Unfiltered

My raw notes from the last few days of reading..

• Conventions used in this course | JavaScript and jQuery
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    • Okay, I’m 4% of my way through the JQuery course. The requirements were inaccurate. The teaching is minimalist, but too minimalist. Where I would love to have some external references to read up on references that are not explained, there are none. The advertisements are incredibly annoying – lasting about 20 to 25 seconds each. There is an offer to get rid of the ads, but it put me into a registration loop that I could not get out of until I realized that I couldn’t skip the ad without paying a fee. Continuing on…
• Free Online Courses – List By Subjects
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    • Whoa. I signed up, confirmed by email, now I am in and searching their courses database. Their are going to be offering all high school science subjects including physics. Interesting, will have to check back in about that.
• JavaScript and jQuery Online Course
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    • I really like the education level information provided..”Approximate FETAC Level: Level 5Approximate NQF Level (UK): Level 3Other: Higher High Secondary SchoolAge appropriateness: 16+ YearsMinimum Grade/Class Level: Higher High Secondary School”
• Free Online Courses, Workplace Skills Training, Interactive Education and Multimedia Learning | ALISON
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    • User Interface is definitely no SV style, but hey, they are an Ashoka awardee, and they actually have a business plan. Are they really generating that much revenue from the advertising that it is worth the cost in aesthetic? Had I not read about ALISON in the NYTimes I would definetely have navigated away as soon as I had arrived. Needs serious UI help.
• Open Education for a Global Economy – NYTimes.com
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    • Love the idea that ALISON makes vocational education accessible to women.
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    • The first instance of real 21st century skills training with certification that I have seen.
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    • ABC IT course used by HS teacher in NJ who plans to pay for the premium service so she can track student progress.
• Harnessing the Power of Feedback Loops | Wired Magazine | Wired.com
• Silicon Valley Wary of Reality Series – NYTimes.com
• Knowmia – Thousands of Video Lessons on Every Subject
• Teachers Teaching Teachers
• WashingtonPost
• Classroom Clips | media for educators and students
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    • Lots of short science history videos most from the same source
• Displacement – Free Science Video by Brightstorm
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    • Science lectures at Brightstorm are real teachers on film at a whiteboard. They are not going to be free after July 14, 2012
• Famous Physicists – Biography.com
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    • Profiles of famous physicists. Hooke, Einstein, Newton, but also Sally Ride from Challenger, Carruthers and Rosalind Franklin
• Videos | Backpack TV

  more great physics lecture resources.

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    • Dude, lots of videos. Checked out the one from the Bozeman science teacher. Cool. Good job. I will never have to lecture again. Yeah right!
• 35 Sources for Curated Educational Videos
• Johnny Mac Trick Shot Quarterback – YouTube
• The Story Behind UConn Quarterback Johnny McEntee’s Trick Shot Video | Larry Brown Sports
• FlippedLearning – EduVision
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    • Wow. More videos for physics.
• Free online tutorials for learning to use technology and ict in education
• Velocity and speed – Problems – IB Physics
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    • An online textbook for physics costs $240 per year. Would be worth it if kids get to access as well – even if only to have the problems and solutions.

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.