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edshelf

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:01:36 -0000

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From their About page, "edshelf is a directory of websites, mobile apps, and desktop software that are rated & reviewed by educators, for educators. We decrease the friction of using and procuring effective technology into the classroom." Concentration is on K-12, but these apps might also be useful for postsecondary teachers. - KPI_Library Bookmarks

Tags: tool_review, teaching_resources, K-12, GSCC

by: KPI_Library Bookmarks

Tom Wujec: Build a tower, build a team

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:59:00 -0000

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Presented on TED.COM, filmed Feb 2010 and posted April 2010. Wujec discusses his experience using the Marshmallow Challenge in team-building exercises. Observing the challenge 100s of times, he sees that kindergarteners do better than recent business school grads (better at prototyping, less jockeying for leadership), CEOs do well, but do even better with an executive admin on their team because facilitation is important. High stakes (he's offered a cash reward) works better once the team has acquired skills; high stakes with no skills is a disaster. - KPI_Library Bookmarks
Inspired by this video, both LS and RS used the Marshmallow Challenge as an icebreaker on their first class meetings (2nd semester) and both were pleased with the results. - KPI_Library Bookmarks
The marshmallow challenge continued to be a popular icebreaker throughout the GSCC project. In semester 4, RS referenced this video again, and LS created her own video (see tag marshmallow) with her students completing the challenge. - KPI_Library Bookmarks

Tags: ted, KPI, GSCC, icebreakers, team_building, video, pf_artifact

by: KPI_Library Bookmarks

Richard St. John's 8 secrets of success

Mon, 14 May 2012 19:42:34 -0000

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TED2005, filmed Feb 2005, posted Dec 2006. St. John interviews a variety of "TED-sters" to learn their secrets of success, which are condensed into 8 points in this very brief talk,. - KPI_Library Bookmarks
TS showed this TED talk and then asked her students to identify the thesis statement, week 3, semester 4. - KPI_Library Bookmarks

Tags: GSCC, success, English, resources, pf_artifact

by: KPI_Library Bookmarks

MATH 25 FALL 2011 The Marshmallow Challenge

Mon, 14 May 2012 19:33:15 -0000

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Posted by TheChe808 on Sep 6 2011. Video of a classroom of students working on the "marshmallow challenge," a popular ice-breaker where small groups of students have to work together to build structures from kitchen items (marshmallows and spaghetti). - KPI_Library Bookmarks
This is a video of LS's class (posted to YouTube by her); the marshmallow challenge became a popular ice-breaker among GSCC faculty. Week 1, semester 4. - KPI_Library Bookmarks

Tags: GSCC, marshmallow, icebreakers, video_artifact, pf_artifact

by: KPI_Library Bookmarks

Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity

Mon, 14 May 2012 19:27:38 -0000

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TED2006, Filmed Feb 2006; posted June 2006. From the description, "Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity." - KPI_Library Bookmarks
Looking to add "variety in instruction," KP closed her class with the first 6 minutes of this TED talk, week 1, semester 4. - KPI_Library Bookmarks

Tags: GSCC, robinson, pf_artifact

by: KPI_Library Bookmarks

Fruit Machine - a random name/word picker

Mon, 14 May 2012 19:24:39 -0000

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Posted on website ClassTools.net, this tool helps instructors (and others) to select names from their class list at random. No creator name (or date) is given. - KPI_Library Bookmarks
KP used this tool to help her select students at random when going over answers on the first day of class, week 1, semester 4. - KPI_Library Bookmarks

Tags: GSCC, teaching_resources, classroom_strategies, pf_artifact

by: KPI_Library Bookmarks

Son of Citation Machine

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:34:55 -0000

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A citation creation tool built by David Warlick and the Landmark Project, 2000. It "is part of the Landmark for Schools Web site for teachers." The tool helps students create citations that are formatted correctly. - KPI_Library Bookmarks
M.Z. presented this in class, week 12, semester 2, and again week 13, semester 4. - KPI_Library Bookmarks

Tags: GSCC, resources, writing, pf_artifact

by: KPI_Library Bookmarks

Nickelback - If Today Was Your Last Day, with lyrics

Mon, 14 May 2012 19:16:08 -0000

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Posted to YouTube by twilight28xo on December 26 2008. - KPI_Library Bookmarks
MZ used this song in her lesson, Introduction to Analytical Writing. She began by distributing the lyrics to this song and the Frost poem, The Road Not Taking, and inviting students to compare the two. She then showed this video. Week 8, semester 4. - KPI_Library Bookmarks

Tags: GSCC, English, writing, resource, pf_artifact

by: KPI_Library Bookmarks

Natalie Warne: Being young and making an impact

Mon, 14 May 2012 19:10:34 -0000

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TEDxTeen, filmed April 2011; posted Nov 2011. Warne defines "anonymous extraordiaries," the unknown people who make a big difference, e.g. the man who wrote Dr. King's speeches, or the young organizers (like Warne) who helped to organize a world-wide event that made a difference in a 25-year war in East Africa. - KPI_Library Bookmarks
RO used this video in her penultimate class, which also included discussion of service learning, week 14, semester 4. - KPI_Library Bookmarks

Tags: GSCC, English, writing, resource, pf_artifact

by: KPI_Library Bookmarks

Urgent vs Important

Mon, 14 May 2012 18:52:44 -0000

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Posted to YouTube by unitedfranchisegroup on October 9 2008. The lecture is by Jim Tatem. - KPI_Library Bookmarks
RO used this video in a lesson called Urgent vs. Important, week 12, semester 4. - KPI_Library Bookmarks

Tags: GSCC, English, writing, resource, pf_artifact

by: KPI_Library Bookmarks

Dr. Wayne Dyer: How to Stop Sabotaging Yourself

Mon, 14 May 2012 18:50:34 -0000

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Posted to YouTube by Harmonic ThinkingNow on Jan 19 2010. - KPI_Library Bookmarks
RO used this video for her lesson Change Patterns, week 11, semester 4. - KPI_Library Bookmarks

Tags: GSCC, English, writing, resource, pf_artifact

by: KPI_Library Bookmarks

How to Break a Bad Habit EASILY!

Mon, 14 May 2012 18:49:20 -0000

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Posted on YouTube by InformalMantis on July 17 2011. - KPI_Library Bookmarks
RO used this video for her lesson, Change Patterns, week 11, semester 4. - KPI_Library Bookmarks

Tags: GSCC, English, writing, resource, pf_artifact

by: KPI_Library Bookmarks

"What Students Should Know About How People Learn"

Mon, 14 May 2012 18:44:01 -0000

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How to Get the Most Out of Studying: Part 2 of 5, posted to YouTube by SamfordCommunications (Samford University), August 16, 2011. - KPI_Library Bookmarks
RO showed this video as part of a "How to Study" lecture, week 10, semester 4. - KPI_Library Bookmarks

Tags: GSCC, English, writing, resource, pf_artifact

by: KPI_Library Bookmarks

I Love Living Life. I Am Happy

Mon, 14 May 2012 18:32:35 -0000

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A video about Nick Vujicic, who has no arms or legs, posted by Daily Motivation to YouTube (on the Daily Motivation channel), Jan 2009. - KPI_Library Bookmarks
RO showed this to her class in a lesson titled Reevaluation of motivation and setting goals, week 9, semester 4. - KPI_Library Bookmarks

Tags: GSCC, English, writing, resource, pf_artifact

by: KPI_Library Bookmarks

John Wooden on true success

Mon, 14 May 2012 18:26:18 -0000

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Part of TED2001, filmed Feb 2001 and posted March 2009. Coach John Wooden of UCLA was one of the winningest coaches in basketball. According to the description, in this talk, "Wooden redefines success and urges us all to pursue the best in ourselves." - KPI_Library Bookmarks
RO showed this video in class that looked at student success and paragraph structure, week 6, semester 4. - KPI_Library Bookmarks

Tags: GSCC, English, writing, resource, pf_artifact

by: KPI_Library Bookmarks

Exercises at Grammar Bytes! (Commas)

Mon, 14 May 2012 18:07:46 -0000

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A series of exercises on commas, as posted to Grammar Bytes! by Robin L. Simmons (n.d.). - KPI_Library Bookmarks
RO gave the comma exercises as an assignment, week 5, semester 4. - KPI_Library Bookmarks

Tags: GSCC, English, writing, resource, pf_artifact

by: KPI_Library Bookmarks

Neil Pasricha: The 3 A's of awesome

Mon, 14 May 2012 18:01:14 -0000

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From TEDxToronto 2012. Filmed Sept 2010 and posted on Ted.com Jan 2011. Pasricha, who blogs 1000 Awesome Things and has written a best-seller, The Book of Awesome, asserts that with attitude, awareness, and authenticity, one can lead an "awesome" life. - KPI_Library Bookmarks
RO used this video as a resource for her victim-creator essay, week 4, semester 4. - KPI_Library Bookmarks

Tags: GSCC, English, resource, ted, pf_artifact

by: KPI_Library Bookmarks

Debbie Downer: Birthday Party

Mon, 14 May 2012 17:38:41 -0000

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Excerpted from Saturday Night Live and posted on Hulu.com, skit runs 5:39, n.d. - KPI_Library Bookmarks
R.O. used this humorous Debbie Downer skit as an example of a victim for her students victim/creator lesson, week 4, semester 4. - KPI_Library Bookmarks

Tags: GSCC, English, resource, pf_artifact

by: KPI_Library Bookmarks

Case Study in Critical Thinking: The Late Paper

Mon, 14 May 2012 17:34:51 -0000

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Excerpted from On Course, Study Skills: Strategies for Creating Success in College and in Life, by Skip Downing, posted on Google Books. - KPI_Library Bookmarks
RO used this case study in class for discussion and to generate a writing assignment, week 3, semester 4. - KPI_Library Bookmarks

Tags: GSCC, English, study_skills, downing, pf_artifact

by: KPI_Library Bookmarks

On Course Self Assessment

Mon, 14 May 2012 17:28:57 -0000

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This page provides access to a self-assessment based on Skip Downing's On Course (4E), posted on the Online Study Center, Cengage Learning. - KPI_Library Bookmarks
RO used this self-assessment with her students, week 4, semester 4. - KPI_Library Bookmarks

Tags: GSCC, English, assessment, downing, pf_artifact

by: KPI_Library Bookmarks