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Lisa Martin

Educators in Texas Work to Improve Student Writing Skills with Voki « The Off... - 0 views

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voki student use writing

shared by Lisa Martin on 03 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • 1.  Students create an avatar using Voki.com. We suggest limiting the time because students and teachers could spend all day creating the perfect avatar. 2.  Students type a sentence, paragraph, or section of their stories into the Voki text box. 3.  Students listen to the speech and read along several times. 4.  Students make corrections.
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      Lisa Martin on 03 Jun 12
       
      What a fun, interactive way to proofread!
Lisa Martin

Distance Learning: What To Know - 0 views

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distance learning self-assessment

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  • Lisa Martin on 12 Jun 12
     
    This page from the Virtual College of Texas provides information to students that will be getting into distance learning as well as self assessment checklists.
Danielle Melia

EBSCOhost: Improving instruction as a team - 0 views

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education teaching academic students learning technology

shared by Danielle Melia on 21 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • Danielle Melia on 21 Jun 12
     
    The writer discusses an innovative teacher certification program offered through Voyager Expanded Learning and the University of North Texas that models a new way of teaching and learning with technology at the core. With online curriculum, differentiated instruction, project-based learning, and team learning at its heart, the program aims to improve the quality of instruction by providing a model of learning that was not available when the majority of current classroom teachers received training.
JJ Wagner

Coahoma, Texas, SMART board case study - 0 views

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SMART board texas case study

shared by JJ Wagner on 11 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • perience with SMART Boards running Notebook software, so I convinced the principal to invest in SMART technology."
  • "We've seen nearly a 10 percent improvement in TAKS pass rates in just two years, as well as an 11 percent increase in math scores on the junior high campus," says Franklin. "These improvements show that the kids are more involved in the learning process. And I believe their increased involvement is directly attributable to the fact that they can interact with the information that is being presented to them on the SMART Boards."
  • "We've seen nearly a 10 percent improvement in TAKS pass rates in just two years, as well as an 11 percent increase in math scores on the junior high campus," says Franklin. "These improvements show that the kids are more involved in the learning process. And I believe their increased involvement is directly attributable to the fact that they can interact with the information that is being presented to them on the SMART Boards."
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  • "We've seen nearly a 10 percent improvement in TAKS pass rates in just two years, as well as an 11 percent increase in math scores on the junior high campus," says Franklin. "These improvements show that the kids are more involved in the learning process. And I believe their increased involvement is directly attributable to the fact that they can interact with the information that is being presented to them on the SMART Boards."
  • JJ Wagner on 11 Jun 11
     
    Improvement in state scores by use of SMART boards
Diane Gusa

Texas Tech University - Teaching, Learning and Technology Center - 0 views

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module 4 assignment service learning soc of genedered lives

shared by Diane Gusa on 09 Jul 11 - No Cached
  • Service-learning is a pedagogy that links academic study and civic engagement through thoughtfully organized service that meets the needs of the community
  • Service learning courses provide rigorous and enhanced academic learning by interconnecting community action and critical reflection
  • Service learning courses provide relevant and meaningful service by placing students in projects that are tailored to address community and societal needs.
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  • Service learning courses provide purposeful civic learning by creating a learning environment where students can acquire the knowledge, skills, and values to make an explicitly direct contribution to themselves and their communities, both local and global, through civic participation.
  • Course options ensure that no student is required to participate in a service placement that creates a religious, political, and/or moral conflict for the student.
  • Diane Gusa on 09 Jul 11
     
    One activity in my online course will be service learning. I called this activity Social Justice Project. I believe that part of online learning is to get our students away from the computer!
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