May 2012
128 posts
Ajarn Donald's Blog: SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE STUDENT’S...
See on Scoop.it - Ajarn Donald’s Educational News We’ve all heard of the food pyramid for health, but if it’s academic success you’re after, check out the student success pyramid and see what you can do to improve your educational experience. See on ajarn-donald.blogspot.fr
Ajarn Donald's Blog: Most Valuable Global Brands...
See on Scoop.it - Ajarn’s Bits & Pieces But financial performance, not brand, was the more critical determinant for 35 of the 49 brands that declined. Brand Contribution—the measurement of brand strength exclusive of financials or any other factors—generally remained stable or increased for most brands and provided the buoyancy to navigate the year’s turbulence. One in five of the 2012...
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Student protesters still struggling | Bangkok...
See on Scoop.it - Ajarn Donald’s Educational News Many of the students who protested against Bodindecha School’s admissions policy are still having problems, even some those who have been re-admitted. See on bangkokpost.com
Ajarn Donald's Blog: Sexting and the College... →
As you can imagine, sexting is no big deal for most college students. In fact, as many as four out of five engage in sexting, even though it can lead to more than just embarrassment, especially if a minor is involved.
According to one survey, 56% of students admitted to receiving sexually suggestive images and 78% of students admitted to receiving sexually suggestive messages.
So what can...
Ajarn Donald's Blog: Sexting and the College...
See on Scoop.it - Ajarn Donald’s Educational News As you can imagine, sexting is no big deal for most college students. In fact, as many as four out of five engage in sexting, even though it can lead to more than just embarrassment, especially if a minor is involved. According to one survey, 56% of students admitted to receiving sexually suggestive images and 78% of students admitted to...
Ajarn Donald's Blog: How To Spend Your Summer →
As you know, summer break is an opportunity to earn money, spend quality time with family, catch up on schoolwork and prepare yourself for the real world — but which should students focus on this summer? We try our best to answer this question in our infographic today.
Ajarn Donald's Blog: How To Spend Your Summer
See on Scoop.it - Ajarn Donald’s Educational News As you know, summer break is an opportunity to earn money, spend quality time with family, catch up on schoolwork and prepare yourself for the real world — but which should students focus on this summer? We try our best to answer this question in our infographic today. See on ajarn-donald.blogspot.fr
Ajarn Donald's Blog: How To Spend Your Summer
See on Scoop.it - Ajarn Donald’s Educational News As you know, summer break is an opportunity to earn money, spend quality time with family, catch up on schoolwork and prepare yourself for the real world — but which should students focus on this summer? We try our best to answer this question in our infographic today. See on ajarn-donald.blogspot.fr
Ajarn Donald's New Marketplace #1
See on Scoop.it - Ajarn Donald’s Educational News FEATURING THE NO.1 ONLINE INTERACTIVE READING PHONICS & SPELLING PROGRAMS Learning to read is a milestone in every child’s education. Most children begin to read at six or seven years of age, but for some children who have trouble grasping the alphabet, phonetics, and the letter and word decoding required for reading success, a...
So...You Want To Start Texting In Class? | Digital...
See on Scoop.it - Ajarn Donald’s Educational News More and more students have access to mobile devices. In the last Pew Internet study, 77% of all teens have a cellphone. I wasn’t able to find research on pre-teens but from the work I have done in my own district I would say almost 50% of them have cellphones as well. And these aren’t smart phones. (Although, we know many have...
Encouraging Older Elementary Readers -...
See on Scoop.it - Ajarn Donald’s Educational News Many 4th and 5th graders already love reading; we asked an expert for advice on some common questions about helping them continue to develop that skill. See on schoolfamily.com
9 Marketing Tips from a Six-Year Old’s Lemonade...
See on Scoop.it - Ajarn Donald’s Educational News 9 Marketing Tips from a Six-Year Old’s Lemonade Stand The other day my daughter, Sophia, announced that she wanted to set up a lemonade stand. See on webdesignerdepot.com
School Culture and Standards Based Grading...
See on Scoop.it - Ajarn Donald’s Educational News Software for school culture, classroom management, standards-based grading, formative and summative assessment data analysis, and teacher collaboration. See on kickboardforteachers.com
Historic royal visit | Bangkok Post: learning
See on Scoop.it - Ajarn Donald’s Educational News Tens of thousands of people flocked to see Their Majesties return to the historic Thung Makham Yong paddy field yesterday as countless thousands more watched on live television. See on bangkokpost.com
Nitro's free PDF to Word service
See on Scoop.it - Ajarn Donald’s Educational News Just trying Nitro’s new accurate way to convert PDF to Word — totally free. See on pdftoword.com
School Integration: Revisit a Good Idea
See on Scoop.it - Ajarn Donald’s Educational News Readers agree that it still has value, for black children and for white children as well. See on nytimes.com
10 Free Text to Speech Tools for Educators
See on Scoop.it - Ajarn Donald’s Educational News Today I am introducing you to a set of awesome tools that allow users to easily select any part of a text and hear it in the voice and accent they want. These tools can be very helpful for language teachers. Students can use them to impprove their pronunciation and develop their reading skills. All these tools are easy to use and above all...
10 Free Text to Speech Tools for Educators
See on Scoop.it - Ajarn Donald’s Educational News Today I am introducing you to a set of awesome tools that allow users to easily select any part of a text and hear it in the voice and accent they want. These tools can be very helpful for language teachers. Students can use them to impprove their pronunciation and develop their reading skills. All these tools are easy to use and above all...
Discover Pathway to Financial Success' Teacher... →
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Preparing today’s students for this dramatically changing world requires that their teachers also be well-prepared to guide them. They must be true 21st Century educators capable of reaching and motivating digitally-savvy students in the medium of their time. Today’s teachers must not only be subject matter experts, but also, adept at marrying that knowledge with instructional strategies designed...
pd21 | Online Teacher Professional Development |...
See on Scoop.it - Ajarn Donald’s Educational News Preparing today’s students for this dramatically changing world requires that their teachers also be well-prepared to guide them. They must be true 21st Century educators capable of reaching and motivating digitally-savvy students in the medium of their time. Today’s teachers must not only be subject matter experts, but also, adept at...
SchoolCIO Blogs - DAILY INSIGHT: Technology and...
See on Scoop.it - Ajarn Donald’s Educational News SchoolCIO Advisors Blog… By Steven M. Baule, CIO Advisor As the media frenzy continues around bullying, I don’t want to be viewed as jumping on the bandwagon. However, despite the media circus, sadly we are losing children who feel their lives are too difficult to continue, it is important that people in every aspect of school...
Nobel Peace Nominee: Pay teachers more, focus on...
See on Scoop.it - Ajarn Donald’s Educational News Sir Bob Geldof—an Irish singer, songwriter, author, occasional actor, and political activist—noted during the Consortium for School Networking’s recent K-12 Technology Leadership Conference that the world’s economy is changing, thanks largely to… See on eschoolnews.com
Enhancing campus appeal with next-generation...
See on Scoop.it - Ajarn Donald’s Educational News Campus appeal. Low TCO. Green design. When it comes to digital displays, can you have it all? Thanks to new and emerging technologies, the answer appears to be “yes.” As digital displays become more prevalent on college campuses, higher-education leaders are becoming more aware of how visually impressive displays not only can enhance...
Schools chief is 'ecstatic' over job - News...
See on Scoop.it - Ajarn Donald’s Educational News Schools chief is ‘ecstatic’ over jobNews CourierBy Jean Cole jean@athensnews-courier.com The 47-year-old Baldwin County Schools human resources director is the Limestone County school board’s choice for superintendent. See on enewscourier.com
Interactive Whiteboard Teacher Tools | DreamBox...
See on Scoop.it - Ajarn Donald’s Educational News Our interactive whiteboard teacher tools help teachers connect students with great ways to make sense of math using virtual manipulatives. FREE Teacher Tools for Interactive Whiteboards Develop Students’ Mathematical Thinking Twenty-five lessons. Infinite possibilities. Ready for use in elementary classrooms with any type of interactive...
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Culture & Edu News – Xinhua Headlines, Photos,...
See on Scoop.it - Ajarn Donald’s Educational News Xinhua, english.news.cn, brings you culture and education headlines, video, photos and news stories… Int’l student cultural festival held at Tianjin University African students perform at an international student cultural festival of Tianjin University in Tianjin, north China, May 26, 2012. See on xinhuanet.com
Saving For a Rainy Day | Teaching Idea | We Are...
See on Scoop.it - Ajarn Donald’s Educational News Find answers to the question, Tell us about a lesson you teach that helps teens understand the importance of saving their money, budgeting, or setting financial goals. such as, Saving For a Rainy Day on WeAreTeachers. PLEASE VOTE! http://www.weareteachers.com/teaching-ideas/grant/teaching-idea?app=26587&grantId=104 See on...
Ajarn Donald's Blog: We Are Teachers - Voting Has... →
Ajarn Donald's Blog: We Are Teachers - Voting Has...
See on Scoop.it - Ajarn Donald’s Educational News Please Vote! http://www.weareteachers.com/teaching-ideas/grant/teaching-idea?app=26587&grantId=104 I wanted to let you know that I am participating in a contest sponsored by Discover Pathway to Financial Success and an online community, called WeAreTeachers. I submitted a teaching idea answering the question: Tell us...
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Exchange 2.0 - Technology-enabled International...
See on Scoop.it - Ajarn Donald’s Educational News “Exchange 2.0 - Technology-enabled International Interaction” was developed to help teachers use the Internet to “reach out” globally. These materials were initially prepared as part of the US Department of Education’s inaugural International Education Week in November 2000 and were hosted by the US Department...