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Randy Rodgers on 08 May 14

Nice brainstorming/concept mapping tool with lots of features, even in free version. Includes several templates, ability to include images, stamps, links, maps, more.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Nice brainstorming/concept mapping tool with lots of features, even in free version. Includes several templates, ability to include images, stamps, links, maps, more.</div>

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DrGraeme - Free Lego MindStorms NXT tutorials. - 0 views

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Randy Rodgers on 07 May 14

Tremendously bland-looking but rich-in-content site with Lego robotics lessons, tutorials, and activities.

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PixiClip - 1 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 14 Apr 14 - No Cached

Randy Rodgers on 14 Apr 14

Nice tool that is like ShowMe or ScreenChomp apps in the browser. Good resource for teachers of flipped classrooms!

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Open Access Maps at NYPL | The New York Public Library - 0 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 14 Apr 14 - No Cached

Randy Rodgers on 14 Apr 14

Huge collection of more than 20,000 historic maps from the NY Public Library, all licensed for reuse.

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Interesting site offers short "brain breaks" in the form of videos incorporating colorful characters, subject content, and yoga-like elements such as stretching, breathing, mild exercise. Goes along with research into exercise/activity and the brain.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Interesting site offers short "brain breaks" in the form of videos incorporating colorful characters, subject content, and yoga-like elements such as stretching, breathing, mild exercise. Goes along with research into exercise/activity and the brain.</div>

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 11 Apr 14 - No Cached

Randy Rodgers on 11 Apr 14

Site lets teachers post a question online. Students then respond via webcam (no account required) and have their (moderated) comment added to a really great-looking video wall online. Site does cost $65 annually, but that includes 10 walls and virtually endless questions/responses.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Site lets teachers post a question online. Students then respond via webcam (no account required) and have their (moderated) comment added to a really great-looking video wall online. Site does cost $65 annually, but that includes 10 walls and virtually endless questions/responses.</div>

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MindMup: Zero-Friction Free Online Mind Mapping Software - Mind Map in the cloud - 0 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 26 Mar 14 - No Cached

Randy Rodgers on 26 Mar 14

Very useful, easy-to-learn mind mapping tool that integrates with Google Apps.

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A Copyright-Friendly Toolkit | Smore - 1 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 07 Mar 14 - No Cached

Randy Rodgers on 07 Mar 14

Awesome collection of copyright-friendly tools for the classroom!

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Randy Rodgers on 03 Mar 14

Nice collection of STEM project ideas for home (or school), sortable by age, complexity, or expense.

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 17 Jan 14 - No Cached

Randy Rodgers on 17 Jan 14

AudioBoo is a VERY easy to use podcasting tool, and includes a free app that is very kid-friendly. Free podcasts are limited to 3 minutes each.

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Metta - Storytelling + Polling In One Compact Format. - 0 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 17 Jan 14 - No Cached

Randy Rodgers on 17 Jan 14

Easy to use tool for creating flipped classroom lessons. Use the built-in search tool to find videos, images, or social media posts, put them into a timeline, add text and/or polls, and share. Free account has very limited media storage, but not an issue if you only use embedded media. Paid service has educator discount and is only $2.50/month.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Easy to use tool for creating flipped classroom lessons. Use the built-in search tool to find videos, images, or social media posts, put them into a timeline, add text and/or polls, and share. Free account has very limited media storage, but not an issue if you only use embedded media. Paid service has educator discount and is only $2.50/month.</div>

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 17 Jan 14 - No Cached

Randy Rodgers on 17 Jan 14

Simple tool that helps students learn to program in Java.

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Seguin Independent School District - 1 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 11 Dec 13 - No Cached

Randy Rodgers on 11 Dec 13

Teacher technology resources for SISD

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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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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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shared by Randy Rodgers on 26 Aug 13 - No Cached

Randy Rodgers on 26 Aug 13

Great collection of resources for anyone interested in starting an after-school programming club for kids in upper elementary. Lesson plans, student tasks, much more!

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Create Interactive Presentations, Animations and infographics - HTML5 Presenter by Easy... - 0 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 02 Apr 13 - No Cached

Randy Rodgers on 02 Apr 13

Slick-looking, Web-based presentation creation tool. Html5-based, so will work on iOS devices.

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High Tech Verbs - home - 0 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 20 Feb 13 - No Cached

Randy Rodgers on 20 Feb 13

Wiki with Web 2.0 tools and suggested activities linked to verbs (student outcomes).

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