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Personalized Learning Environment

I always get frustrated when I see articles like the Top 25 Web 2.0 Sites for Education because

  1. I don't have to look at them all.
  2. I'm probably already using most of them already.
  3. Some of them actually stink really bad.
  4. Some of them require a fee.
Well, you're in luck!  Since I'm taking a class in Designing an On-line class this semester, I'm supposed to be spending time seeking out websites for my project, so I painstakingly spent a little while skimming over all of them and seeing what they are all about.  I was getting bored, angry, and frustrated, until #18.

The article describes SymbalooEdu as "a great way for teachers to share sites and resources with students".  But it's actually more than that.  It's a actually a Personal Learning Environment Tool.  What's a Personal Learning Environment?  Well, if you don't know, it's making a comeback.  And I highly recommend that you read about SOCRAIT over at Teaching College Math.

For a short introduction to SymbalooEdu, either watch the video below, or head right on over there and get started like I did:  bit.ly/jonsdash (A place in which I am going to start organizing the growing list of links for the tasks that I must complete daily)!

By Jon Oaks

College Math Instructor. Tech Enthusiast. Visionary. Creative Genius. But above all, I enjoy what I do. That is why I am a teacher. Because I like to teach.

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