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leelah gitler

ORGANIC FARMING AUDIOSCRIPT - 0 views

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    Read a dialogue between two people discussing the pros and cons of choosing organic food. Includes a worksheet for students to fill in different opinions on the pros and cons of eating organic foods.
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    Hi Leelah, nice job finding and posting resources on Diigo! One issue that I noticed is that you tagged this and some other resources "BWG organic search" instead of "BGWOrganicSearch" (Notice there are no spaces). While this may seem like a minor distinction, the purpose of asking students to use these specific tags is so that anybody in the course can easily find all the resources related to organic foods by simply clicking on a common tag. You can fix the tags by clicking edit for each bookmark. Also, I noticed that you bookmarked several articles about organic food, but I don't see that you bookmarked any general search engines for kids as requested in Assignment 7 - Part 2. Thanks
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    Another thing I noticed is that because you are using spaces in your tags some of the phrases that you want to tag, for example "pros and cons of organic" are getting split up into several smaller tags. The issue with this is that it creates tags that don't have much meaning, for example "of" or "and". The best way to group a phrase as a single tag is to put quotes around the entire tag, like "pros and cons of organic". Other ways are to put underscores between words, like pros_and_cons_or_organic. And a final way is to not use spaces and to vary the capitalization, like example ProsAndConsOfOrganic.
leelah gitler

Animated Movie About Organic Food - 2 views

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    \n\nAre you eating as healthily as you can? In this BrainPOP movie, Tim and Moby examine the ins and outs of organic food. Discover what makes organic food organic, and how it differs from non-organic food. You'll find out which government organization is in charge of regulating organic labels and about the laws controlling what can be labeled organic. Plus, you can learn about the benefits and drawbacks to organic farming, as well as what its supporters claim about the health benefits of organic food. So microwave yourself a nice bowl of organic, fair-trade popcorn and enjoy the movie!\n
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    Great find. Brain Pop is a great site with plenty of useful information on a variety of topics for educators. And I'm not just saying that because I sit on the Brain Pop Advisory Board. http://www.brainpop.com/about/advisors/
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    I LOVE BrainPop!! great post!!
Dov Campbell

Diigo - Web Highlighter and Sticky Notes, Online Bookmarking and Annotation, Personal L... - 8 views

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    Based on the videos you watched and/or articles you read, what are your thoughts on Diigo? Do you think this could be something useful for you and your students? Please comment by clicking the "Comment" link above.
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    I really like the idea of sharing quality resources with others. I can also imagine that viewing not only the discoveries, but the comments and questions of others, will support my students' critical thinking skills.
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    Yes, I do. I am a novice here. Heretofore I have not gone beyond Google and Wiki.. I look forward to learning from the resources other educations will provide and adding resources from the sources that I have gathered from my research. This will help me and my students. I am ready to work.
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    I am really intrigued but the annotation and sticky notes features offered by Diigo. The ability Diigo gives the user to not only save and suggest sites, but also add layers of additional information onto those sites seems extremely useful from a professional development angle. The question I have is if I store a site with annotations or stickies, does anyone else who follows my links get to see my added notes? Or is that personal only to my Diigo view?
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    Hi Steve, I like this feature too and that's a great question. Basically there are three levels of sharing with sticky notes, PRIVATE (default), PUBLIC, or GROUP. Here is Diigo's explanation: Private sticky notes are viewable by the author and any forwarded recipients. Public sticky notes can be seen on the page by all Diigo members with the Diigo toolbar or Diigolet installed, and its viewing mode set to "All". The highlights associated with public sticky notes also become PUBLIC, i.e., viewable to all Diigo members. Public highlights and sticky notes should be done with care. To minimize graffiti and spam, we have raised the bar for making public highlights and sticky notes. More info here: http://help.diigo.com/how-to-guide/sticky-note To demonstrate this I created a GROUP sticky note on the main Bank Street page...Can you see it?
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    I could see the note and I added my own comment. I really like the concept of Diigo, so it will be interesting to use it for the assignment. If I had any frustration with Diigo, it's as a MAC user it is not Safari friendly. With that said, it works fine on MAC with Firefox.
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    I really like the idea of being able to highlight and annotate things you find on the web or things you want students to look at. I briefly used delicious in graduate school, but mostly just to bookmark articles I wanted to go back to later. I really like the interactivity of diigo (since I didn't use it that much, I'm not sure how much delicious offers) and think it would definitely be useful in the classroom.
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    Kerry, I also used delicious before diigo and I agree that it worked great for bookmarking, but the social aspects were not nearly as developed as diigo. Incidentally, if you or any of the students already have a delicious account it's possible to import your bookmarks into diigo and also to have any new bookmarks you create in diigo also posted to delicious.
Heather Lorenz

Document View - ProQuest - 4 views

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    Hi Heather, great job finding, sharing and commenting on resources on Diigo! I would like to make one suggestion. You will notice that the title of this bookmark is "Document View - ProQuest", which is what Diigo automatically puts in as a title when you bookmark the article. Since this is too generic and not very helpful to let other students know what the article is about, it would be useful to edit the title (either at the moment you are bookmarking or after) to include the actual title of the article. Again, thanks for your great contributions to the course.
leelah gitler

Should I purchase organic foods? - 2 views

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    On this site there are links to other articles and topics on organic food:\n\nA. Where are background resources? [A-3 sections]\n\nB. Does organically-grown food contain more or better nutrients - vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients - than conventionally grown food? [B-7 sections]\n\nC. Are there fewer pesticide residues on organic foods than on conventionally grown foods? Are there fewer antibiotic and hormone residues in organic meat, eggs and dairy products than in conventional animal products? Is organic food safer to eat? [C-5 sections]\n\nD. Are organic foods more environmentally friendly than non-organic foods? Do organic farming practices have fewer negative impacts on soil resources, water quality and climate change than conventional practices? Are organic farms more sustainable? [D-4 sections]\n
leelah gitler

What is organic food? - 0 views

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    Buzzle.com has many links to other articles about organic products, advantages of organic foods, differences between organic and non-organic foods, organic farming, etc...
Kerry Roeder

YouTube - Is Organic Really Better?: John Swartzberg interview - 1 views

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    Dr. John Swartzberg, head of the Wellness Letter Editorial Board, explains how organic food is better for the environment, but not necessarily your health
LaVerne White

Organic Foods Are They Safer? - 0 views

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    Clearly compares the benefits of organic grown foods and the conventionally grown foods. Short and easy to read for kids.
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    I like how this website has kid-friendly search engines listed!!
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    Hi Heather, great job finding, sharing and commenting on resources on Diigo! I would like to offer a couple of suggestions. You will notice that above that the site that you bookmarked here is www.kidinfo.com. While it's true that this is the main site where you found the article "Organic Foods Are They Safer?, by bookmarking only the front page of the site kidinfo.com instead of the specific page with the article that you want it makes it so that anybody clicking on the link above will still need to navigate the site in order to find this specific article instead of being able to click on the link and going directly to the page. Unfortunately Diigo does not provide a way to edit the address (URL) of sites you have already bookmarked, so if you wanted to make this change you would have to delete the bookmark by clicking on More and then "Delete this Item" above and after you would need to find the article again and re-save it to Diigo. A second suggestion is to add several other tags beyond the required "BGWOrganicSearch" or "BGWSearchTools". For example, the above reference article may discuss specific themes related to organic foods, for example safety or pesticides. By adding the tags "Safety" or "Pesticides" it helps to build a library of tags within Diigo that can be used to quickly differentiate articles based on sub-topics. To add additional tags to bookmarks that are already on Diigo you can click on the More above and then Edit. Again thanks for your great contributions to the course. Please let me know if you have any questions on the suggestions above.
Steve Goss

Custom Newspaper Product  Document - 3 views

  • The difference between "organic" and "natural" foods is that the word "natural" isn't regulated. Manufacturers can call any product "natural," except for meat and poultry. It would be up to the consumer to decide whether to trust the company. Not so with organics.
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      Great piece of information I did not find elsewhere.
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    Hi Steve, when I try to access this site it asks for a "UserGroup Identification". How did you access this resource?
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    I accessed all of these resources through the Bank Street Library databases. Since I did my work from the school I had direct access. I assume that if you use the Bank Street Library log on information that everyone received, you would be able to access this resource.
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    Unfortunately the code that we were given doesn't work on this prompt. I will write to Kristen and see if there's a fix for this.
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    Dov - were you able to get a code to access this doc? I would love to read this as it seems to be relevant to my search! Thanks
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    Unfortunately not. Steve, I noticed that this article came from the Albany Times Union. If you don't mind could you try to find the article on their website and post the link in the comments here or as a separate bookmark. Thanks.
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    This is the best I came up with. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-163029099/organic-foods-taking-root.html I will keep searching.
Dov Campbell

» Would You Please Block? Bud the Teacher - 0 views

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    Sample letter to send to parents about why a school is not blocking certain sites.
leelah gitler

The Truth About Organic Foods - Pros and Cons of Organic Food - Redbook - 1 views

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    Explains why organic foods may have higher nutritional value than conventionally grown food and when it is worth paying the price for organic foods
leelah gitler

Organic foods: Are they safer? More nutritious? - 1 views

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    Great overview of organic foods and their nutrition from the Mayo Clinic. Includes a side by side comparison of conventional farming v organic farming.
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    \nLearn the difference between organic foods and their traditionally grown counterparts. Decide which is best for you, considering nutrition, quality, taste, cost and other factors.
Rachel Mazor

YouTube - Organic Food vs. Conventional Food : Identifying Organic Foods - 1 views

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    YouTube clip explaining USDA organic certification levels (100%, 95%, etc.) This is one of a series of videos addressing issues related to organic food (irradiated food, conventional processing, etc.)
Kerry Roeder

GoGooligans- The Best Search Engine for Kids - 0 views

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    I like that you can refine your search and also that the interface is very similar to Google, so kids will be comfortable with it. You can also limit your search to certain sites such as educational, dictionaries, or government. There is also a pop up word feature to help you take notes as you research.
Kerry Roeder

Does 'organic' make it; Consumers should weigh cost vs. benefit when deciding what prod... - 1 views

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    Article from Proquest from the Orlando Sentinel that argues an organic label does not imply that is healthier.
LaVerne White

Organic Food for Thought - 3 views

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    interesting article taking the view that organic food is not necessarily the correct choice, and it certainly will not solve the world's food problem. I used another search engine--Kidinfo.com
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    Really interesting article, LaVerne. This is the first time I've seen this point about "romanticizing" pre-industrial food practices. It's a complicated issue, but certainly worth wondering about.
Dov Campbell

How Search Works - 0 views

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    This video is specific to how Google's search works, and helps students differentiate between Google search results and the ads that appear on the same page. How Search Works: 
Steve Goss

Formatted Document - ProQuest - 1 views

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    Teens Healthy(!) Habits is a good overview of what kids currently eat and how healthy their choices are. Again, may be a good article to go with the other kids perspective looks at eating and organic foods.
Steve Goss

Horizon Information Portal - 0 views

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    I know we're working to find online resources, but also being able to find "analog" resources online is also helpful.
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