Resource: SeeMe.org, A website dedicated to promoting positive self image

SeeMe.org   “What is SeeMe? This site promotes positive body image and tackles the impact of young people’s internalization of idealised media portrayals of beauty and gender stereotypes. The site has been developed by the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre Trust.

Are we confusing collaboration with sharing and conversation?

What does collaboration mean to you? This is a question that I have spent a few weeks contemplating. The reason for this started with a statement that a colleague made several weeks ago and has continued with reading some very interesting blog postings on similar topics. The statement started this though was by far the [...]

Language as a window into human nature: RSAnimate

Here is another great clip from RSAnimate.  This one explores the relationship between languauge and behaviour/human nature.

21st century students video

http://www.schooltube.com/embed/49bf9caf628daa5ba748

C4LPT: Top 100 Tools for Learning 2011

It is always refreshing to see how things are rating for use as educational technologies. Here is a list I found this morning.

Online Resource: Plagiarisma.net

This online plagiarism checker rates well by users. I am yet to check this one.

Online Resource: The Plagiarism Checker

Here is another online resource for checking the originality and validity of written work. With a simple test it returned positive results  

PaperRater: Online Plagiarism, spelling and grammar detector

Here is a useful online tool for validating the originality of your student’s work. I gave it a basic test and it returned positive results. See below:

RSA Animate – Changing Education Paradigms

Here is an interesting talk by Sir Ken Robinson.

Education as an agriculture model: Sir Ken Robinson, Learning Revolution

Another great TED talk from Sir Ken Robinson.  He raises some great questions from different perspectives.