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The Daily Round Up - June 5th, 2013

6/5/2013

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Welcome to the Round Up!  Today we begin at T.H.E. Journal with a new article outlining the "6 Technology Challenges Facing Education."  I posted a recent editorial over this topic as well , but their article also discusses the unique challenges posed by MOOCs and the failures of personalized learning.  The article is in response to a new report from the New Media Consortium and does an excellent job summarizing the main points and ideas.


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Emerging Ed Tech has a new post on "4 Ways Colleges and Universities are Using Tech to Go Green."  Even though the article focuses on higher ed, all of the ideas (except perhaps number 4 - holding classes virtually) translate to K-12 education as well.  The ideas are especially useful for schools looking for ways to save on spending while going green at the same time.


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While Google and Google Scholar are excellent resources for teachers, I sometimes forget that their are other resources that are just as well suited (if not better) for the classroom.  Teach Thought's new post, "7 Academic Search Engines Not Named Google" offers a great reminder of the other academic search engines that are available.


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Getting Smart opens with an article on "The Business Role in Education: Examples, Expectations & Support."  The post focuses on how the CEOs of ExxonMobile, Xerox, and Qualcomm feel about the common core standards, online learning, STEM education, and what is needed from our schools to ensure that today's students will be ready to enter the modern workforce.  (Reposted from yesterday's Huffington Post)

Getting Smart also provides "An Update on Apple in Education."  If you've been jonesing for some statistics on iPads and apple apps in education, then get on over there!  One impressive stat that stuck out with me - 75,000 educational apps.  Wow.  But if you've checked the app store recently, Apple has begun to organize them by grade and subject which is proving immensely helpful.  


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Finally, Ed Reach has a review of a the app "Sound Uncovered."  Great for the sciences, this app lets students explore sounds through "an interactive book that walks you through new ways to look and listen to sounds."  It's free, well-designed, and would be excellent for younger students in a unit on the senses.


And that's all we've got for today!  Thanks for stopping by and we'll end with a double whammy!  First, a new graphic from Teach Thought on Student email Etiquette and if you missed it a few days ago, check out Learn Dash's repost of Edudemic's post of Online College's Trends in Education Technology :)
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