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The Connection Between “Lower” and “Higher” Level Thinking

The Principal of Change

The best quote I have heard on this topic is from Yong Zhao: I have been criticized often for saying that “If you can google the answer to the question on the test, the question probably sucks.” It is also imperative to understand that we should not solely become dependent on “Google” for knowledge.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

Edmodo was one of the early stars of the most recent resurgence in ed-tech startup founding and funding (circa 2008 onward, that is). million in venture capital from high profile names like LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and from firms active in ed-tech investing such as Learn Capital. The company has raised some $77.5

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Connecting 2 the World: Learning Theories: In support of Connectivism

Connecting 2 the World

What this means for my instruction is that I need to teach my students how to create these feedback channels (networking) and how to deal with the more individualized needs assessment for their audience. No longer can speakers lump an audience together and assess their needs as a whole.

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Leading a District Effectively During an Unprecedented School Year

edWeb.net

Finally, district leaders also need to consider a new public education paradigm in which there is year-round schooling, funding is no longer based on in-school attendance, and the traditional teaching, learning, and assessment process is transformed into personalization, engagement, and differentiation. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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Wahoo! The 2013 Global Education Conference - Still Time to Present + Plan to Attend!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Armstrong''s 2008 TED Prize wish asked to help her assemble the Charter for Compassion, a document around which religious leaders can work together for peace. In late fall 2008, the first draft of the document was written by the world, via a sharing website. BIO : Jaime Casap is the Global Education Evangelist at Google, Inc.

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Six Powerful Motivations Driving Social Learning By Teens

MindShift

Along with Google search, Wikipedia has become the first point of reference for most of us. The students’ personal learning networks of friends, forum users, Twitter followers and Facebook friends provide a rich source of knowledge gathering when they are at home, but use of such networks is excluded from their classrooms.

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Six Powerful Motivations Driving Social Learning By Teens

MindShift

Along with Google search, Wikipedia has become the first point of reference for most of us. The students’ personal learning networks of friends, forum users, Twitter followers and Facebook friends provide a rich source of knowledge gathering when they are at home, but use of such networks is excluded from their classrooms.