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Ed.Gov 9/11 teaching resources

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http://www.ed.gov/911anniversary
US Government-provided resources to support covering 9/11 in the classroom.

Evernote Peek

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http://www.evernote.com/about/download/peek.php
From the website: "Evernote Peek is the first Smart Cover learning app. Connect Peek to your Evernote account and brush up on a language, make flashcards for a quiz or test your trivia knowledge, all by simply peeking under the Smart Cover."

Basic Pronunciation: Clear Speech from the Start for iOS by Cambridge University Press

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http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/basic-pronunciation-clear/id440513947
From the website: "These four fun and challenging games will help you learn to pronounce English better as you listen to English. Play “Ball Toss” and “Basketball” to identify final sounds and syllables. Play “Push the Blob” to find the correct stress in words and phrases. In “Stop or Flow” turn off the water as you listen for beginning and final sounds. "

Pronunciation: Clear Speech by Cambridge University Press

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http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pronunciation-clear-speech/id440534807
From the website: "These four fun and challenging games will help you learn to pronounce English better as you listen to English. Play “Ball Toss” and “Basketball” to identify final sounds and syllables. Play “Push the Blob” to find the correct stress in words and phrases. In “Stop or Flow” turn off the water as you listen for beginning and final sounds. "

Shi Zi: A Primer of Chinese Characters 识字启蒙

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http://cilat.org/shizi.html
From the website: "Most Chinese characters consist of components that represent physical things. This primer uses animations to teach 88 Chinese characters that are components in many other Chinese characters. Mastering these 88 characters will provide a foundation for Chinese language learners to quickly learn the other characters."

A Pure and Remote View: Visualizing Early Chinese Landscape Painting

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http://ieas.berkeley.edu/publications/aparvlectures.html
From the website: "This videotaped and moving-image lecture series, conceived by U.C. Berkeley Professor Emeritus James Cahill, is a legacy of his life's work in the history of the visual arts of China. Composed of short introductions and over 2,200 detailed high-resolution images of selected Chinese paintings and works of pictorial art from the early period up to the end of the Song dynasty in the late thirteenth century..."

Mango Languages

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http://www.mangolanguages.com/
From the website: "Mango Passport® is a downloadable language-learning program that quickly teaches basic conversational skills and cultural practices."

Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies (US DOE)

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http://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/tech/evidence-based-practices/finalreport.pdf
A 2009 (revised September 2010) report by the United States' Department of Education. Based on a meta analysis of more than 1,000 online learning studies, the researchers found in essence that blended learning shows greater gains than face to face-only learning.

Survey Results: Mobile learning for ELT

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http://quickshout.blogspot.com/2010/08/survey-results-mobile-learning-for-elt.html
Survey results by Nik Peachey

Map of return on educational investment (USA)

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http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2011/01/educational_productivity/
By the "Center for American Progress". From the website: "...we've attempted to evaluate the return on investment (ROI) of almost every major school district in the country. By productivity, we mean how much learning a district produces for every dollar spent, after controlling for factors such as cost of living and students in poverty. "

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