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PicLit | Inspired Picture Writing | PicLits.com - 0 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 28 Oct 13 - No Cached

Randy Rodgers on 28 Oct 13

Nice, easy to use tool lets users choose an image and create a caption, either using the built-in gallery of words or freestyle. Good tool to get the creative writing juices flowing!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Nice, easy to use tool lets users choose an image and create a caption, either using the built-in gallery of words or freestyle. Good tool to get the creative writing juices flowing!</div>

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Booktrack Classroom - Teachers - 0 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 08 May 14 - No Cached

Randy Rodgers on 08 May 14

Intriguing site lets students or teachers read along to stories with audio, movie-style soundtracks or create their own soundtracks for creative writing assignments. Includes a few sample lesson plans for using the site with elementary, middle, or high school students.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Intriguing site lets students or teachers read along to stories with audio, movie-style soundtracks or create their own soundtracks for creative writing assignments. Includes a few sample lesson plans for using the site with elementary, middle, or high school students. </div>

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Blogging to Learn and Questions of Standards: A Dialogue | Beyond School - 0 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 29 Oct 08 - Cached

Randy Rodgers on 29 Oct 08

Thoughtful discussion on writing standards and student blogging.

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tweentribune.com | News for tweens - 0 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 09 Jun 09 - Cached

Randy Rodgers on 09 Jun 09

News site directed at tween readers. Good resource for getting student writing ideas!

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Jauntful - 0 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 08 May 14 - No Cached

Randy Rodgers on 08 May 14

Site lets users create interactive maps of any location. Users add pins, then share stories or information, images, etc. Could be a good tool for students learning about historical places, local communities, etc. Also a good tool for writing short expository texts.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Site lets users create interactive maps of any location. Users add pins, then share stories or information, images, etc. Could be a good tool for students learning about historical places, local communities, etc. Also a good tool for writing short expository texts.</div>

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Typealyzer - 0 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 16 Dec 08 - Cached

Randy Rodgers on 16 Dec 08

Analyze your personality type based upon blog writings.

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Web 2.0 Backpack: Web Apps for Students - ReadWriteWeb - 0 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 24 Oct 08 - Cached

Randy Rodgers on 24 Oct 08

Student research, organization, writing tools (and more). Nice list (albeit a year old).

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Noteflight - Online Music Notation - 0 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 09 Feb 10 - Cached

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"Noteflight® is an online music writing application that lets you create, view, print and hear music notation with professional quality, right in your web browser. Work on a score from any computer on the Internet, share it with other users, and embed it in your own pages. Noteflight is free for individual use. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Noteflight® is an online music writing application that lets you create, view, print and hear music notation with professional quality, right in your web browser. Work on a score from any computer on the Internet, share it with other users, and embed it in your own pages. Noteflight is free for individual use. "</div>

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Penzu - Write in Private: Free Online Diary and Personal Journal - 1 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 19 Oct 09 - Cached

Randy Rodgers on 19 Oct 09

"Penzu is a free online diary and personal journal with a focus on privacy. Easily keep a secret diary of thoughts or a journal of notes and ideas secure and on the web." Also allows users the option of sharing pieces.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Penzu is a free online diary and personal journal with a focus on privacy. Easily keep a secret diary of thoughts or a journal of notes and ideas secure and on the web." Also allows users the option of sharing pieces.</div>

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How a Radical New Teaching Method Could Unleash a Generation of Geniuses | Wired Busine... - 0 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 30 Oct 13 - No Cached

And yet the dominant model of public education is still fundamentally rooted in the industrial revolution that spawned it, when workplaces valued punctuality, regularity, attention, and silence above all else.
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Decentralized systems have proven to be more productive and agile than rigid, top-down ones
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In 1970 the top three skills required by the Fortune 500 were the three Rs: reading, writing, and arithmetic. In 1999 the top three skills in demand were teamwork, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills
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We don’t openly profess those values nowadays, but our educational system—which routinely tests kids on their ability to recall information and demonstrate mastery of a narrow set of skills—doubles down on the view that students are material to be processed, programmed, and quality-tested. School administrators prepare curriculum standards and “pacing guides” that tell teachers what to teach each day. Legions of managers supervise everything that happens in the classroom; in 2010 only 50 percent of public school staff members in the US were teachers.
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Teachers provide prompts, not answers, and then they step aside
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There will be no teachers, curriculum, or separation into age groups—just six or so computers and a woman to look after the kids’ safety. His defining principle: “The children are completely in charge.”
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“schools in the cloud,”
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as the kids blasted through the questions, they couldn’t help noticing that it felt easy, as if they were being asked to do something very basic.
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Randy Rodgers on 30 Oct 13

Must. Read. Such a valuable lesson and another example of how we are doing it wrong.

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Storybird - Collaborative storytelling - 0 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 11 Jun 10 - Cached

Randy Rodgers on 11 Jun 10

Fantastic site uses professional illustrator images and a drag-and-drop interface to allow users to create their own digital books.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Fantastic site uses professional illustrator images and a drag-and-drop interface to allow users to create their own digital books.</div>

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Paper Rater: Free Online Grammar Checker, Proofreader, and More - 0 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 03 Jun 10 - Cached

Randy Rodgers on 03 Jun 10

Online grammar, spelling, plagiarism, checker and proofreading tool.

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PikiFriends - 0 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 30 Aug 10 - Cached

Randy Rodgers on 30 Aug 10

Site connects junior and senior high school students with penpals from other schools.

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Sprred - 0 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 19 Oct 10 - No Cached

Randy Rodgers on 19 Oct 10

Really simple blogging platform. Sorts posts both chronologically and by media type (video, photos, links, text). Not many designs just yet, but looks great for the beginning blogger.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Really simple blogging platform. Sorts posts both chronologically and by media type (video, photos, links, text). Not many designs just yet, but looks great for the beginning blogger.</div>

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Storychasers | empowering responsible digital citizenship - 0 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 03 Nov 08 - Cached

Randy Rodgers on 03 Nov 08

Collaborative effort to promote student journalism, including news broadcasts, documentaries, and live event coverage.

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One Sentence - True stories, told in one sentence. - 0 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 03 Dec 08 - Cached

Randy Rodgers on 03 Dec 08

Site that publishes one-sentence stories

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StoryJumper: create your own children's book. - 0 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 02 Mar 10 - Cached

Randy Rodgers on 02 Mar 10

Wonderful tool for elementary digital storytelling.

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My Library - 0 views

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