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The Weekly Roundup - March 2nd, 2014

3/2/2014

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Welcome back!  And for those participating, I hope you're having a wonderful Carnaval weekend!  Down here in Barranquilla, the city has descended into the madness of celebration!  We start this week's roundup at Getting Smart with a new post entitled, "How Digital Learning is Boosting Achievement."  The article is an excellent collection of research, case studies, and information about digital learning around the states!


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Learning technologist, Dom Norrish has an excellent new post, "Considering the Best Way Forward for 1-to-1 Projects in 2014."  He begins by discussing the benefits of tablets and 1:1 devices in the classroom and then goes on to cover the challenges and downsides.  It's a great read and worth considering, especially if your district is heading that direction.


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Here are a few of the great new resources from FT4T:
  • Google Video and Maps in CCSS Aligned Lessons
  • Machines & Systems Explained with 3D Animations
  • Create Public Courses on OpenEd
  • You Can Build Your Own Search Engine
  • The Week and Month in Review


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Next up, Ricky Ribeiro at EdTech Magazine has a new post on "The BYOD Questions Your School Should be Asking."  If your school or district is preparing for a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) environment, Ribeiro lays out exactly what you should consider before moving forward.  The post is short and simple, and the questions cover the technology and IT side of BYOD implementation.


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Dr. Jackie Gerstein at User Generated Education has a new article on using "SAMR as a Framework for Moving Towards Education 3.0."  For those unfamiliar, here's a little background on the SAMR model.  In the post, Dr. Gerstein outlines the idea of Education 3.0, discusses how the SAMR can be used in our current system, and includes as wonderful infographic that ties everything together.


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Here are some of the top posts from ET&ML this week:
  • Grow Professionally w/ Over 800 Free Online Courses
  • 5 Great Tools for Publishing Students Works
  • 40 iPad Apps for Reading Disabilities
  • 12 Ways to Leverage Google Drive in the Classroom
  • Adding Voice Comments to Google Docs


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Next up, Elizabeth Blair at Mind/Shift takes "A Look into Teenagers' Complicated Online Lives." The article examines the research of danah boyd (a senior researcher at Microsoft and the author of It's Complicated) which focuses on how students navigate social networks and the effect these networks have on their lives, relationships, and pysches.  


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Here are a few of EdReach's great podcasts from the week:
  • Chalkstar to Rockstar: Taking Control of Learning
  • Flipped Learning: Solving the Video Puzzle
  • The Two Guys Schow: Cool Cat Teacher Vicki Davis
  • EduWin Weekly: Students Enter the Shark Tank
  • Untangling the Web: Twitter Attack!


The Lightning Round...

  • Edudemic shares 7 Things to Know Before Using Open Educational Resources
  • Edudemic also covers the 6 Education Technology Trends You Should Know About
  • Teach Thought discusses the 11 Underlying Assumptions of Digital Literacy

Finally, FluidReview (a company that specializes in cloud-based scholarship management software) has released an inforgraphic on the topic of scholarships in America.  It explores where they come from, and who is getting them, and you can view it online here.  

Thanks for reading everyone and we'll see you next week!

-Mike
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