iPad Education Games | Teach.com

See on Scoop.it – Social Media: Changing Our World of Education Five of the most popular and highly rated education apps available for the iPad to help stimulate students through fun and engaging educational games. These low-cost apps are sure to appeal to young and old, alike! Parents take note. See on teach.com Follow me [...]

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How Students Can Use Social Media To Actually Learn Real World Skills | Edudemic

See on Scoop.it – Social Media: Changing Our World of Education “The times, they are a changin’  ”. Real world skills are changing, too! Everyone (not just students) needs real world skills, in today’s hectic world: communication,collaboration,social media… See on edudemic.com @Coolwired, on Twitter, for more important Info2go. Thnx for visting!

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Teaching ‘screenagers’ – how the digital world is changing learners

Via Scoop.it – Social Media: Changing Our World of Education If we really want our education systems to prepare students for tomorrow’s digital world, we should worry less about formats and instead focus on what to teach – or what not to teach. A few obvious candidates for omission would be spelling (thanks to spellcheckers), [...]

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Haiti: Remembering The Earthquake 2 Years Later

Images of devastation in Haiti dominated news media, in 2010! Check out my previous blog posts here:       Haiti- a race against time ! This amazing report comes to us from the Boston Globe. We can only guess and imagine the horror felt by Haitians, during and after the devastating earthquake, there. They say that a [...]

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Driverless Cars Coming Sooner Than You Think

Self-parking autos already exist. So why are driverless cars so far-fetched? Google is at it again- trying to change our world!  How cool is that? Testing is definitely required, here.  I have so many questions about this! Do you see any problems or pitfalls here? Is this too dangerous? Will people abuse these vehicles, by [...]

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Renewable Fuel From C02

   Bacteria? Sunlight? CO2?    If gas prices have you fuming, take heart! These are some of the many possibilities , we may see as alternative sources for automotive fuel are discovered. Biodiesel?Ethanol? Electricity?  Photo Credit: Preston W. Smith  Larry Wackett, Professor of Biochemistry  says:  “CO2 is the major greenhouse gas mediating global climate change, [...]

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Poo-Gloos

You probably don’t worry about where your waste water goes, but your kids might! Take a good look at this cool futurist solution to a dirty problem we all face. These strange-looking contraptions are called Poo-Gloos. Part of the name resembles “igloos”. You can figure out the other part for yourself They are a perfect [...]

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Future World of Work Skills

With a New Year comes new opportunities!  Our world is an exciting place in a constant state of flux! This is especially true in the world of education and learning. Just consider these changes:  mobile devices wireless connectivity technological revolution digital storage cloud computing        I suggest that we make these technologies available to our young people, [...]

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Oil Spill Containment Solution Found!?

Photo credit: REUTERS/Sean Gardner          Alan Taylor, writing at  Boston.com has compiled a horrific photo story, about the month-old, massive oil spill off the US. coastline. There are 39 photos, showing the devastating effects on marine & wildlife, on the Louisiana coast. Please read the comments , too. After you see these pics, you will [...]

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75+ Twitter Environmentalists

   There are many people now beginning to realize that we really do need to “do something “about saving our planet.  It`s the only one we have - so let`s take better care of it!  Check out some of these amazing bloggers,who are doing their part, to raise public awareness.    Cameron Chapman writes about 75  green [...]

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