Some of the nation's most elite colleges, trying to ward off perceptions that they've become unaffordable to even high-income families, are bolstering their financial aid packages by offering grants to students whose parents earn as much as $180,000 a year. Read the rest ...
Sunday, August 31, 2008
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Douglas chooses Broncos
Douglas chooses Broncos
Santa Clara University women's volleyball coach Jon Wallace was persistent in his recruitment of Woodside outside hitter Katherine Douglas, often being present at many of the Wildcats' matches the past two ...
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Forget Palin: The GOP Won't Repeat the Magic
The more educated wing of the GOP represented by young people are, in the world post-Rove, locked in a Faustian pact with the Republican nutters they meet on the street, forcing the party to the far right, and the Christian right at that, on every issue. Palin is one of those on the nutty Far Right. Read more ...
NYC schools eye math tests for kindergartners
NYC schools eye math tests for kindergartners
The city is asking public school principals to consider giving math tests to kindergartners, a proposal that comes amid debate over the growing use of standardized tests nationwide.
The experiment could involve tests as long as 90 minutes and change reading assessments for kindergartners through second-graders in the nation's biggest school system, where Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration has embraced testing. The approach dismays some parents and educators who see it as mechanizing education.
Should Your Child Wait to Enter Kindergarten?
New research suggests that holding kids back a year before kindergarten because of late summer birthdays has questionable benefits.
Continue reading ...Technical Education in India
Technical Education in India
The history of inculcating formal technical education in India started in the 19th century although it got momentum in 20th century with the onset of Constitution of Technical Education Committee of Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE).
The history of inculcating formal technical education in India started in the 19th century although it got momentum in 20th century with the onset of Constitution of Technical Education Committee of Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE).
Friday, August 29, 2008
E-textbooks may not be cheaper than printed ones, report says
E-textbooks may not be cheaper than printed ones, report says
Researchers find that since students can re-sell printed books, the price is roughly the same, and that expiration dates on e-texts make them a less viable alternative for some students.
Over the past year, seemingly everyone from Congress to the California auditor have decried college textbook costs, which have soared to an average of $700 to $1,000 per student each year. Many of these critics have pointed to online digital textbooks, which typically sell for half the price of print editions, as an affordable alternative.
Researchers find that since students can re-sell printed books, the price is roughly the same, and that expiration dates on e-texts make them a less viable alternative for some students.
Over the past year, seemingly everyone from Congress to the California auditor have decried college textbook costs, which have soared to an average of $700 to $1,000 per student each year. Many of these critics have pointed to online digital textbooks, which typically sell for half the price of print editions, as an affordable alternative.
Former 'Real World' member running for Congress
A longtime Brooklyn congressman who has gone most of his career without ever facing much of a re-election challenge is facing an aggressive fight this year from a former "Real World" cast member. Read the rest ...
NASA and contestant center combine efforts for students
NASA and the Challenger Center for Space Science Education, Alexandria, Va., announced Thursday a cooperative Space Act Agreement to work together to encourage students to focus more on science, technology, engineering and mathematic studies and programs. Read the rest ...
Statewide WASL, SAT scores hold steady
Statewide WASL, SAT scores hold steady
Students across the state are holding steady on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning test.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
CU considering undergrad assessment After four - or more - years at...
CU considering undergrad assessment After four - or more - years at...
After four - or more - years at the University of Colorado, administrators would like to say that students have actually learned something.
Law School Rankings Spur Allegations of a Cooking the Booksa
Criticism surrounding the U.S. News and World Report law school rankings adds to a chorus of questions about the nation's oldest educational ranking system.
Read more ...11 unions say UMass, Board of Higher Education bargaining in bad faith
11 unions say UMass, Board of Higher Education bargaining in bad faith
With contract negotiations flagging, labor unions at the state's colleges and universities have filed a complaint of unfair labor practices against the state Board of Higher Education and the board of trustees of the University of Massachusetts, accusing them of bargaining in bad faith.
With contract negotiations flagging, labor unions at the state's colleges and universities have filed a complaint of unfair labor practices against the state Board of Higher Education and the board of trustees of the University of Massachusetts, accusing them of bargaining in bad faith.
Knol
Knol
Both students and instructors use the online collaborative encyclopedia Wikipedia and both are likely to make use of Knol. The new Google site offers short articles on a very wide range of subjects from Backpacking to Malaria to Barbecue Sauces. Net watchers will be looking closely to see if Knol grows at the same pace and to the same scope as Wikipedia. ____JH
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Knols are indexed by the big search engines, of course. And well-written knols become popular the same as regular web pages. The Knol site allows anyone to write and manage knols through a browser on any computer."
Both students and instructors use the online collaborative encyclopedia Wikipedia and both are likely to make use of Knol. The new Google site offers short articles on a very wide range of subjects from Backpacking to Malaria to Barbecue Sauces. Net watchers will be looking closely to see if Knol grows at the same pace and to the same scope as Wikipedia. ____JH
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The Knol site has one goal: to help you share what you know.
"The Knol project is a site that hosts many knols — units of knowledge — written about various subjects. The authors of the knols can take credit for their writing, provide credentials, and elicit peer reviews and comments. Users can provide feedback, comments, related information. So the Knol project is a platform for sharing information, with multiple cues that help you evaluate the quality and veracity of information.Knols are indexed by the big search engines, of course. And well-written knols become popular the same as regular web pages. The Knol site allows anyone to write and manage knols through a browser on any computer."
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Harvard reclaims top spot in latest US News list
Harvard University is the country's oldest, wealthiest and most selective university. Now it's back on top of the U.S. News & World Report college rankings, claiming sole possession of the No. 1 spot for the first time in 12 years.
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Read the rest ...Psychedelic Musings from the Center of the Universe
Psychedelic Musings from the Center of the Universe
We are largely young, hip, fairly well-off and well-educated, and willing to go to extraordinary lengths to be Truly Amused. Born when the Sixties were already history, we came of age in an environment that was largely manifested by the psychedelic vision in one sense or another. We’ve been soaking in its imagery since we were born.
We are largely young, hip, fairly well-off and well-educated, and willing to go to extraordinary lengths to be Truly Amused. Born when the Sixties were already history, we came of age in an environment that was largely manifested by the psychedelic vision in one sense or another. We’ve been soaking in its imagery since we were born.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
National Plastic Crap Day
National Plastic Crap Day
It’s that time again—the annual moving-into-the-dorms rite of passage for college freshmen. Somewhere along the line, academic and social concerns went by the wayside as the foremest contributors of butterflies in the bellies of brand spankin’ new college students. These days, the principal worry is having a big enough pile of plastic crap [...]
It’s that time again—the annual moving-into-the-dorms rite of passage for college freshmen. Somewhere along the line, academic and social concerns went by the wayside as the foremest contributors of butterflies in the bellies of brand spankin’ new college students. These days, the principal worry is having a big enough pile of plastic crap [...]
It’s that time again—the annual moving-into-the-dorms rite of passage for college freshmen. Somewhere along the line, academic and social concerns went by the wayside as the foremest contributors of butterflies in the bellies of brand spankin’ new college students. These days, the principal worry is having a big enough pile of plastic crap for the picture-perfect version of dorm living.
It probably needs to be color-coordinated as well (because god knows no one wants to end up with the orange closet organizer, the pink Mac, the green fridge, the purple hamper, the red desktop organizer, the red bean bag chair and the blue shower caddy).
If you need a second curmudgeonly opinion, read the excellent rant on Around the Academy.
If you need some inspiration for frugality and the reduction of crap in the world, watch this non-preachy and tolerable video: The Story of Stuff. I generally loathe informational videos and documentaries (excepting, as always, Dogtown and Z-Boys) and this was totally watchable.
Please feel free to read the Reuters article on how much money parents pay every school year on questionably necessary school supplies.
Posted by Alexa Harrington
Mid-Day Forex Technical Report - Dollar Rally Limited by Oil Rebound
Mid-Day Forex Technical Report - Dollar Rally Limited by Oil Rebound
Action Insight Mid-Day Report Dollar Rally Limited by Oil Rebound Dollar surged across the board earlier today after disappointing data from Eurozone. However, such strength was short lived as the greenback is back under pressure following oil's rebound from $112 level to above $117 level. Hurricane Gustav, which happens to be headed into Gulf of Mexico is threatening oil infrastructure. Economic data from US are generally slightly above expectation. Conference board consumer confidence
Action Insight Mid-Day Report Dollar Rally Limited by Oil Rebound Dollar surged across the board earlier today after disappointing data from Eurozone. However, such strength was short lived as the greenback is back under pressure following oil's rebound from $112 level to above $117 level. Hurricane Gustav, which happens to be headed into Gulf of Mexico is threatening oil infrastructure. Economic data from US are generally slightly above expectation. Conference board consumer confidence
Monday, August 25, 2008
ZaidLearn's OCW + OER Lists
ZaidLearn's OCW + OER Lists
Zaid Ali Alsagoff has revised his OCW/OER list compilation to produce an extremely useful update. Zaid's compilation should be bookmarked for reference by university instructors, students, and support staff. ______JH
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University Learning = OCW + OER = FREE!
- Zaid Ali Alsagoff ( [ZaidLearn]
Zaid Ali Alsagoff has revised his OCW/OER list compilation to produce an extremely useful update. Zaid's compilation should be bookmarked for reference by university instructors, students, and support staff. ______JH
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University Learning = OCW + OER = FREE!
- Zaid Ali Alsagoff ( [ZaidLearn]
Opinion: Congress Flunks in Higher Education Act
It''s fair to say that the latest college rankings from U.S. News and World Report, due out Aug.
Read more ...List of US News' top 10 national universities
List of US News' top 10 national universities
Top-ranked national universities in 2009 edition of "America's Best Colleges" from U.S. News & World Report (last year's ranking in parentheses).
Top-ranked national universities in 2009 edition of "America's Best Colleges" from U.S. News & World Report (last year's ranking in parentheses).
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Internet Marketing with Google Adwords
Internet Marketing with Google Adwords
Mary Jo Simpson is a Google Certified Professional managing millions of dollars worth of advertising for the Internet Marketing Group. With this post, she begins the long journey of education the public about Google Adwords.
Mary Jo Simpson is a Google Certified Professional managing millions of dollars worth of advertising for the Internet Marketing Group. With this post, she begins the long journey of education the public about Google Adwords.
What Do You Know About Bankruptcy?
What Do You Know About Bankruptcy?
Bankcruptcy is a word that immediately brings a negative vision to our minds. It happens everywhere in the world and is not partial to a certain country, race or nationality. In Malaysia, the total number of bankruptcy cases nationwide has risen from 70,009 in 1999 to 106,000 in 2003 and today the figure stands at 160,000. Bankruptcy law exists to help both the bankrupt and the creditor. It will stop the creditor from harassing the debtor and it safeguards the rights of both parties. What is Ba
Bankcruptcy is a word that immediately brings a negative vision to our minds. It happens everywhere in the world and is not partial to a certain country, race or nationality. In Malaysia, the total number of bankruptcy cases nationwide has risen from 70,009 in 1999 to 106,000 in 2003 and today the figure stands at 160,000. Bankruptcy law exists to help both the bankrupt and the creditor. It will stop the creditor from harassing the debtor and it safeguards the rights of both parties. What is Ba
New Orleans repeating deadly levee blunders
New Orleans repeating deadly levee blunders
Signs are emerging that history is repeating itself in the Big Easy, still healing from Katrina: People have forgotten a lesson from four decades ago and believe once again that the federal government is constructing a levee system they can prosper behind.
Signs are emerging that history is repeating itself in the Big Easy, still healing from Katrina: People have forgotten a lesson from four decades ago and believe once again that the federal government is constructing a levee system they can prosper behind.
Rational Rants with Nick Pardini Episode 16: Education
In this episode of Rational Rants, Nick discusses the problems with the public education system in the United States of America. There are four roots to America’s underachievement: government bureaucracy, the Teachers’ Union, a culture of anti-intellectualism, and a government monopoly. Read the rest ...
Saturday, August 23, 2008
An Anthropological Introduction to YouTube
This informative and provocative video contains a Library of Congress presentation by Dr. Michael Wesch, a cultural anthropologist at Kansas State University, who explores the digital ethnography of YouTube. Wesch and his students conduct their research using "participant observation" on YouTube. Wesch makes very effective use of XML, screen captures, music, pictures, re-mixing, and video presentation techniques to convey his analyses of the cultural significance of Web 2.0 media trends. Wesch's work is a fine example of using a medium to explain a medium--something like Marshall McCluhan using Television to explain the impact of TV on society. See Wesch's other videos, "The Machine is Us/ing Us" and "Information R/evolution," and consult Mediated Cultures for updates about the Digital Ethnography Working Group's studies. ____JH (Thanks to iThinkEd and openculture for citations of Wesch's work.)
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"Web 2.0 is about linking people in ways that we've never been linked before."
"Media mediate human relationships; when media change, human relations change."
"YouTube exhibits a seriously playful participatory media culture."
"Networked individualism."
"The Web is us."
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"Web 2.0 is about linking people in ways that we've never been linked before."
"Media mediate human relationships; when media change, human relations change."
"YouTube exhibits a seriously playful participatory media culture."
"Networked individualism."
"The Web is us."
Read the rest ...
BACK TO SCHOOL: Schools separate ninth-graders
Ninth grade, often the first year of high school, is a critical time when many students sink or swim while coping with new academic responsibilities and learning the oh-so-important social hierarchy. Read more ...
Opinion: Congress Flunks in Higher Education Act
Opinion: Congress Flunks in Higher Education Act
It''s fair to say that the latest college rankings from U.S. News and World Report, due out Aug.
Young gardeners face uprooting
Young gardeners face uprooting
LOS ANGELES - The seeds of a thousand lessons are sown in 5 acres of North Hollywood dirt, tended by a man named Mud.
LOS ANGELES - The seeds of a thousand lessons are sown in 5 acres of North Hollywood dirt, tended by a man named Mud.
Friday, August 22, 2008
Princeton loses number one spot in U.S. News ranking
After eight consecutive years as the champion of U.S. World and News Report's famed "America's Top Colleges" ranking, Princeton dropped to second place in the 2009 lineup as Harvard rose to take sole possession ...
Read the rest ...Opinion: Congress Flunks in Higher Education Act
Opinion: Congress Flunks in Higher Education Act
It''s fair to say that the latest college rankings from U.S. News and World Report, due out Aug.
A generation of Labour education
A generation of Labour education
AdvertisementA generation of students educated under a Labour government have received their GCSE results
AdvertisementA generation of students educated under a Labour government have received their GCSE results
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Seven Questions for Congressional Candidates
Seven Questions for Congressional Candidates
As Congressional races are run nationwide, scientists ask Congressional candidates about health, research, innovation, climate change, education, and water and energy policy. How will they answer?
As Congressional races are run nationwide, scientists ask Congressional candidates about health, research, innovation, climate change, education, and water and energy policy. How will they answer?
Metal music educational - artist
Metal music educational - artist
Parents need to be educated on the good influences of heavy metal music and how to deal with teenagers listening to the odd "bad" songs, an artist said on Thursday. Cliff Crabb, vocalist of the South African heavy metal band Agro, said most metal music sympathises with teenagers who are outsiders and teaches children to think for themselves about s
Parents need to be educated on the good influences of heavy metal music and how to deal with teenagers listening to the odd "bad" songs, an artist said on Thursday. Cliff Crabb, vocalist of the South African heavy metal band Agro, said most metal music sympathises with teenagers who are outsiders and teaches children to think for themselves about s
Jill Bolte Taylor Reports on Her Own Stroke Experience
When a neuroanatomist reports on her own experiences during a stroke and her own stroke recovery efforts, then both professionals and other patients can gain insights. This report by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor is of absorbing interest. (Patient support groups provide a valuable educational service on the Internet by providing emotional support and information exchanges. Some patient report sites are also starting to provide data of high quality. See the site PatientsLikeMe for some examples.) _____JH
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(Via Robin Good The Natural Psychedelic Experience: Right Brain Insight Can Really Change The World. "I have been aware of left and right emispheres brain intelligence since the late 70's, but nothing until now, has had an emotional and cognitive impact on me as big as this performance by Jill Bolte Taylor at the TED Conference this past February." )
Web Tools 4 U 2 Use
This is a very BIG collection of categorized web tools. ____JH (Thanks to David Warlick's 2 Cents Worth for the reference.)
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"This wiki was created for school library media specialists by Dr. Donna Baumbach and Dr. Judy Lee, University of Central Florida. The purpose is to provide information about some of the new web-based tools (Web 2.0) and how they can be used and are being used by school library media specialists and their students and teachers. Much of the information--including identifying a need for this kind of information--is the result of a survey conducted in 2008 of over 600 school library media specialists about their knowledge and use of web-based tools in library media programs."
"Because WebTools4U2Use is a wiki, you can add information to any page. We encourage you to do so! Add or edit anything that you think will help other library media specialists learn more about Web 2.0 tools and use them creatively and productively in their programs. We've also created special pages for each category of tool so you can share other tools or show others how you and your colleagues are using the tools in your programs, or you can use the "discussion" link at the top of any page."
New principals begin work in L.A. mayor's schools partnership
New principals begin work in L.A. mayor's schools partnership
They are hired as part of an ambitious, high-stakes effort to improve some of the lowest-achieving campuses.
Tim Sullivan's first day as Markham Middle School's principal was Monday. He quickly found out that the computers didn't recognize his employee identification number and that he didn't have enough staff to register about 300 sixth-graders for classes the next day.
They are hired as part of an ambitious, high-stakes effort to improve some of the lowest-achieving campuses.
Tim Sullivan's first day as Markham Middle School's principal was Monday. He quickly found out that the computers didn't recognize his employee identification number and that he didn't have enough staff to register about 300 sixth-graders for classes the next day.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Elderly Women Ordered into Re-education for Protest in China
Elderly Women Ordered into Re-education for Protest in China
Two elderly women who applied five times to demonstrate in China’s Olympic protest parks against the demolition of their homes have been ordered to serve one year of re-education through labour, a human rights group said. It is the toughest penalty to be reported, following a government announcement protests in three Beijing parks are allowed.
Two elderly women who applied five times to demonstrate in China’s Olympic protest parks against the demolition of their homes have been ordered to serve one year of re-education through labour, a human rights group said. It is the toughest penalty to be reported, following a government announcement protests in three Beijing parks are allowed.
Report: Pre-K gains wane by 2nd grade
Report: Pre-K gains wane by 2nd grade
An outside study has found the advantages of participating in Tennessee's public pre-kindergarten program wane by the time students reach the second grade.
Nigeria: Girl Education, Key to Raising Standards (AllAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Girl Education, Key to Raising Standards (AllAfrica.com)
The best approach to raising the standard of education is to give priority to girl-child education, the Superior General of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, Rev Sr. Geraldine MacCarthy has said.
The best approach to raising the standard of education is to give priority to girl-child education, the Superior General of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, Rev Sr. Geraldine MacCarthy has said.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
At elite colleges, new aid for the middle
Some of the nation's most elite colleges, trying to ward off perceptions that they've become unaffordable to even high-income families, are bolstering their financial aid packages by offering grants to students whose parents earn as much as $180,000 a year. Read more ...
Short Course on Structured Course Development, LOs, and Standards
Short Course on Structured Course Development, LOs, and Standards
This excellent online course is available for free from CAREO (a Wiki version of the course is also provided for readers who might like to contribute to the presentation). The course was developed by the Resource Pool Project. The topics covered should be of especial value to developers of educational resources and resource repositories.
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This excellent online course is available for free from CAREO (a Wiki version of the course is also provided for readers who might like to contribute to the presentation). The course was developed by the Resource Pool Project. The topics covered should be of especial value to developers of educational resources and resource repositories.
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Course Overview
This short course is intended to provide a basic overview of structured course development, learning objects, and e-learning standards and specifications. This course is meant to be non-technical in nature, although it is hard to make it so.
Course Goal
A Short Course on Structured Course Development, Learning Objects, and E-Learning standards will provide an introduction to using a structured language such as Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) or eXtensible Markup Language (XML) as a basis for producing a learning design and describing course content, activities, and assignments. The course will tell you what SGML and XML are and distinguish them from HyperText Markup Language. You will understand the concept of learning objects and the issues related to their use in e-learning, and you will learn about the standards and specifications initiatives that are shaping the e-learning world.
Key Concepts
- Semantic markup languages
- Instructional design using a structured approach
- Characteristics of learning objects
- Learning objects and metadata
- The difference between a standard and a specification
- Why standards and specifications are important
- E-learning standards and specifications initiatives
Few great e-commerce development ideas
1. Educational courses2. attire retailer of every kind3. fitness and diet products and information4. Web design templates5. videos and DVDs of all kinds6. service for Data entry services7. Web designers8. stock images , photography services Read the rest ...
Monday, August 18, 2008
A Missing Piece of the Prevention Puzzle
Teen pregnancy isn’t simply about girls and boys being promiscuous, or lacking access to sex education or contraception. Too often teen pregnancy is about girls losing agency over their bodies because of the unbearable injuries of being sexually violated. Continue reading ...
Court gets voucher amendment case
Court gets voucher amendment case
A three-judge appellate panel Wednesday agreed to send it directly to the justices as a case of "great public importance." Opponents say the Taxation and Budget Reform Commission exceeded its authority by ...
Adobe Photoshop CS3 cheap buy online
Forum: Business & Education Posted By: bifikoza Post Time: 18-August-2008 at 15:32 Read the rest ...
Pushups - The Best Exercise For Good Health
Pushups are part of all strength training routines, physical education programs in schools and the military fitness programs. All athletes do these exercises to help them get in shape when they are training for an event. Many experts say that nothing surpasses the overall effect of well being that engaging in this type of exercise has on your body. Read more ...
A Biograpy of America
This video series from Annenberg Media/Learning.org sets a high standard for online resources. The flash media presentations are exceptionally well produced to include clips from historical records and commentary by historians. Maps, a webography, and transcripts are also included with each module. Registration is required to access the free resources. Viewers who visit A Biography of America will also want to examine other programs available from Annenberg. ____JH
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"Annenberg Media is a unit of The Annenberg Foundation. Our mission is to advance excellent teaching in all disciplines throughout American K-12 schools. Former names of Annenberg Media are: Annenberg/CPB, The Annenberg/CPB Project, and The Annenberg/CPB Math and Science Project.
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"Annenberg Media is a unit of The Annenberg Foundation. Our mission is to advance excellent teaching in all disciplines throughout American K-12 schools. Former names of Annenberg Media are: Annenberg/CPB, The Annenberg/CPB Project, and The Annenberg/CPB Math and Science Project.
We pursue this mission by funding and broadly distributing multimedia resources for teachers to help them improve their own teaching practice and understanding of their subject. Annenberg Media makes use of telecommunications technologies—the Internet, including broadband video streaming, and satellite television broadcast—as well as hard copy media to disseminate these multimedia resources, ensuring that they reach as many teachers as possible."
Sunday, August 17, 2008
CLARe--Contextualized Learning Activity Repository
CLARe currently contains resources related to language learning and study skills but plans are underway to expand the contents. Take a look to see what's available. ___JH
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"CLARe (Contextualised Learning Activity Repository) is a repository for online learning and teaching materials. It contains complete interactive, multimedia activities (learning objects) and individual resources, such as texts, video or audio recordings (assets).
Use our search facility to find the most appropriate resources, or browse to see the kind of material that CLARe contains."
"CLARe is running on GNU EPrints repository-creating software, which generates eprints repositories that are compliant with the Open Archives Protocol for Metadata Harvesting OAI 1.1 and 2.0. The GNU EPrints repository-creating software is available for free at http://software.eprints.org/."
1 killed, 1 hurt in school bus crash in South L.A.
Police say there were no passengers on the bus when it hit a compact car, killing the driver and injuring a passenger. The bus driver was not hurt.
Authorities are investigating a crash involving a school bus and a car in South Los Angeles this morning that killed one man and injured another.
Continue reading ...
Authorities are investigating a crash involving a school bus and a car in South Los Angeles this morning that killed one man and injured another.
Continue reading ...5th Annual National Convention of Small Disabled Veteran
The 5thAnnual National Convention Of Small Disabled Veterans Businesses will be held in Annapolis, MD, home of the United States Naval Academy from August 20th thru August 22th, 2008. Join us in Annapolis for business education, business networking and fun-filled activities. Download the NCOSDVB '08 Flyer here. Continue reading ...
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Tenn. students score below national average on ACT
Tenn. students score below national average on ACT
For the third year in a row, Tennessee students taking the American College Test averaged 20.7 out of a perfect score of 36, below the national 21.2 average.
Edmodo - Is about to launch
Edmodo - Is about to launch
Edmodo - The education 2.0 microblogging platform for educators is about to launch.
Edmodo - The education 2.0 microblogging platform for educators is about to launch.
A Biograpy of America
This video series from Annenberg Media/Learning.org sets a high standard for online resources. The flash media presentations are exceptionally well produced to include clips from historical records and commentary by historians. Maps, a webography, and transcripts are also included with each module. Registration is required to access the free resources. Viewers who visit A Biography of America will also want to examine other programs available from Annenberg. ____JH
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"Annenberg Media is a unit of The Annenberg Foundation. Our mission is to advance excellent teaching in all disciplines throughout American K-12 schools. Former names of Annenberg Media are: Annenberg/CPB, The Annenberg/CPB Project, and The Annenberg/CPB Math and Science Project.
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"Annenberg Media is a unit of The Annenberg Foundation. Our mission is to advance excellent teaching in all disciplines throughout American K-12 schools. Former names of Annenberg Media are: Annenberg/CPB, The Annenberg/CPB Project, and The Annenberg/CPB Math and Science Project.
We pursue this mission by funding and broadly distributing multimedia resources for teachers to help them improve their own teaching practice and understanding of their subject. Annenberg Media makes use of telecommunications technologies—the Internet, including broadband video streaming, and satellite television broadcast—as well as hard copy media to disseminate these multimedia resources, ensuring that they reach as many teachers as possible."
NH schools looking to trim team travel
NH schools looking to trim team travel
Away games for some New Hampshire and Vermont schools may not be as far away this year.
Away games for some New Hampshire and Vermont schools may not be as far away this year.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Guide to Online Course Design
Guide to Online Course Design
This chapter is called "Design with Learning in Mind" from Robin Smith's Guide to Online Course Design. The author successfully summarizes the key components in designing an online course and brings out the crucial differences between an online course and a classroom course. ____JH (Via Tomorrow's Professor.)
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--"The posting below looks at how to develop learner-centered environments for online courses. It is from Chapter 1, Design with Learning in Mind, in the book, Conquering The Content: A Step-by-Step Guide to Online Course Design, by Robin M. Smith Published by Jossey-Bass, A Wiley Imprint, 989 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-1741 [www.josseybass.com] Copyright © 2008 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc."
This chapter is called "Design with Learning in Mind" from Robin Smith's Guide to Online Course Design. The author successfully summarizes the key components in designing an online course and brings out the crucial differences between an online course and a classroom course. ____JH (Via Tomorrow's Professor.)
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--"The posting below looks at how to develop learner-centered environments for online courses. It is from Chapter 1, Design with Learning in Mind, in the book, Conquering The Content: A Step-by-Step Guide to Online Course Design, by Robin M. Smith Published by Jossey-Bass, A Wiley Imprint, 989 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-1741 [www.josseybass.com] Copyright © 2008 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc."
Lunch prices on rise
Lunch prices on rise
Like almost everything else, school lunch costs are on the rise. This fall, students in the Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District will pay 10 cents more per carton of milk, with the price going from 40 cents to 50 cents. The price of school lunches will go up as well, according to regional School Committee chairman Gordon Luciano. The school district ...
Like almost everything else, school lunch costs are on the rise. This fall, students in the Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District will pay 10 cents more per carton of milk, with the price going from 40 cents to 50 cents. The price of school lunches will go up as well, according to regional School Committee chairman Gordon Luciano. The school district ...
Zaidlearn's Collection of Free Learning Tools
Zaidlearn's Collection of Free Learning Tools
Zaid Ali Alsagoff gives a visually exciting overview of free learning tools. Zaid, as usual, does a fine job collecting and describing sites and also includes collections from others. ___JH
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A Free Learning Tool for Every Learning Problem?
Let's explore the idea that there is at least one excellent free learning tool for every learning problem (or issue)!
I want a FREE:
- Easy-to-use and secure Internet browser? Firefox
- e-Mail system? Gmail
- Social bookmarking tool? del.icio.us
- Online RSS reader? Google Reader
- Online Calendar? Google Calendar
- Learning Management System (LMS)? Easy, Moodle
- Hosted LMS? Here are SEVEN!
- Learning Activity Management System? LAMS
- Collaboration tool? Connect with Ning
- Social Networking tool? Tricky one! Facebook
- Content authoring tool? How about two? eXe & CourseLab
- Screencasting (recording) tool? Wink
- Hosted screencasting tool? Jing
- Audio recording tool? Audacity
- Tool to host my audio recordings? Odeo
- Virtual Classroom? DimDim
- Hosted Virtual Classroom? WiZiQ
- Videoconferencing chat service? Vawkr
- Tool to make calls from my computer? Skype
- Online Quiz tool? ClassMarker
- Online polling tool with a bit of fizzle? Polldaddy
- Online survey tool? Click here to choose!
- Tool to broadcast myself to the world? USTREAM
- Online suite of office tools? Google Docs
- Wiki tool? PBwiki
- Blogging tool? WordPress! Why aren't you using WordPress? Good Question!
- Microblogging tool? Twitter
- Tool to share my slides? Too easy man! SlideShare
- Tool to share my videos? Come on! YouTube
- Tool to download videos from any video sharing site (YouTube, Metacafe, etc.)? ClipNabber
- Tool to share my pictures? Are you joking! Flickr
- Tool to create flowcharts, diagrams, technical drawings? Gliffy
- Tool to create cool personalized images? Custom Sign Generator Widgets
- Tool to create comics and cartoons? ToonDoo
- Image Resizer? Dosize
- Metasearch engine with visual display interfaces? What! Here is KartOO!
- Watermarking tool? uMark
- Screen Color Picker? ColorSchemer
- Tool to make screenshots from different browsers with one click? Browsershots
- File hosting solution that allows me to share files up to 250MB each? FileCrunch
- Online visual dictionary and thesaurus? Visuwords
- Mindmapping tool? FreeMind
- Interactive 3D business simulator? INNOV8
- Tool to create Flash games (templates)? ClassTools.net
- Self-publishing tool (books, papers, articles, etc)? Scribd
- Tool to improve my typing skills? Peter's Online Typing Course
- Gaming tool to help me learn ICT? ReviseICT.co.uk
- Tool to highlight text in a webpage? The Awesome Highlighter
- Tool to aggregate all my resources, mail, RSS feeds, etc, in one place? iGoogle
- Site to make you shut up? About time! Here we go:
25 (must-have free) Tools: Professional Development Programme (Jane Knight)
In short, for every learning problem (or issue) we have today, there is probably
a free tool out there that enables us to solve it. If not, I am pretty sure some genius out there is constructing it right now. If no one is doing it, perhaps we can do it.
a free tool out there that enables us to solve it. If not, I am pretty sure some genius out there is constructing it right now. If no one is doing it, perhaps we can do it.Another challenge is to integrate all our learning tools efficiently and effectively into our learning spaces. On the positive note, more and more tools are creating integration modules to widely used systems like Moodle and Facebook, so it might not be so difficult after all. Also, with OpenID we can increasingly login to all our favorite websites without much hassle. Single-login to all our learning tools! Now that is something we all can appreciate! Remember one password! Tough one!
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Guide to Online Course Design
This chapter is called "Design with Learning in Mind" from Robin Smith's Guide to Online Course Design. The author successfully summarizes the key components in designing an online course and brings out the crucial differences between an online course and a classroom course. ____JH (Via Tomorrow's Professor.)
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--"The posting below looks at how to develop learner-centered environments for online courses. It is from Chapter 1, Design with Learning in Mind, in the book, Conquering The Content: A Step-by-Step Guide to Online Course Design, by Robin M. Smith Published by Jossey-Bass, A Wiley Imprint, 989 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-1741 [www.josseybass.com] Copyright © 2008 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc."
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--"The posting below looks at how to develop learner-centered environments for online courses. It is from Chapter 1, Design with Learning in Mind, in the book, Conquering The Content: A Step-by-Step Guide to Online Course Design, by Robin M. Smith Published by Jossey-Bass, A Wiley Imprint, 989 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-1741 [www.josseybass.com] Copyright © 2008 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc."
Read the rest ...
25+ Resources for Scranton-Area College Students
25+ Resources for Scranton-Area College Students
Summer’s nearly over and, with that, students will soon be arriving at our local colleges to begin or continue their higher education. We’ve compiled a list of some online resources new and returning students will need to make the most of campus life in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Summer’s nearly over and, with that, students will soon be arriving at our local colleges to begin or continue their higher education. We’ve compiled a list of some online resources new and returning students will need to make the most of campus life in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Animal-rights activists suspected in attacks on UC Santa Cruz researchers
Animal-rights activists suspected in attacks on UC Santa Cruz researchers
A car and a home were firebombed, forcing one scientist and his family to flee out a window. Authorities cite increasing violence against UC researchers.
Firebombs that struck the home and car of two UC Santa Cruz scientists this weekend were part of an increasingly aggressive campaign by animal rights activists against animal researchers at University of California campuses, officials said Monday.
A car and a home were firebombed, forcing one scientist and his family to flee out a window. Authorities cite increasing violence against UC researchers.
Firebombs that struck the home and car of two UC Santa Cruz scientists this weekend were part of an increasingly aggressive campaign by animal rights activists against animal researchers at University of California campuses, officials said Monday.
Friday, August 8, 2008
The Reality of Education in the U.S.
A recent online teacher poll of the week asked: Do you feel
appreciated by your students? Yes 60.0% No 40.0% There were
a total of 435 votes. Only 60 percent of the 435 teachers
believed they are appreciated by their students. Perhaps it
is because so many of our students today have a bad
attitude about the classroom.
The most recent U.S. Census Bureau says that about 33
percent of women in the United States that are of the ages
between aged 25 to 29 had a bachelor's degree or more
education in 2007. This was compared with 26 percent of
their male counterparts.
In a report called the Educational Attainment in the United
States: 2007, it was clearly stated that among adults 25
and older, men remain slightly more likely than women to
hold a bachelor's degree at 30 percent compared to 28
percent. The percentage for women rose between 2006 and
2007 up from 27 percent, but for men, it remained
statistically unchanged.
It would appear from research that more education continues
to pay off as adults with advanced degrees typically earn
four times more than those with less than a high school
diploma.
The report also shows that in 2007, 86 percent of all
adults who were 25 years and older said that they had
completed at least high school; 29 percent had bachelor's
degree. More than half of Asians 25 and older had a
bachelor's degree or more (52 percent), compared with 32
percent of non-Hispanic whites, 19 percent of blacks and 13
percent of Hispanic adults.
The proportion of the foreign-born population with a
bachelor's degree or more was 28 percent, compared with 29
percent of the native population. However, the proportion
of naturalized citizens with a college degree was 34
percent.
Workers 18 and older with a bachelor's degree earned an
average of $56,788 in 2006, while those with a high school
diploma earned $31,071.
Among those whose highest level of education was a high
school diploma or equivalent, non-Hispanic white workers
had the highest average earnings at $32,931, followed by
Asians at $29,426 and blacks who made $26,268. Average
earnings of Hispanic workers in the same group was $27,508.
Among workers with advanced degrees, Asians made $88,408
and non-Hispanic whites made $83,785, higher average
earnings than Hispanics at $70,432 and blacks at $64,834).
Statistics also prove that as outside groups gets involved
in a child's life, assisting with their schoolwork, or
family issues, there is a much greater appreciation for
school, education and teachers as well.
SOURCE: Data is from the 2007 Current Population Survey's
Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
About the Author:
Kristin Gabriel is an author and social media marketing
professional with clients including Rocco Basile
(http://www.roccobasile.org ) of the the Basile Builders
Group based in New York. Basile is involved
with several charities including Children of the City and
the Joe DiMaggio Committee for Xaverian High School.
appreciated by your students? Yes 60.0% No 40.0% There were
a total of 435 votes. Only 60 percent of the 435 teachers
believed they are appreciated by their students. Perhaps it
is because so many of our students today have a bad
attitude about the classroom.
The most recent U.S. Census Bureau says that about 33
percent of women in the United States that are of the ages
between aged 25 to 29 had a bachelor's degree or more
education in 2007. This was compared with 26 percent of
their male counterparts.
In a report called the Educational Attainment in the United
States: 2007, it was clearly stated that among adults 25
and older, men remain slightly more likely than women to
hold a bachelor's degree at 30 percent compared to 28
percent. The percentage for women rose between 2006 and
2007 up from 27 percent, but for men, it remained
statistically unchanged.
It would appear from research that more education continues
to pay off as adults with advanced degrees typically earn
four times more than those with less than a high school
diploma.
The report also shows that in 2007, 86 percent of all
adults who were 25 years and older said that they had
completed at least high school; 29 percent had bachelor's
degree. More than half of Asians 25 and older had a
bachelor's degree or more (52 percent), compared with 32
percent of non-Hispanic whites, 19 percent of blacks and 13
percent of Hispanic adults.
The proportion of the foreign-born population with a
bachelor's degree or more was 28 percent, compared with 29
percent of the native population. However, the proportion
of naturalized citizens with a college degree was 34
percent.
Workers 18 and older with a bachelor's degree earned an
average of $56,788 in 2006, while those with a high school
diploma earned $31,071.
Among those whose highest level of education was a high
school diploma or equivalent, non-Hispanic white workers
had the highest average earnings at $32,931, followed by
Asians at $29,426 and blacks who made $26,268. Average
earnings of Hispanic workers in the same group was $27,508.
Among workers with advanced degrees, Asians made $88,408
and non-Hispanic whites made $83,785, higher average
earnings than Hispanics at $70,432 and blacks at $64,834).
Statistics also prove that as outside groups gets involved
in a child's life, assisting with their schoolwork, or
family issues, there is a much greater appreciation for
school, education and teachers as well.
SOURCE: Data is from the 2007 Current Population Survey's
Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
About the Author:
Kristin Gabriel is an author and social media marketing
professional with clients including Rocco Basile
(http://www.roccobas
Group based in New York. Basile is involved
with several charities including Children of the City and
the Joe DiMaggio Committee for Xaverian High School.
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