New ‘TED Talks Education’ Brings Big Names And Big Ideas – Edudemic

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Sir Ken Robinson, Bill Gates, Geoffrey Canada and more take on big topics in the all-new TED Talks Education. Full feature presentation is here.

Louise Robinson-Lay‘s insight:

Am I the only one who thinks its a bit weird that PBS have aired TED talks on TV? Anyway at least they aren’t preaching to the converted!

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Coursera makes first foray into K-12 education with online courses for teachers

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Online learning startup Coursera is partnering with several schools of education, as well as other institutions and museums, to bring professional development courses to K-12 teachers online.

Louise Robinson-Lay‘s insight:

Now we can choose from an array of professional development learning activities using sites like Coursera who offer MOOCs for teachers.

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Writing in the wild: Unleash your flow with a keyboard for the iPad

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Turn your iPad into the perfect writing machine by using an external keyboard. This post tells you why and what are good keyboard cases.

Louise Robinson-Lay‘s insight:

If you’re planning on using your iPad for Moore serious writing you would be advised to check out the posts on this blog dedicated to using your iPad academically and professionally. There are worthwhile articles on cases, keyboards and styluses.

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rvl.io

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Rvl offers an interesting twist on the online presenter genre… literally. The presentation can roll in many directions like a virtual cube allowing multi-track presentations. The site uses html5, so it works on most computers and devices. Editing is simple and you can share or embed your creations easily.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

 

 

Louise Robinson-Lay‘s insight:

Present online in multi directions.

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