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Nine amazing uses for VR and AR in college classrooms

Nine amazing uses for VR and AR in college classrooms | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Immersive technologies can help students understand theoretical concepts more easily, prepare them for careers through simulated experiences and keep them engaged in learning ..."

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How one college helps protect its students when they're far beyond campus

How one college helps protect its students when they're far beyond campus | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"With mobile technology, Marquette University keeps students informed — and accounted for — while they're overseas ..."

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Ten websites every college student should know to graduate – Laptop Study

Ten websites every college student should know to graduate – Laptop Study | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The first few semesters of college can be brutal. Most of us end up doing pretty bad for a few classes. Which kind of makes us wonder whether or not we are college material . After all, we were doing pretty good in high school …"

  1. Keepmeout
  2. Rate my professor
  3. YouTube
  4. Chegg
  5. Anki
  6. Google Docs
  7. Dropbox
  8. Wolfram Alpha
  9. Google Scholar
  10. Spark notes
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Top 20 sources that help to find college scholarships and funding 

Top 20 sources that help to find college scholarships and funding  | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Finding college funding seems daunting until you know where and how to look for it. Know the 20 Best Scholarship Search Engines! ..."

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Five ways scholarship searches benefit from technology

Five ways scholarship searches benefit from technology | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Parents, finding free cash for college has changed since you applied ..."

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Fifteen student apps to help you hack college

Fifteen student apps to help you hack college | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"For college students, academic lives can be exhausting, expensive, and demanding. Today there are few assurances that they can even get a job once surviving this gauntlet. Bottom line: getting through college can be tough ..."

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How to measure a college’s value

How to measure a college’s value | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"An ambitious survey finds that brand matters less than other factors in graduates’ future contentment ..."

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The best apps and technology you can get with a student discount this year

The best apps and technology you can get with a student discount this year | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Going to college can feel like a never-ending list of ways to spend money—on tuition, books, housing, and everything you need to go to school. But there is some relief! ..."

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[Infographic] Plagiarism in college - How to avoid the trap - EdTechReview™ (ETR)

[Infographic] Plagiarism in college - How to avoid the trap - EdTechReview™ (ETR) | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"This informative infographic helps you understand kinds of plagiarism mainly committed by students, and how you can escape from the trap ..."

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Sixteen startups poised to disrupt the education market

Sixteen startups poised to disrupt the education market | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Colleges and universities are facing new competition for customers--students and their parents--from start-ups delivering similar goods (knowledge, credentials, prestige) more affordably and efficiently. Here's a rundown of some of those start-ups ..."

1. Rafter 

2. Piazza 

3. InsideTrack 

4. USEED

5. Course Hero6. Quizlet 

7. The Minerva Project ...


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Colleges teaching digital skills can bridge middle skills gap @insidehighered

Colleges teaching digital skills can bridge middle skills gap @insidehighered | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Colleges teaching digital skills can bridge middle skills gap ..."

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Ten best apps for college students for 2015

Ten best apps for college students for 2015 | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"We highlight the crème-de-la-crème of student apps for all areas of student life. Get ready to hit download on these best apps for college students ..."

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Looking to escape the high cost of college? These seven countries will educate you for free

Looking to escape the high cost of college? These seven countries will educate you for free | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"And you wouldn't even have to learn a new language! ..."

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The iGen shift: Colleges are changing to reach the next generation - The New York Times 

The iGen shift: Colleges are changing to reach the next generation - The New York Times  | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The newest students are transforming the way schools serve and educate them, including sending presidents and deans to Instagram and Twitter ..."

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Yik Yak, the once popular and controversial college messaging app, shuts down

Yik Yak, the once popular and controversial college messaging app, shuts down | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Once hugely popular app saw fortunes dim because of fickle users, miscues, school bans ..."

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Home | TGR EDU: Explore

Home | TGR EDU: Explore | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"TGR EDU: Explore is a website designed to help students begin planning for college and evaluate options in the STEM fields. The site includes free tools and activities to help students identify their interests, view potential career pathways and craft personal statements ..."

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Why 'tents of love' are popping up in Chinese colleges

Why 'tents of love' are popping up in Chinese colleges | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Chinese colleges have come up with an unusual way to help freshmen settle in ..."

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These guys created an app that stops college students from using their phones — and it's so successful they dropped out of college

These guys created an app that stops college students from using their phones — and it's so successful they dropped out of college | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Pocket Points helps college students overcome their smartphone addiction by rewarding them for not using their phone in class ..."

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Four fast food jobs that pay for college

Four fast food jobs that pay for college | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"These fast food jobs offer hourly employees tuition assistance to pay for college ..."

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Students now using laptops instead of iPads in class

Students now using laptops instead of iPads in class | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

'In a move based on student feedback, Walker High School students are now using laptops for classroom instruction and as a study tool — eliminating the use of iPads. Susan Chandler, the technology coordinator for Jasper City Schools, said students at the high school had been using iPads for the ..."

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Tech provides online mobile help for job-hunting college grads - USA TODAY

Tech provides online mobile help for job-hunting college grads - USA TODAY | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"College graduates who feel unprepared for job hunting now have a new on-demand, online option from two ed-tech leaders, Chegg and InsideTrack ..."

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Can we really prepare kids for both college and career? - The Hechinger Report

Can we really prepare kids for both college and career? - The Hechinger Report | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Ana Sical, 25, once thought she was destined for a full-time job at the Jack in the Box fast food restaurant where she worked for three years alongside her mom, dad, aunts and uncles. Instead, she graduated valedictorian from her high school and won a full scholarship to San Diego State University, …"

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Higher ed games

Higher ed games | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Our mission is to create a platform for higher education leaders which will underscore the cultural, scientific, and economic importance of video game programs in colleges and universities. The key is to create a robust network of resources—including unified advocacy, policymaker engagement, media coverage, and external funding—in order to incubate and harness the impact of this community in a 21st century learning environment ..."

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Putting a dent in college costs with open-source textbooks

Putting a dent in college costs with open-source textbooks | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"At a two-year community college, textbooks can equal 40 percent of tuition. Free or low-cost electronic books can cut that way back ..."

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A professor explains why he’s teaching college kids about Kanye

A professor explains why he’s teaching college kids about Kanye | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

'"The college dropout now has an entire college course in his honor. Here's why, and what you'd learn ..."

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Just for fun ---- but VERY interesting, too!