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Corinne Carriero

New Program Pairs Educators with Free iPad Apps -- THE Journal - 3 views

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ipad apps

shared by Corinne Carriero on 14 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • Corinne Carriero on 14 Jun 12
     
    Two business men who are creating education apps and supporting students who are creating education apps have begun "The App Evaluation Program for Schools" which allows teachers to test educational apps for kids for free. "The apps, which cover everything from math, spelling, and reading to language learning, storyboard building, and puzzles, are provided by developers around the world and sent to teachers two or three times per month. Teachers receive a questionnaire after testing the app as a way to help developers improve, but Larsson stresses they are not required to fill it out."
  • Corinne Carriero on 14 Jun 12
     
    Seems like a nice way for teachers to get new iPad educational apps free to evaluate and then use if they find them valuable
anonymous

Teacher DataToolkit - Teacher Development - New York City Department of Education - 0 views

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data NYCDOE tools

shared by anonymous on 27 Aug 09 - Cached
  • anonymous on 27 Aug 09
     
    DOE designed tool kit to help teachers make the best use of teacher data reports.
Rhys Daunic

Teachers Domain - 0 views

www.teachersdomain.org

resources tools curriculum

shared by Rhys Daunic on 13 Jul 09 - Cached
  • anonymous on 13 Jul 09
     
    Teachers' Domain, a free digital service produced by WGBH Boston, has embarked on a series of new efforts to bring award winning digital content to students and teachers involved in the design and production of user generated content using Open Educational Resources (OER).
  • Rhys Daunic on 06 Feb 12
     
    Teachers' Domain is a free digital media service for educational use from public broadcasting and its partners. You'll find thousands of media resources, support materials, and tools for classroom lessons, individualized learning programs, and teacher professional learning communities.
anonymous

mCLASS Beacon - Assessment System - Wireless Generation - 2 views

www.wirelessgeneration.com/...overview

DDI data assessment tools system

shared by anonymous on 12 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • anonymous on 12 Feb 12
     
    This looks to be a robust assessment tool that allows teachers to track student progress. Some of the features include: a learning map that displays progres towards mastery of standards (CCLS aligned) and tools to support teachers in interpreting data. It also item analysis, grade-level stats and support tools that teachers can use to design interim assessments and more.
Sheila Tebbano

New online tool helps teachers use primary-source documents | Curriculum | eSchoolNews.com - 0 views

www.eschoolnews.com/...s-use-primary-source-documents

web2.0 history primarysources

shared by Sheila Tebbano on 20 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • Sheila Tebbano on 20 Oct 10
     
    Liking DocsTeach. Teachers will need to register to get full use. Number 4 on the list of what teachers can do is particularly interesting. Enjoy checking it out.
  • anonymous on 24 Oct 10
     
    Thanks for sharing, Sheila. This is a must-read, especially for those working in Social Studies classrooms.
Rene Hahn

simCEO - Welcome - 0 views

www.simceo.org/welcome

technology students simulations gaming

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  • Rene Hahn on 27 Jan 11
     
    this is a quote about simCEO from Edutopia- What if students created their own companies, complete with business plans? What if they could also buy and sell stocks in classmates' companies? What if they could see how stock prices fluctuated over a 10-year period rather than just a few weeks? The result of that brainstorming became an online simulation called SimCEO. Luebbe, principal of American International School of Budapest, has been fine-tuning his creation by sharing it with educators around the world. They have surprised him by taking projects in directions he never imagined. He expected teachers to focus on financial literacy and entrepreneurship. But some have brought in different content. "They might set the simulation in Colonial America or New York in the 1920s," Luebbe says, then ask students to consider how historical factors would have affected market prices. Because teachers determine all the content, he adds, "they can bring in demographic data, real or fictional news, historical events -- whatever they want." The game becomes an open platform for teacher innovation.""
Rhys Daunic

teacher / leader effectiveness | EngageNY - 1 views

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engageny.org assessment teacher effectiveness

shared by Rhys Daunic on 31 Aug 11 - No Cached
  • Rhys Daunic on 31 Aug 11
     
    helping teachers make sense of NYCDOE recommendations for teacher evaluations. 
Rene Hahn

Integrating Technology into the Classroom | Edutopia - 0 views

www.edutopia.org/tegrating-technology-classroom

professional development

shared by Rene Hahn on 25 Jun 09 - Cached
  • 4. Seek out Web-based professional development. I am finding that Web-based training is very appealing to classroom teachers simply because there is no time in a school day to learn how to use/integrate technology. In many districts today, planning time has been significantly reduced. This leaves teachers with either early morning, after school, weekend, or Web-based training as the only options for technolgoy professional development. Web-based training, if designed effectively and utilized rich multimedia, gives teachers convenient anytime, anwhere training. In fact, I created a Blackboard course about Blackbord that utilizes interactive streaming flash video. If a teacher wants to learn how to create and and suggestions for integrating a wiki in a Blackboard course, they simply watch a streaming video on how to accomplish this. This, then, allows teachers to apply skills and have complete control over their own learning/training pace. I think more teachers need to inquire/push for Web-based technology professional development to their I.T. departments and administrators; not just be provided with hyperlinks to online tutorials that merely show you how to use educational software.
  • Rene Hahn on 25 Jun 09
     
    Simply a comment from an educator, and their spelling is appalling! However he/she makes a good point about web-based PD.
Rene Hahn

Generation YES » GenYES - 1 views

www.genyes.com/genyes

shared by Rene Hahn on 16 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Rene Hahn on 16 Sep 09
     
    GenYES is the only student-centered research-based solution for school-wide technology integration. Students work with teachers to design technology-infused lessons and provide tech support. The resulting collaboration provides the students with project-based learning and the teachers with on-site, sustainable technology integration support.
  • Sheila Tebbano on 05 Oct 09
     
    I supervised the implementation of the GenYES program for three middle schools when I was working in the Schenectady CIty School District. The students really liked supporting teachers and some teachers really bought into the program. I believe it is a valuable collaborative program but sustainability, especially if it is grant funded, can be problematic because of the yearly licensing fees. It's been three years since I worked with Dennis Hooper and the program and the fee schedule be have changed. I know they were doing more online lessons, training, etc. I can provide more information to anyone who is interested.
anonymous

Teacher Development: Fueling Teachers to Go High-Tech | Edutopia - 0 views

www.edutopia.org/teacher-development-technology

techintegration 21stcentury-skills plc edutopia

shared by anonymous on 12 May 10 - Cached
  • Rene Hahn on 12 May 10
     
    "Forest Lake principal Kappy Cannon didn't leave it up to teachers to decide whether they would join the digital revolution. As long as you provide adequate support, she reasons, you can demand that it be done. This mandate from the boss gave the school's tech-integration team a major boost. Also helpful: instructional-technology specialist Paulette Williams's sweet but insistent approach. When the school got interactive whiteboards, she gave teachers six months to relinquish their old overhead projectors. Then she said, "You can give me the projectors peacefully, or I'm going to take them." "
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  • Rene Hahn on 12 May 10
     
    Tell, Don't Ask - love it! I strongly believe buy in from the leadership team AND mandating implementation is key to change in a school.
  • anonymous on 07 Jan 11
     
    This article and video explores how one elementary school in Columbia, South Carolina transformed itself into a 21st century teaching and learning community.
  • anonymous on 07 Jan 11
     
    I just added this as a Digi Discussion on the CCL for our next Digi Discussion:
Sheila Tebbano

Shmoop: Study Guides & Teacher Resources - 0 views

www.shmoop.com

web2.0 resources teachers research

shared by Sheila Tebbano on 25 May 10 - Cached
  • Sheila Tebbano on 25 May 10
     
    Shmoop is a research resource, learning guide and much more. It will engage students and provide teachers with quality material that can make learning fun.
  • Sheila Tebbano on 25 May 10
     
    This is an exciting new tool that secondary teachers will love. The creators of Shmoop have put together great information, resources, learning guides, and more. The writers have a sense of humor and the material is on target. Definitely a must share Web 2.0 tool. Check it out!!
Sheila Tebbano

The Living Room Candidate - For Teachers - Lessons - 0 views

www.livingroomcandidate.org/lessons

Web 2.0 socialmedia presidential_campaigns lessons

shared by Sheila Tebbano on 09 Sep 10 - Cached
  • Sheila Tebbano on 09 Sep 10
     
    Collection of presidential campaign ads and teacher resources/lessons that are aligned to NYC and NYS standards.
  • Sheila Tebbano on 09 Sep 10
     
    Definitely a "re-think-it" for teachers.
Sue Morris

Teachers Network: Teacher Grants - 1 views

www.teachersnetwork.org/grants

teachers network grants lessonplans

shared by Sue Morris on 03 May 10 - Cached
  • Sue Morris on 03 May 10
     
    Still looking for grant opportunities and found these lesson plans from grant winners on the teachers network site.
Rhys Daunic

PBS Teachers | Digital Media: New Learners of the 21st Century - 2 views

www.pbs.org/...digitallearners

media-ed-resource 21stcenturyskills pbs education

shared by Rhys Daunic on 24 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Rhys Daunic on 24 Feb 11
     
    Digital Media: New Learners of the 21st Century addresses this vital question, taking viewers to the frontlines of what is rapidly becoming an education revolution. The film, targeted at parents, teachers, and anyone concerned about education in America, explores how exceptional educators are increasingly using digital media and interactive practices to ignite their students' curiosity and ingenuity, help them become civically engaged, allow them to collaborate with peers worldwide, and empower them to direct their own learning.
  • anonymous on 28 Feb 11
     
    I love how the video taps into the power and importance of "play" as a route to learning.
Rhys Daunic

The Heritage of Digital and Media Literacy | KnightComm - 0 views

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21stcenturyskills media-ed-resource article knight commission

shared by Rhys Daunic on 05 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • literacy is beginning to be defined as the ability to share meaning through symbol systems in order to fully participate in society
  • “text” is beginning to be understood as any form of expression or communication in fixed and tangible form that uses symbol systems, including language, still and moving images, graphic design, sound, music and interactivity.
  • New types of texts and new types of literacies have been emerging over a period of more than 50 years.
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  • information literacy, media literacy, media education, visual literacy, news literacy, health media literacy, and digital literacy, among others
  • disciplinary backgrounds of the stakeholders
  • wide scope of the knowledge and skills involved
  • These concepts must not be treated as competitors
    • Rhys Daunic
      Rhys Daunic on 05 Jun 11
       
      yet they compete for the focus of transformational efforts of educators, and time within the curriculum.  
  • a closely-knit family
  • information literacy has typically been associated with research skills. Media literacy typically has been associated with critical analysis of news, advertising and mass media entertainment. Health media literacy has been associated with exploring media’s impact on making positive choices related to nutrition, exercise, body image, violence and substance abuse prevention. Digital literacy is associated with the ability to use computers, social media, and the Internet
    • Rhys Daunic
      Rhys Daunic on 05 Jun 11
       
      interesting to see how they have settled in.  I have always considered media literacy to encompass all of the above.  technical skills necessary to "access... and create... in a variety of media".  info literacy to "access and synthesize" info.  the focus on critical analysis within media literacy can be applied across the curriculum -- health is one area of focus, violence another -- both subjects impacted greatly by media messages.   * quotes refer to the NAMLE.net Definition of Media Literacy.  
  • “digital and media literacy” is used to encompass the full range of cognitive, emotional and social competencies that includes the use of texts, tools and technologies; the skills of critical thinking and analysis; the practice of message composition and creativity; the ability to engage in reflection and ethical thinking; as well as active participation through teamwork and collaboration.
  • empowered to speak out on behalf of the missing voices and omitted perspectives in our communities
  • By identifying and attempting to solve problems, people use their powerful voices and their rights under the law to improve the world around them
  • spiral of empowerment
  • active participation in lifelong learning
  • both consuming and creating messages
  • consistent with constructivist education
  • Common Core State Standards Initiative (2010) points out, “To be ready for college, workforce training, and life in a technological society, students need the ability to gather, comprehend, evaluate, synthesize, report on, and create a high volume and extensive range of print and nonprint texts in media forms old and new. The need to research and to consume and produce media is embedded into every element of today’s curriculum.”
    • Rhys Daunic
      Rhys Daunic on 05 Jun 11
       
      there it is.  we have to emphasize this statement explicitly in development of units addressing the specific standards? 
  • Essential Competencies of Digital and Media Literacy 1.    ACCESS Finding and using media and technology tools skillfully and sharing appropriate and relevant information with others 2.   ANALYZE & EVALUATE Comprehending messages and using critical thinking to analyze message quality, veracity, credibility, and point of view, while considering potential effects or consequences of messages 3.   CREATE Composing or generating content using creativity and con­fidence in self-expression, with awareness of purpose, audience, and composition techniques 4.   REFLECT Applying social responsibility and ethical principles to one’s own identity and lived experience, communication behavior and conduct 5.   ACT Working individually and collaboratively to share knowledge and solve problems in the family, the workplace and the community, and participating as a member of a community at local, regional, national and international levels
  • “Teachers understand media’s influence on culture and people’s actions and communication; as a result, teachers use a variety of approaches for teaching students how to construct meaning from media and nonprint texts and how to compose and respond to film, video, graphic, photographic, audio, and multimedia texts
  • “preservice, inservice, and staff development programs that will focus on new literacies, multimedia composition, and a broadened concept of literacy”
  • Understand how people use media in their personal and public lives Recognize the complex relationships among audiences and media content Appreciate that media content is produced within social and cultural contexts Understand the commercial nature of media Use media to communicate to specific audiences
  • But genuine educational change in K–12 and higher education does not come about simply by generating documents or developing written standards
  • What is needed now is a clear and compelling vision of the instructional practices
  • Rhys Daunic on 05 Jun 11
     
    Regarding what's missing from the Core Common Standards -- new texts, new media, viewing...  Where does "complexity" of new media text get taught? How will teachers learn to parse it?  Is new media analysis and production a discipline?  Yes in my opinion.  Is it interdisciplinary? Yes.  Media related to various content areas have their own criteria.  Video, photography, blogs, social networks and the systems that deliver them are, in a way, their own languages. They are increasingly dominating how our society functions, informs and represents itself.  HOW can this still be an afterthought for educators?  Fear?  Uncertainty on how to proceed?  Because it's not tested? The text landscape is more complex than the textbook.  
Ken Ellis

Teachers TV | Thousands of education programmes on TV and online - 0 views

www.teachers.tv

education teaching learning resources pd

shared by Ken Ellis on 09 Apr 09 - Cached
  • Ken Ellis on 09 Apr 09
     
    Thousands of education videos on TV and online, an invaluable resource for any busy education professional.
  • anonymous on 09 Apr 09
     
    This looks great, Ken. I have been looking for an alternative to Teacher Tube for awhile now.
  • Ken Ellis on 09 Apr 09
     
    Ones I've seen are Pommie, but worthwhile. Useful to use for individual teachers or for discussion at a school PD. Huge variety of topics covering Across-the-school situations to specific subject areas
Gina Scala

Digital Resources: LOC Teachers Page Put to the Test  - 9/1/2009 - School Lib... - 0 views

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history digital resources congress

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  • Gina Scala on 01 Sep 09
     
    Everything old is new again-and that's a good thing! If you've always wanted to collaborate with your history teacher using the Library of Congress (LOC) American Memory Project, but felt overwhelmed by the prospect of having to actually develop lesson plans and collect all of the digital material needed, then it's time to revisit the idea of teaching with primary sources.
  • anonymous on 08 Sep 09
     
    It looks like they have done a nice job revamping the "American Memory" website. It is definitely much more user-friendly from previous versions. I highly recommend introducing SS teachers to this amazing tool.
Rhys Daunic

A Teacher's Guide to Social Media - 1 views

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social social-networking infographic

shared by Rhys Daunic on 15 Aug 12 - No Cached
  • Rhys Daunic on 15 Aug 12
     
    Stats on how teachers are using Social Media in classrooms. 
Corinne Carriero

Educator Resources - Early Childhood - New York City Department of Education - 2 views

schools.nyc.gov/...default.htm

common-core nycdoe

shared by Corinne Carriero on 20 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • Corinne Carriero on 20 Jun 12
     
    NYC DOE Common Core Task Bundles that were available to teachers for the 11-12 school year
  • Corinne Carriero on 20 Jun 12
     
    This site that contains the NYC DOE developed Common Core Task Bundles for Literacy and Math. A good place to see what was expected of NYC teachers for the 11-12 school year and for what they will be expected to implement in 12-13
anonymous

Sharing our bookmarks with teachers/schools - 3 views

Great point, Rhys. I would say that it's best to keep this site internal for our own team. However, it might make sense to use this site as a model to support the growth of an school wide Diigo group.

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