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August 2008

September 01, 2008

This tool allows you create dynamic concept maps from an outline that you can enter and edit online.

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Create great-looking logos, visual text, and buttons with this free-to-use web-based tool.

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September 02, 2008

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September 21, 2008

This is the first in a series of podcasts about student blogs and, in particular, our Student Community. While the nuts and bolts of using the community are best viewed in the tutorials found here, this Tech Bytes series will focus more on tips and tricks, as well as best practices.

Episode 1 of this series explains what blogs are and why they're important in education.


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Notice that "discussion" has a 50% retention rate, only to be eclipsed by doing and teaching others. Of course, on the student blogs, chances are that the students are doing because they are posting work that they, in fact, did. And aren't they, in a sense, teaching others?
 
 

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