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Jennifer Peffers commented on Judy Jacob's blog post 'Are we ready for electronic books and study materials in classrooms?'

Hi Judy! I was reading your article that you posted. You gave a lot of great information on electronic books. I know that you wrote this about two years ago. How do you feel the development into electronic books has…

Oct 15, 2011

The web education

At present, we are seeing a lot of innovations combining web 2.0 and Education. There is a new social network .com or platform coming up every day. I, as a teacher wonder which one will make a difference to my teaching and work as an effective collaborative online resource for students and teachers?With some research, I have identified an good online collaborative learning platform . Here, you can see teachers and students learning together and fantastic use of Web2.0. FunnelBrain and…See More

Blog post by Judy Jacob Oct 5, 2009

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Educating yourself to hone your memory skills

Education of today is validated after an exam, and most exams expect students to have the ability to retain matter taught to them and reproduce the same. Is this method right? This is a question which has been asked by many educationalists and more importantly, till the time the answer is determined, we need to ensure that every student has one method through which this exam can be conquered. Studies have shown, 48 hours after a…See More

Blog post by Judy Jacob Sep 29, 2009

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Judy Jacob replied to Michael j. Trout's discussion 'Welcome to the eRevolution -- eSingularity is coming, education 3.0 is coming. Hold on to your hats.'

Education has already taken the path of freedom with free online universities which are being launched. I think this is going to be a great change which we shall see in the next coming years.

Sep 23, 2009

Blog posts by Judy Jacob Sep 23, 2009

Judy Jacob replied to Dr David Avery's discussion 'Community Education, Social Networks and Critical Pedagogy in England.'

Yes, I am a teacher by profession, though presently not teaching anywhere. I have been contemplating the start of some remedial classes for students along my street. Maybe just a place where they will come together, sit and work on their homework.…

Sep 22, 2009

Judy Jacob updated their profile photo Sep 21, 2009

Are we ready for electronic books and study materials in classrooms?

The latest news is here, that Sony has also entered the E-Book reader market. The mobile eBook applications are not far behind, Safari's bookbag application for iPhone is one such example. This indicates that the eBook technology is definitely gaining momentum.Combining eBooks technology with the collaborative social learning platforms will definitely changing the way we study in…See More

Blog post by Judy Jacob Sep 21, 2009

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Judy Jacob replied to Kiwi Commons's discussion 'The Web's Most Dangerous Search Terms (Malware Prevention)'

Thats an amazing list, and these are the terms which we search for the most!

Sep 21, 2009

Judy Jacob replied to Dr David Avery's discussion 'Community Education, Social Networks and Critical Pedagogy in England.'

Kudos to you on raising this wonderful topic, and believing that nipping the problem at the root might be the only source of hope for the world at large. I think community students have a great deal to learn, and you being a story teller, should be…

Sep 21, 2009

Judy Jacob replied to Sami Abdul-Aziz Mohammed's discussion 'PEACE'

Isn't this something which should be asked at a larger forum. I guess one thing that we can do, is work on students to ensure a better tomorrow.

Sep 21, 2009

Judy Jacob replied to Steve Hargadon's discussion 'Student Participation in Building the Learning Environment'

Student participation in learning is very essential as they being the receivers of the education and the methods which are employed by us, we need to run things by them to ensure that they see what we thought was a good method to follow. Letting…

Sep 21, 2009

Judy Jacob replied to Roslyn F. Williams's discussion 'Hello --- I'm New'

Hi I am also comparatively new here and hope to pick up various techniques which are employed by many across the globe.

Sep 16, 2009

Judy Jacob replied to Steve Hargadon's discussion 'Don Tapscott Talks About Education, Grown Up Digital, and the Net Gen Education Project'

When you look at a flat classroom study, I think most important is to abolish the sitting arrangement and bring about a more inbred obedience in students. My students are more interested in seeing a slide which is on MS Powerpoint, flashcards as…

Sep 16, 2009

Judy Jacob updated their profile Sep 16, 2009

A move forward towards online education

In a recent study US Department of education indicates that the students who use online learning in addition to the classroom are more productive. This is definitely a move forward towards the use of online learning in mainstream education. Online learning is fun and interactive, the students who experience this are encouraged to use it more often. The ability to share and learn from other students anywhere in the world is a definite plus point.According to the study "Online learning can be…See More

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The web education

Posted on November 14, 2009 at 12:00am 0 Comments 0 Likes

At present, we are seeing a lot of innovations combining web 2.0 and Education. There is a new social network .com or platform coming up every day. I, as a teacher wonder which one will make a difference to my teaching and work as an effective collaborative online resource for students and teachers?

With some research, I have identified an good online collaborative learning platform . Here, you can see teachers and students learning together and fantastic use of Web2.0. FunnelBrain… Continue

Educating yourself to hone your memory skills

Posted on September 29, 2009 at 4:07am 0 Comments 0 Likes

Advanced methods for more effective learning

Posted on September 22, 2009 at 5:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

Technology has made its advent into various day to day aspects in the past few decades; one of the most important among them has been the innovative educational techniques being implemented today at schools, universities and also in the form of study guides to those students who require it. We have on one end universities which offer complete online degree programs for those who cannot fit a campus program into their schedule, and on the other end, many websites serve to help teachers cater to… Continue

Are we ready for electronic books and study materials in classrooms?

Posted on September 21, 2009 at 2:32am 1 Comment 0 Likes

The latest news is here, that Sony has also entered the E-Book reader market. The mobile eBook applications are not far behind, Safari's bookbag application for iPhone is one such example. This indicates that the eBook technology is definitely gaining momentum.

Combining eBooks technology with the collaborative social learning platforms will definitely changing the way we… Continue

A move forward towards online education

Posted on September 15, 2009 at 10:15pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

In a recent study US Department of education indicates that the students who use online learning in addition to the classroom are more productive. This is definitely a move forward towards the use of online learning in mainstream education. Online learning is fun and interactive, the students who experience this are encouraged to use it more often. The ability to share and learn from other students anywhere in the world is a definite plus point.

According to the study… Continue

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