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I think there's certainly a lot of validity to this argument.

Schools in India need to think about the paradigm shift....

As was rightly commented in the post, while the educational technology has changed and evolved, the practice thereof has not, at least progressed likewise, That should now be the focus - the learning design and gteaching practice, rather than solely the technology.

Short Article about technology trends...

How true I have a three year old son who is almost as good on the computer as I am.  He can pick the sites he wants from a picture and use the mouse and the pad on my lap top.  It is amazing.  I'm glad as things change so should the way we educate.

This post looks at pros and cons of tablet in general, and introduces a tablet from the News Corporation called Amplify. This tablet is designed for K-12 education and comes pre-loaded. It is considered the first tablet designed for specifically for education.

Along with two videos (both from Amplify) that discuss the tablet the post also brings up some of the issues associated with tablets. For example they mention a recent Pew Research Center Poll that notes (quoted from the post):

"in poorer districts, there is often a serious lack of access to technology. “Teachers whose students are from the lowest income households feel they are at a disadvantage when it comes to using the internet and other digital tools such as cell phones, tablet computers and e-readers to enhance the learning process,”

To learn more about some of the issues associated with using tablets click through to this post. To go directly to the Amplify website for more information on their tablet - http://amplify.com/tablet.

This article understands the positive effect that Ipads have in the classroom however the author explains two negative effects of using Ipads in the classroom.  Students who come from low income areas and schools may not have the technology and students use the Ipads to play games when they are not in school.  

Cool, helpful infograpic about how to set up your social media campaigns. Our process is 10% different. Excellent. 

More and more tools get online... 

Uneévaluuation évaluation de plus...

I love mindmaps and this wiki introduces a large range of tools to create them. Many are free and I can't wait to try them out.

LAS 10 CARACTERÍSTICAS DE UN GENIO. ¿Cuál es tu punto fuerte, cuál te falta?

1% -> Inspiración; 29% -> Esfuerzo; 5% -> Improvisación; 8% -> Ambición; 7% -> Contemplación; 15% -> Investigación; 13% -> Frustración; 11% -> Imitación; 10,9% -> Osadía; 0,1% -> Pasión

Does group brainstorming work? This post looks at this issue, working from an infographic and selecting key concepts in the infographic and expanding on them. Gleeson begins by discussing "the five biggest problems with Groupthink." The list is below and all are explained in the post. Please note that there the author of the infographic also explains their perception of what each of the phrases below means.

* Social Loafing

* Social Matching

* Production Blocking

* Lack of Attention

* Fear of Criticism or Rejection

Gleeson then provides a list of tips for effective brainstorming (again, this are listed in the infographic with definitions provided). The areas explored here are:

* Independently prepare

* Set a goal

* Have meeting facilitators

* Avoid criticism

* Encourage competition

* Try collaborative apps

In education we often ask our learners to brainstorm. This article and infographic provide some insights that you may not have considered in the past. To go directly to the infographic (in which case you will not see the post by Gleeson)

 https://www.mavenlink.com/community/blogs/713-are-we-brainstorming-the-wrong-way--. 

There are also a number of free collaborative tools that support brainstorming. One of the more robust tools that is free to schools is LucidChart.

If you take a minute to read this article, it's very interesting to read how Finland has rised to the top.

Gestionar correctamente las redes sociales no es una tarea fácil, y menos aún en entornos de Salud. Requiere una planificación y una ejecución con objetivos marcados en el tiempo.Para ello siempre es necesario el asesoramiento de los profesionales. 

The folks at Boundless who last brought us the EdTech Buzzwords Infographic are back with The History of Education. The graphic takes a look at how formal education began, changes along the way, current day and predictions for the next twenty years.

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A cool infographic on the history of education! #edlt561

" Laszlo y Klara se conocieron y se casaron en los sesenta, en Budapest. Los dos eran pedagogos y tenían ideas raras. Él gordo y barbudo, ella morocha y robusta, se prometieron en la luna de miel que, cuando tuvieran un hijo, experimentarían con él. Tenían una teoría: pensaban que cualquier chico —con el adiestramiento adecuado— podía ser un genio en cualquier disciplina. No tuvieron un hijo, sino tres hijas. Y nunca las mandaron al colegio. Desde que nacieron, las tres criaturas aprendieron a jugar al ajedrez de día, de tarde y de noche."

Un "experimento" de un matrimonio de pedagogos con sus propias hijas ... a las que ayudaron a convertirse en las mejores en una disciplina: ajedrez.