Daily Spotlight on Education 08/31/2009 @coolcatteacher

Students Get New Assignment: Pick Books You Like
New movement to let students pick books they like – called “reading workshop.” I could see how this would be good but also there should be balance. Interesting.
tags: education, reading
50 Ways to Use Wikis for a More Collaborative and Interactive Classroom | Smart Teaching
Some interesting ideas, with examples of each.
tags: education, wiki
25 Surprising Facts About China’s Education System | Teaching Tips
Julie Lindsay is in China and so I’ve been looking up information about their system. It is very different, but this is a fascinating listing of items about China and their system of education.
tags: education, learning, information_change, web2.0
Mobile Vein Authentication Technology
Looks like your veins may become your identification instead of your fingerprints. Interesting.
tags: education, tool, mobile, science_health, virtual_communication, invention
PeKay’s Little Author
Facebook app that lets you create a graphic story and print it in the form of a picture storybook. Perhaps teachers SHOULD be allowed access to Facebook at work!
tags: education, tool, edu_newapp
dango
Network for game producers to be able to focus on the game and less on marketing – I wonder if this will make it easier for educational type games to be produced.
tags: education, gaming

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