Tag Archives: education
New Cool FIRST Robotics
The New Cool – A Visionary Teacher, His FIRST Robotics Team, and the Ultimate Battle of Smarts, Neal Bascomb, 2011 This book about the FIRST robotics competitions for students (the brainchild of Dean Kamen, the inventor of the Segway), gets … Continue reading
Teaching Digital Natives
Teaching Digital Natives – Partnering for Real Learning, Marc Prensky, – 2010 This book for teachers about using new technology is inspiring. Contents: Partnering: a pedagogy for the new educational landscape Moving to the partnering pedagogy Think people and passions … Continue reading
Living with the Internet
Living with the Internet and Online Dangers, Corey Sandler, – 2010 This book will help you avoid being scammed on the Internet. Intended for teens, it would also be useful to some seniors.
Moodle 2.0
Moodle 2.0 First Look, Mary Cooch, 2010 A user guide for educators. The big win for teachers and schools is that lots of teachers’ repetitive work is automated so they can have more time for the 1 on 1 and … Continue reading
Moodle for Dummies
Moodle for Dummies, Radana Dvorak, 2011 A user guide for educators who are creating online courses. Contents: Part I: Getting Started with Moodle. Chapter 1: Discovering Moodle and What You Can Do. Chapter 2: Designing Great Moodle Courses. Chapter 3: … Continue reading
Is the Internet Changing the Way You Think?
Is the Internet Changing the Way You Think? The Net’s Impact on Our Minds and Future 2011 A compendium of articles by contributors to edge.org (they can also be read at Edge). Writers include Web 2.0 pioneer Tim O’Reilly and … Continue reading
Web 2.0 and Libraries
Web 2.0 and Libraries – Impacts, Technologies and Trends 2010 A collection of essays on technology tools used in libraries. Let’s hope that the people planning the new Ottawa Library have read this. Well written, 200 pages.
Teen Cyberbullying
Teen Cyberbullying Investigated – Where Do your Rights End and Consequences Begin?, Thomas Jacobs, – 2010 This book is intended for teens, but parents and admins would do well to read it. It describes actual court cases about online activities. … Continue reading
IConnected Parent
The IConnected Parent – Staying Close to your Kids in College (and Beyond) While Letting Them Grow up, Barbara Hofer, 2010 Parents of college students can get some good psychology advice from this book. Hardcover, 250 pages.
2030 – Technology
2030 – Technology That Will Change the World, R. A. van Santen, Oxford University Press, 2010 Hardcover. 300 pages.
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