Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 10/30/2011
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Do Yourself a Favor: Set Up These Custom Typing Shortcuts on Your iPhone Right Now
If you have an ios5 device, you got text expansion. Lifehacker's guide is a great guide for setting up. I will add this tip. If you are lucky enough to have more than one iOS device, set it up the exact same way on both!
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Taxation without representation lesson from history teacher Christina Lambard had parents calling the school to complain. A letter was sent home that said kids would be charged 25 cents a page and if unpaid they would get a zero. Usually the kids figure out the note is false. This year parents started calling the school before talking to the teacher. This lesson has been taught before without the hubbub . I think a bigger point here is that parents should learn to call the teacher first.
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Experts differ on Klout's clout
If you want to understand Klout, this article is a pretty balanced one.
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Tweetvite :: Find & Create Tweetups and other Events on Twitter
This site lets you find and create events on twitter.
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At the Teacher's Desk: Is Your Classroom Flipped? Yes and No
As William Chamberlain and I dm's on Twitter, I asked if he was "flipped" and he penned this answer on his blog. It is insightful in that many teachers incorporate elements of delivering instruction via blog or feed without having kids with net access at home.
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Computers in the Classroom: LiveBinders: Resourceful Web 2.0 Tool
College prof Judy Arzt from Connecticut writes about the usefulness of live binders. I like her simple 2 paragraph explanation of what it is. I find her simple language easy to understand and think that we need more edtech college profs to create blogs like this to share with their students. Nice blog. She is @JudyArtz on Twitter.
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Creating a Game-Based Online Class | Online Universities
Excellent article on designing a game based learning e-course. There are a lot of links and great ideas. Since hearing Jane McGonigal speak at Microsoft HQ I have using Interrobang and other games as a priority for integrating into my classroom. (Hat Tip @juandoming on Twitter)
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Mr. C's Class Blog: Tuesday's Lesson Plan
I love William Chamberlain's lesson plan from this past Tuesday. I enjoy how he defines criticism and sets guidelines. I really love Mr. C! @wmchamberlain on Twitter. We exchanged DM's on Saturday and he has the students 50 minutes a day everyday. With no net access at home, he cannot flip, but I love how his assignments are right here.
