Business Models: Plugg Start-up winners Mendeley & Myngle Today, European internet entrepreneurs, investors and bloggers gathered on the Plugg 2009 conference to look at the ‘new web’ and its future. One of the key elements on Plugg is the Start-ups Rally, a pitching competition where 20 start-ups present their business to the audience and a challenging jury of investors and thought leaders. Let’s have a look at the business model of the 2 winners! Mendeley.com: Last.fm for research The overall winner was Mendeley.com (congratulations!). Mendeley positions itself as a “Last.fm for research”. Myngle.com: The new way to learn languages The crowds’ favorite at Plugg 2009 was the new study platform Myngle.com. As such, Myngle brings a successful, existing online business model into a new market. Philippe De Ridder Co-Founder @ Board of Innovation Enthusiastic about innovation, new business models, intrapreneurship, and start-up life design.
Packrati.us = Twitter + Delicious Google Translate Blog 90+ Videos for Tech. & Media Literacy Update December 3/09: There has been much interest in this list so I have transferred this resource to a wiki. This post will remain, but I would be happy if others contributed to the wiki version found here. Thanks for your interest in media education. Over the past few years, I have been collecting interesting Internet videos that would be appropriate for lessons and presentations, or personal research, related to technological and media literacy. Here are 70+ videos organized into various sub-categories. Conversation Starters: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 21st Century Learning: 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 21st Century Schools – This is a video prepared by the Department of Children, Schools and Families in the United Kingdom. 17. 18. 19. 20. Copyright, Copyleft & Remix/Mashup Culture: 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Influence of Media on Society: 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. History of Technology & Media: 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. Social Networks & Identity: 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
Digital Habitats: stewarding technology for communities » Putting our diagrams to work Jul 05 2010 Our goal in writing Digital Habitats was to recognize and move forward the literacies that are involved in stewarding technology for communities. We are happy when people put our ideas to work and appreciate it when people use our diagrams for that purpose. If you write us requesting permission to use the diagrams in a copyrighted work, we are happy to give permission. You may use them in informal ways, where you do not assert copyright, like a blog post without express permission, as long as you use them “as is”. Here are the diagrams that have been requested most frequently. Fig 1.1 Learning Activities - p 6 Fig 5.1 Tools Landscape - page 60 Orientations - page 152 Tool Polarities Map - page 162 Note that there are other resources to download under excerpts and diagrams specifically here. Like this: Like Loading...
3 Web-based Tools for Creating Screencast Videos Earlier this month my favorite web-based tool for creating screencast videos, ScreenToaster, announced that they are shutting down on July 31. The news that ScreenToaster is shutting down has me taking a look at some other web-based tools for creating screencast videos. Here are three other web-based screencast recording tools that you should consider as a replacement for ScreenToaster. Screenr is a very simple, easy-to-use tool for creating screencast videos. Screen Castle is a simple screencast creation tool that is completely web-based. Screencast-O-Matic is a web-based screencast creation tool similar to Screen Castle. About ACOT2 ACOT 2 has identified six design principles for the 21st century high school: Understanding of 21st Century Skills and Outcomes Establishes as a baseline that educators, students and parents must be well versed in the 21st century skills that students need to acquire to be successful. Relevant and Applied Curriculum Offers an innovative vision of what the learning environment should become by applying what we know about how people learn and adapting the best pedagogy to meet the needs of this generation of learners. Informative Assessment Identifies the types and systems of assessments schools need to develop to fully capture the varied dimensions of 21st century learning as well as the independent role students need to take on in monitoring and adjusting their own learning. A Culture of Innovation and Creativity Acknowledges the fuel that drives today’s global economy and, in turn, its importance in both student learning and the school environment. Ubiquitous Access to Technology
SmarTots - We recommend the Best Educational Apps for your Child Here Are More Than 200 Free Rapid E-Learning Tutorials A few weeks ago I offered some advice on how to become an elearning pro without spending a dime. The essence of that post is: You have access to a lot of free tips and tricks. So there are plenty of opportunities to learn and it doesn’t cost you anything more than your time. I also offered up a small challenge and your peers responded by creating a number of tutorials. Click here to view the tutorial. Here’s a quick mock up using the ideas from Linda’s tutorial. Click here to view the prototype. Below is a list of great tips and tricks that you can apply to your elearning courses right away. Creating PowerPoint Graphics Some of these tips are really practical and probably work right away. Create transparent background for your images in PowerPoint. PowerPoint Animation Tips & Techniques You might not need to use all of these animation tips, but it’s a good thing to practice them because the techniques can be applied in all sorts of circumstances. Rapid E-Learning Miscellaneous Tips
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Kunaao :: Marketplace di e-learning e infoprodotti. Creare, vendere, acquistare corsi online Cyberbullying - digizen.org 1.3.1 Cyberbullying takes different forms, some of which are harder to detect or less obviously associated with bullying than others. Schools should already have policies and practices in place for dealing with some of these. Threats and intimidation 1.3.2 Serious threats can be sent to both staff and pupils by mobile phone, email, via comments on websites, social networking sites or message boards. Harassment or stalking 1.3.3 Repeated, prolonged, unwanted texting, whether it is explicitly offensive or not, is a form of harassment. 1.3.4 Harassment and stalking can take several and often multiple forms online, and may or may not be a continuation of offline harassment or lead to physical harassment and stalking. repeatedly sending unwanted text or instant messages, or making phone calls (including silent calls); tracking targets by using spyware; sending viruses. Vilification / defamation Ostracising / peer rejection / exclusion Identity theft, unauthorised access and impersonation Manipulation
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