5 Not so Crazy Predictions for Education in 2012
It”s not not uncommon for geeks to do some wishful thinking a line any mortal hoping their tech dreams will come true in the new year to come. Id like to make some predictions...
Category: learning
Second Screen Learning?
A phenomenon that can be classified as anything from multitasking to plain distraction is getting more popular as smartphones get smarter and tablet computers more ubiquitous: the use of the “second screen“. It is...
Youtube EDU
There is a vast sea of information out there. In fact, it’s hard not to avoid drowning in it if you, as an educator or learner (which we all are) don’t put strategies in...
Learning Resource Metadata
Something that bothers me sometimes is the poor search results yielded when one looks for educational resources. So many good projects I know of simply don’t show up in a simple Google search no matter what keywords I add into...
Duolingo – free language learning while helping translate the Web
Duolingo claims to help you learn a language for free because as you practice translating sentences you are simultaneously helping them translate the Web. It is not clear to me whether translation is the only...
Cursos Online Gratuitos da Universidade de Stanford – Primeiro Semestre de 2012
Varias universidades no mundo todo têm disponibilizado seus cursos gratuitamente na Internet em diversos formatos ao longo dos anos. Um formato muito popular é o de podcasts no iTunesU ou palestras em vídeo no...
Free Full Online Courses by Stanford University – Spring 2012
Several universities world-wide have made their courseware available in different formats over the years. A very popular format is that of podcasts on iTunesU or video lectures on Youtube. See, for instance, this broad...
5 Free Online Visual Dictionary and Thesaurus Applications
Sometimes, when I need some inspiration and ideas for words to use in a project, I take the visual route and consult a “visual thesaurus”. These handy Web applications can help you quickly find...
Storybird – Beautiful Collaborative Storytelling
Storybird is a powerful collaborative storytelling platform. One of its strongest features lies, of course, in the collaboration with other authors. However, it is also important to emphasize its library of creative artwork which...
Free Language Learning Resources – KDE
For those looking for free language learning software, there’s always the online Rosetta Stone alternatives with a twist of collaborative learning such as: LiveMocha, Babbel, MangoLanguages, Bussu, and others (which I will discuss in...
