OTR Backup 01/15/2012

• School Libraries Cultivate Digital Literacy

  As school libraries lose funding and staff, they're looking for ways to help people understand what they do and how it impacts student learning.
  
  

  tags: digitalliteracy libraries digital_literacy digital literacy technology school_libraries schoollibraries literacy

• Multitasking:This is your Brain on Media

  Multitasking:This is your Brain on Media

  tags: multitasking technology brain infographic media education rasmussen

• 8 great apps for listening to podcasts on Android and iOS - TNW Apps

  Podcasts are a great way of staying up to date with your favourite topics and expanding your mind by listening to new points of view or discovering new music. Your phone is the perfect device for listening to podcasts on the go, but a good app to keep track of, and play, your downloads is essential.Here we take a look at some of the best choices on Android and iOS.

  tags: podcast apps android ios mobile

• Twenty Ideas for Engaging Projects | Edutopia

  The start of the school year offers an ideal time to introduce students to project-based learning. By starting with engaging projects, you'll grab their interest while establishing a solid foundation of important skills, such as knowing how to conduct research, engage experts, and collaborate with peers. In honor of Edutopia's 20th anniversary, here are 20 project ideas to get learning off to a good start.

  tags: PBL projects education projectbasedlearning engagement edutopia ideas learning

• Paper Toys - Paper Cut-Outs - PaperToys.com

  Paper stuff for kids and grown-ups.  The original cut and paste.

  tags: paper projects paste origami papercraft crafts Printables papertoys design fun

• Math Goes Pop!

  Ruminations on the Intersection Between Mathematics and Popular Culture

  tags: math culture pop

• XHTML document

  Travel in time and explore NASA satellite visualizations in 3D

  tags: earth nasa satellites interactive Climate science 3D climate change

• Photo Effects - Online Artistic Free Photo effects

  Apply effects to your photos online

  tags: effects photoediting Photography web2.0 photos

• Former Apple CEO Sculley reflects on Jobs, PowerPC | Macworld

  Former Apple CEO Sculley reflects on Jobs, PowerPC

  tags: former apple ceo jobs macworld

• - Survival Tips for Educators and Presenters

  Being an educator is a great, responsible job. When we go out and educate, we need to make sure we are prepared and have back up plans. Here are some tips to make sure your presentation and training goes well. 

  tags: survival tips educators

• Hidden secret apps of CoreServices | TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

  Nestled within the bosom of your Mac's system folder lie many powerful and curious applications. Not intended for direct access, the denizens of the CoreServices directory work as clients for other OS apps such as System Preferences or Safari. There are several CoreServices apps we use often at TUAW. Here are some of our favorites.

  tags: secret apps unofficial apple weblog

• The best Presentation on Social Learning and the New Role for Educators | Trends in eLearning & mLearning

  I’m fascinated by the impact Social Media has had on just about everything we do, including how we learn and how we share knowledge with our peers. It’s no exaggeration to say that we are now learning something new all the time, from just about anywhere there’s a connection, and through just about any mobile device.

  tags: presentation social learning role educators trends elearning mlearning

• I wonder how these students felt at the end of this term with this instructor? | ClintLalonde.net

  Valued? Recognized? Appreciated? I wonder what “assessment” of their work by their instructor, alejandra m. pickett, these students will remember 20 years from now: the mark they received, or this?

  tags: wonder students felt term instructor net

• New Kids App Release: The Jellybean Tunes App Dec. 10 - Fun Educational Apps: Best Apps for Kids Reviews iPad / iPhone / iPod

  Welcome to the 12th installment of the App Report featuring family friendly apps from Product Announcements forum at Moms With Apps.

  tags: kids app release tunes apps reviews ipad ipod iphone

• 6 Steps to Becoming a Software Developer

  Deciding to become a software developer is a great initial step, congrats!  The job opportunities are growing quickly and in just about every industry that you can imagine.  The best part is that you do not necessarily have to go to a four year university to become a great software developer to lock down one of these jobs.  The web has all the resources you’ll need to interact, learn, get support and finally find a job as a software developer.

  tags: steps software developer

• TPACK and Making the Connection « Ms Eppele's Blog

  Teaching, while integrating technology into your practice is a tough task to do. Making it more difficult is not having ownership and faith in how and why you teach; integrating technology can be even a greater task to take on.

  tags: edchat LTTC

• Why Google is ditching search | Digital Media - CNET News

  There has been a huge maelstrom about Google integrating Google+ into its search links. And it all misses the point.

  tags: google search digital media media cnet news

• What’s So Great About Schools in Finland? | MindShift

  What’s So Great About Schools in Finland?

  tags: great schools finland

• Free Online workshop TLLG TESOL EVO 2012 | Digital Play

  Over the next 5 weeks, participants will be working together and sharing ideas about using games in language teaching.

  tags: free online workshop tesol evo play

• The Innovative Educator: The Innovative Educator’s Guide to Getting Started with Unschooling

  The Innovative Educator’s Guide to Getting Started with Unschooling

  tags: educator guide getting started

• Since 2007 Bill Gates has given away 48 percent of his net-worth for charity [Infographic]

  Since 2007 Bill Gates has given away 48 percent of his net-worth for charity [Infographic]

  tags: bill gates percent charity infographic

• Six Steps to Master Teaching: Becoming a Reflective Practitioner | Edutopia

  Becoming a master teacher takes continuous effort. To avoid the loss of enthusiasm or static practice, teachers need to focus on their own professional development. Notably, the single most significant indicator of student success is an excellent teacher; nevertheless, no one can be professionally developed without his or her consent.

  tags: Teaching education professional development PD mentors Edutopia ntchat reflective

• Google Just Made Bing the Best Search Engine

  I just switched the default search engine in my browser from Google to Bing. And if you care about working efficiently, or getting the right results when you search, then maybe you should too. Don't laugh!

  tags: google search bing

• The Simpsons Are Already Making Fun of Steve Jobs

  The Simpsons Are Already Making Fun of Steve Jobs

  tags: simpsons making fun steve jobs

• New York City gets a Software Engineering High School - Joel on Software

  This fall New York City will open The Academy for Software Engineering, the city’s first public high school that will actually train kids to develop software. The project has been a long time dream of Mike Zamansky, the highly-regarded CS teacher at New York’s elite Stuyvesant public high school. It was jump started when Fred Wilson, a VC at Union Square Ventures, promised to get the tech community to help with knowledge, advice, and money.

  tags: new york new york city york city gets software software engineering engineering high school school joel

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