Wiki founder to build open access site for UK research

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“The British government has enlisted the services of Wikipedia in a push to make all taxpayer-funded academic research from the UK freely available online – regardless of whether it is also published in a subscription-only journal…”

“Leading members of Australia’s open access movement have applauded the UK initiative, but are less than optimistic about the prospect that Canberra will follow suit.”

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How 1:1 Technology Is Making School More Real

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“In the fall of 2010, I was selected to be a pilot 1:1 classroom in my district and gained a class set of laptops for my students to use as needed. In the two years since, I’ve realized that 1:1 technology can be an incredibly powerful tool in creating a classroom where learning is real. Here’s how:”

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20 Things Disrupting Education Right Now

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In the May issue of Edudemic Magazine for iPad(that won’t be available for a few days, so no pushing and shoving please), we talk about (among many other things) the concept of disruption in education.

Change of all kinds depends on key episodes of disruption–even those that aren’t all roses at the time. For our May issue (which will also be available in our store for those iPad-less), we chose a handful (okay, 21) of the most recent initiatives in education and ranked them according to their potential for disruption–their ability to change education in powerful and even unpredictable ways…..

By Terry Heick

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Attachment Parenting Made Easier

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When it comes to parenting, more may not be better. Babble puts attachment parenting into context for moms struggling with the attachment parenting style including weaning, breastfeeding, and toddler behavior.

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Three Reasons Kids Need Digital Literacy and Citizenship Education

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“It’s all about teaching digital literacy and citizenship: the knowledge and skills necessary to think critically, behave safely, and interact responsibly in a digital world…”

Three reasons why digital citizenship matters:

• Kids need guidance in this area as they need guidance in many areas;
• Who knows what’s coming…we do not know the future, but we need to have skills that help us;
• The genie is out of the bottle and to be a citizen in the 21st century requires skills, such as how to find and evaluate information online…

Tips for teaching digital literacy and citizenship are also posted as are links to resources.


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Masters in Clinical Psychology Programs

If you are a graduate interested in a career as a clinical psychologist, then you probably need to start by taking a masters in clinical psychology program. This page will help you to find out more about clinical psychology study at masters level, where to locate suitable university degree programs, the prospects after completion, and more ...
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101 Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers You Should Know About

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The 101 best web 2.0 tools for teachers based on functionality, application in education, ease of use and compatibility with popular educational technology.

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Online IT Programs

Online IT Programs and courses help in providing the knowledge and skills required for jobs in this challenging field of IT and computer engineering.

This page provides more details of the programs available, the schools where they can be taken, the career prospects, and more …


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Facebook Launches New Organ Donation Tool

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‘Share Life’ helps Facebook users promote the decision to be organ donors.

Facebook wants to make it easier for its nearly 1 billion members to sign up to become organ donors. In an exclusive interview with ABC News on May 1st, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the addition of a new tool on Facebook that will allow users to share their organ donor status with their friends.

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Forensic Science Degree Programs

Getting a Forensic Science Degree can be the start to becoming a crime scene investigator. The job has developed to a high degree in conjunction with new methods of detecting clues related to various crimes.
The page has more details of suitable programs, the schools where they can be taken, what the prospects are after completion, and more ...

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