21st Century Collaborative | The Connected Educator. What’s different about this book? The Connected Educator is about Learner first, educator secondConnected Learning Communities – the next generation of professional learning communitiesDo It Yourself professional developmentBecoming a connected learner The time has come to reject incremental change and to radically transform education to fully prepare students for life in the 21st century. The Connected Educator is about the need for teachers in the Digital Age to exploit the transformative potential of emerging technologies on behalf of their students and their own professional growth. In the professional development model we describe, teachers and school leaders work together in local and global networks, connecting, collaborating and harvesting knowledge they apply in their schools and classrooms.
Through their participation in Connected Learning Communities, educators develop shared visions, common goals, and beliefs around principled change. A Day in the Life of a Connected Educator. 10 Mind Mapping Tools 4 the iPad. Brainstorming is a way for an individual or group to collect ideas about a specific problem or situation. The goal is to collect as many as you can and then go back and evaluate the ones that might be worth developing further. These ideas can then be developed, enhanced and modified. Brainstorming is a great tool for educational situation where you want to develop and stimulate the creative process.
The idea is that a shift in thinking can occur by collecting many ideas together around a particular concept. The process itself often spurs further ideas and so the process continues. So if we have access to iPads then what apps are available for us to utilise the benefits of mind mapping. Here are a collection of apps that your students can use to create mind maps quickly and easily on their iPads. Mindnode: $7.99 Mindnode is a very easy and intuitive application for collecting, organising and outlining your thoughts and ideas as mind maps. iThoughts HD: $9.99 US $12.99 AU Mindmeister: FREE. 3 Hot Tech Careers for 2011 Grads. Best Educational Apps for Kids | Staytoooned for Mobile Kids Apps. Ban mobile phones and wireless networks in schools, say European leaders. The committee concluded that member states should: • Set thresholds for levels of long-term exposure to microwaves of the type emitted by mobile phones; • Introduce clear labelling on products indicating the presence of electromagnetic fields and any health risks associated with use; • Ban all mobile phones and wireless networks in classrooms and schools; • Run information campaigns aimed at children and young adults about the risks to human health; • Step up research on less-dangerous types of antennae and mobile phones.
The conclusions contradict advice from the World Health Organisation and the Department of Health, which says exposure to electromagnetic fields poses little or no risk to human health. The Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and is based in Strasbourg, cannot impose its will on governments, but is highly influential in policy-making and has often seen its decisions enacted through conventions and treaties. He said: “The impact on schools would be enormous. In S.E.Asia : Information and Communication Technology ICT Department. #Macworld Daily Reader for #iPad #ipod #iphone brings the world leader in covering all things #Apple #mobile2011 | mLearningusingiphone,ipad,ipod, @web20education. Megan Iemma-Mobile Learning Conference 2011 Bonus Session | LearnCentral.
Social. Kids. #edtools. Mlearning. Judy Brown - Web 2.0 Tools mobile learning and tools specific to mobile learning. About MobileActive.org. Posted by admin on May 24, 2005 MobileActive.org connects people, organizations, and resources using mobile technology for social change. We are committed to increasing the effectiveness of NGOs around the world who recognize that the more than 5 billion mobile phones provide unprecedented opportunities for organizing, communications, and service and information delivery. We work together to create the resources NGOs need to effectively use mobile phones in their work: locally relevant content and services, support and learning opportunities, and networks that help MobileActives connect to each other. With these things on hand, tens of thousands of NGOs will be in a better position to enrich and serve their communities. The MobileActive.org community includes grassroots activists, NGO staff, intermediary organizations, content and service providers, and organizations who fund mobile technology projects.