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Games for Change: Teaching With Portal, Fixing Brains With iPhone

Games for Change: Teaching With Portal, Fixing Brains With iPhone

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Added by Timothy Gangwer on July 18, 2012 at 11:08am — No Comments

What Genius and Autism Have in Common

What Genius and Autism Have in Common

A study of eight child prodigies finds that share some striking characteristics, most notably high levels of autistic traits and an overrepresentation of autism in their close family members
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Added by Timothy Gangwer on July 17, 2012 at 10:08am — No Comments

Three Things to Unlearn About Learning

Three Things to Unlearn About Learning

July 9, 2012 | 8:00 AM | By Tina Barseghian

If you’re not feeling uncomfortable about the state of education right now, then you’re not paying attention to the pressures and challenges of technology,” said Will Richardson, a veteran educator author and consultant, at a talk at ISTE 2012. “We need to acknowledge that this is a very interesting moment, and even though in a lot of ways this isn’t…

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Added by Timothy Gangwer on July 17, 2012 at 9:57am — No Comments

Dyslexia and Creativity

Soren Petersen

Design Research Ph.D.; Author, 'Profit from Design'

Right-brained and left-brained, masculine and feminine, blue-eyed and brown-eyed: Are certain kinds of people more creative than others? Many of the super creative designers I have…

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Added by Timothy Gangwer on June 26, 2012 at 10:48am — No Comments

How Individual Learning Styles Improve The User Experience





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Added by Timothy Gangwer on June 20, 2012 at 6:07pm — No Comments

Connecting the Dots: The Unexplored Promise of Visual Literacy in American Classrooms

Connecting the Dots: The Unexplored Promise of Visual Literacy in American Classrooms

Not too long ago, my wife made the decision to try one of those on-line groceries-delivered-to-your-home deals from our neighborhood chain. She expected that setting up the template for the initial order would take some time, but, once its set, the idea is, you point and click and save yourself an hour and a half each weekend. The surprise for her, and…

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Added by Timothy Gangwer on June 19, 2012 at 4:51pm — No Comments

The 33 Digital Skills Every 21st Century Teacher Should Have

Every single teacher is concerned about his/ her teaching practices and the skills involved in this…
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Added by Timothy Gangwer on June 19, 2012 at 4:48pm — No Comments

Encouraging Teachers to Teach Creativity

Encouraging Teachers to Teach Creativity

A few weeks ago fellow Voices blogger Shelley Wright wrote a provocative blog on flipping…

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Added by Timothy Gangwer on June 12, 2012 at 11:06am — No Comments

Music: It's in your head, changing your brain

By Elizabeth Landau, CNN
updated 9:55 AM EDT, Mon May 28, 2012
Bassist Victor Wooten says you don't need to start with the rules of music in order to play an instrument.
Bassist Victor Wooten says you don't need to start with the rules of music in order to play an instrument.…


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Added by Timothy Gangwer on May 28, 2012 at 9:46am — No Comments

Famous Failures



Synopsis

You have to learn how to fail in order to succeed. Here are some famous…

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Added by Timothy Gangwer on May 23, 2012 at 10:11am — No Comments

Visual Literacy

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Added by Timothy Gangwer on May 21, 2012 at 5:13pm — No Comments

50 QR code resources for the classroom

50 QR code resources for the classroom

By  | May 7, 2012, 11:00am PDT

Summary: How can QR codes be used effectively in class?

As mobile learning and technology is more readily integrated within classroom settings, QR codes can be used as an…

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Added by Timothy Gangwer on May 15, 2012 at 2:42pm — No Comments

How to Break Free of Our 19th-Century Factory-Model Education System

How to Break Free of Our 19th-Century Factory-Model Education System

MAY 9 2012, 4:05 PM ET 7…

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Added by Timothy Gangwer on May 15, 2012 at 2:38pm — No Comments

At one school district, the motto is BYOT - Bring Your Own Technology



At one school district, the motto is BYOT - Bring Your Own Technology



Two years ago, Forsyth County School District outside Atlanta launched a technology program, encouraging students to BYOT – bring your own technology. NBC's Rehema Ellis…

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Added by Timothy Gangwer on May 15, 2012 at 2:31pm — No Comments

The Logos Quiz Game: Why The Top Free iPad Game This Week is Worth a Fortune

The Logos Quiz Game: Why The Top Free iPad Game This Week is Worth a Fortune…

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Added by Timothy Gangwer on May 10, 2012 at 2:20pm — No Comments

Visual Learning – The language of maps in note taking

 Preethi Kesavan April 2012 

 Visual Learning – The language of maps in note taking 

Article by: Ms. Preethi Kesavan 

Lecturer, School of IT 

PSB Academy 

Learning is fun! Digital technologies have even greatly impacted the way today’s student learns. Many processes are involved in the activity of learning. There are many ways one can learn. Students learn mainly by 'seeing' the material…

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Added by Timothy Gangwer on May 9, 2012 at 5:28pm — No Comments

CAN GAMING SALVAGE THE EDUCATION SYSTEM?

Can Gaming Salvage The Education System?

CAN GAMING SALVAGE THE EDUCATION SYSTEM?

By Tim Ryan on April 28, 2012…
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Added by Timothy Gangwer on May 5, 2012 at 11:32am — No Comments

What Parents Can Do About CyberBullying

Bully prevention and online safety for kids.
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Added by Timothy Gangwer on May 1, 2012 at 10:39am — No Comments

Visual Learning Strategies: What to Look For in Math Learning Platforms

Visual Learning Strategies: What to Look For in Math Learning Platforms

We have all met students who have had anxiety about the subject of math. Some of us may have even been these students ourselves.

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Added by Timothy Gangwer on April 25, 2012 at 8:39pm — No Comments

Visual Literacy – Final Reflection



Visual Literacy – Final Reflection



A library by its very nature is full of images. Of course there are books covers, but also magazine covers, posters, Dewey signage and student…

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Added by Timothy Gangwer on April 24, 2012 at 9:44am — No Comments

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