"With Web 2.0, there's a strong impetus to make connections," says University of Minnesota researcher Christine Greenhow, who studies how people learn and teach with social networking. "It's not just creating content. It's creating content to share."
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TeachingWithContests.com - 13 views
BigHugeLabs and Education - 0 views
Kids Create -- and Critique on -- Social Networks | Edutopia - 0 views
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And once they share their creations, kids can access one of the richest parts of this learning cycle: the exchange that follows. "While the ability to publish and to share is powerful in and of itself, most of the learning occurs in the connections and conversation that occur after we publish," argues education blogger Will Richardson (a member of The George Lucas Educational Foundation's National Advisory Council).
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In this online exchange, students can learn from their peers and simultaneously practice important soft skills -- namely, how to accept feedback and to usefully critique others" work.
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"Self-Directed Learning
When students are motivated to create work that they share online, it ignites an independent learning cycle driven by their ideas and energized by responses from peers." -
Self-Directed Learning
"When students are motivated to create work that they share online, it ignites an independent learning cycle driven by their ideas and energized by responses from peers."
iNet - Investigate - 0 views
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This online conference for students will explore why it is important for students to connect with other students from around the world, and how schools can support you to do this. Students are invited to submit resources around the conference theme which could include films, poems or essays.
Scratch | Home | imagine, program, share - 0 views
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There are 502,574 projects with a total of
12,554,294 scripts and 3,921,884 sprites created by 75,665 contributors of our
333,865 registered members. That's a lot of Scratch-ing!
13 Lessons to Teach Your Child About Digital Photography - 0 views
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Should be renamed "lessons to be taught to anyone about digital photogaphy
Motivation Station - 0 views
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Make it an exciting new school year for your kids!
SAILOn Subject Area Interactive Lessons On - 0 views
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Great Collection of sites. I got this link from my friend Elaine Plybon via twitter @glad2be
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Our goal is to help classroom teachers integrate technology into their curriculum by identifying and providing interactive Internet resources addressing specific objectives.
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Compilation of great interactive sites arranged by grade level and subject. The Texas TEKS are listed there also. - Kelli Erwin
Nine Elements of Digital Citizenship - 0 views
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Digital citizenship can be defined as the norms of appropriate, responsible behavior with regard to technology use.
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Digital citizenship can be defined as the norms of appropriate, responsible behavior with regard to technology use.
TEL.A.VISION Home | TEL.A.VISION - 0 views
Zoopz.com | Games that make you think. - 0 views
iKnowthat.com - Online Multimedia Educational Games for Kids in Preschool, Kindergarten, an... - 0 views
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Get rid of the ads by using AdBlock Plus https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865
Toy Theater - Home - 0 views
Welcome to the SuperThinkers Website! - 0 views
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Thinking is a process where we have to:
* create new connections
* look for meaning behind the facts.
* analyze in order to understand.
These are the goals of SuperThinking!
Artsonia Kids Art Museum - The Largest Student Art Gallery on the Web! - 0 views
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Artsonia is the world's largest kids' art museum. Our dream is that every child will have an online art gallery, reflecting their masterpieces from pre-school through high-school, preserved forever!
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Artsonia is the largest student art museum in the world! Our dream is that every child will have an online art gallery, preserving their masterpieces for all time!
From Joystick to Diploma: Great Sites for Online Educational Video Games | AceOnlineSchools... - 0 views
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As an online student, there are plenty of free educational video games at your fingertips, with material targeted to every ag
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As an online student, there are plenty of free educational video games at your fingertips, with material targeted to every age
ClassTools.net: Create interactive flash tools / games for education - 0 views
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Thanks to Anne Truger who found this great site. Create free educational games, activities and diagrams in a Flash! Host them on your own blog, website or intranet! -
Create free educational games, activities and diagrams in a Flash!
Host them on your own blog, website or intranet!
