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Monthly Archives: March 2014

Instead of an AUP, how about an EUP (Empowered Use Policy)? | Dangerously Irrelevant

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That’s a lot of legalistic language. That’s a lot of negativity. How about an empowered use policy (EUP) instead? In other words, instead of saying NO, NO, NO! all the time, how about saying yes? Here’s one to consider…

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

This is an argument for a "positive-languaged" Tech policy for students rather than an Acceptable Use Policy that has a lot of negative language.

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Smart Sparrow – Adaptive Learning Platform – Smart Sparrow let anyone create rich, interactive and adaptive learning experiences

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Create your own adaptive courseware. Smart Sparrow lets anyone create rich interactive and adaptive learning experiences.

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

This is another online adaptive learning platform that may be worth checking into.  I am always keen to hear feedback.

See on www.smartsparrow.com

 

keybr.com – Kung Fu Typing

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Teach yourself typing at the speed of thought! Typing lessons that work.

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

Great, Great keyboarding practice!!  A lot of analysis, and you can log in to create an account.

See on www.keybr.com

 

Hapara Teacher Dashboard ■ Hapara

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Get a bird’s-eye, real-time view of student activity across Docs, Sites, Blogger, Picasa, Gmail and Google+; plus configure class Calendars.

 

Improve student outcomesIncrease online safetyIncrease ease of use and adoption

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

The teacher dashboard is intuitive and fast.  It is too bad that this is a paid solution and not something that Google has created for educators for free.

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