All Blog Posts Tagged 'online' (18)

Veritas Prep Announces a More Effective Way for Students to Master SAT Vocabulary with iPhone App

High school students have a new choice when it comes to mastering SAT vocabulary. Veritas Prep today announced the availability of a new free app, called SAT Vocabulary by Veritas Prep to make learning common SAT level words easier. The app allows students to play games, take quizzes and master important vocabulary…

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Added by Rebecca H on February 19, 2013 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Veritas Prep Announces Free Online SAT Prep Resources Chock Full of Insider Tips and Strategies

As high school juniors begin the college search and application process, one of the first steps for many is taking the SAT this spring. To assist these students, Veritas Prep today announced new dates and times for its free online SAT prep seminars. The seminars cover proven strategies and common misconceptions about the test. The seminars are complemented by additional free resources on Veritas Prep’s website that provide…

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Added by Rebecca H on January 29, 2013 at 10:28am — No Comments

Kickboard Launches Webinar Series Featuring Presenters From Achievement First, Democracy Prep & KIPP

Kickboard, a holistic student data tracking platform that goes beyond the gradebook and enables teachers to collect, analyze and share mission-critical data, announced today that it is launching an exclusive, free webinar series, “Igniting a Gradebook Revolution,” beginning August 8th. Registrations are currently being accepted for the first two sessions in the series: Setting the Right Expectations and Analyzing the Right Data to Create…

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Added by Crystal T on July 30, 2012 at 2:15pm — No Comments

Web 2.0 List

Here is a list of web 2.0 tools and other educational technology tools that I have previewed and many of them used in the classroom. Eventually I will do a tutorial and highlight most of these but in the meantime for those who are up to just exploring and figuring them out yourselves, then have at it and enjoy.

Added by Brian Weir on December 28, 2011 at 8:58am — No Comments

Using Socrative in the Classroom - Part 3

In this post we will explore how to make a quiz on Socrative.

Added by Brian Weir on December 27, 2011 at 11:17am — No Comments

Create an online journal with Penzu

Throughout the ages of educational ideas and philosophies teachers have been big fans of having their students keep a journal. Journals are kept in language arts, foreign language classes, and I have seen them in science classes. Students don't particularly like doing them unless they enjoy writing. If given a choice between keeping a journal in their spiral notebook and keeping it online, I would wager that a majority of students in this digital age will prefer to keep it online.…

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Added by Brian Weir on December 26, 2011 at 8:27am — No Comments

Reform Symposium 29-31 July 2011

Added by Shamblesguru on July 28, 2011 at 12:21am — No Comments

Two Heads are better than One: Why not have a study partner?

People dread the idea of studying for exams like CAT because the topics are extremely difficult or painfully boring. In such cases, studying with a partner is the best approach. It makes CAT preparation easier and more enjoyable. The study partner can be a classmate, friend, coworker, or family member. If your study partner is studying the same CAT topic you are, then you can work as a team in solving CAT… Continue

Added by nirularadhika on October 30, 2009 at 10:30pm — No Comments

E-mail marketing is probably one of the most oldest techniques in the marketing industry. What makes it an essential choice today is that every big name is using this technique, but why? What makes e…

E-mail marketing is probably one of the most oldest techniques in the marketing industry. What makes it an essential choice today is that every big name is using this technique, but why? What makes e-mail marketing so effective today, even though it is considered to be one of the most oldest techniques in the hat?

Read the original article on Why E-mail Marketing Still Works Today.

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Added by Albert on May 1, 2009 at 5:18pm — No Comments

Coping with the Economy

Remix America has launched our newest initiative: "Coping with the Economy" With this initiative, we hope to provide a forum for young Americans to share their story of the economic crisis and enter a productive dialogue with their parents and grandparents.

Everybody has a story. Check out this incredible video made by high-school students in Pomona, CA:

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Added by Erika Johansson on April 8, 2009 at 4:21pm — No Comments

Remix America Featured on Palm Breeze Café!

Palm Breeze Café was originally founded as an informal resource sharing tool for teachers in Florida. Since 2005, they’ve expanded their reach to include podcasts and a TV broadcast. Their catchphrase, “convenient and flexible education,” underscores their dedication to finding the most user-friendly and innovative tools on the web.

Last week, after coming across our software on the web, the teachers of Palm… Continue

Added by Erika Johansson on March 24, 2009 at 11:14am — No Comments

Student Remixes!

You asked and we delivered: Check out our new playlist entirely devoted to the work of your students!

Assign a Remix project in your classroom and we’ll feature some of the most poignant and interesting ones in our Student Remixes… Continue

Added by Erika Johansson on March 3, 2009 at 2:42pm — No Comments

Women's History Month

Hi All!

Just wanted to let you know that Women's History Month has officially started!

Check out Remix America's new Women's History Channel, where we feature some of the bravest and most groundbreaking women in American History

CHECK OUT THE CHANNEL, HERE: http://www.remixamerica.org/channels/women-s-history-month

Possible classroom ideas: Ask your students to "talk back" on their videocams or comment… Continue

Added by Erika Johansson on March 2, 2009 at 2:37pm — No Comments

Eric Holder and the History of Civil Rights: How Do We Talk About Race?

In light of Eric Holder’s recent speech on race, Americans find ourselves wondering: what is the best way to talk about race? Check out Remix America’s latest blog post to learn how Civil Rights leaders in the past have approached the issue.

Check out the Remix America blog [ http://blog.remixamerica.org ] for the full text of the… Continue

Added by Erika Johansson on February 24, 2009 at 12:49pm — No Comments

Why Do We Celebrate Black History Month?

Check out Remix America's latest blog post HERE.

Morgan Freeman is pretty adamant about his feelings on Black History Month... how do your students feel about it? Have a class discussion about the importance (or unimportance!) of Black History Month. Assign your students to Talk Back to the video -- or… Continue

Added by Erika Johansson on February 13, 2009 at 9:31am — No Comments

Abraham Lincoln 2.0

Happy Birthday, Honest Abe!

Check out Remix America's latest blog post on Lincoln!

ASSIGNMENT IDEA: Today, encourage your students to remix a campaign commercial for Abraham Lincoln (or Jefferson Davis!) on the Remix America software!

And if you can't do it today... don't worry, you've got ten more months of the year-long Lincoln Bicentennial to work… Continue

Added by Erika Johansson on February 12, 2009 at 11:34am — No Comments

Online Education vs. Physical College Degree - Just Thinking By Lance Winslow

By Lance Winslow

Some experts now say that anyone can become a virtual expert in nearly any subject in about 2-weeks of full-time, high-paced study on the Internet. Is this true? Well, I believe it is, but let's think about this rationally before we go jumping to conclusions.

First, let's consider the philosophical perspective. What is an expert? Some say that an expert is anyone who knows their industry or field… Continue

Added by Lance Winslow on January 2, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

m-Rosaleda, nº 5

Por fin está on line el nº 5 de m-Rosaleda.

Como este trimestre mis alumnos han leído para Filosofía El señor Ibrahim y las flores del Corán, les propuse que hiciéramos un monográfico dedicado a la novela: la sugerencia cayó casi por completo en saco roto.

En cualquier caso, tocan temas que me parecen interesantes: la (des)igualdad de género, la televisión, el alcohol, los…

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Added by J. Luis Gamboa on April 10, 2008 at 9:26am — No Comments