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January 31,2012
If instruction requires that
students receive instead of create,
consider varying the media and
medium used to enable learning.
– Darren Draper
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TOP TWEETS
January 31,2012
@dwarlick (David Warlick): Praise
be..file sharing?
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Top 10 Sites for Educational Apps
January 31,2012
1 APPitic: Includes more than 1300 reviews done by Apple
Distinguished Educators.
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The next big thing.
January 31,2012
Apple’s hyped release of its iBooks2 for iPad has reignited the debate over technology and the
“reinvention” of education.
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top10 Web Stories
January 31,2012
Five Things Students Want
Their Teachers to Know
About Online Learning
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Do Kids Want to Become Scientists?
January 31,2012
A new, multi-country survey of 4,800 students aged 14-22
reveals students in emerging countries--India, Mexico and
Russia—are prioritizing and pursuing science-related careers
over students in developed countries, including
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Who Cares about Digital Citizenship?
January 31,2012
The National Council for Digital Citizenship conducted a survey of ISTE members to
gain insight into educators’ understanding of digital citizenship and classroom needs.
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First Robotics Competition Kicks Off
January 31,2012
The 2012 FIRST Robotics
Competition was unveiled
January 7 during a live
broadcast on NASA TV.
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Win a Wireless Lab Sweepstakes
January 31,2012
Schools can win a complete classroom technology
package in the “Win a Wireless Lab Sweepstakes” The
annual sweepstakes, sponsored by CDW-G and
Discovery Education, launched on January 3 and is open
to any school employee.
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If you were given the option of a paperless curriculum, would you take it?
January 31,2012
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Intel Schools of Distinction Opens
January 31,2012
Every year, Intel honors U
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Top 100 Sites of 2011
January 12,2012
The time is finally here for my annual list of favorite sites of the year.
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Smartphone Infographic
January 11,2012
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Top 10 Web stories, January 2012
January 11,2012
When assembling our 25 most-visited blog posts from
2011, we noticed that, with the exception of just three
posts, every one of our top stories was a list.
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Top Tweets, January 2012
January 11,2012
Edubeat: Closing the achievement
gap, but at gifted students’
expense: This post, by Fordham’s
Mike Petrilli and AEI’s Ri
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