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Dismissing critical pedagogy: Denis Rancourt vs. University of Ottawa | rabble.ca
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At M.I.T., Large Lectures Are Going the Way of the Blackboard – NYTimes.com
“The physics department has replaced the traditional large introductory lecture with smaller classes that emphasize hands-on, interactive, collaborative learning. … Already, attendance is up and the failure rate has dropped by more than 50 percent.” An excellent educational move, but the new teacher skills and the technology costs will inevitably slow down adoption.
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Micro Persuasion: Why Text Remains King of the Web
“think about just how much of what you consume and share online remains text-based. Twitter – it’s all text. Friendfeed – mostly text, but augmented by images. Facebook – a mix but certainly a ton of text. Even what makes YouTube hot is the metadata and commentary around the vids. So I don’t see any big threat to King Text. “
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GOing to Toronto – Out the Window
From Knowledgable to Knowledge-able by Wesch
Michael Wesch is a pedagogical hero of mine. I’ve watched videos his classes made; I’ve watched a video of him explaining his teaching, and I asked a question on Twitter, and even though he doesn’t follow me, got an anwser from him within a few hours! He understands the impact of the new communication ecosphere we swim in, applies his understanding to his teaching, and can explain clearly why this is urgently central to education.
Here is a link to my highlighted copy of his recent Academic Commons article – From Knowledgable to Knowledge-able which I discovered via Stephen Downes. Indeed, as Wesch says, you set up your network and information comes to you.
WebTools For Teachers 01/09/2009
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via Twitter
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Digital Storytelling Resources | Literacy Resources
Lots of web storytelling resources for the classroom
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WebTools For Teachers 01/07/2009
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“YawnBuster brings alive your PowerPoint slides with Group Activities such as audience polls, games, group exercises and competitions. Now you can get your audience to think, enjoy, participate and identify key takeaways quickly and easily.” via Jane Hart
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Dropbox – Dropbox Tour – Secure backup, sync and sharing made easy.
This looks like a very interesting way to share files. Teachers and students with large files might find this easier to use than email attachments.
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Jing Features | Add visuals to your online conversations
Screencasting is free and fairly easy with Jing, and Jing Pro for 14.95 a year sounds lke a real bargain!
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