Bring On the Decentralized Social Networking. A decentralized social network infrastructure would bring a number of benefits, such as: the end of horror stories about accounts and company pages being shut down arbitrarily by Facebook privacy settings that give you fine-grained control, and that are not forcibly changed for you an ad-free viewing experience (depending on the policies of the node hosting your profile), and the easy implemention of desirable features in the interface, without waiting for a single company like Facebook to adopt them. (Not to mention an interface that stays relatively stable until you decide you want to change it -- no more waking up to find out you've been "timelined".) Consider the main things that we use Facebook for today: Finding old friends and re-establishing contact with them. Receiving a stream of updates from your friends, viewing photos, posting comments, etc. Creating events and inviting friends.
So I hope that the future of distributed social networking arrives soon. Literacy in the World. E-Learning Series. These special reports from the technology team at Education Week Digital Directions aim to highlight the progress made in the e-learning arena, as well as the administrative, funding, and policy barriers that some experts say are slowing the growth of this form of education. Managing the Digital District The complex challenges of running today’s technology-oriented school districts can be daunting. This October 2013 special report aims to provide guidance for school leaders looking for new ideas and approaches for managing the digital evolution of their districts. Digital Curricula Evolving This May 2013 special report is the latest installment in an ongoing series about how online education is changing teaching and learning and the development of curricula.
It examines how technological trends are transforming the role of the teacher, pressuring education schools to modernize, putting a greater emphasis on quality content, and reimagining K-12 learning environments. E-Educators Evolving. 25 Cutting Edge Companies Funded By The Central Intelligence Agency. Cloud Education Environments | International Workshop. Guatemala, 15 & 16 / November 2012. Attention, submission extended to 7/Oct. This workshop will focus on the exchange of relevant trends and research results, as well as the presentation of practical experiences gained while developing and testing cloud education environments, both from a teaching and a learning perspective. Best papers will be selected for submission of an extended version in a Special Issue on Cloud Education Environments of the Journal of Universal Computer Science.
Cloud Learning Environments (CLEs) or Cloud Education Environments (CEE) consider the cloud as a large ecosystem, which is not owned by any educational organization. Important Dates: Extended Abstracts (2 pages) by 30/Sept extended to 7/OctNotification of acceptance 10/OctCamera-ready submissions (6 pages) 4/Nov Papers only prepared according to the IEEE guidelines for authors here Conference language English is the official conference language.
Proceedings: TES collection Environmental Science. Last Updated:18 October, 2012Section:Resources Secondary Science - environmental science teaching resources Resources shared by the teaching community on TES Resources (KS3 and KS4 Biology, Chemistry, and Physics). This collection is of a range of KS3 and KS4 Science resources relevant to teaching environmental aspects of Biology, Chemistry and Physics. The collection includes resources on renewable energy, acid rain, global warming and effects of human population growth. Environmental puzzle Concise crossword puzzle to summarise environmental chemistry (KS3 Chemistry). Acid rain lesson Power point introduction to acid rain and instructions/worksheet for the reaction between limestone and sulfuric acid. Blockbusters - energy Blockbusters quiz game, which draws questions mainly from KS4 Physics (energy resources) but also KS4 Chemistry (air pollution).
Changes in the atmosphere Useful power point presentation to introduce and/or review atmospheric gases and changes (KS3 Chemistry). Different fuels. The 50 best apps for children | Technology | The Observer. When Apple unveiled its iPad in January 2010, the idea of handing over a touchscreen gadget costing at least £429 to a sticky-fingered child seemed ridiculous.
Two years later, tablets – and smartphones – are now well established as pass-on devices, with an increasing number of apps available for children of all ages. In July, Disney commissioned a survey of 2,000 British parents who owned an app-capable device and found that 75% share them with their children; 56% said they had downloaded an app at the request of their kids; and 37% considered apps to be an "integral" part of their family life. There are hundreds of developers making apps for kids, from games and story books to maths and phonics apps. This isn't just about absorbing information, though: there are apps for children to make music, draw and share digital pictures and record their own voices reading favourite stories. ART MY KID MADE iPhone – Free. COLOR & DRAW FOR KIDS iPhone/Android – £0.69. MAILY iPad – Free. The Neuroscience of Creativity and Insight | Think Tank.
The Internet has a terrible habit of misquoting Einstein on energy and creativity until he sounds like he’s the author of , not the theory of relativity. Here’s something he actually did say . Describing the effect of music on his inner life, he told a friend: “When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come close to the conclusion that the gift of imagination has meant more to me than any talent for absorbing absolute knowledge.” At times, he explained, “I feel certain I am right while not knowing the reason.” Today, what Einstein believed intuitively – that insight was essential to scientific discovery and to the arts – can be observed methodically in the lab. Thanks to the invention of fMRI imaging , neuroscientists are capable of peering into a living, thinking brain in a way that their predecessors never dreamed of, with the potential to test long-standing ideas about how we arrive at novel solutions. Related Content Megan Erickson Associate Editor, Big Think Dr.
The Networked Future of Batteries - Alexis C. Madrigal. More batteries are coming to your life -- and they're going to have to get a whole lot smarter. The Atlantic's Alexis Madrigal in conversation with industry entrepreneurs shaping our future. See full coverage Batteries have become a strangely integral part of our lives. Every single person with a cell phone has to constantly manage power in a way that no one did even 10 years ago. In a sense, the constant presence of batteries in our lives is the biggest change in the way we relate to energy since the ubiquitous grid power came into American lives in the first half of the 20th century. But Ryan Wartena, CEO of Growing Energy Labs, Inc, believes that this is only the beginning. The Teacher’s Quick Guide To Education Technology. How Online Education Has Changed In 10 Years 8.56K Views 0 Likes We all know that education, specifically online education, has come a long way in the last few years. We've already taken a look back - way back - at online education as we rarely think of it (in the 1960's and 70's), but it is also interesting to see just how much online education has evolved in just the more recent past. 5 Reasons We Use Social Media 9.95K Views 0 Likes There are many reasons we use social media.
From the basic to the more advanced, the tool is simply ubiqutious and addictive. IT Whitepapers. 5 Ways You Should Integrate Digital Citizenship Into Your Classes. Recently, I was told by a teacher that she doesn’t have time to teach digital citizenship because she has to cover too many other content-specific standards. I get it... the Common Core-state tests-AP/IB/SAT/ACT madness eats up so much of our time.
Still, there is no excuse for allowing students to enter into the digital world without a toolkit for not only safety but also success. Beyond that, there is such a wide range of options for truly integrating digital citizenship objectives that the argument given by teachers who claim a lack of time is simply unfounded. Here are a few ways we all can bring digital citizenship to our classrooms seamlessly. Digital Teaching Tip 1: Use an LMS Edmodo and Schoology are free learning management systems which provide teachers with platforms for discussions, resource sharing, grading, messaging and networking.
Helping students develop their technology in the classroom Internet search... Here's how to motivate students by giving them choices. Educators Evaluate 'Flipped Classrooms' Published Online: August 27, 2012 Published in Print: August 29, 2012, as Educators View 'Flipped' Model With a More Critical Eye Includes correction(s): September 4, 2012 Benefits and drawbacks seen in replacing lectures with on-demand video A growing number of educators are working to turn learning on its head by replacing traditional classroom lectures with video tutorials, an approach popularly called the "flipped classroom. " Interest in that teaching method was in full view this summer at the International Society for Technology in Education annual conference in San Diego, where almost every session on the topic was filled to capacity.
The movement was inspired partly by the work of Salman Khan, who created a library of free online tutoring videos spanning a variety of academic subjects, known as the Khan Academy, which many view as a touchstone of the flipped-classroom technique. The term "flipping" comes from the idea of swapping homework for class work. Mr. Sharing Questions 1. 2. Moving to the cloud: how wrong can you be?
Three years ago, in my first term after moving to a new school, I was told by an administrator that cloud computing would fail. Another administrator mentioned at a parent meeting that he didn't believe in a 1:1 programme because there was no evidence that technology enhanced learning. Alarm bells started to ring. I knew I'd made a bad move and was in the wrong place. This vision of the future didn't match up with mine. Two years ago, after becoming a Google Certified Teacher I wanted to introduce Google Apps for Education at the school.
I was told that cloud computing was not safe and that students should use the school network folders and mail. A limited trial of GAFE was allowed for two grades. One year ago, in the first month of school, I announced on social media that I was looking for a new job. How wrong can some people, some schools be? Here's an interesting infographic about going to the cloud from Online Colleges. From: OnlineColleges.net.