Data People — About Data


Through the years, I worked with all sort of data: customer data, web data, business operations data and even financial data. Whether the da…

Dennis T OConnor‘s insight:

Are most librarians Data people?  Book, people for sure, but are they potentially data people too?

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Librarians: Your Most Valuable MOOC Supporters


Librarians are a major part of universities, but they’re almost entirely missing from the MOOC conversation. That’s a big mistake.

 

Libraries offer resources, from research to licensing support, that are essential to the future of MOOCs as they grow both in numbers and in seriousness. As MOOCs become an increasingly valid and valuable resource, it’s clear that they can benefit from another great educational resource: librarians.

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Why Kids Must Be Taught Digital Manners Infographic

Teaching students the importance of having and using manners is nothing new to teachers. However, what has changed is the type of etiquette kids needs today—namely, the digital kind. True, please, thank you and excuse me are still significant, but in addition to these basics, students growing up in this ever-connected, social media crazed world require much more. Concepts such as online privacy, sharing and creating a positive digital footprint through the demonstration of responsible online behaviors are just as vital.

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The Best Resources For Learning About Formative Assessment | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

For those who might be new to the term, formative assessments are ongoing practices that help both the teacher and student evaluate and reflect on how they are both doing, and what changes either or both might need to make to become a more effective teacher and learner (I’d love it if someone left a comment with a better definition). I use a lot of these in my classroom, ranging from regular cloze (fill-in-the-blank) and reading fluency assessments, to “show me with thumbs,” to observations. I feel that I use them pretty effectively, but also feel that I could do a better job applying what I learn from them in the classroom.

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