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Eclectic Technology
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Tech tools that assist all students to be independent learners & teachers to become better teachers
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Beth Dichter
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"Concerns over the level of academic preparedness in the United States are reflected in numerous stories about how to stem the “summer slide”—the loss of math and reading skills that can occur when the school year ends. Here’s a sampling of recommended activities to keep skills sharp while having fun." A wide range of activities and links are provided in this post, including digital tools, outdoor summer learning ideas, make it yourself, make it fun, ideas for reading and sites to teach new skills. Great ideas to make the summer a time of learning! 
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"Romantic types like to portray books as flights of fancy offering up imaginative escapes from everyday drudgeries of work, school, and the like. But literature, no matter the medium, holds some pretty amazing, scientifically analyzed perks right here on terra firma. Passionate readers generally enjoy more finely-tuned brains than those who prefer more passive (though not lesser) activities, so anyone hoping to improve their minds both psychologically and cognitively might want to think about taking up the habit of regular reading."
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With information being ubiquitous, I believe that teachers can (and should) take control of their courses by creating their own interactive textbooks. It might seem like a daunting task but the availability of quality materials online and the power of tapping into personal learning networks should make this a worthwhile learning journey.
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Before we rush headlong into a new year, it's worth pausing, ever so briefly, to consider the ground we covered in 2011.
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Bookshare - Accessible Books for Individuals with Print Disabilities...
CTD Institute's curator insight,
August 19, 2015 12:03 PM
With substantially improved navigation and easier to access, BookShare is definitively a great tool for all individuals with print disabilities. |
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Textbooks vs e-Books - What do students prefer? The marketing from Student Monitor surveyed 1,200 students enrolled full-time at 4 year colleges and universities. To learn more check out the infographic.
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We've found 21 time-saving Chrome extensions that students can put to use, from note-taking apps to books, citations, and reminders.
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I received a Kindle for my birthday, and enjoying "light reading," in addition to the dense science I read for work, I immediately loaded it with mysteries by my favorite authors. But I soon found that I had difficulty recalling the names of characters from chapter to chapter. At first, I attributed the lapses to a scary reality of getting older — but then I discovered that I didn’t have this problem when I read paperbacks.
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Reflections on a Book Trailer Video project...the ups and the downs...
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Explore Europe's cultural collections...Europeana is a single access point to millions of books, paintings, films, museum objects and archival records that have been digitised throughout Europe. It is an authoritative source of information coming from European cultural and scientific institutions.
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Learn about 11 great resources that look at "a people's history" that come from the Zinn Education Project. These projects are a sampling that help teachers "teach outside the textbook." The goal of the Zinn Education Project is to teach history of the "ordinary people" which is often not in the textbook. This post on GOOD includes a variety of resources, including lessons, books and documentaries. Check out the materials posted in this article, or go directly to the site located at http://zinnedproject.org/.