January 2011
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McGraw-Hill to Provide English Instruction and... →
McGraw-Hill is building a mobile-phone platform to teach English and college test preparation to people in India, which the publisher hopes will help it tap into rapidly expanding cellphone use in emerging markets.
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More Good Resources On Egypt Protests →
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“Check-ups of 1,003 Michigan sixth-graders in a school-based health program...”
– Childhood obesity linked to habits, not heredity: U-M study
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“Yes, you may have an organization that almost prides itself on a casual,...”
– Lay Offs via Facebook? Don’t Even Think About It
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“Conferences are a huge tease. They seem to say, “Come over and we can hang...”
– Conferences: What’s the point?
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World-Shaker: I'm trying something new →
Ignored this option until you posted about Disqus, thanks for the inspiration! (Disqus now enabled)
Tumblr excels at the one thing it tries to do right: Make sharing things as easy as possible. But I can’t shake this nagging feeling that I’d love for you all to be able to comment on things. That’s why I’ve added Disqus to my Tumblr.
read more and howto add to your own tumblr at world-shaker
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I just want to apologize in advance for any...
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Helping Students Develop Problem-Solving Skills... →
The cases in point here are three different biochemistry courses in which faculty members have been using online, asynchronous discussion groups to develop problem-solving skills.
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HowTru? →
A credit score gives us a way to verify whether we can trust someone financially. How Tru scores will give us a way to begin to verify a persons veracity online. The ultimate in digital footprints. The tool has a few implications for education:
It gives students and teachers a way to begin verifying the veracity of content.
It gives everyone a way to track their digital footprints and...
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“During my presentation and throughout the the convention- I found it amazing the...”
– A Lesson Learned and A Lesson Taught
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Watch
In this handy video, a team of editors from Scientific American offers some context and outside perspective on all the science that was name-dropped in the State of the Union address Tuesday.
One key reference: The promise that, with work, we could get 80% of our energy from clean sources by 2035.
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write-write-write asked: [This isn't a question]
I'm taking a class on technology and literacy; your blog encapsulates what I'm learning. So, kudos to you!
I'm taking a class on technology and literacy; your blog encapsulates what I'm learning. So, kudos to you!
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What Was There? →
What Was There is a good example of using Google Maps to show the way places used to look. What Was There allows registered users to upload old images of buildings and landmarks and have them displayed in the place where they were taken.
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“The Wauwatosa School Board Monday night approved a new world language program...”
– I posted earlier about this proposal that was passed last night in a 4-3 vote, and may be implemented as early as next school year.
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Wisconsin 4-8 Grade Students Score Above Average...
…African-Americans performed below average, with the gap between African-American students and white students was the highest in the nation.
Wisconsin’s snapshot of results from the younger grades revealed:
An average score of 157 for both fourth and eighth grades, eight points higher than the national average of 149 for both grades.
In fourth grade, black students in Wisconsin had...
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NPR: Are U.S. Schools Really Falling Behind China? →
I think we all have good reason to be worried. In terms of the educational expansion in China and India that he spoke of, don’t forget that in the 1960s, China had no education. During the Cultural Revolution, schools were closed. But from the 1970s on, they’ve had a massive expansion of basic education. Nine years of basic education are now universal throughout China.
By the...
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Make Me a Genius: Five Ways to Relieve Stress This... →
Originally posted to www.Examville.com.
It’s a new year, and for many students, a new academic term. Many view this as the best time to start anew by improving upon old study and work habits. A good way of achieving the goals you set for yourself is by finding ways to relieve the stress that will inevitably come with the ups and downs of any school year. Here are five methods that...
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Multiple Personalities And Social Media: The Many... →
Many of us keep our private and professional lives separate online. “In the beginning, social media was a personal platform to market myself,” she says. “But as the number of platforms increase, it’s amazing to watch the way that we are adapting to multiple networks—and our ability to communicate and connect with different audiences through different voices online.”
What this means is that...
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Tough choice: Tumblweed
Tough choice signing up for Tumblweeds! The easy choices are:
Education
Technology
But then what..? Internet? Women? Geek? Nerd? Awesome? Inspire? Cats? Football? I chose:
Geek
Did I choose wisely?
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I'm listed in Tumblweeds under education,...
I’m listed in Tumblweeds, a user-generated community directory that rates Tumblr bloggers by their number of followers. Find me listed in #education, #technology, #geek
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“Of 15,500 12 to 18-year-olds studied, those who went to bed after midnight...”
– Late-night teens ‘face greater depression risk’