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Resource: The Learning Classroom: Theory Into Practice - 0 views

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    This video-based course is an exploration of learning theory-appropriate for grades K-12 and all subject areas-for the training of preservice teachers and the professional development of inservice teachers. Hosted by Stanford University professor Linda Darling-Hammond, the 13 half-hour programs illustrate a variety of learning theories with applications to classroom practice. A Web site and print guide supplement the videos, with background readings, questions for discussion, and ongoing assignments that bring theory into practice.
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    videos about how to create lessons that support learning theory and investigative learning.
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New round of grants target education innovation | Featured Funding News | eSchoolNews.com - 0 views

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    Up to $25 million per award will be given for Scale-up grants to applicants with the strongest evidence and track records of success;
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Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Automation Release Notes - 0 views

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    "The ability to easily create and share information is an essential requirement for businesses and classrooms alike. Since many computers and mobile media devices now support digital reader applications, the use of digital books as a means of content delivery has dramatically increased."
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iPad Applications - 0 views

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    more app lists has purpose and notes
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40 Most Awesome iPad Apps for Science Students | Best Colleges Online - 0 views

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    Science students haven't been left out, of course, and there are a wide range of applications offering help with chemistry, biology, astronomy and even the math that comes along with certain fields.
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Librarian Serves up 'Appy Hour': Iowa educator Kathy Kaldenberg hosts a get-together wi... - 1 views

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  • November Appy Hour did serve up a taste of applications that enable note taking, formatting citations, and streaming news
  • want to filter them out to the departments and people who might make the best use of them.”
  • collection of more than 150 apps culled from Diigo lists, curation sites such as Scoop.it, and Twitter, via #edapps and other hashtags. Her own favorite apps include FlipBoard, EasyBib, and Evernote [all cited in SLJ's productivity apps feature by Linda W. Braun].
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  • She recommends apps in a start-of-school orientation and encourages their use in the library,
  • attaching QR codes to books so students can scan a summary before they check out the title.
  • ProLoquo2go, is being used with a select number of students on the autism spectrum, allowing them to click on pictures and build a sentence.
  • app creation tool Demibooks to make ebooks that serve the specialized reading needs of her students.
  • we have the obligation to try and provide equal access in the school,”
  • starting with teachers and administrators, who can then seed their classes with the tools best suited for the learning needs of students.
  • She also passed out a spreadsheet with information on select apps, including the platforms on which they run. T
  • Now Kaldenberg plans to hold an app session, this one for high school students to get them testing and sharing, too.
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Education Week: Educators Evaluate Learning Benefits of iPad - 1 views

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  • centerpiece of a social studies curriculum that blends online and face-to-face learning.
  • supplement
  • But such rapid adoption of a device with such a short history means that figuring out the best educational use can involve a lot of trial and erro
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  • “Is this the best use of our funds, or is it simply a tool to engage and motivate our students?”
  • “Of course, technology has that capability, but is that always the best angle?”
  • In September, Virginia announced the purchase of 350 iPads for 4th, 7th, and 9th graders in four counties to test the use of the device as a 1-to-1 computing tool in social studies classrooms.
  • th and 9th grade classes used gaming and assessment applications
  • Pearson
  • personalize reading assignments based on proficiency,
  • e-text feature
  • most teachers and students supported continuing the pilo
  • Pearson officials say their material would be more refined a second time around after learning their own lessons about designing content.
  • that can lead you to want to overload the presentation.”
  • Excluding the fad factor, experts say there are legitimate reasons for educational interest.
  • For this to work, really, next year, you need to have a team—one or two or three teachers—who will just sit down and go through this and put stuff on there that’s going to matter,” he says. “Trying to do it during the school year is just crazy.”
  • Teachers in the pilot also reported having to learn on the fly.
  • iPad to help highlight key vocabulary words
  • some apps to help students understand fractions and decimals
  • definitely a work in progress
  • The question may be whether the iPad is best suited as a 1-to-1 device or to be shared as part of a stable of digital classroom tools.
  • students can choose which device to use for an ongoing book-publishing project
  • students rotate between workstations
  • 34,000-student Irving Independent School District, where all high schools follow a 1-to-1 computing model, about 10 students and 20 administrators are testing an assortment of tablet-computing devices to see how they would meet their daily needs
  • administrators
  • tablets to access their calendars and email while on the run through campus, as well as how to use their touch-screen capabilities to check off rubrics for teacher evaluations like they would with an evaluation form.
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