Online infographic

The article "How Social Media is Changing the Education Industry" http://www.mindjumpers.com/blog/2011/04/education-industry-infographic-2/ is interesting not only for its content but also for its presentation. It is an "infographic" and the graphics shown illustrate more clearly than a traditional chart.

iPads in the Classroom

This interesting article "iPads Could Hinder Teaching, Professors Say" in the March 13, 2011 issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education discusses the negative impact of the iPads. http://chronicle.com/article/iPads-for-College-Classrooms-/126681/ It makes a point that I did not think of: the slow typing (no keyboard) makes taking notes more difficult. I know one of my students bought the eBook version of the text for class but she cannot cite the page numbers because there are none. Still, I think I will get an iPad.

The Learning Coach: Great web site for teachers

The Leaning Coach is a great web site for teachers. http://theelearningcoach.com/learning/what-is-cognitive-load/ For example, in this post, "What is Cognitive Load?" the graphics visually describe the difference between long term memory and working memory.