Home | DreamIt Ventures Sebastian Haag – Web | Marketing | Innovation A Comprehensive Index to Educational Hashtags Teachers Must Know about If you are still trying to figure out what educational hashtags teachers are using then you do not need to go anywhere else, I got it covered here thanks to Chiew Pang document. Pang created an open document using Google Docs and named it " The Unofficial Index to Twitter Hashtags ". I have gone thorough the entire page and found it really helpful so I thought you might want to have a look as well. See also : Teacher's Guide to The Use of Hashtags in Education Here is the link for the entire document that Pang created and below are the hashtags it contains.
Open Knowledge Foundation Blog | Livity How to talk to a 10 year old about business Liliana Morgan, aged 10, interviews her mum Michelle Clothier, Managing Director and Co-Founder of Livity. My daughter has just had a term of ‘enterprise’ as the school topic – finally I thought! Homework I can perhaps actually help with! Interview me about my business Lili! Having to explain your business in plain English to a 10 year old, who to date thinks that your job is ‘doing emails’ is a great challenge. Liliana: What inspired you to work with young people? Michelle: I think that our young people are inspiring! Liliana: How did you come up with the name Livity? Michelle: It was given to us by a youth worker in Lambeth called Fred Peters, we explained to him what we were trying to achieve in our business – helping young people have a good life. Liliana: Is it hard running your own business? Michelle: YEAH! Liliana: What did you have to think about when you first started your business? Michelle: Lots of things! Michelle: Honestly? 1. 2. 3. 4.
SproutBox - A New Approach To Venture Capital | Home 200ideas.com Computers In Schools Are A Failure, Says Computer Pioneer Alan Kay [Apple in Education] It’s Education Week on CultofMac.com. How’s Apple doing in schools these days? What are the best education apps? Is iTunes U worthwhile? Join us as we learn more about Apple in Education. Computer scientist Alan Kay is one of the most foremost experts in computers in schools, and yet he believes technology in education has largely failed. Computers have been in schools for the last 30 years, but with few exceptions, they haven’t been used to their full potential. Kay says the education system has squandered 30 years of technology in classrooms. Computers have become tools of distraction, Kay said, instead of education. “When I look at computers in schools, this is what I see. We asked Kay to expand on these ideas in this exclusive Q&A. Why has technology in schools failed? The first idea is that pencils, paper, and especially printed books are technologies that can help real learning and real education. How important is it to get education in schools right? Related
100 Incredible Lectures from the World's Top Scientists Posted on Thursday June 18, 2009 by Staff Writers By Sarah Russel Unless you’re enrolled at one of the best online colleges or are an elite member of the science and engineering inner circle, you’re probably left out of most of the exciting research explored by the world’s greatest scientists. But thanks to the Internet and the generosity of many universities and online colleges, you’ve now got access to the cutting edge theories and projects that are changing the world in this list below. If you’re looking for even more amazing lectures, check out our updated list for 2012 with more talks from great minds. General Let the world’s top scientists explain exactly how they do their job when you listen to these lectures. Science and Engineering From materials science to the study of thermodynamics, learn more about the science of engineering here. WTC Lecture – collapse of WTC Buildings: Steven E. Biology and Medicine Chemistry Physics and Astronomy Earth and Environment Technology Science and Business