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Why Right Now Is The Perfect Time For Educators To Reflect

Bill Powers — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:35:45 +0000

It's the end of the year in most countries and many are heading out the door. Before you do, listen to why right now, yes NOW, is a good time for educators to reflect.

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18 Things To Know About Education In South Africa

Katie Lepi — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:05:16 +0000

We have a ton of Edudemic readers from South Africa so we thought this would be quite useful: a look at education in South Africa

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A Step-By-Step Visual Guide To Being An Effective Instructor

Jeff Dunn — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:25:52 +0000

It's not easy being an effective instructor. But this step-by-step guide should help you understand what it'll take to reach your students.

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How To Create Powerful Student-Teacher Relationships

AnnetteLousieBrown — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:05:49 +0000

In this insightful essay, Annette Louise Brown examines how to build useful and powerful student-teacher relationships - and why it's beyond important.

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How I Created A Positive Classroom Environment

Terry Marzell — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:05:15 +0000

Having a positive classroom environment is key to quality learning. This is my story of how I became a chalkboard champion with some unexpected results.

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2 Potential Google Reader Alternatives To Watch

Jeff Dunn — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:32:07 +0000

There are a lot of Google Reader alternatives out there. But there are two potential alternatives that you better keep your eye on this week.

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18 Things To Know About Education In Austria

Katie Lepi — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:05:29 +0000

We have a ton of Edudemic readers from Austria so we thought this would be quite useful: a look at education in Austria.

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5 Reasons To Use YouTube In The Classroom

Jeff Dunn — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:25:48 +0000

If you like to bring multimedia into your lessons (and who doesn't?) then you probably use YouTube in the classroom from time to time.

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10 Little-Known Twitter Tools For Connected Educators

Jeff Dunn — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:05:38 +0000

There are a lot of little-known Twitter tools that don't see the light of day on sites like Edudemic. So I thought this would be a good time to start fixing that.

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How To Get Your Lessons To ‘Go Viral’ With Students

Gallagher_Tech — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:05:16 +0000

How does the ability to 'go viral' apply to education? Simple, the lessons that are remembered by students happen because of three reasons in particular.

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18 Things To Know About Education In Germany

Katie Lepi — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:05:08 +0000

We have a ton of Edudemic readers from Germany so we thought this would be quite useful: a look at education in Germany.

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5 Ways To Teach Physics Using Household Items

Jeff Dunn — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:25:36 +0000

If you're looking for some innovative ways to teach physics, then look no further than your own home. There are plenty of physics lessons just waiting to be discovered.

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22 Effective Ways To Use Twitter In The Classroom

Jeff Dunn — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:25:07 +0000

You can actually use Twitter in the classroom with Bloom's Taxonomy thanks to this awesome table that details nearly two dozen different ways to integrate the pair!

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100+ Students To Hold Forum On Solving Global Challenges

Katie Lepi — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:05:46 +0000

The Rhodes Youth Forum will involve more than 100 students who gather together to discuss solving major global challenges in education and beyond.

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How To Use Google Street View In MFL Classrooms

Colleen Lee — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:05:51 +0000

As part of my travel unit for my senior Japanese Foreign Language class, I do a quick review of direction giving. In the 3rd year class we use a static map for guiding around. But bringing that same map back for the Grade 12's just didn't seem to cut it. I don't work in a school with 1:1 or even the wireless capability to support BYOD but our labs are reasonably quick so I have a pair share a computer there.

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