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Thursday, December 16, 2010

Flipboard




This is your newest edition of Flipboard. It's sleeker, faster and even more social.








What would a news reader look like if Apple had designed it? Flipboard shows you. It takes your Facebook friends' messages, or Tweets from Twitter, and lays them out in a magazine format. But that doesn't do justice. This makes reading news from social networks fun because of the aesthetics. You have to see this to get an idea of why this app could disrupt news and publishing businesses.

How can we measure teaching and learning in mathematics?



How can we measure teaching and learning in mathematics? - Did you know you can measure whether students have fragmented or cohesive conceptions of mathematics, or whether they learn at a surface- or deep-level? Did you know there are concept inventories available for research purposes at the level of prealgebra

Playing to Learn Math?




Playing to Learn Math? - Current technology gives us systems that teach students algebra using mastery and flexible pacing, but they just mimic the process of working through a textbook. To better engage today’s students, we should leverage technology and research about learning







Playing to Learn Math? (v2) - Children love to learn, but at some point they lose that and become adults that don't like formal learning. Let's explore why "play" has gotten such a bad rap and figure out how to get it back in education.

Future-Proof Your Education




Future-Proof Your Education - How do you prepare for uncertain career paths where technical knowledge doubles every two years? You pay attention to the skills that surround the content: Interact, Flex, Learn, Explain, Analyze, and Focus.

Playing to Learn?