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Friday Feature: Socrative’s free clicker solution
Submitted by sgough on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 9:10pmPublished in
New Classroom Tool Uses Laptops & Phones for Instant Assessment
by Sarah Kessler (Source mashable.com)
Teacher Katie Rieser once purchased a $700 student response system, better known as “clickers,” for her high school classroom with money she raised online. Now a new startup called Socrative is offering a way for teachers like her to create a similar tool with smartphones or laptops — for free.....
Read the article here: http://mashable.com/2011/08/03/socrative
Socrative website: http://www.socrative.com Try the Hands-On Demo to see Socrative in action.
Friday Feature: Speaking Up in Class, Silently, Using Social Media
Submitted by sgough on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 12:01pmPublished in
The New York Times EDUCATION | May 13, 2011
By TRIP GABRIEL
A small but growing cadre of educators is trying to exploit Twitter-like technology to enhance classroom discussion.
"With Twitter and other microblogging platforms, teachers from elementary schools to universities are setting up what is known as a “backchannel” in their classes. The real-time digital streams allow students to comment, pose questions (answered either by one another or the teacher) and shed inhibitions about voicing opinions. Perhaps most importantly, if they are texting on-task, they are less likely to be texting about something else."
Read the article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/13/education/13social.html?emc=eta1
Friday Feature: How the Internet is Revolutionizing Education Infographic
Submitted by sgough on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 11:48amPublished in
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Via: OnlineEducation.net
