The 'F' Word - 10 Tips To Get More Out Of Facebook In Education. Even the mention of the word ‘Facebook‘ is enough to send a shiver down the spine of many educators.
Privacy risks and ‘friending’ students scares many teachers off using Facebook for education. But it doesn’t have to be that way. The Facebook community, whether we like it or not, is enormous and it can be used in schools to do great things. Over the past few years, the social network has grown so far beyond just “adding friends”.
There are many ways to connect without having to ‘friend’ students, not to mention the hundreds of ways Facebook can be used to connect the school community (parents, relations, friends, etc.) and build your PLN. What is EDUCAUSE? Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching. Learn about and connect with new people around the world. TakingITGlobal - Inspire. Inform. Involve. Causas.org. Institute for Democratic Education in America. Learn. Together.
Qrait. Atlantis Remixed. Transformational play involves the use of virtual worlds to help people learn and grow in a context where they can fail safely.
Theory At its core, transformational play is a learning and empowerment philosophy that is grounded in the belief that each one of us is capable of, wants to, and deserves to achieve, great things. Unlike any other form of curriculum, these games offer entire worlds in which learners are central, important participants; a place where the actions of a ten-year old can have significant impact on the world; and a place in which what you know is directly related to what you are able to do and, ultimately, who you become. The theory highlights relations among the three interconnected elements of person with intentionality, content with legitimacy, and context with consequentiality. This stands in sharp contrast to the more traditional positioning of content as facts to be memorized, not as meaningful tools that are necessary for transforming a problematic situation.
Homepage. AllThingsPLC — Research, education tools and blog for building a professional learning community. 6° Congreso Mundial de la Internacional de la Educación, Ciudad del Cabo 2011 - participantes. Webs de interés. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The Future of Education - Charting the Course of Teaching and Learning in a Networked World. The Edublog Awards. Redem.com. Library 2.0 - the future of libraries in the digital age.
Teacher 2.0 - Your Personal and Professional Growth. Congreso TIC. 503 Service Unavailable. Writers Club. Welcome to M86VuSafe.com. COMUNIDAD UNETE. Compromiso y Tecnología para una mejor Educación. The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education In 2011 — So Far. I usually just do a year-end list on Web 2.0 Applications For Education and many other topics, but it gets a little crazy having to review all of my zillion posts at once. So, to make it easier for me — and perhaps, to make it a little more useful to readers — I’m going to start publishing mid-year lists, too. These won’t be ranked, unlike my year-end “The Best…” lists, and just because a site appears on a mid-year list doesn’t guarantee it will be included in an end-of-the-year one.
But, at least, I won’t have to review all my year’s posts in December… As usual, in order to make this list, a site had to be: * accessible to English Language Learners and non-tech savvy users. * free-of-charge. * appropriate for classroom use. * completely browser-based with no download required. It’s possible that a few of these sites began in 2010, but, if so, I’m including them in this list because they were “new to me” in 2011. You might want to visit previous editions: Feedback is welcome. Encuentro Tijuana. Teaching Channel: Videos, Lesson Plans and Other Resources for Teachers. Free Social Teaching and Learning Network focused solely on education. Classroom 2.0. K-12 Education & Learning Innovations with Proven Strategies that Work.