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Top 7 FREE iPad Apps for Tutors: Summer 2012 Edition

By Scott Cronenweth On June 19, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Education: Technology, Teaching & Tutoring
Recently I’ve seen several surveys asking educators to rate their top iPad apps for teaching and tutoring. Following is a compendium of what these helpful bloggers found to be the most popular free apps out there for tutors.
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Study Shows Interactive Online Learning Is Effective

By Scott Cronenweth On June 12, 2012 · 6 Comments · In Education: Technology, Teaching & Tutoring
In short, the learners in the hybrid format “paid no price” for using this mode of instruction in terms of pass rates, final exam scores, or performance on a standardized test designed to test how well they actually knew the material. This calls into question the widely held concern that students who receive hybrid instruction won’t learn the material as well.
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The Value of Online Tutoring for Remediated College Students

By Scott Cronenweth On June 5, 2012 · 5 Comments · In Education: Industry, In The News, Teaching & Tutoring
If online tutoring really is highly effective, and is preferred by many learners because of its convenience and the fact that it offers a degree of anonymity… why not leverage it to support remedial students? Better yet, why not build online tutoring support into redesigned, entry-level for-credit classes as “Bridge to Nowhere” advocates?
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MOOCs – 5 Ways They Can Help Tutors Grow Their Businesses

By Scott Cronenweth On May 29, 2012 · 3 Comments · In Education: Technology, Teaching & Tutoring
Whether you’re an independent tutor or work for a training company, private school or other organization, teaching a MOOC gives you multiple opportunities to grow your business.
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Microsoft + Nook = More Electronic Textbooks

By Scott Cronenweth On May 1, 2012 · Add Comment · In Education: Technology, In The News
What’s likely to happen, like incorporating cameras into phones, is that e-book readers will simply be incorporated into our PCs, laptops and mobile devices. So ultimately it’s not about selling a Kindle or a Nook, but about selling electronic content for learners and readers.
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Online-Only Public Schools: Potential Impacts on Tutors

By Scott Cronenweth On April 10, 2012 · 5 Comments · In Education: Industry, Teaching & Tutoring, Tutoring
The popularity of online public schools is increasing nationwide. Full-time online public education is now available to students in grades K-12 in about 30 states. Currently, over 250,000 students are enrolled in public online charter schools. Are cyber-schools really a better way to approach public education?
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New YouTube Channel for Teachers and Tutors

By Scott Cronenweth On March 13, 2012 · 3 Comments · In Education: Technology, Resource, Tutoring
The YouTube Teachers channel invites you to “spend more time teaching, less time searching. This well-organized channel “was created to help teachers use educational YouTube videos to educate, engage and inspire their students.”
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Four Ways Tutors and Teachers Can Use Pinterest

By Scott Cronenweth On February 28, 2012 · 2 Comments · In Education Techology, Education: Technology, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring
Millions of people are now using Pinterest to plan their weddings or home remodels, market products or just share ideas and inspirations. And Pinterest is also a great technology for education!
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The Edublog Awards 2011… and Some Personal Favorite Edublogs

By Scott Cronenweth On February 15, 2012 · 4 Comments · In Education: Technology
The 2011 Edublog Awards winners were announced several weeks ago by the Edublog Awards Blog. The purpose of this blog, which is sponsored by the edublogs.org educational blogging service, is to promote and demonstrate the educational value of learner and teacher blogs and websites.
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Fun Facts about Technology Use on Campus

By Scott Cronenweth On December 27, 2011 · Add Comment · In Education Techology, Education: Technology
Reports on an interesting info-graphic describing technology usage and preferences among college students.
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