Amanda Molnar EDUC 260.02

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In Dr. Cohn’s Podcast “The Success of a Driven Mindset,” he educates listeners about mindsets of different types of athletes. He discusses the fear driven mindsets of athletes, as well as the success driven mindsets of athletes. His main focus is on the fear driven mindset. Cohn says, “eight to ninety percent of athletes have [...]

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In Lani Ritter Hall’s presentation for the K12 Online Conference 2007, he discusses ways to teach students, teachers, and administrators technology integration. Hall’s presentation is about how technology specialist need to be good leaders. He speaks about all the aspects of integrating technology in schools and the criteria and guidelines that technology specialist need to follow.
Some [...]

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 http://k12online.wm.edu/Classroom2.0.mp3
In Clarence Fisher’s presentation about classroom 2.0 he talks about “redefining what happens in the classroom.” Fisher’s classroom 2.0 is about preparing kids for the future. It is not only about new technologies, but also ways to collaborate with each other.
Collaboration and tools is just one of the most important factors in teaching according to Fisher. [...]

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 http://www.doccop.com/index.html
Doc Cop is a free anti-plagiarism tool that was created by Mark McCrohon in 2006. This tool allows teachers to check their student’s work for plagiarism and even their own work for accidental plagiarism. This technology is a fast and effective way to check papers for plagiarism.
Doc Cop allows not only teachers, but anyone with [...]

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 http://www.findlay.edu/offices/adminoffices/alumniandparentrelations/homecoming/homecoming2007/thurs11.htm
Dr. Betty Siegel’s speech on education covered all aspects of teaching. She spoke about her own life and her stories. These various stories included a story about when she cheated on a spelling test in elementary and how her teacher did not punish her, but told her not to cheat, but work harder because she [...]

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http://www.e2campus.com/

A new technology called e2Campus allows campuses to to notify large numbers of students quickly and all at one time. This mass notification technology is especially useful during emergency. It is quick, efficient, and can be spread to a large number of students.
Most campuses use e2Campus to communicate with students through cell phones. Today, “over 90% of [...]

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