Don’t even waste the 19 seconds that this screencast takes, just head over to WhaleSynth – A Unique Musical Experience and make some whale sounds. Via kottke. Lovely in many ways.…
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Virtual reality is just awesome! I remember how thrilled I was on the Disney World ride that took me through the bloodstream. I can only imagine how exciting it will be to experience travelling through an actual blood vessel.
The Horizon Report: 2016 K-12 Edition article on Virtual Reality, gives “computer generated environments that simulate the physical presence of people and/or objects and realistic sensory experiences” two to three years to be mainstream in schools.
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The Horizon Report: 2016 K-12 Edition article on Virtual Reality, gives “computer generated environments that simulate the physical presence of people and/or objects and realistic sensory experiences” two to three years to be mainstream in schools.
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TL:DR I’ve found a link that leads to google image search for images labeled for noncommercial reuse. This is handy on iOS where it is hard to get to the Usage Rights Filter, here is the link: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=&lr=&safe=active&hl=en-GB&tbs=sur:f&tbm=isch.
Coming back to the classroom after 9 years I find I am still interested in searching for images and copyright.…
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As something of a scientist I’ve become accustomed to getting information from peer reviewed journal when I want to have confidence in the quality of the studies that generate the results, so I was keen to read an article that would reveal reliable educational technology product evaluation resources.
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According to the BCTF document Roles and Responsibilities of Teachers and Teacher Assistants/ Education Assistants the role of the teacher includes designing an instructional program, developing IEPs, planning learning activities, determining appropriate modifications and adaptations in line with IEP goals, identifying the appropriate instructional learning resources, and advocating for the appropriate instructional learning resources when required.
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(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Organising Pupil Content on Blogs
This is hopefully a useful tip for organising pupil created content on WordPress blogs like Glow Blogs.
Most of the content posed to blogs consists of posts or pages. Posts join the stream, pages are static generally accessed from menus.
This is another way to organise content that can be useful.…
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On Wednesday this week I was talking into the mic. Not too unusual given I often broadcast on Radio #EDUtalk on Wednesday evenings.
This week however I was talking to [Ian Guest](@IaninSheffield ) for his research on Twitter for CPD.…
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I had just begun a quest on “teaching complex thinking” by reading an article in the NMC Horizon Report-2015 K-12 Edition when I had to stop and pull out the dictionary, not literally, to find the meaning of heuristic. According to the online English Oxford Living Dictionaries,
“Heuristic means enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves”.
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“Heuristic means enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves”.
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Today, my Centre for Teaching and Learning published this statement as the lead item in our monthly newsletter.
…Teaching from a place of respect,
equity, and compassionIn light of recent world events, I want to assure our community that the resources coming from the Centre for Teaching and Learning will always come from a place of respect, equity, and compassion.
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Reading: @dajbelshaw The Importance of Working ‘Open’ in Education
I am enjoying reading The Importance of Working ‘Open’ in Education from @dajbelshaw except for the mullet analogy, some of us lived through the 80s.
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