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Eye on IT

La Vitrine Technologie-Éducation Newsletter, no. 65
March 5th, 2010

ISSN 1918-4239

Improve Your ICT Skills with InukTIC

InukTIC was developed primarily for Québec college students, but students and teachers from other levels can also use it. It's a great online resource to help you become autonomous in performing ICT-related tasks. Use it to assess your ICT skills or to find hundreds of free online resources to help you develop these skills.

Using Technology to Expand the Classroom and Explore Mathematics

The Math Forum is an online resource for improving math learning, teaching and communication. Teachers, mathematicians, researchers, students and parents can use the Web to learn math and improve math education. Problems, puzzles, online mentoring, team problem solving, collaborations, etc.

How to Get Students to Find and Read 94 Articles Before the Next Class

Michael Wesch was nominated US prof of the year in 2008. In this blog, he explains how he and his student-researchers tried something a little different to kick off their semester: instead of the standard syllabus requiring everybody to read a few articles to discuss in class, they decided to form a Smart Mob that would try to read a good chunk of the literature on a single topic in one go. A “Wisdom of Crowds” mash-up.

Cloud Computing in Plain English

Commoncraft makes educational videos that are short and simple, using paper cut-outs. Check out this one about Cloud Computing.

Intel's Convertible Classmate Tablet-PC

Check out Intel's new Classmate PC reference design: iPad-style e-reading, multitasking capability, color diagrams in text, video and animations that can all live within interactive textbooks; easy note-taking and annotations enabled with the touch interface and specialized software, as well as built-in Web access. Like Apple, Intel partnered with McGraw-Hill to develop e-learning content.

Vanderbilt Online Research Magazine

Vanderbilt University is ranked among the top 20 universities in the U.S. Exploration, its online research magazine, publishes beautiful multimedia stories that explain campus research projects ranging from archaeology to zoology, probe the motives of the explorers that conduct these studies, and describe the experiences of Vanderbilt students who become involved in scientific research.

Helping Teachers Integrate Web 2.0 Into the Classroom

Existing Web communities for teachers interested in Web 2.0 are rare. The Te@ch.us project at European Schoolnet is setting up a Web-based learning community for teachers who are not familiar with Web 2.0. It allows them to connect to experts and experienced teachers to exchange ideas, experiences and learning materials.

The 21st Century Classroom

Ten years ago, a physics teacher from North Carolina State University decided to reformat physics classes with a new mix of pedagogy, technology and classroom design that emphasizes hands-on, interactive, collaborative learning. Read about how this teacher's pioneering movement now produces better learning.

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