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Dr. Sarah’s favorite resources of the week (Dec. 4-10, 2011)

December 10, 2011

Here are my favorite resources of the week, curated from my Twitter account.

Social Media

7 Social media tips for the company Christmas party – by John Balitis and Carrie Pixler-Ryerson, for Inside Tucson Business

Social media policy essential in the workplace – by Anna Cairo

Apple’s social media policy leaked by Emily Nicholls

A social media policy pearl by Andrea Di Maio

8 Ways To Avoid Social Media Culture Clash by Debra Donston-Miller

What Boards Should Know About Social Media by Erika L. Del Giudice and Dorri C. McWhorter

Social Media Policy Essentials by Ray Silva

After Facebook rant, Manatee County suspends deputy for three days by Alison Morrow

Apple Fires Employee Over Facebook Rants by Margaret Rock

Quebec Minor Hockey League Social Media Policy – QMHL

UFC Reaps the risks and rewards of social media – by Chad Dundas, ESPN

Literacy and Essential Skills

Take time to learn together on Family Literacy Day by Community Content

Technology and teaching children to read: What does the research say? from NEIR TEC

No place in class for digital illiterates – The Guardian

Margaret Atwood says Twitter, internet boost literacy – CBC News

Tips to Make Reading Fun – in Lake Mary Health and Wellness

National Literacy Trust highlights book-free millions – by Judith Burns, BBC News

Paper or electronic? Reading to children important no matter the medium – by Roni Reino

Financial Education pays off in adult life – by Sharon Singleton

Technology and E-learning

How to convert your Powerpoint into an E-learning course – Rapid E-Learning

Google Forms for Educators – ISU Workforce Training

Top 10 iPhone Apps of 2011 – by eGichomo

Digital literacy resources – Government of South Australia

Languages and Multilingualism

How to market to foreign language speakers – by Christian Arno

“Pleasure reading” key to second language learning – Victoria University of Wellington

Effective Learning / Metacognition

Effective learning and teaching – Science for All Americans Online

5 Training “Must Knows” – by Sarah Bohnenkamp

Education News

India offers English stepping stone to east Asian students – The Guardian

Canada: a failing grade on aboriginal education – by Gerry St. Germain And Lillian Dyck, The Leader-Post

The rise of flexi-schooling – by Jeevan Vasagar

When an adult took standardized tests forced on kids – by Valerie Strauss

Dr. Sarah’s favorite resources of the week (Nov. 13 to 19, 2011)

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Best resources of the week (Nov. 20 to 26, 2011)

December 4, 2011

Here are my favorite resources of the week, curated from my Twitter account.

Social Media

Schools would be wise to adopt Granville district’s social media policies – Newark Advocate

How to hide Twitter #hashtag chats from your followers by Dave Larson

The Rise of the Connected Non-Profit from Mashable

10 Things I Learned On My Twitter Journey To 100,000 Followers by John Paul

How 5 Top Brands Crafted Their Social Media Voices by Lauren Indvik

“Don’t do as I say, do as I do” – the role of leadership in promoting the use of social media by Don Ledingham

7 Secrets Of Highly Effective Twitter Power Users by Lauren Dugan

10 Steps to Kick Start Your Twitter Network from Edte.ch Blog

Proposed social media policy has this school committee in a huff by Sherilynn Macale

Literacy and Essential Skills

Reading to your kid: even more important than you think – The Globe and Mail

How Canadian contemporary authors inspire youth – Imaginaction

Language Learning and Teaching

Chicago Public Schools teacher Kickstarting ESL program through song by Alyssa Vitale

Scaffolding Academic Learning for Second Language Learners by Karen Sue Bradley & Jack Alden Bradley

E-Learning

Activities for online courses: The Beginning by Nicky Hockly

How To Be a Top Learning Organization by Tiffani Murray

7 Things You Should Know about Google Apps from Educause

For some kids, a book is just an iPad that doesn’t work by Ivor Tossell

62 things you can do with Dropbox from MacWorld

Education Resources

Tools for Teaching: Authentic Assessment from the Centre for Teaching and Educational Technologies, Royal Roads University

Flipped Classroom Full Picture: An Example Lesson by Jackie Gerstein

Google Scholar Citations Now Open to All by Ryan Cordell

Education News

Dyslexia may explain my school failure, says Annabel Heseltine by Julie Henry

Ministers of Education Report to Canadians on Official Languages in Education – Canada Newswire

A School System in Maine Gives iPads to Kindergartners from Voice of America

Alberta education minister welcomes input on overhauling system via social media – Metro News

Year-round school: An idea worth exploring – The Windsor Star

Public Speaking and Presentation Skills

Stop Breaking the Basic Rules of Presenting by Ned Potter

App for Speakers: A presentation timer by Takuya Murakami

Secrets from JFK’s Speechwriter by Peter Temple

Writing

How to Write, Launch and Sell Your Informational Ebook by Alexis Grant

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Best resources of the week (Nov. 13 to 19, 2011)

November 20, 2011

Here are my favorite resources of the week, curated from my Twitter account.

Social Media

Social media increasingly used to guage public health – by Christine Moyer, American Medical News

How to Create a Social Media Marketing Schedule – by John D. Leavy

Literacy and Essential Skills

What have you learned about teaching others to read? Share your story – Educational Leadership seeks 200-word stories of wisdom from educators. Add yours.

What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You: Literacy’s Impact on Workplace Health and Safety by Alison Campbell, Conference Board of Canada

Education News

Foreign languages ‘essential for our children’s future’ – Published by The Financial

More Foreign Language Classes Use Online Education – by Catherine Groux, U.S. News

Exam approach fails many – Edmonton Journal

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Xpert: Resource bank of copyright cleared open-learning materials

October 10, 2011

The University of Nottingham has created Xpert, a resource bank of (as of today) about a quarter of a million open source resources that are copyright cleared and ready to be used by educators everywhere. Here’s a quick video about the project:

I think the number is resources in this project is going to increase exponentially in the coming months. As of today, I found

over 1050 resources under the search term “literacy”
about 1075 resources under the search term “languages”
over 15,000 resources for “social media”

If you’re looking for materials, ideas or resources for a course or training program, check out Xperts — and send them more links of materials of your own that you are willing to share, too!

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