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Parlay for discussion
Cindy just sent me this video of a teacher explaining the use of a new discussion tool environment. The tool is called Parlay Ideas. I must admit I have not used this tool and I tend not to say much … Continue reading
Mozilla VPN
A VPN (virtual private network) protects awareness of your browsing activity between your computer and the site you are using. It is most important if you are concerned with awareness of your browsing activity in a public location (e.g., coffee … Continue reading
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Kahn Academy
If you have heard the backstory of the Kahn Academy, Kahn discovered the same thing Bloom noted several decades ago. The best instruction is provided by a tutor. Mastery learning originated about the same time (Bloom’s Group Based Mastery, Keller’s … Continue reading
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Curriki Studio
I am spending the day watching the ND Governor’s Technology Innovation Summit. One of the guests was Scott McNealy. McNealy (sun Microsystems) is one of the wealthy tech entrepreneurs turning his attention to education. One of his first ventures was … Continue reading
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Perusall for social reading
Perusall offers an online environment (hosted by the company or through an LMS) that allows the annotation of pdfs and Word documents. The pdfs are either content the instructor has the rights to use in a course or digital textbooks … Continue reading
Google docs transcription
Kathy Schrock mentioned an interesting Google docs hack she (and I) had not encountered previously. She had discovered that you can open a Google doc, turn on transcription, and then play audio that will be transcribed to the doc. I … Continue reading