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The 18 Biggest Education Myths

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I think that many of these so-called ‘education myths’ are important to address – many of them hit some pretty hot-button topics.
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Week 1 of an online course is critical!

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Week 1 of an online course is critical. Here’s a recipe for making the connection with students. on Digital learning in higher ed curated by Doug Ward (Week 1 of an online course is critical.

Sanford Arbogast‘s insight:

Eric shares the introductory email he send the enrolled students 1 week before class begins. 

 

I like the idea of including a youtube video

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Learning Game Design Series, Part 7: Thinking About the Learning and Then the Game

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I am a firm believer that most games teach. However, not all games are explicitly designed to be learning games.

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40 Ways Education Technology Will Be Used In The Future – Edudemic

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What will classrooms look like in the year 2040? What will be the biggest and most popular teaching tools? A dazzling (but potentially controversial) visualization maps out what’s coming to education in the future.

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Compared: Microsoft’s New Surface Tablets vs. Apple’s iPad – TIME

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Compared: Microsoft’s New Surface Tablets vs. Apple’s iPad
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Usually, I don’t care to do snapshot product comparisons, like the one I’m about to do between Microsoft’s new Surface tablets and Apple’s iPad.

Sanford Arbogast‘s insight:

loved this comment

"I don´t… I mean… you just compared a controversial Microsoft product to an Apple product, in a completely unbiased way! I don´t…. I just… I´m confused."

Read more: http://techland.time.com/2013/09/23/microsofts-new-surface-tablets-vs-apples-ipad-specs-apps-and-price/#ixzz2foxvRIFN

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Should Educators Look to Minecraft for Game-Based Education?

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Minecraft, a simple, open-ended online game, might be the digital version of a Lego world that inspires creativity and develops a range of skills. (RT @EdNewsorg: Should we look to #Minecraft for game-based #education?

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How To Redefine Your Classroom By Connecting Students

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An unfortunate number of schools are afraid of connecting students and their collective angst is coming at a huge cost to our students.
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The Traditional University Lecture Is Dead

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And massive open online courses are vying to replace it—though not without compromises. (Is a tradition university education becoming extinct?

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The flipped classroom boosts grades 5%

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A new multi-year study of the flipped classroom finds that allowing students to watch lectures at home boosts final scores a whopping 5.1 percent.

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12 Effective Ways To Use Google Drive In Education

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