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Webquest: Exploring Online Tools for Motivation, Collaborative Networks in E-learning

Found this great site  from Learningshare.com.  Filled with a rich mine of links from credible sources for teaching and learning via the Net. Includes links to other learning communities, free readiness assessment self-tests, research sites,  everything e-learning.

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10 Ways to Use Your Edublogs to Teach

I just visited Edublogs.org to look for an introductory video for my learners on how to blog. Then I found this list on using the blog for teaching your students:  1. Post materials and resources 2. Host online discussions 3. Create a class publication 4. Replace your newsletter 5. Get your students blogging 6. Share your lesson plans 7. Integrate multimedia of all descriptions 8. Organise, organise,...

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A Harvard Leadership Course for Parents in E-learningforkids.org

Visit http://www.e-learningforkids.org for a pre-screened resource for building skills in math, science, reading, and keyboarding.  It’s a site for parents, kids, and educators, specifically children from 5-12 years old. What’s intriguing is the free leadership course for parents from the famed Harvard Business School Publishing.   Parents, if you haven’t tried e-learning, take this...

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Lifelong Learning

Dr. Keith Robinson’s Blue Flavor gives nuggets of wisdom on lifelong learning: Make the decision to keep learning Get face to face Become a teacher Play Use technology to connect Mix it up You don’t need to master everything On becoming a teacher, I’d like to think it’s more of ‘becoming a mentor’.  In this role, one not only imparts knowledge to a student; one is...

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Interpretation : Informal Education Method in Museums and Parks

Interpretation is an informal educational method used to communicate the meaning and value of resources, and is used widely in museums, zoos, and parks. Shanta Rose shows us how the Mer Bleue Boadwalk Trail in Ottawa, Canada, created an interpretative walkway for its National Park. It relies on providing high-quality, reinforcing communications at moments when visitors are...