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Get Your MOOC On!

The Web20Classroom

Wikipedia defines MOOC as "an online course aimed at unlimited participation and open access via the web. In addition to traditional course materials such as videos, readings, and problem sets, MOOCs provide interactive user fora that help build a community for students, professors, and teaching assistants (TAs)."

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Ed Tech Vocab: Keeping Up with Trends in Education

eSpark

Think of it as a cheat sheet to help you learn all you need to know about technology in the classroom! It is also often referred to as “hybrid learning” and can incorporate many different types of education technology. MOOC refers to a massive online open course, a type of distance learning.

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Ed Tech Vocab: Keeping Up with Trends in Education

eSpark

Think of it as a cheat sheet to help you learn all you need to know about technology in the classroom! It is also often referred to as “hybrid learning” and can incorporate many different types of education technology. MOOC refers to a massive online open course, a type of distance learning.

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Join #TeachDoNow Summer MOOC

Educator Innovator

The topics to be covered include: civic discourse, mobile technology in the classroom, student safety and digital citizenship, visual communication, 21st century communication and connected learning. The goals of this MOOC are to: Engage participants in relevant and important conversation around issues critical to 21st century learning.

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Practical Applications to Individualize and Personalize Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Learning has fundamentally changed with the evolution of the Internet and other technologies that allow for ubiquitous access to information and knowledge. Possibly one of the most important shifts needed in schools is to provide individualized and personalized learning experiences to students.

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50 Free Online Courses For Educators: Spring 2015

TeachThought - Learn better.

Central Institute of Technology via Open2Study. Introduction to Learning Technologies. Emerging Trends & Technologies in the Virtual K-12 Classroom. Common Core in Action: Math Classroom Challenges- Using Formative Assessment to Guide Instruction. eLearning moocs pd Professional development'

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Is the new education reform hiding in plain sight?

The Hechinger Report

Teacher unions cautiously endorse it, while flagging the concern that teachers could be replaced by technology. Is it important for all children to be taught common skills and content? Technology is a big part of the personalized learning story. It sounds benign, and wonderful, to many parents.