The website is ifaketext.com. Your students can create a text message conversation, between two characters in a book, for example, or people from history.
Just as a reminder, most of the materials I share in this page are about Bloom's revised taxonomy and not the first traditional version. Below is another graphic am adding to this section which I came across in my Twitter feeds today.
As we venture into the 21st century, we as a society, are faced with more innovation and challenge than ever before. We now live in an interconnected world, where the Internet and global communications are simultaneously uniting and isolating us as a society. How do we raise critical thinkers to best face the challenges that face our modern society? What changes in education methods should be implemented to create a better learning environment for these budding minds?
Mash up your social media and stuff from the Web. Share fun mash ups with friends and family through Twitter, Facebook and Google+. Channel professional mash ups through blogs and networks like LinkedIn, and channel your learning through the new Yahki education channel.
In an era dominated by constant information and the desire to be social, should the tone of thinking for students be different?
In a world full of information abundance, our minds are constantly challenged to react to data, and often in a way that doesn't just observe, but interprets. Subsequently, we unknowingly "spin" everything to avoid cognitive dissonance.
Plagium is a cool plagirism detection tool. Just paste in the original portion of text ( shoulnd't be more than 250 characters) and hit "search". You can also check URLs and files but you will have to sign up with them. The service is free of charge.
Comics workshop has these two awesome posters to share with you. They illustrate in a comic way the theory of multiple intelligences as conceptualized by Howard Gardner.
There are many free digital tools available to help students efficiently sift through an overwhelming abundance of web content to find the relevant and reliable information they need. This post will explore some digital resources to provide educators with tools to help all students become savvy searchers and independent learners.