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.
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.
OpenCurriculum 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.
Born to Learn ~ You are Born to Learn Oilproject - Lezioni gratuite online - Liberi di imparare! 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
Eliademy | Your free online classroom 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?
What You'll Wish You'd Known January 2005 (I wrote this talk for a high school. I never actually gave it, because the school authorities vetoed the plan to invite me.) When I said I was speaking at a high school, my friends were curious. What will you say to high school students? So I asked them, what do you wish someone had told you in high school? I'll start by telling you something you don't have to know in high school: what you want to do with your life. If I were back in high school and someone asked about my plans, I'd say that my first priority was to learn what the options were. It might seem that nothing would be easier than deciding what you like, but it turns out to be hard, partly because it's hard to get an accurate picture of most jobs. But there are other jobs you can't learn about, because no one is doing them yet. And yet every May, speakers all over the country fire up the Standard Graduation Speech, the theme of which is: don't give up on your dreams. Which is an uncomfortable thought. Upwind Now
Khan Academy 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.