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About Dr. Thomas Johnson | ict-design.org

Dr. THOMAS JOHNSON -intrapreneur, practicing academic, learning coach, designer, technology integration specialist, and educator -has lived in: Canada, Guatemala, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and China -loves: Skiing, Sushi, Badminton, Volleyball, Working Out, Contemporary Art, Clean Lines, Good Food, Great Music, People Watching, Exploring, and his Wife, Son, and Daughter.

Gaming the Classroom

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This class’s “focus is on massively-multiplayer online games and virtual worlds. Students will be introduced to the design elements and production requirements necessary to create and maintain online games. We will study various existing worlds from major commercial worlds like World of Warcraft to free web-based games….”

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How The iPad Is Transforming The Classroom [Back To School] | Cult of Mac

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During its education event in January, Apple unveiled its plans to revolutionize the K-12 classroom with the iPad, electronic textbooks, a revamped version of iTunes U that supports content for K-12 schools as well as higher education, and tools for educators to create their own digital content using iBooks Author and iTunes U.

In the intervening months, schools and districts around the country have made significant investments in iPads, including the San Diego Unified School District, which invested $15 million in 26,000 iPads for its students. Those sales created a record quarter for Apple in the K-12 education market.

With the back to school season upon us, it’s clear that the massive iPad deployments will give Apple the opportunity to disrupt the classroom in the ways it has whole industries and, in many ways, that’s a good thing….

Read more at http://www.cultofmac.com/185048/how-the-ipad-is-transforming-the-classroom-back-to-school/#PVracuVUKJpkdhOP.99

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Write rhymes.

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Look up rhyming words as you write. Instead of leaving what you’re writing to find rhymes in a rhyming dictionary, just alt-click (or option-click) on the word you need a rhyme for and select from a pop-up list of suggested rhymes.

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5 Creative Ways to Find Inspiration through Online Education | A.R.Karthick

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I have mentioned 4 of the 5 sources before, but they are worth a look again: “Consider these five online educational resources to encourage creativity and inspire new ideas.”

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