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Marlene Johnshoy

Everything You Need to Know About Building a Great Screencast Video | Cult of Pedagogy - 10 views

    • greghutcheson
       
      One of the hardest things for me to get past! It helps to hear the affirmation that a few stumbles will make the final product more genuine....
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    These are good tips to keep in mind as I plan my online classes for fall.
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    I really appreciated reading this as I just tried recording my first screencastify minilecture yesterday and found it really challenging! One tip that I got from this that I will try is to put the recording in EdPuzzle so that I can put in some comprehension checks!
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    I found this to be a very informative and helpful article with lots of practical suggestions and useful links. I wish I had read this before I tried to make videos with Screencast-o-Matic for my classes this past Spring. I could have used his suggestions! I will definitely be referring to it when I begin to make videos for my classes this fall. I too liked how he put his video into EdPuzzle to increase student interactivity. Thanks for sharing it!
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    Hey this is really useful. I have a feeling that I'm going to be using screencasts often as I convert all my teaching to online in the fall. It will be most useful for grammar explanation types of lessons. It looks like it is just what is needed to fill that need for personal explanations that the students want. I prefer interactive worksheets but I get the feeling students don't like them as much as I do.
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    Thank you for sharing! This will come in handy as I'm prepping for hybrid teaching this fall.
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    I used Screencast-o-matic for sharing my presentation while creating a video and it was a great program. Kaltura is also a great way to create presentations.
msdianehahn

Start With Students: One Teacher's Design-Thinking Journey | Education Innovation D.C. - 5 views

  • My essential idea after many rounds of brainstorming was that students would self-select their station work after analyzing their individual data and creating their own personalized weekly learning plan.
    • msdianehahn
       
      We use iPads for games and other online learning apps on a regular basis.  Students have tracked their progress on apps only as far as getting so far = stickers/rewards.  Goal setting wasn't involved, nor were specific goals related to skills students needed to learn.  This could be a simple addition to our stations to make classroom learning with iPad apps more effective.
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    How to incorporate technology into station learning.
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    Hi Diane: I am wondering, does your school support iPads for students in your class? or, is it required that they purchase their own. Is this an online class or a face-face class?
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    We have a classroom set of iPads that are available. Students don't purchase them, the school got them through a grant.
Waka S

Steve Hargadon - 2 views

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    Steve Hargadon shares a lot of information relating to technology and education on his blog. He also hosts interview series of discussion communities named "The Future of Education."
Marlene Johnshoy

How Do Tech Tools Affect the Way Students Write? | MindShift - 4 views

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    There was a hyperlink to an article about whether we should still teach cursive. Apparently high schools are not doing it any more. My son stopped cursive in about the 5th grade and didn't have to use it and now he is struggling at the university because he can't read when the professor uses cursive in anything, like comments on his papers. I have to print when I leave him a note. Wow, technology is wiping out one of the long-standing activities that took humans decades to develop.
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    I have to wonder if kids can write notes well without using cursive. I'd struggle and I still write by hand quicker than I can peck things out on a keyboard. Spell/grammar check are helpful, but I still wonder if the student pays any attention to corrections and can't write well without this automated help.
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    I like the balanced way this piece presents some of the pros and cons of technology in education. Just this week I had a conversation with another educator who has encountered recent studies suggesting a link between handwriting (of any kind) and certain cognitive development. Some schools are now emphasizing handwriting instruction because it helps boost students' academic achievement.
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    My daughter is 8 years old and she started learning cursive this year. So it must be back! I'm not sure if will help boost her achievement or not, but I'm glad she is learning it. I think the article made a good point about how students today have a short attention span and easily get off track. If they are typing a paper on the computer, for example, they can open a browser and start surfing the web. They don't necessarily stay focused on the task at hand. It is even hard for me sometimes. If I don't ignore email (just put it off until later, I mean), I would never get anything done!
Jessica Rojas

5 Fantastic Ways to Use Wallwisher in the Classroom - SimpleK12_ - 5 views

  • 5 fantastic ways to use Wallwisher in the classroom:
    • Marcie Pratt
       
      Below the highlighted area is a list of great ideas on how to use Wallwisher/Padlet in the classroom.
    • Krista Chambless
       
      Good article. I am planning to use this tool in my classes this Fall.
    • Amy Uribe
       
      Lots of great ideas!  I am going to use this to get students to introduce themselves during the first week of class.  
  • Sign up for free. Build a new wall. Write your topic question/statement/activity. Specify your Wallwisher URL. Share link with others. Collaborate!
    • Jessica Rojas
       
      Wallwisher Benefits
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    Ready to try them. Thank you for sharing this article!
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    I really like this tool. I will definitely use it this fall.
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    Hi, O.K. this is Padlet. ;-)
Andy Wiesinger

VoiceThread - About - Digital Library - 3 views

    • Andy Wiesinger
       
      About theories behind Voice Thread
  • Online classes often unknowingly " dehumanize" individuals simply because they are reduced to an e-mail address without the " personal" closeness that often occurs in a synchronous class setting
    • MariaEmicle Lopez
       
      I think we would all agree with this professor and you through the activities you created these past weeks. We have played and created Voicethread activities and see the benefits of it to help integrate and motivate students to be creative, participate and not go unnoticed.
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    Great!! This teacher is very clear with his purposes and instructions to students.
Leslie Phillips

Matthew TK Taylor: How Google+ Can Beat Twitter - 1 views

  • its primary feature, "circles," allows you to nest your contacts into different groups with Google suggesting "friends," "family," "acquaintances" and a twitter-style "following."
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    This article addresses the issue of 'noise' on Twitter, which has come up often in the discussion boards about his weeks experiences. I thought you all might find it interesting!
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    I've read enough this about Google+ and its positive aspects to make me want to be able to use it. Just waiting for their email... @Alyssa - thanks, since I wrote this, I got in. Now I just need time to explore.
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    Jan- send me your email and I can "invite" you.
anonymous

Educators Test the Limits of Twitter - 2 views

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    While this article is three years old, it still has some ideas that pertain to our group's discussion. The "Many Voices" story is worth looking at.
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    Hi Jan, Good article--it definitely addresses the common concerns and potential problems of using Twitter with students. I liked the part about the kids building a story with students from China! I also thought it was a good idea that the teacher created one account and then shared the password. I wonder how he achieved this on an international level? Thanks for sharing!
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    I checked out the "Youth Twitter" website - unfortunately it looks like it has disappeared, but there must be others out there?? Anyone know of others?
Marlene Johnshoy

Teachers asked to 'unfriend' students on Facebook - Technology & science - Tech and gad... - 1 views

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    A school district in Florida is advising teachers not to "friend" students on social networking sites, claiming that teacher-student communication through this medium is "inappropriate."
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    Interesting that these regulations are listed in the teachers' handbook. I live within walking distance from the school I work at, and often see neighborhood kids. One in particular is my student, in fact I was standing outside my home last night talking with two friends of mine and he walked by. He's a great kid and we always say hi and chat a little, but it's in the back of my mind that even that could be used against me by someone who is twisted. The weird thing about the inappropriate internet stuff is that there is always a paper trail, so it seems so obvious to not do certain things. I'm surprised FL advises teachers to not even use a "professional" user account with students, but apparently they feel the risks outweigh the advantages.
Alyssa Ruesch

At Dwight School, Virtual Learning and the Rock - NYTimes.com - 3 views

  • At 8 p.m
    • Alyssa Ruesch
       
      Students go to class at 8pm?
  • No traditional teacher, he was kind of a cross between air traffic controller and computer dork.
    • Alyssa Ruesch
       
      It seems like this teacher really needs to be on his game to juggle both the content and technology in a very savvy way. I wonder how much time he spends prepping for class.
  • Now students start in sixth grade with a digital citizenship and ethics unit — dangers of cyberbullying included — followed by an introduction to blogging, which requires them to “blog regularly as a means of self-assessment and reflection,
    • Alyssa Ruesch
       
      Are these sorts of classes available at the schools you teach?
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  • Upper West Side of Manhattan
    • Marlene Johnshoy
       
      This is where it's happening!
    • Alyssa Ruesch
       
      Yes, it's in Manhattan!
amykrowland

NEA - Can Tweeting Help Your Teaching? - 1 views

    • amykrowland
       
      With younger students to remind parents
  • Mayo invited his students, and students around the world, to add a sentence or two to an ongoing story through Tweets. Soon after, more than 100 students in six different countries had contributed.
    • amykrowland
       
      create an ongoing story with other classes around the world
srafuller

Ditch That Textbook - 4 views

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    • srafuller
       
      I liked this blog.  My textbook is older than my students!, so I don't use it for very much, and I can see that I will be looking at this frequently.  Just added it to my Feedly!
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    I originally signed on to this blog (and downloaded the e-book) because I was so interested in teaching with technology. But Matt is a foreign-language teacher, and I'm really intrigued by the way he organizes his curriculum around Performance-Based Learning and questioning.
iwenyang

Pinyin Practice | 3 Greate Ways to Create Flashcards - 2 views

    • iwenyang
       
      Memorization is an inevitable part of language learning.  Anything to make the practice easy would always help.
    • yflanders
       
      Thanks for sharing his pinyin site, which way you like the most? or most helpful for students?
klmcguinness

The Educator's Guide to Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons - The Edublogger - 3 views

  • This may seem obvious, but judging by the notices we have received, many teachers (and especially students) are under the impression that if it is on the web, then it is up for grabs.
    • klmcguinness
       
      This is protocol in my classroom-they may as well learn it right the first time rather than the hard way later. When using Google images: go all the way to the cog wheel pull down on the right side of the toolbar; 2) go down to Advance Search; 3) inside Advanced Image Search, all the way at the bottom is a pulldown for usage rights, select "free to use or share" or, if you need to alter the image in anyway "fee to use share or modify." 
  • That is, in some cases, if an image, text, video, etc. is being used for educational purposes, there might be more flexible copyright rules.
    • klmcguinness
       
      Well, that's a relief, huh?!
    • brittasparksbr
       
      Just yesterday I was watching a webinar from a national organization, and on one of the PowerPoint pages I saw a picture of one of my district's students with his PE teacher. I was shocked and wondered how it came to be in this webinar. I can only guess that there was a newpaper article with this picture in the local paper, and that put it out there on the web, and it was found and inserted into this PowerPoint. I also thought it was pretty cool - one of ours in something like that. It was crazy just happening upon it like I did though.
  • But make sure to check specific copyright restrictions before uploading anything you’ve scanned to the web!
    • klmcguinness
       
      This is a biggie! I know of some teachers who upload all their homework handouts in .pdf format. I can think of only one who might have asked permission to do so. But, why bother buying that textbook's workbook if I can download it from another district for free. I can certainly see publishers having issue with that.
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  • TeachingCopyright.org.
    • klmcguinness
       
      Keeping this one bookmarked for future reference.
  • If only that were true.
  • copyright holders to give you (and the host of your site, such as Edublogs, WordPress, etc.) an official notification.
  • CreativeCommons.org website
    • klmcguinness
       
      Another important website to keep handy!
  • You are free to embed any video from YouTube, Vimeo, WatchKnowLearn, etc. on your blog or website as long as it gives you the embed option.
    • klmcguinness
       
      This answers my earlier question about using a video in eduCanon. Seemed really wrong to do that, but guess it is understood when you upload if you allow others to borrow, they will.
    • srafuller
       
      I guess that's why on some music videos, there is a statement that there is no ownership in the content? I don't know. I also bookmarked this article as I know I will need it as time goes on.
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    This is a great explanation. Thank you for posting it. Any idea about the legality of editing YouTube videos with eduCanon?
barichetti

Guest Post: Tracking Novels Reading During FVR - Grant Boulanger - 3 views

  • I asked students if they notice any difference when they read now
    • vaguevara
       
      Great way to provide reflection on learning!
  • display in the room their big accomplishment.
    • vaguevara
       
      Love this! STEALING!!!
  • Occasionally, I ask them to write a report
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  • Bryce Hedstrom
  • too share about my book.
    • vaguevara
       
      Love that all share...including the teacher!
  • others who have shared that this year they have read more books in Spanish than in English – Awesome!
    • vaguevara
       
      This would be a great way to propel differentiated progress-- I wonder how students demonstrate understanding
  • They like to be able to choose what they read.
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      Choice is key
  • FVR with novels in Spanish 1
    • vaguevara
       
      I wonder what FVR means...
    • barichetti
       
      Me too! :D
  • FVR with novels in Spanish 1
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    This is an annotation of a reading activity/ practice, from a guest blogger, Mónica Romero, to Grant Boulanger's Exploring the convergence of Language Acquisition and Arts. Like his CI suggestions and Freebies
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    Ooh, the internet tells me it's Free Voluntary Reading. This is an interesting article. I'm not sure it would be directly applicable to any of the classes I teach right now, but it's good food for thought.
vivianfranco

Computer-Mediated Communication | Foreign Language Teaching Methods: Writing - 4 views

  • Research has shown that CMC: can help increase students' motivation to learn the foreign language, lower their anxiety, increase their fluency in the target language, lead to improved intercultural competence and democratize classroom communication.
    • vivianfranco
       
      I agree with this author's idea. In my teaching experience using CMC to teach language, I can notice my students' progress i the target language. They express their motivation and even introvert students are more open to share their ideas.
  • Keep in mind that students who study languages with different orthographies may encounter specific difficulties during CMC sessions. Be prepared with creative solutions, such as suggesting computers and keyboards that accommodate the characters your students need.
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    This is a really good suggestion Vivian! It is always nice to have plan B especially when using technology!
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    The author says that CMC helps in all of these areas, but doesn't provide any information about his sources. I think this shows the value of including links to other websites in blog posts about education!
atsukofrederick

Facilitating a Class Twitter Chat | Edutopia - 3 views

  • Communicate the public nature of Twitter to parents. Consider an opt-out alternative for students or parents who are uncomfortable with participating in the classroom chat.
    • cwelton
       
      I've also used my school's platform "discussion board" as if it were a twitter chat feed--some students got really into it, and I think I could implement some of these suggestions to make it more universally engaging
  • assist students in moving back and forth between their own words and technical or course-specific terms. And help highlight particular content with the use of sentence starters.
    • cwelton
       
      perhaps for a language class this would look like a vocab list, or a list of social media abbreviations that are language-specific.
  • Do you feel the chat’s objective was reached? What was the most useful part of the chat? How might we improve the chat?
    • cwelton
       
      i've do this, at some level, for almost every new project or activity I do in my classroom--the students feel so empowered when I ask them to share their opinions and reactions to the structures of the course.
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    Thanks for sharing, Carmen-- I am also considering students who do not have Twitter, or parent concerns, and I wonder if small group work might be a solution- Using the twitter account of one student, another student or group of students help to compose responses, stay hidden from their online contributions.
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    Hi Veronica--you could also consider making a class handle. I did that with an Adv. class once, and simply gave all the students the info to log in. They could all post from that handle, and sign tweets with their initials.
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    This is a helpful article. I like how it gives us step-by-step of how to host a twitter chat.
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    Thanks for this suggestions, Carmen-- will use it!
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    Especially middle/high school parents/students may feel more comfortable using a platform provided by the district. I am also planning to use the discussion board in the district's platform. I can definitely use the tips in this article.
Marlene Johnshoy

Tomorrow's College - Online Learning - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 2 views

  • The University System of Maryland now requires undergraduates to take 12 credits in alternative learning modes, including online. Texas has proposed a similar rule. The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is pushing to have 25 percent of credits earned online by 2015.
  • In a test, there's no one telling you that you can't look at the book, says Ariel Hatten, 20, a junior and nursing major who considers her online class an easy A. "No one enforces you to do the right thing" in an online course, Ms. Hatten says. "It's at your discretion. I care about my grade, so if I don't know the answer, I'm not gonna let myself fail when I have an opportunity to look in the book."
  • When Central Florida began experimenting with online courses in the mid-1990s, it didn't expect demand from on-campus students like Ms. Black. Officials figured they'd get students who lived far away. But early on, about 75 percent of online students were already on the campus or lived nearby.
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  • The university has a severe shortage of classroom space.
  • The university remains 40 percent short on classroom space. One of its coping strategies is invisible on a campus dotted with new buildings—football stadium, basketball arena, pastel dorms—that scream Traditional State U. UCF has become a hybrid university.
  • Blended classes generate the highest student evaluations of any learning mode at Central Florida, and, like her classmates, Ms. Black is a fan.
  • One of her mixed-mode professors, Youngsoo Choi, likes the online component for another reason: It makes students grapple with material before they meet for class.
  • ther students customize their own unofficial blends
  • Some students show up more than an hour early for a seat, but attendance isn't mandatory. Students can also watch online videos of the lectures any time. Mr. Harrison catches some lectures and skips others. He likes the freedom of these video classes.
  • There's a lot of distractions that come with putting courses on the Internet."
  • His first experience with an online course was a struggle. He got lazy. He'd tell himself, I'll watch the lecture between 2 and 4 p.m. Something would come up. He'd say, I'll watch two tomorrow. He fell behind. There was no help. He got a C.
  • "I tell them, 'Listen, I don't want you to think that I'm stalking you or anything, but I will certainly try to get ahold of you if you're not turning in work and participating,'" she says. Some are adolescents, she notes. Most don't have online experience.
rfrisch125

The Digital Classroom - Teaching Resources - TES - 2 views

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    This guy charges for his content but I have found it very useful and worth the money.
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