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Technology Training.In Pictures

The Web20Classroom

I constantly look for ways to give teachers instruction that they can do on their own or in groups, together. The site contains tutorials for all major Microsoft Office Products like Word, Excel, Publisher, Power Point and Access, both the 2003 version and the 2007 version. That''s why these tutorials use black-and-white screenshots.

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The Asian Money Fueling US Edtech Investments

Edsurge

million (Seed) 2014 WI Harper Group GotIt! $9 9 million (A) 2016 Fosun Group Kaymbu $2 million (Seed) 2016 Sinovation Ventures Knewton $52 million (F) 2016 TAL Education KnowRe $6.8 2014 TAL Education, Yongjin Group, ZhenFund One Month $1.9 2014 TAL Education, Yongjin Group, ZhenFund One Month $1.9 The San Mateo, Calif.-based

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Do You Make Your Learning Transparent to Others?

EdTechSandyK

Here are three recent examples from my life: Example One: During a workshop I was leading on Teaching with Multimedia/Digital Storytelling, I could not remember for the life of me how to export PowerPoint slides to.jpg files so they could be imported into Microsoft PhotoStory. Example Two: This one also comes in a workshop setting.

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Minnesota has a persistent higher-ed gap: Are new efforts making a difference?

The Hechinger Report

Luckily for Nyakora — and the patient, Operation’s “Cavity Sam” —the surgery is only a game, part of a stress-management workshop for freshmen and sophomores in a program for underrepresented students here at Minnesota State University, Mankato. The man’s bright red nose lights up, and a buzzer sounds. Nyakora jumps, and his friends laugh.

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Tonight - A True History of the MOOC

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The pivotal moment of his career happened when he was teaching at Hannam University in South Korea in 2003 surrounded by the papers of 275 writing students and wondering if he had them all. His educational journey started in 1998 teaching little children to speak English.

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Humanizing technology

Learning With Lucie

This week I had the benefit of attending a two day workshop lead by a master facilitator, Liz Lerman, where we learned about and practiced using her Critical Response Process for giving and getting useful feedback on anything you make - from dance to dessert. And sure enough, the two day workshop left me in the promised state.

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Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success

Digital Promise

Schools that foster trust among parents, teachers, and school leaders are more likely to see academic improvement than schools that do little or fail to foster trust ( Bryk and Schneider, 2003 ). Teacher leadership is also critical for school improvement efforts to succeed. Professional Learning Communities.

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