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Learn What You Want, Teach What You Love The idea for MentorMob sprouts from the backgrounds of Kris Chinosorn and Vince Leung. Both avid learners, they found early on that the Internet was not quite the incredible tool for learning new skills and hobbies that everyone thinks it is. Even with millions of free lessons online, the content is almost impossible to navigate. "You don’t really know where to start, what to learn next or who you can trust, which is why in a sea of free content, people are still paying for online lessons." - Vince Leung, CTO Both Kris and Vince knew there had to be a better, more efficient way to learn for free online and that is when MentorMob was born. Since MentorMob’s inception, the company has seen many changes, and pivoted from it’s original website (now residing as LessonPaths.com) to create a community focused social learning platform that features one in-depth learning experience that works.

Enterprise Learning Management System | Free LMS With Schoology's simple tools, websites and webpages can be created, saved, shared, and adapted. A variety of tools make the creation process simple, from defining an online homework assignment with a homework submission area to creating a set of rich-text or HTML pages that can be sequenced and played in a desired navigational order. For almost every content type, an easy-to-use WYSIWYG allows the user to spend less time learning HTML and CSS, and more time building high-quality, interactive content. For more advanced users that may be looking for full customizability, the Pages feature within Schoology allows for the easy creation of content using either an advanced rich-text editor or custom HTML and CSS. With Schoology's simple tools, websites and webpages can be created, saved, shared, and adapted. For almost every content type, an easy-to-use WYSIWYG allows the user to spend less time learning HTML and CSS, and more time building high-quality, interactive content.

Bringing history to life Today you can discover 42 new online historical exhibitions telling the stories behind major events of the last century, including Apartheid, D-Day and the Holocaust. The stories have been put together by 17 partners including museums and cultural foundations who have drawn on their archives of letters, manuscripts, first-hand video testimonials and much more. Much of the material is very moving—and some is on the Internet for the first time. Each exhibition features a narrative which links the archive material together to unlock the different perspectives, nuances and tales behind these events. Among others you’ll see: The historical collections are the latest chapter in the work of the Google Cultural Institute, following the Art Project, World Wonders and the Nelson Mandela archives. You can explore the many exhibitions at www.google.com/culturalinstitute.

Survey reveals schools unprepared to support digital learning A recent nationwide survey by JogNog.com Reveals that 93% of teachers would assign online games in class if the subject matter matched their curriculum. The caveat for a majority of these teachers, however, is that they feel their schools have too few computers or tablets for their students to use digital learning tools effectively. The study also reveals that while teachers see see broad applicability for digital learning across all subjects, digital learning is still in its infancy. 35% of teachers do not use any digital learning tools. “Our survey reveals that teachers want to leverage digital learning tools – and students like them as well – but everyone is constrained by the limitations of available technology in their schools.” Stephen Smith, CEO of JogNog.com said in a press release. You can download the survey here. Read the full release here.

Khan Academy Eliademy.com Google Pages: espacio web gratuito y creador de páginas web o invento en el laboratorio de Google. Se trata Google Page Creator, y es un editor de páginas web que nos permite, además de crearlas, alojarlas en 'googlepages.com', donde disponemos de un espacio gratuito de 100 Mb. Para acceder a este nuevo servicio necesitamos disponer de una cuenta de Gmail, y nada más acceder con nuestro usuario y contraseña nos encontramos con esta página explicativa y este editor online de páginas basado en web, que utiliza la tecnología Ajax (concepto que, por cierto, cumplió un año el pasado sábado 18). Con este editor podemos, además de insertar los textos, modificar su apariencia (negrita, tamaño de fuente, color), crear enlaces, introducir imágenes, cambiar el layout, ... Además, disponemos de un gestor de páginas (ver captura), que nos permite incluso subir nuestras propios documentos HTML diseñados en nuestro PC. Nosotros hemos publicado esta página web de prueba. ACTUALIZADO 3: Más información en las FAQ (preguntas frecuentes) y en el centro de ayuda. xelo

Is the Cell Phone the New Pencil? It is commonplace to bemoan the poor writing skills of students today. Yes, there is no question that writing effectively is difficult. Yes, it is true that we don't provide enough high quality writing instruction (writing is known as the "forgotten R"). My colleagues and I recently conducted a large survey study as part of our ongoing efforts to understand the writing lives of college students in order to better support student learning. Some Results from the Study The findings from the survey suggest that writing is an important part of U.S. college students' lives and include the following: We weren't surprised at the amount of texting reported. But mostly, these findings point to the pervasiveness of writing in the lives of students and to the importance of handheld devices (like mobile phones) as a writing platform. The Cell Phone as the New Pencil? What does this mean for us as teachers?

Welcome to the Chemical Education Digital Library Collaborize Classroom | Online Education Technology for Teachers and Students Aplicaciones de Google para la educación Aplicaciones de Google para la Educación Al nombrar la palabra Google, (gogle, gúgol, gógol) a muchas personas y usuarios de Internet les viene a la cabeza el buscador. Sin embargo, hoy Google es la compañía más importante de Internet, la primera marca y la más cara, superando a Coca Cola y a Microsoft en 2007, en términos de marcas. Google no sólo se encarga de ofrecer en su portal de búsquedas para la Web imágenes , videos , noticias , artículos, traductor , libros , blogs , foros de debate, Google Académico y el novedoso tiempo real, también brinda la opción de registro gratuito para servicios y aplicaciones. Google ofrece además una gama extensa de aplicaciones enfocadas a la educación, y entre las más recomendadas encontramos: Ver video: Google-art-project : Muy interesante en el campo artístico, ya que en su portal (www.googleartproject.com) podremos encontrar un catálogo de obras recopiladas de 17 museos.

The 60-Second Guide To Texting In The Classroom Teachers of the 21st century are no longer just intercepting notes as they circulate the classroom. What used to manifest as a simple distraction on a slip of paper has evolved into a tiny symphony of beeps, ring tones and vibrating phones. As technological penetration increases, cell phones are not the only things becoming smaller; cell phone users are younger, and teachers throughout the country are feeling the effects. According to TIME m agazine , “77 percent of teenagers (12-17) have [cell phones], and 75 percent of all teens text.” Those who oppose student cell phone use argue that the cons outweigh the pros and that cell phones are problematic in the classroom, distracting students from lessons, increasing the risk of cheating and sometimes even resulting in theft. Although cell phones have the potential to pose a number of problems in the classroom, technologies offered by cell phones can be harnessed to improve student learning. Group Texting Silent In-Class Discussion Live Polling

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