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EdTech - Insights: June 2014
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Friday, 13 June 2014. A new teaser for Google Classroom. Google has released a new teaser for Google Classroom. They announce a September start-date on their blog. And perhaps even a trial:. By September, Classroom will be available to any school using Google Apps for Education. Since we want to make sure Classroom plays well with others, if you’re a developer or partner, sign up. To learn more about integrating with Classroom.". Look up Google Classroom here. Links to this post. Education - Good Practice.
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EdTech - Insights: March 2013
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Monday, 11 March 2013. IB Journal of Teaching Practice - great, but why charge? The International Baccalaureate Organisation have announced, in their inaugural issue of "IB Global News", the debut of the IB's Journal of Teaching Practice. Published twice a year, in February and August, it will have action research reports, studies in practice and review of resources. But, why charge? Who will be paid? T he peer reviewers. They will be paid a $50 honorarium for each rev iew they complete. Come on, IBO, yo...
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EdTech - Insights: April 2013
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Monday, 29 April 2013. Maintenance of systems and equipment - an example from this school. Maintenance of systems and equipment is essential. Maintaining what we have got, extending its useful life and adapting to our ever changing needs is expensive but necessary. We try to work with a $36,000 budget per year and here you can see where we spend it. The translation below refers to the list in order. Keyboards, mouses, memory and various parts. Licenses, renewal and subscriptions. Links to this post.
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EdTech - Insights: January 2014
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Saturday, 25 January 2014. Rhizomes vs the establishment - #rhizo14. Posted this originally on the Rhizomatic Learning Google community but wanted to keep Bonnie Stewart. S post here too. So I can refer to it. She posted this two years ago during the #change11 MOOC and I wondered what has changed since then - the idea of independent, open, self directed learning in schools seems to be much more viable today than it did then. What has changed? So, what has changed? For reminding me of Bonnie's #change11.
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EdTech - Insights: A new teaser for Google Classroom
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Friday, 13 June 2014. A new teaser for Google Classroom. Google has released a new teaser for Google Classroom. They announce a September start-date on their blog. And perhaps even a trial:. By September, Classroom will be available to any school using Google Apps for Education. Since we want to make sure Classroom plays well with others, if you’re a developer or partner, sign up. To learn more about integrating with Classroom.". Look up Google Classroom here. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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EdTech - Insights: November 2013
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Wednesday, 27 November 2013. What a difference a year makes - smartphones and tablets come of age. In August 2012 I wrote a post entitled " Computers for serious work - tablets and smartphones just don't cut the mustard. Does this still stand? No I find myself producing more and more on my tablet and doing SOME work on my smartphone. What has changed? The input options, going beyond the tiny keyboard on the screen, have made it possible to note-take and post. SwiftKey. Is now much more accurate. Observin...
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EdTech - Insights: Google Classroom coming to Google Apps for Education
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Tuesday, 6 May 2014. Google Classroom coming to Google Apps for Education. Google announced today their new integration called Google Classroom. Those of us who struggled through own methods as well as third party ones to tie in the classroom experience will welcome this. Here is their explanation:. Learning online just got a lot better. Another giant stride by Google. 7 May 2014 at 05:12. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Education - Good Practice. View my complete profile. Learning and the brain.
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EdTech - Insights: May 2014
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Friday, 30 May 2014. Learning Spaces for the Future. Could a complete redesign of learning spaces encourage learning and teaching in very different ways? The Brazilian Colégio Mater Dei. Has been experimenting with space in an effort to achieve a greater use of technology in learning and teaching. The Official Google Blog. The photos show bean bags, foam stools and cushions and, frankly, really awkwardly sitting or lying students. Is this a permanent classroom space for a group or class? The functionalit...
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EdTech - Insights: Chromebooks becoming a real option
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Thursday, 8 May 2014. Chromebooks becoming a real option. It seems that many schools are opting for Chromebooks. We have been looking at this aspect from both educational and financial viewpoints. The financial one seems obvious - Chromebooks are extremely good value for money, almost tablet costs for much better than notebook operation. There is a legacy problem from equipment that works on Windows machines, including some laboratory and simulation software, video/audio editing programmes and the like.
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