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The 10 Most Popular Teacher Tools Being Used This Year – Edudemic

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What are some of the most popular teacher tools being used this year? You may not know them all … but hopefully you recognize at least some of them!

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

I agree and use most of these.  I still need to check out Class Dojo and Evernote to see how they can be used.

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Posted by on August 30, 2013 in Technology

 

The new marshmallow test: Resisting the temptations of the web | Hechinger Report

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Living rooms, dens, kitchens, even bedrooms: Investigators followed students into the spaces where homework gets done. Pens poised over their “study observation forms,” the observers watched intently as the students—in middle school, high school, and college, 263 in all—opened their books and turned on their computers. Read more…

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Posted by on August 29, 2013 in Technology

 

Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions – Leadership Training from MindTools.com

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We know that we are living in a global age. Technology has brought everyone much closer together. This means that people of different cultures find themselves working together and communicating more and more.

This is exciting, but it can also be frustrating and fraught with uncertainty. How do you relate to someone of another culture? What do you say, or not say, to start a conversation right? Are there cultural taboos that you need to be aware of?

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Posted by on August 23, 2013 in Technology

 

Cultural Insights – Geert Hofstede

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Want to dig deeper into culture? The HofstedeCentre and its partners offer a wide variety of courses (certification courses, management courses, and webinars). In addition, you can find links to recommended books and products about culture, our facebook page and info about The Hofstede Centre itself.

 

This website provides you with insights on Hofstede’s research into national and organisational culture. Besides the research outcomes (such as country scores on the dimensions of national culture) you will find book tips, applications, video clips and much more!

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Posted by on August 23, 2013 in Technology

 
 
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