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Learning Math Should be Fun and Engaging

A Principal's Reflections

Starting in December 2011, she began using Edmodo , an online platform that enables innovative and social learning, as a way to share online videos and content on the relevant topic for her students to view and assign online polls to complete in order to foster discussion on the topic the next day.

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Helpful Tips to Integrate Media Literacy in Your Teaching

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Media Literacy Definitions Media literacy, as Istvan (2011) stated, is an umbrella concept “characterized by a diversity of perspectives and a multitude of definitions” (p. Tools to use: Software like iMovie or Adobe Spark Video can make this a seamless process. The skills your students gain will last a lifetime.

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Autonomy Breeds Change

A Principal's Reflections

Image credit: [link] The PGP was launched in September 2011. Below is a sample from some of the portfolios: Math teacher Kanchan Chellani has been using her PGP time to create engaging learning activities with Adobe Captivate to flip her classroom. Duties that we cut are now assumed by me and my administrative team.

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Week of August 14, 2011 - Live and Interactive Webinars in Blackboard Collaborate

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

link] The 2011 Worldwide Virtual Library Conference November 2 - 3, All Free, All Online in Blackboard Collaborate Submit to present or to be kept informed at [link] SERVICE-LEARNING ( Host Your Own Webinar Series ) Wed 17 Aug 05:00AM New York / Wed 17 Aug 09:00AM GMT / Wed 17 Aug 07:00PM Sydney Keith Wilson.

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Friday 5 — 10.30.2015

Perry Hewitt

adults now own a smartphone — double the number who did back in mid-2011. But if Halloween is just not your thing, hide at home this weekend watching all of Bob Ross’ The Joy of Painting on Twitch (well played, Adobe!). 68% of U.S. Try out the Friday 5 archive , or sign up for a weekly email.

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Pearson Bets on Adaptive Learning (Again) With $25M Acquisition of Smart Sparrow

Edsurge

Founded in 2011, Smart Sparrow had raised about $23.5 Smart Sparrow’s current platform is built on Adobe Flash, the technology that supports interactive elements in web browsers. One such provider, Acrobatiq, was acquired in 2018. million in venture capital. As part of the deal, most of its staff will join Pearson.

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Can Marketing Automation Bring College Enrollment Numbers Up?

Edsurge

According to the report, the number of organizations using marketing automation from 2011 to 2014 grew 11-fold. Others like Adobe Campaign and Oracle Eloqua are contenders and niche players. And increasingly, colleges are shifting to digital marketing strategies, social media outreach and mobile platforms.