Month: November 2013

See on Scoop.it – personalised learning Transcribe saves thousands of hours every month in transcription time for journalists, lawyers and students all over the world. Greg Alchin‘s insight: A powerful and productive service which levels the palying field. See on transcribe.wreally.com…Continue Reading Transcribe – online transcription and dictation software

See on Scoop.it – Brain Bytes What better way to help kids explore the world of fonts than with mobile apps? Our choice of apps include educational type apps, font resource apps, and apps that allow students to design with fonts. Greg Alchin‘s insight: Font choice and layout  evokes an emotional response from the reader… Continue Reading 7 Fantastic Apps for Teaching Typography…Continue Reading 7 Fantastic Apps for Teaching Typography

See on Scoop.it – Brain Bytes The Global Education Conference is a collaborative, world-wide community initiative involving students, educators, and organizations at all levels. It is des… Greg Alchin‘s insight: A great collection of presentation form educators from around the world. Grab yourself a cuppa and enjoy! See on www.youtube.com…Continue Reading The Global Education Conference Network

See on Scoop.it – personalised learning Autism research is close to my heart because I have twin boys that are on the autism spectrum. Greg Alchin‘s insight: Good design enables and empowers. Good design is inclusive. Good design makes your heart and eyes swell when barriers are boken down and people can connect.  See on www.padgadget.com…Continue Reading iPads Enable Parents to Converse with Autistic Children for the First Time | PadGadget

See on Scoop.it – eBookED Self-publishing has emerged from the peripheries of the publishing industry to become one of the primary contenders in mainstream publishing. Greg Alchin‘s insight: Thr flipped publishing model. Just need to ensure that it is accessible! See on liquid-state.com…Continue Reading Why self-publishing is becoming a popular alternative • Liquid State

See on Scoop.it – personalised learning Greg Alchin‘s insight: Harnessing the inbuilt accessibility in mobile devices such as the iPad with well designed apps is very empowering. See on momsofdyslexics.blogspot.com…Continue Reading Apps for Dyslexics and Struggling Readers

See on Scoop.it – Brain Bytes Sharon Boller, President of Bottom-Line Performance, has authored a new white paper: Learning Trends, Technologies and Opportunities. Greg Alchin‘s insight: These  key trends  mirror much of what is identified in NMC’s Horizon Report. The question is ‘How to EDU institutions reflect and  respond to these trends.   1. Less… Continue Reading Learning Trends, Technologies, and Opportunities – New White Paper by Sharon Boller…Continue Reading Learning Trends, Technologies, and Opportunities – New White Paper by Sharon Boller

See on Scoop.it – Brain Bytes Greg Alchin‘s insight: Web based tools continue to evolve. THis really is a SAMR redefinition example. This app enables students to write dialogues and interactions. and turn it into an animated movie. The text to speech needs work  and I think they should chat to  someone like Nuance for… Continue Reading Movie-making for everyone | Plotagon…Continue Reading Movie-making for everyone | Plotagon

See on Scoop.it – Brain Bytes It’s Top-Picks Friday! This week we are featuring apps and websites that empower your students to express their ideas through art, music, theater, and much more. Greg Alchin‘s insight: An interesting collection of apps. Some that are worth a download. That said the choices lead me to believe that… Continue Reading 10 Awesome Apps and Sites that Spark Creativity…Continue Reading 10 Awesome Apps and Sites that Spark Creativity

See on Scoop.it – eBookED There’s no scientific evidence that drugs or alcohol can promote creativity, say brain scientists meeting in San Diego this weekend. Greg Alchin‘s insight: The more we understand about the neuroscience of creativity, the better we will be able to establish learning environments that foster creativity. See on www.usatoday.com…Continue Reading Brain a ‘creativity machine,’ if you use it right

See on Scoop.it – eBookED Social reading is revolutionizing the way anyone reads. While most participate in social media, such as Facebook or Twitter in their personal lives, social medi Greg Alchin‘s insight: Through the use of apps and devices social reading goes beyond the actual words on the page and opens up a myriad… Continue Reading 5 Apps for Social Reading…Continue Reading 5 Apps for Social Reading

See on Scoop.it – personalised learning Educators, eLearning professionals and trainers should be interested in the brain because after all, they teach brains! Greg Alchin‘s insight: As the team at CAST has shown advances in neuroscience force us to rethink what learning is and how we cater for learner variability. See on info.shiftelearning.com…Continue Reading 8 Brain Research Discoveries Every Instructional Designer Should Know About

See on Scoop.it – personalised learning Personalize Learning is launching a free webinar series. Join in the coversation and ask questions from educators and learners in personalized learning environments. Greg Alchin‘s insight: This series of webinars are well worth attending. They really are an investment in your professional learning journey. See on us2.campaign-archive1.com…Continue Reading Free Personalizing Learning Webinar Series starts Nov 12th

See on Scoop.it – personalised learning Greg Alchin‘s insight: A great app from Kudlian that enables learners to release their mojo…mobile jounalism that is!    See on www.kudlian.net…Continue Reading icpmobile

See on Scoop.it – Brain Bytes The Difference Between Projects And Project-Based Learning Greg Alchin‘s insight: "They have clarified the difference between projects and project-based learning before. Projects are about the product, while project-based learning is about the process. See on www.teachthought.com…Continue Reading The Difference Between Projects And Project-Based Learning

See on Scoop.it – Brain Bytes Ideas for Instructional Strategies for classroom use Greg Alchin‘s insight: This is a great framework of instructional strategy ideas. Whilst the poster is handy the extra detail on the website shows the depth of thinking behind it. As they say you can never have enough strategy ideas in your teaching… Continue Reading Instructional Strategy Ideas – For the Teachers…Continue Reading Instructional Strategy Ideas – For the Teachers