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Turn YouTube into a Classroom with eduCanon

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You know the Internet is loaded with great videos. But holding students accountable for watching, or making the viewing experience more active, is a challenge. Without standing right over students, how do you know if they’re really watching?

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

An excellent resource to build flipped classes or modules, which call for understanding. They use Youtube videos and build in multiple choice questions on the video timeline.

See on www.cultofpedagogy.com

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Posted by Dr. Thomas Johnson | ict-design.org on January 13, 2014 in Technology

Teachers Vie for Overseas Postings

13 Jan

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International schools are increasingly relying on more sophisticated technology and large-scale job fairs to make choices about hiring.

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

An interesting look at how things are changing and developing in the international job fairs and online hiring practices for the teaching profession.

See on www.nytimes.com

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Posted by Dr. Thomas Johnson | ict-design.org on January 13, 2014 in Technology

This Is What Happens When A Kid Leaves Traditional Education

11 Jan

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Logan Laplante is a 13 year-old boy who was taken out of the education system to be home schooled instead.

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

This is a great talk that inspires me to take my own son out of school even before he has started.

See on www.collective-evolution.com

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Posted by Dr. Thomas Johnson | ict-design.org on January 11, 2014 in Technology

This Is The Internal Grading System Google Uses For Its Employees — And You Should Use It Too

09 Jan

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When Google was less than a year old, John Doerr, one of its investors, made a presentation pitching the company on using a organizational system called Objectives and Key Results, or OKRs…

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

It is a neat idea because of the transparency and reflective quality knowing what you and others are and have been working on.

See on www.businessinsider.com