School 2.0 in South Africa

• Study: Girls Are Smarter Than Boys (So Why Aren’t There More In STEM?) | Edudemic

  This is a fascinating study and infographic by the folks over at engineeringdegree.net. They drilled down into some recent studies to unearth some startling data. It focuses on the fact that studies have shown that girls are smarter than boys in many of the STEM subjects but most girls don’t end up pursuing careers in those fields.

  tags: gender school2.0 infographics

• How To Cite A Tweet In Academic Papers

  tags: citation citations twitter school2.0

• http://www.info.gov.za/view/DownloadFileAction?id=157779

  tags: icthedafr5ica hed school2.0 greenpaper policies

• MobileActive.org – A global network of people using mobile technology for social impact.

  A global network of people using mobile technology for social impact.

  tags: mlearning network school2.0

• 50 Great LinkedIn Groups for Academics

  tags: hed school2.0 linkedin

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• PC Training & Business College (Pty) Ltd

  tags: school2.0 college private education hed hedsa

• WeVideo Now Offers an Android App for Collaborative Video Creation

  tags: android apps edtablets school2.0

• Infographics: Pros and cons of social media in education

  tags: infographics socialmedia school2.0

• 5 Innovative Mind-Mapping Tools For Education | Edudemic

  tags: mindmapping school2.0 tools

• 10 Recommended YouTube Edu-tainment Channels | Emerging Education Technology

  YouTube can be a great technological resource for teachers to use in the classroom. But with so many videos and channels, how can educators find quality content without watching hours of video? Here are ten great channels that are certain to provide educational content worthy to spark student’s minds.

  tags: youtube educational videos school2.0 edtech

• Welcome to the University of Namibia / UNAM

  tags: university namibia school2.0

  • This is a great university – post by Maggie Verster

• Mathematics Dump: Famelab our very own science idols competition

  tags: mathematics science competition school2.0

• Etiquette for Using Personal Technology at Work

  tags: etiquette socialmedia school2.0

• iversity- organise courses, groups and resources for free

  tags: school2.0 groups grouptools tools

• Journalist’s Resource: Research for Reporting, from Harvard Shorenstein Center

  “We live in a world of too much information and not enough knowledge. No one feels the strain of that digital-age truism more than journalists, who are asked to ferret out and process information with ever-increasing speed — and often at the expense of providing solid context for the news of the day.

  Journalist’s Resource, a new online tool developed at Harvard’s Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, aims to put that background knowledge at the fingertips of reporters, bloggers, or even concerned citizens by making the work of academics less opaque and easier to find.

  But the website, which curates scholarship on government, economics, society, and the environment, is more than just a reliable shortcut for deadline-driven journalists.

  “There is a real need for deepening journalism with verified, high-quality knowledge that informs the kind of serious journalism that makes our democracy work,” said Alex S. Jones, director of the Shorenstein Center and a lecturer in public policy at HKS.
   
  “It becomes very difficult for journalists, journalism professors, and students to go through and find the key items that would help them. We’re trying to be a useful filter and curator.”….”

  tags: journalism school2.0 Research oer

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• iPhone App Development Online Course

  Apple iPhones are one of the most popular smart phones on the market today. Thousands of iPhone apps are available for download and every day millions of people across the world download these apps. This free online course is a series of video lectures that bring you through the process of iPhone app development. The course introduces you to the Objective-C programming language and how it is used to program iPhone apps. You will learn about the features of the Mac OS X such as the Core OS level, Core Services level, Media level and Cocoa Touch level. You will also learn about programming for single touch and multi-touch functionality and how to develop iPhone apps that use the built-in accelerometer. This course will be of great interest to professionals who develop applications for mobile phones and the iPhone in particular, and to students who want greater knowledge and understanding about iPhone app development. Many people make a lot of money from developing high quality apps for the iPhone. Study this course and you could perhaps join this elite group!

  tags: iphones apps courses alison alisoncourses school2.0

• Conversation with Maggie Verster – Education Technology Consultant Online Class by Dr. Nellie Deutsch

  tags: school2.0 maggie maggie2.0

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• QR Codes in Education

  Lots of good links to qr code uses in education and a great prezi

  tags: qrcodes school2.0

• 45 Interesting Ways to Use QR Codes to Support Learning”

  tags: qrcodes school2.0 interestingways

• 75 Interesting Ways to use an iPad in the Classroom

  tags: interestingways ipads edtech school2.0

• 36 Interesting Ways to use Google Docs in the Classroom

  tags: interestingways googledocs school2.0 ideas

• 150 Free Textbooks: A Meta Collection | Open Culture

  tags: ebooks textbooks free school2.0 library2.0

• ICT 4 teachers and teacher educators course

  This CD ROM has been developed to support the training of teachers to integrate ICT into their teaching practices. The materials and guides are strongly aligned with the UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers (CFT).

  The framework encourages cyclical growth of a teacher’s ICT competency. New users should work through the Technology Literacy materials first and then graduate to the Knowledge Deepening materials. In time we will also include materials for the final cycle: Knowledge Creation. Within each cycle we have selected 5 focus areas: Understanding ICT, Curriculum & Assessment, Pedagogy, Organisation and Administration and Professional Development. These focus areas have a number of units or lessons that focus on how to integrate ICT into these areas.

  tags: freepd4teachers guyana ict4te ict4teachers courses school2.0 pd ICT in education

• Infographic – Six Emerging Educational Technologies

  tags: trends infograhic school2.0

• Online Identity Calculator – make sense of your Google results

  Today, if you don’t show up in Google, you don’t exist. Whether you are applying for a new job, being considered for a board position or trying to get a date, you can count on being Googled. So knowing what Google says about you and proactively managing your personal brand online is critical to success.

  Our Online ID Calculator‚™ is the first and leading tool that will help you make sense of your Google results and give you advice on how to build a stellar online identity that’s aligned with your real-world personal brand.

  tags: onlineidentity digitalidentity digitalfootprints school2.0

• Free solar system download, Celestia – 180 Technology Tips #112

  Celestia and it will give you access to an interactive version of our solar system and nearest planets. 

  tags: solarsystem planets geography lifesciences school2.0

• Tutorials – Partners in Learning Network

  All kinds of tutorials to learn how to use the MS suite

  tags: tutorials school2.0 microsoft

• Tutorials: Calculate monthly payments due on a loan using excel- Piln

  tags: piln tutorials excel howtos school2.0 repayments context:repayments

• Microsoft Educators Learning Journeys

  “Are You a 21st Century Teacher? Research* shows that innovative teaching practices, supported by the use of ICT in the classroom,
  strongly predict students� acquisition of 21st Century skills. Microsoft Educator Learning Journeys (ELJ) is an online learning program which supports your professional development in this area.
  ELJ empowers you to:
  Use new teaching and
  learning technologies
  Improve learning outcomes
  and grades for students
  Learn from other teachers’ best
  practices and common mistakes
  Be inspired!”

  tags: ict4teachers school2.0 PD teachers

• CPDCourses and Programmes

  Catalogue of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Information Literacy Courses and Programmes

  tags: freepd4teachers school2.0 teachers courses PD

• Create a visual infographic of your resume

  tags: infographics creator resume cv digitalfootprints school2.0 linkedin

• ISTE | NETS Standards

  NETS•S  NETS for Students: The standards for evaluating the skills and knowledge students need to learn effectively and live productively in an increasingly global and digital world
  NETS•T  NETS for Teachers: The standards for evaluating the skills and knowledge educators need to teach, work, and learn in an increasingly connected global and digital society
  NETS•A  NETS for Administrators: The standards for evaluating the skills and knowledge school administrators and leaders need to support digital age learning, implement technology, and transform the instruction landscape
  NETS•C  NETS for Coaches: The skills and knowledge technology coaches need to support peers in becoming digital educators
  NETS•CSE  NETS for Computer Science Educators: The skills and knowledge that computer science educators need to reach, inspire, and teach students in computing

  tags: iste.nets teachers standards ict school2.0

• Microsoft Live@Edu Course for Teachers

  tags: freepd4teachers school2.0 wshops courses

• Partners in Learning South Africa course resources

  tags: freepd4teachers school2.0 courses wshops peercoaching

• Apple Education Resources 4 Teachers and Administrators

  tags: teachers Resourcesforeducators school2.0 education administrators

• ConnectED Teacher PD course

  ” Technology for Ugandan Educators”
  Professional Development Learning Environment
  ConnectED’s “Technology for Ugandan Educators” Professional Development Learning Environment is a course that . The information about computer technology presented can be used by educators and administrators to learn, create and share knowledge in a series of workshops or as a self-paced tutorial and resource guide. The AIM is to:
  Increase your understanding of computer and Internet technology
  Assist you to effectively integrate technology into your daily professional activities

  tags: free ict4teachers icthedafrica school2.0 ict4te PD

• Thinking with Technology: Intel teach course

  tags: courses free ict4teachers icthedafrica school2.0 ict4te PD freepd4teachers

• Teacher Education from @oerafrica

  “Here you will find resources to help you as you plan and deliver teacher education programmes and courses as well as people involved with teacher education in Africa.”

  tags: oer icthedafrica school2.0 teachers education ict4te ict4teachers

• Guyana ICT Materials -Teacher Training materials for ICT in Education

  This Guyana ICT materials have been developed to support the training of teachers to integrate ICT into their teaching practices. The materials and guides are strongly aligned with the UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers (CFT).

  The framework encourages cyclical growth of a teacher’s ICT competency. New users should work through the Technology Literacy materials first and then graduate to the Knowledge Deepening materials. In time we will also include materials for the final cycle: Knowledge Creation. Within each cycle we have selected 5 focus areas: Understanding ICT, Curriculum & Assessment, Pedagogy, Organisation and Administration and Professional Development. These focus areas have a number of units or lessons that focus on how to integrate ICT into these areas.

  tags: school2.0 courses teachers ict4teachers ict4te training Trainingmodules education col guyana

• There Are No Technology Shortcuts to Good Education

  tags: technology schools school2.0

• SchoolNet SA – Teacher competencies for ICT integration

  The following list of competencies have been developed after analysis of educator competencies developed by major organisations such as ISTE (USA), ICAA(UK) and UNESCO, major approaches to professional development in ICT integration and the definition of levels of professional competency in ICT use .

  tags: ict4te competancies teachers ICT ict4teachers school2.0

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• NMC Horizon Report > 2012 Higher Ed Edition

  This ninth edition describes annual findings from the NMC Horizon Project, a decade-long research project designed to identify and describe emerging technologies likely to have an impact on learning, teaching, and creative inquiry in higher education. Six emerging technologies are identified across three adoption horizons over the next one to five years, as well as key trends and challenges expected to continue over the same period, giving campus leaders and practitioners a valuable guide for strategic technology planning.

  tags: ict4te icthedafrica school2.0 reports horizon HorizonReport

• UNESCO Office in Bangkok: ICT-enhanced teacher development model

  The ICTeTD Model is grounded in the belief that teaching has its own unique knowledge base, which, in the 21st century, is the technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPCK). While it is not unusual now to find ICT courses in teacher education programs in Africa, ICTeTD is grounded in IICBA’s strong belief that professional teacher development should not only go beyond programs that merely focus on training teachers in the operation of computers and ICT literacy per se, but should plan to work actively towards enabling African teachers to master ICT as an effective tool to improve teaching and learning.

  tags: ict4te icthedafrica school2.0 teacherdevelopment PD teacher development model

• Socio-Economic Rights

  An example of a blog being used for a university course (JURP 411 NWU Module guide) module. It acts as a way to structure the flow of the course and to get

  tags: blogs icthedafrica university course examples school2.0

• Mobiles in Africa- some stats

  tags: school2.0 mobilelearning mobileinternet mobiles africa stats ict4te

• The State of Digital Education [INFOGRAPHIC]

  tags: school2.0 infographic digital education education elearning

• Using technology in the classroom requires experience and guidance, report finds | Learning Technology | Scoop.it

  Fabulous scoopit MUst follow

  tags: school2.0 follow

• Using technology in the classroom requires experience and guidance, report finds – The Globe and Mail

  “Mr. Su believes that better teacher training is needed, so that new teachers have a better comfort level with new technologies.

  “Teachers’ colleges should really be on the forefront,” he said. “They should have a compulsory course on using technology in the classroom”

  tags: teachertraining ict4te ict4teachers school2.0

• Green Paper for Post-School Education and Training in South Africa – Scholarly Communication in Africa Programme

  This Green Paper, launched by the South African Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Blade Nzimande in January 2012, identifies the key challenges facing South African higher education and sets out a path for overcoming these obstacles.

  tags: hed icthedafrica scholarly communication research school2.0

• Pinterest- a visual pinboard- very cool

  Pinterest is a Virtual Pinboard. Pinterest lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. People use pinboards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and organize their favorite recipes. Best of all, you can browse pinboards created by other people. Browsing pinboards is a fun way to discover new things and get inspiration from people who share your interests.

  tags: pinboard noticeboard curation school2.0

• ISTE | NETS for Teachers

  ISTE’s NETS for Teachers (NETS•T) are the standards for evaluating the skills and knowledge educators need to teach, work, and learn in an increasingly connected global and digital society.

  tags: ict frameworks ictframeworks ictineducation school2.0

• Strategic ICT Planning for schools

  The decisions that schools make about ICT, including investment decisions, should be driven by their broader strategic goals and needs. Such decisions should also be consistent with the policies and advice of the school system or sector to which they belong.

  tags: ict strategies ICTinschools school2.0

• [iPad+Classrooms] Don’t Take An iPad into Your Classroom — Yet! – SimpleK12

  This is the first in a short series of blog posts offering reflections and tips about the iPad (and tablet computing in general).

  tags: ipads iPadInEducation school2.0

• Knowledge Maps: ICTs in Education | infoDev.org

  Recent work at infoDev created a series of Knowledge Maps of what is known and what isn’t about ICT use in education. These knowledge maps reveal that, despite a decade of large investment in ICTs to benefit education in OECD countries, and increasing use of ICTs in education in developing countries, important gaps remain in the current knowledge base. In addition, there appears to be a dearth of useful resources attempting to translate what is known to work; and not work; in this field for policymakers and donor staff working on education issues in developing countries, especially those issues related to Education For All and other education-related Millennium Development Goals.

  tags: ICT in education school2.0 knowledgemaps

• Quick guide: ICTs in education challenges and research questions | infoDev.org

  tags: ICT in education challenges school2.0

• Guide for implementing ICT’s in schools

  The Better Practice Guide has been developed to help schools with their decisions about the deployment of information and communications technology (ICT)

  tags: guides ICTinschools school2.0

• School Infrastructure overview

  tags: school2.0 infrastructure ICT ICTinschools guidelines ictstrategies

• The ‘little book of ICT ideas’

  We love this document that Mark Anderson has produced for a training day at his school in North Somerset, UK. It succinctly provides the name of Web2.0 tools and gives you examples of how to use them. From our experience teachers did need quick, easy and fast ways to connect to new technology ideas. We think Mark achieves this very well!

  tags: ICT in education school2.0 ideas edtech

• maths – South Africa – the virtual school – YouTube

  “The virtual school videos for South African learners in the category “maths”. The fun way to learn maths! Make sure to have a look at the entire list from top to bottom! “

  tags: mathematics videos school2.0

• Computer Basics – Teachers in Africa – the virtual school – YouTube

  “These videos are intended above all for teachers who are new in using ICT/IT in and around the classroom. Find simple, to the point explanations and instructions for different functions of personal computers and laptops! “

  tags: school2.0 #iebcat computerlessons ccnc

• MS Access resource scoopit

  tags: MSAccess school2.0 #iebcat

• ISTE iPad in Education Webinar

  Great ipad resources here

  tags: iPad education school2.0 edtech apps tools

• 1-to-1 Learning | 21 Steps to iPad Success

  “As part of the iPads for Learning trial, students have access to an iPad on a 1-to-1 basis, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week for the duration of the trial.

  1-to-1 programs maximise learning opportunities for students by providing access to information anywhere, anytime. A major benefit of 1-to-1 devices is that they can be networked for two way communication and collaboration between teachers and students and extend learning beyond the classroom.”

  tags: ipads education school2.0 1:1

• Preparing Your School for an iPad Implementation

  Great guide and questions to consider before rolling out an ipad (or any pad) in your school environment

  tags: ipads education school2.0

• teachwithyouripad another wiki

  tags: ipads education school2.0

• Ipadschools wiki

  tags: ipads education school2.0

• SA pupils prefer English – SAIRR | News24

  tags: english school2.0

• 10 Benefits & 10 Concerns About the Shift to Digital Learning

   A nice summary for the pros and cons for learning and teaching with technology

  tags: digital learning school2.0 education 21stcenturylearning

• simplebooklet.com

  Create a compelling digital brochure, flyer, or product guide for your business you can promote across all your customer touch points. Write once, post everywhere.

  tags: booklets ebooks brochures school2.0

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• Fundamentals of Childhood and Youth Studies (new free course from Alison)

  This free online course was developed in response to the emerging importance of children and youth in international development policy. The course will give the learner a comprehensive understanding and knowledge of development from the early years right through to adolescence. The course will deal with questions such as: What makes young people tick? What shapes and influences a child’s development? How can the adults who work with children support them more effectively? After completion of the course, learners will be familiar with the major theories on the development of children. This course will be of great interest to professionals already in health, care or development professions, to learners who are planning a career that centres on youth, and will also be beneficial to parents, carers, and learners who are interested in studying issues related to children and adolescents.

  tags: courses free childhood foundationphase school2.0

• Deploying And Using Educational Technology in Higher Education – OER

  Use Educational Technology to overcome institutional barriers in Higher Education. Follow a case study to learn how to deploy educational technologies in your institution. Guides to get the most out of using educational technology in Higher Education:
  e-Learning
  Learning Management Systems
  Information Systems

  tags: icthedafrica guides edtech oer hed school2.0 ict4teachers

• Cybraryman Internet Catalogue

  tags: evernote school2.0 edtech education

• The 7 Golden Rules of Using Technology in Schools

  Sometimes teachers and administrators need a kick in the pants to see what they perceive as problems re-framed in a different way. Adam S. Bellow, author of The Tech Commandments, and founder of eduTecher, spoke to a roomful of receptive teachers at the recent ISTE 2011 conference, and demonstrated some of the ironies and contradictions the education system is mired in. And he had some advice.

  tags: edtech rules guidelines ICTinschools school2.0

• Twitter Hashtag List was updated

  tags: hashtags educational school2.0 education twitter #day6

• Lit2Go Lit2Go is a free online collection of stories and poems in audio format

  “Lit2Go is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. An abstract, citation, playing time, and word count are given for each of the passages. Many of the passages also have a related reading strategy identified. Each reading passage can also be downloaded as a PDF and printed for use as a read-along or as supplemental reading material for your classroom.”

  tags: audiobooks library2.0 school2.0 mp3

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• (21) Microblogging in Education

  tags: microblogging education school2.0 twitter

• Is that me? Raising undergraduate students awareness of their digit…

  tags: digitalfootprints school2.0

• Six Models of Course Redesign #elearning

  tags: icthedafrica school2.0 elearning coursedesign instructionaldesign

• Social Networked Learning in complex information environments

  tags: networked learning school2.0 icthedafrica

• Infographic: Get More Out Of Google

  tags: infographics google tipsheets school2.0 posters classroom

• Commonwealth of Learning – Instructional Design Tool

  “This Instructional Design Tool (IDT) was developed as a rigorous, yet simple tool to support the development of quality courses and learning materials. Through this tool the Commonwealth of Learning is encouraging institutions to maximize the effectiveness, efficiency and appeal of the learning experience. “

  tags: col idtool instructionaldesign school2.0

• The open source mathematics textbooks

  “Curriculum aligned textbooks with embedded videos, simulations, powerpoint presentations and more. “

  tags: mathematics siyavula school2.0

• Seven Places to Find Free eBooks

  Every year schools around the world spend thousands of dollars on textbooks that are often outdated by the end of their first year in the classroom. Ebooks, many of them free, can represent huge savings for schools over purchasing textbooks. Here are seven places that you can find free ebooks.

  tags: ebooks free school2.0

• The Flipped Classroom Model: A Full Picture

  tags: flippedclassroom school2.0 blogs2follow

• The Flipped Classroom Model: A Full Picture

  tags: flippedclassroom school2.0

• Write This Down: Note-Taking Strategies for Academic Success

   ”I’ve provided a primer on note-taking strategies, many of which I personally used during my academic career. A lot of this is fairly basic stuff–there are no “secrets” to note-taking success. But hopefully a few of these tips will help you start taking notes more effectively.”

  tags: note-taking school2.0

• Announcing the 2012 Free Education Technology Resources eBook from EmergingEdTech | Emerging Education Technology

  “We’ve added a lot of new content, including chapters focused on iPad apps, using Facebook in Education, Free Productivity Resources, and more. We’ve also added quite a few new articles to various chapters throughout the booklet, and removed some older material. We combed over all the links to make sure all the resources are still available, and made changes where needed.”

  tags: edtech school2.0 ebooks

• Free Online Conference on WiZiQ: CO12 – Feb 3-5, 2012

  The conference will be of interest to educators, administrators, students, and community members who value the importance of integrating technology into the curriculum to improve instruction, learning, and business. Online learning involves various skills on the part of the instructor and learner. These include social and communication skills, social networking, independent learning strategies, critical and higher order thinking skills, creativity, and effective online and face-to-face facilitation. In addition, there are many challenges that educators, administrators, students, businesses, and community members face.
  The theme of the conference is, connecting online for instruction and learning that goes beyond the classroom. Presenters from around the globe will discuss the following topics:

  Connecting online to improve instruction and learning: Online learning and pedagogical/instructional experiences
  Experiences with the use of technology in face-to-face and online classes. What worked and what didn’t work for you?
  How do you use technology to promote your online workshops, consultation, business, and communities?
  Research conducted on e-learning
  Books written on e-learning
  21st Century learning and teaching
  Challenges of the 21st Century learning/teaching environment
  Leading a business with e-learning technology

  tags: conferences free online school2.0 wshops

• The Social Media Pro Book 2011.2012< --great marketing resource

  The Social Media ProBook is a 42-page free e-book collaboratively written by a cross-section of social marketers from brands and agencies, analysts, and social support professionals across both business-to-business and business-to-consumer industries.
  This advanced resource was written for professionals with some working knowledge of social marketing. Specifically, it will answer the following questions (and more):

  How to optimize your Facebook newsfeed to be seen by as many fans as possible
  How to scale your social media program globally
  How to measure something other than “Likes”
  How to create infographics that wow the Web and drive crazy traffic
  How to build relationships with influencers

  tags: socialmedia ebook school2.0 marketing

• Free Media Guide

  Open content licensing (free stuff!) is changing the world. It’s making art, music, information, and education more accessible than it has ever been in the history of humankind. We’ve put together a collection of articles designed to help you become a part of this amazing movement, either as a creator, or just a more empowered consumer.

  This is a guide for people new to open content, or people who want to expand what they already know about this incredible movement. Here you’ll learn what open content is, how to license your own work for sharing around the world, and how to find the best and most beautiful open content for your websites, slideshows, articles, and whatever other amazing projects you have coming up!

  tags: opencontent oer school2.0

• The VLE is Dead – YouTube

  The future success of e-learning depends on appropriate selection of tools and services. This symposium will propose that the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) as an institutional tool is dead, no more, defunct, expired.

  The first panel member, Steve Wheeler, will argue that many VLEs are not fit for purpose, and masquerade as solutions for the management of online learning. Some are little more than glorified e-mail systems. They will argue that VLEs provide a negative experience for learners.

  The second member of the panel, Graham Attwell, believes that the VLE is dead and that the Personal Learning Environment (PLE) is the solution to the needs of diverse learners. PLEs provide opportunities for learners, offering users the ability to develop their own spaces in which to reflect on their learning.

  The third panel member, James Clay, however, believes that the VLE is not yet dead as a concept, but can be the starting point of a journey for many learners. Creating an online environment involving multiple tools that provides for an enhanced experience for learners can involve a VLE as a hub or centre.

  The fourth panel member, Nick Sharratt, argues for the concept of the institutional VLE as essentially sound. VLEs provide a stable, reliable, self-contained and safe environment in which all teaching and learning activities can be conducted. It provides the best environment for the variety of learners within institutions.

  tags: vle elearning school2.0

• For Busy Educators, It’s Worth the Time to Find the Treasure in Twitter

  tags: whytwitter teachers twitter4teachers school2.0 #day1

• Open Source Physics

  The OSP Collection provides curriculum resources that engage students in physics, computation, and computer modeling. Computational physics and computer modeling provide students with new ways to understand, describe, explain, and predict physical phenomena. Browse the OSP simulations or learn more about our tools and curriculum pieces below.

  tags: physics lifesciences science opensource simulations school2.0

• As Scholarship Goes Digital, Academics Seek New Ways to Measure Their Impact – Technology – The Chronicle of Higher Education

  “The current system of measuring scholarly influence doesn’t reflect the way many researchers work in an environment driven more and more by the social Web. Research that used to take months or years to reach readers can now find them almost instantly via blogs and Twitter.”

  tags: academic school2.0 icthedafrica hed higher education scholarship academics

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• (21) Microblogging in Education

  tags: microblogging education school2.0 twitter

• Is that me? Raising undergraduate students awareness of their digit…

  tags: digitalfootprints school2.0

• Six Models of Course Redesign #elearning

  tags: icthedafrica school2.0 elearning coursedesign instructionaldesign

• Social Networked Learning in complex information environments

  tags: networked learning school2.0 icthedafrica

• Infographic: Get More Out Of Google

  tags: infographics google tipsheets school2.0 posters classroom

• Commonwealth of Learning – Instructional Design Tool

  “This Instructional Design Tool (IDT) was developed as a rigorous, yet simple tool to support the development of quality courses and learning materials. Through this tool the Commonwealth of Learning is encouraging institutions to maximize the effectiveness, efficiency and appeal of the learning experience. “

  tags: col idtool instructionaldesign school2.0

• The open source mathematics textbooks

  “Curriculum aligned textbooks with embedded videos, simulations, powerpoint presentations and more. “

  tags: mathematics siyavula school2.0

• Seven Places to Find Free eBooks

  Every year schools around the world spend thousands of dollars on textbooks that are often outdated by the end of their first year in the classroom. Ebooks, many of them free, can represent huge savings for schools over purchasing textbooks. Here are seven places that you can find free ebooks.

  tags: ebooks free school2.0

• The Flipped Classroom Model: A Full Picture

  tags: flippedclassroom school2.0 blogs2follow

• The Flipped Classroom Model: A Full Picture

  tags: flippedclassroom school2.0

• Write This Down: Note-Taking Strategies for Academic Success

   ”I’ve provided a primer on note-taking strategies, many of which I personally used during my academic career. A lot of this is fairly basic stuff–there are no “secrets” to note-taking success. But hopefully a few of these tips will help you start taking notes more effectively.”

  tags: note-taking school2.0

• Announcing the 2012 Free Education Technology Resources eBook from EmergingEdTech | Emerging Education Technology

  “We’ve added a lot of new content, including chapters focused on iPad apps, using Facebook in Education, Free Productivity Resources, and more. We’ve also added quite a few new articles to various chapters throughout the booklet, and removed some older material. We combed over all the links to make sure all the resources are still available, and made changes where needed.”

  tags: edtech school2.0 ebooks

• Free Online Conference on WiZiQ: CO12 – Feb 3-5, 2012

  The conference will be of interest to educators, administrators, students, and community members who value the importance of integrating technology into the curriculum to improve instruction, learning, and business. Online learning involves various skills on the part of the instructor and learner. These include social and communication skills, social networking, independent learning strategies, critical and higher order thinking skills, creativity, and effective online and face-to-face facilitation. In addition, there are many challenges that educators, administrators, students, businesses, and community members face.
  The theme of the conference is, connecting online for instruction and learning that goes beyond the classroom. Presenters from around the globe will discuss the following topics:

  Connecting online to improve instruction and learning: Online learning and pedagogical/instructional experiences
  Experiences with the use of technology in face-to-face and online classes. What worked and what didn’t work for you?
  How do you use technology to promote your online workshops, consultation, business, and communities?
  Research conducted on e-learning
  Books written on e-learning
  21st Century learning and teaching
  Challenges of the 21st Century learning/teaching environment
  Leading a business with e-learning technology

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• The Social Media Pro Book 2011.2012< --great marketing resource

  The Social Media ProBook is a 42-page free e-book collaboratively written by a cross-section of social marketers from brands and agencies, analysts, and social support professionals across both business-to-business and business-to-consumer industries.
  This advanced resource was written for professionals with some working knowledge of social marketing. Specifically, it will answer the following questions (and more):

  How to optimize your Facebook newsfeed to be seen by as many fans as possible
  How to scale your social media program globally
  How to measure something other than “Likes”
  How to create infographics that wow the Web and drive crazy traffic
  How to build relationships with influencers

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• Free Media Guide

  Open content licensing (free stuff!) is changing the world. It’s making art, music, information, and education more accessible than it has ever been in the history of humankind. We’ve put together a collection of articles designed to help you become a part of this amazing movement, either as a creator, or just a more empowered consumer.

  This is a guide for people new to open content, or people who want to expand what they already know about this incredible movement. Here you’ll learn what open content is, how to license your own work for sharing around the world, and how to find the best and most beautiful open content for your websites, slideshows, articles, and whatever other amazing projects you have coming up!

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• The VLE is Dead – YouTube

  The future success of e-learning depends on appropriate selection of tools and services. This symposium will propose that the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) as an institutional tool is dead, no more, defunct, expired.

  The first panel member, Steve Wheeler, will argue that many VLEs are not fit for purpose, and masquerade as solutions for the management of online learning. Some are little more than glorified e-mail systems. They will argue that VLEs provide a negative experience for learners.

  The second member of the panel, Graham Attwell, believes that the VLE is dead and that the Personal Learning Environment (PLE) is the solution to the needs of diverse learners. PLEs provide opportunities for learners, offering users the ability to develop their own spaces in which to reflect on their learning.

  The third panel member, James Clay, however, believes that the VLE is not yet dead as a concept, but can be the starting point of a journey for many learners. Creating an online environment involving multiple tools that provides for an enhanced experience for learners can involve a VLE as a hub or centre.

  The fourth panel member, Nick Sharratt, argues for the concept of the institutional VLE as essentially sound. VLEs provide a stable, reliable, self-contained and safe environment in which all teaching and learning activities can be conducted. It provides the best environment for the variety of learners within institutions.

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• For Busy Educators, It’s Worth the Time to Find the Treasure in Twitter

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• Open Source Physics

  The OSP Collection provides curriculum resources that engage students in physics, computation, and computer modeling. Computational physics and computer modeling provide students with new ways to understand, describe, explain, and predict physical phenomena. Browse the OSP simulations or learn more about our tools and curriculum pieces below.

  tags: physics lifesciences science opensource simulations school2.0

• As Scholarship Goes Digital, Academics Seek New Ways to Measure Their Impact – Technology – The Chronicle of Higher Education

  “The current system of measuring scholarly influence doesn’t reflect the way many researchers work in an environment driven more and more by the social Web. Research that used to take months or years to reach readers can now find them almost instantly via blogs and Twitter.”

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• 12 Most Good to Know Goodies about Google Plus (Google +) 12 Most

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• Posh SA schools insist on iPads in the classroom

  “One disadvantage of tablet teaching was that listening skills could be under developed.” Very funny. This is like saying that using a pen could diminish listening skills.

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• The Flipped Classroom: An Infographic Explanation

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• Apps for Teachers and Students – LiveBinder

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• Auto Generate QR Codes in Google Spreadsheet!

  Enter some text or a URL in a spreadsheet and a QR code will be automatically created – all with the help of a little formula that you’ll learn about in this tip of the week.

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• Kickstarter is the world’s largest funding platform for creative projects

  Kickstarter is the world’s largest funding platform for creative projects. It is also a book publishing platform

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• Richard Baraniuk: Goodbye, textbooks; hello, open-source learning – YouTube

  Rice University professor Richard Baraniuk explains the vision behind Connexions, his open-source, online education system. It cuts out the textbook, allowing teachers to share and modify course materials freely, anywhere in the world.

  tags: ebooks opensource school2.0

• IDroo Whiteboard for Skype

  “IDroo – Online educational multiuser whiteboard. FREE for non-commercial use. Collaborative meetings with many participants (10 or even more). Insert simple and complex mathematical equations. Draw and write your ideas. Express your mind through images. Take advantage of high quality calls over Skype. All drawings are easily editable vector graphics. Works with Wacom Bamboo, Wacom Intuos and other digital tablets”

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• Tutorials on social media

  “Here are tutorials our team has created to help show nonprofits, cause organizations, businesses and individuals how to effectively use social media, divided by subject area.”

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• English in Limpopo

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• English in Limpopo

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• Sending free SMS messages to students by mashing up Google Calendar notifications – MASHe

  “This solution needs the student to configure their calendar for SMS notifications and not all mobile operators are supported, but I will show how to make this work and you can decide if its worth the effort.”

  tags: google sms students school2.0

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