I talk about John Hattie and his book Visible Learning a bit on this blog.  So when I saw this scroll through my Google Plus stream I had to share it. To watch the video click on the image or visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujRzFfKZ1Fg. To access the chapter mentioned above, click here. Tagged: cyber school, education, high [...]
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From yesterday’s inbox… Dear USDLA Members, 2012 International Distance  Learning Awards Call for Nominations – November 10, 2011 – February 6, 2012  The United States Distance Learning Association, the nation’s premier distance learning association since 1987 presents its 2012 International Distance Learning Awards, the premier awards for the distance learning industry. These prestigious awards are [...]
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Beginning with the ASCD SmartBrief. Girl Scouts develop mobile app for teachers Two Dallas Girl Scouts created a mobile application for teachers as part of the organization’s effort to get more girls interested in science, technology, engineering and math — or STEM — subjects. Twelve-year-old Grace Swierenga and Lindsey Hettish, 13, created the Teachers Best [...]
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This showed up in my inbox yesterday.  It seems familiar, so I may have received and posted it before in the past. If you are unable to see the message below, click here to view. An Insider’s Guide to Online Learning Dear Michael,It’s your decision. Choosing the right education is key to realizing your child’s [...]
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A friend of mine sent this to me.  You can see more information about the event at http://www.mackinac.org/15662 E-mail not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Michigan Education Digest is a service of Michigan Education Report, an online newspaper published by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. The Center is a nonpartisan research and [...]
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Notice of the recording of that mobile learning webinar showed up in my inbox on Friday. Thank you for attending the “The Power of Mobile Broadband to Enhance Teaching and Learning” webinar. The on-demand event is now available here. You can view the on-demand version free for the next six months. Please make sure to [...]
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Beginning with the eSchool News Today. In today’s top story: Nearly 400 K-12 school districts will be launching one-to-one computing programs with iPad devices this fall, according to Apple Inc., as more schools experiment with electronic textbooks.Also, the Internet Archive, a California-based organization that collects audio, video, and web pages for historical purposes, has put [...]
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This came through the iNACOL LinkedIn group yesterday. Linkedin Groups August 14, 2011 iNACOL Latest: Discussions (1) New Discussions (1) Apollo Group to acquire Carnegie Learning for M | News | eClassroom News Started by S. Morgan MacDonald, Humanities Teacher for the Digital Age: Social Studies | English Language Arts | Library Media | Journalism [...]
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Beginning with the Google News alert for mobile learning. Elearnsoftskills.com Integrate the Business Skills Courses with US FCC … DigitalJournal.com (press release) With technology moving faster than people think and more and more people moving toward cost effective e-learning, mobile learning, informal learning, bite size lessons; imagine being able to participate in LIVEeCLASS while course [...]
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In my EDTECH597 – Week 7 entry yesterday, I indicated that I would post an entry with audio in it to model for my Boise State students. So today I decided to start up my “Meandering Out Loud” feature again (since it has been exactly a year since I recorded the last one). So… Welcome to [...]
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