November, 2010

Education Blog

Insights on using technology to enhance teaching,
learning and educational administration.
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    10 Sources for Free Textbooks Online

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    School days are upon us again, and for many this means gaping holes in our wallets; not because of back-to-school clothes shopping, but because of a much more essential element of education: textbooks. For many students, the greatest impediment to learning is the price of these required books. Here are 10 websites that have collected hundreds of textbooks and are providing them for free , giving every child an equal opportunity to lean! Bookboon provides free online textbooks for students in...
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    Student and Staff Voice

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    I am always amazed in two ways by student and staff voice within schools. I am amazed that more schools don’t do more of it and also amazed at the difference that effective student and staff voice can have. I always try to keep in mind that “two heads are better than one” and “you have to take people with you during periods of change” I am by no means an expert on student voice nor do I have a school responsibility for it. As Leader of E-learning my role is to facilitate...
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    Innovation in Education 2010

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    I had the opportunity recently to represent Dell on a panel of distinguished educators at the Innovation in Education event in London organized by The Guardian , a daily UK newspaper with a strong focus on education and the public sector. The purpose of the event was to discuss the state of education reform in England and the challenge of ensuring students learn not only the basics, such as math, science, language arts, social studies and the arts, but 21 st century skills, such as problem solving...
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    Homework Help Resources for Students and Parents

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    September is upon us and the idle nights of summer have been replaced by the onerous nights of homework. What’s a student, or parent, to do? Turn to these great sites for homework help resources : extra practice, guides, and worked examples that will help crack open tough problems and ease the transition form summer fun to September studies. For Elementary Students Thinkfinity is a project of the Verizon Foundation, this website contains loads of interactive lessons, simulations and...
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    Dell at Educause 2010

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    If Obama achieves his goal with the National Education Technology Plan , there will be 50% more post-secondary students in the US by 2020 than there are today…taking us from 16 million students nationwide to almost 25 million!! Customers expect us to contribute to the development of our industry as a whole and need our help to meet this increasing demand on their resources. At Educause 2010, Dell had the opportunity to speak with 3800 conference registrants and 169 exhibiting companies...
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    Four strategies to help transform education in a connected world

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    We live in a connected world where technology empowers people to connect with one another, opens up access to knowledge, information and tools and inspires people to actively participate in their community. At Dell we know that technology alone is not enough to transform education. Instead, it's what we do with technology that matters. Technology empowerment through connectivity can and should transform the entire learning environment by strengthening the bonds of human relationships, supporting...
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    F.R.E.E: Free Resources that are Easy and Essential

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    Educational Technology certainly is reshaping the way teachers approach education in the 21 st century: computers, social media, and the Internet have opened new doors to students, allowing them to pursue education on their own terms and interact in new and meaningful ways with content across all subject areas. Worried that the technology required for these new methods is ‘difficult’ or ‘expensive’? There are many free and easy-to-use technological resources available for...
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    Look no Further for Open Educational Resource Search Engines

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    Searching for Open Educational Resources, but not sure where to start looking? Use these OER search engines to find educational content in any field. 10 Great OER Search Engines Curriki Advanced Search : Search Curriki’s vast education resource repository. Advanced search allows you to specify subject, topic, grade level, media type and more! Refine your search to top-rated contributions to find the best Curriki has to offer. OpenCourseWare Finder collects a list of courses from...
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