May 03 2009
School 2.0 Bookmarks (weekly)
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How ‘microblogging’ sites such as Twitter can be used in education
Compare three mb sites (Twitter, edmodo and shoutem)
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7 Things You Should Know About Blogs
A blog—shorthand for “Web log”—is an online collection of personal commentary and links. Blogs can be viewed as online journals to which others can respond that are as simple to use as e-mail. The simplicity of creating and maintaining blogs means they can rapidly lead to open discussions. Faculty are using blogs to express their opinions, promote dialogue in their disciplines, and support teaching and learning; students increasingly use blogs for personal expression and as course requirements. By carefully evaluating blogs’ strengths and weaknesses, educators are learning to set guidelines and expectations to maximize blogs’ instructional benefits. Structured exercises and clear goals are further enhancing the educational value of blogs. Put into practice with an understanding of their benefits and limitations, blogs are an increasingly accepted instructional technology tool.
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15 Free Tools for Web-based Collaboration – Annotated
As part of assessment tasks the learners have to do projects. These tools lends themselve to great collaborative ideas which can also be incorporated into their portfolios.
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- Excellent tool now (v 0.5.9) for either a private or collaborative mind map.
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Top 10 Web 2.0 Tools for Young Learners
I actually would debate this list…
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Can we be less prescriptive in our classrooms – and more successful with our students?
“This model for learning mathematics may be quite different from what teachers experienced themselves in the past where classrooms were less interactive, filled with little activity and conversation. Teachers were generally in control, directing all aspects of what was to be learned; different points of view and approaches seldom brought to the surface new ideas and insights and a high degree of redundancy meant that everybody learned the exact same thing at the exact same time.
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Discover the principles of evolution through animations, movies and simulations
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Beyond blocking: Embracing the social web – A good list for reference
A selection of web2.0 social and participatory resources (articles, essays, tools, tips) for school information officers.
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Free workshop: eL4C25 5-day Online Workshop: June 15 – 19, 2009
Learn how to use Wikieducator, design lesson plans, curriculum development, improve instruction and learning, and collaborate with educators around the world.
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South Africa’s National Holidays :Holidays in South Africa Explained
Ever wondered where our public holidays comes from again. Here is some history
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Using Moodle book – MoodleDocs
Using Moodle – Teaching with the Popular Open Source Course management System by Jason Cole and Helen Foster is published by O’Reilly as part of the Community Press series. It can be downloaded for free. Cool
The first edition of the book, written by Jason Cole and released in July 2005, is based on Moodle 1.4. The second edition, released in November 2007, has been updated to cover all the features in Moodle 1.8, such as the new roles and permissions system, blogs, messaging and the database module.
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Guide to Wikipedia Tools & Resources – Everything You Wanted to Do With Wikipedia Encyclopedia – Annotated
Soem FAQ’s with links to guide you through getting to use and contribute to Wikipedia
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I know Word and some basic HTML tags but find the Wiki syntax complex and confusing. Do you know of any Wikipedia editing tools?
A: You can write a document inside Microsoft Word and this extension will convert that Word Document into a markup that Wikipedia can understand. Alternatively, you can use any HTML editor – like Dreamweaver or Live Writer – and then convert your HTML tags into Wiki markup using this tool.
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