Last winter I was contacted by a high school student who had developed a neat tool for generating vocabulary lists and study sheets from a document. That tool is called Vocabulist. Vocabulist enables students to upload a document and have it extract words and definitions from it. Each word in the document is matched to a definition.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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Educational technology is a dynamic field of research and study. This dynamism stems mainly from the constant flow of new educational web technologies and the emergence of novel Ed Tech concepts that provide theoretical underpinnings for these technologies. The challenge for teachers is not only in keeping up with this fast moving trend but also with understanding the basic foundational concepts without which any talk about Ed Tech integration in class would be futile.See it…

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Putting together collections of YouTube videos can be a good way to provide students with review material related to units of study in your classroom. The easiest way to do this is to create YouTube playlists that you then embed into the sidebar of your classroom blog. The video embedded below shows you how to create a YouTube playlist.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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Si eres docente es posible que hayas recibido a inicios de este mes de diciembre un aviso del Ministerio de Educación informándote de que se han liberado las preguntas y ejercicios que se han utilizado en las pruebas de evaluación internacionales PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) destinada a los alumnos de 15 años, y TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) destinada a los de 4º de Educación Primaria. Dentro de la importancia que …

Continuar leyendo: Las preguntas PISA liberadas. ¿Cómo utilizarlas en el aula?

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De la mano de StudyPLAN llega la nueva gama de monitores multitáctiles de alta definición de Legamaster para el aula. En tres tamaños diferentes (55, 65 y 84 pulgadas), estas pantallas están disponibles con resolución Full HD (1.920 x 1.080 pixeles) y Ultra High Definition (3.840 x 2.160 píxeles) y se benefician de una gran claridad en las imágenes, ya que no les afecta la luz ambiente. Además, son capaces de detectar hasta cinco toques diferentes de manera simultánea sobre su …

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“In his new book, “How We Learn: The Surprising Truth about When, Where, and Why It Happens,” author Benedict Carey informs us that “most of our instincts about learning are misplaced, incomplete, or flat wrong” and “rooted more in superstition than in science” …”©See it on Scoop.it, via Recull diari

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Chalkup is a great web tool that allows teachers to create classes and share different study materials on a message board that students can access in real-time. Chalkup lets you post discussion prompts, add comments to discussions, distribute announcements and assignments and view files.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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El I Foro Iberoamericano de Educación y Cultura en la Era Digital, FIECED, que se ha celebrado en la Cidade da Cultura de Santiago de Compostela durante los días 3 y 4 de junio, se ha convertido en un punto de encuentro para debatir y compartir experiencias sobre el futuro de la digitalización en las aulas en los países iberoamericanos. Con más de 300 visitantes, este encuentro, organizado por Crambo, ha contado con reconocidos profesionales del sector, Universidades, entidades lingüísticas, representantes…

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Searching the web can be a daunting and time consuming task particularly for the less search savvy students. Needless to mention the proliferation of junk information and amateur knowledge that can deceptively lure students into using it as a source in their learning projects. Therefore, a teacher curated content can be a great way to ensure that students have access to quality web content relevant to what they study in class.Gumersindo Fernández’s insight:1- Diigo2- Listly3- MinilogsSee it on…

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More innovative and creative ways to learn online, from interacting with an orchestra up close to studying human-made energy disasters.See it on Scoop.it, via Educacion, ecologia y TIC

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Scientists from the University of the Philippines, Los Baños have discovered a new plant species with an unusual lifestyle — it eats nickel for a living — accumulating up to 18,000 ppm of the metal in its leaves without itself being poisoned, says Professor Edwino Fernando, lead author of the report. Such an amount is a hundred to a thousand times higher than in most other plants. The study was published in the open access journal PhytoKeys.See it on Scoop.it, …

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We aim to study the effect of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) on trade and economic development in the Spanish case. ICT endowments affect, directly and indirectly, economic development. From an empirical point of view, this paper focuses on the indirect effect. First, the effect of…See it on Scoop.it, via Educacion, ecologia y TIC

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Asynchronous eLearning is different from traditional classroom studying and requires strong motivation and self-discipline from learners. As there is no person-to-person contact and immediate reaction to problems emerging in the process of learning, eLearning professionals should pay special attention to eLearning course navigation and usability. To help you remove all the barriers to effective eLearning course design the article provides an idea of what eLearning usability is and how to improve it by…

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juandon Si te encuentras con una investigación como esta How video productios affects srudent engagement: and emperical study of MOOC video El uso de vídeo en los MOOCS a partir de los análisis ini…See it on Scoop.it, via Educacion, ecologia y TIC

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Creating mind maps or webs is one of my favorite ways to organize ideas and information. I’ve often had my students create mind maps as an exercise in making visual connections between important concepts, events, and people in a unit of study. The following free tools offer good options for creating mind maps online. See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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This animation shows an artist’s rendition of the cloudy structure revealed by a study of data from NASA’s Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer satellite. At the hear…See it on Scoop.it, via Recull diari

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This paper introduces readers to the increasingly popular mode of instruction known as blended learning. Key definitions and a rationale for blending instruction are discussed, along with recommended course design elements and teaching strategies. The potential impacts of blended instruction are reported, along with factors to consider that may contribute to or detract from the success of the blend. Finally, strategies for successfully evaluating blended learning initiatives are detailed through a case study of one program the authors…

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Hola: Una infogafía que dice que los estudiantes que usan smartphones tienen mejores resultados. Un saludo Via: STUDYBLUE.comSee it on Scoop.it, via Educacion, ecologia y TIC

Continuar leyendo: Los estudiantes que usan smartphones tienen mejores resultados

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Pass the glycerol ester of wood rosin, brah! According to a new study, teens who love energy drinks are also the ones who smoke, drink and do drugs. So what are we missing? The good stuff, apparently.See it on Scoop.it, via Educacion, ecologia y TIC

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