Conrad Wolfram: Teaching kids real math with computers | TED Talk | TED.com - 0 views
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"From rockets to stock markets, many of humanity's most thrilling creations are powered by math. So why do kids lose interest in it? Conrad Wolfram says the part of math we teach - calculation by hand - isn't just tedious, it's mostly irrelevant to real mathematics and the real world. He presents his radical idea: teaching kids math through computer programming."
Why making, coding, and online learning are the real trends to watch | eSchool News - 0 views
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By contrast, the report’s short-term developments, online learning and makerspaces, have a distinct yesterday’s news vibe about them. But make no mistake, they still hold some of the biggest long-term promise in the report.
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six trends, six challenges, and six so-called important developments.
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Take online learning and makerspaces for example, which are now expected to find their way into even more classrooms during the next year.
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8 Excellent Free Timeline Creation Tools for Teachers ~ Educational Technology and Mobi... - 1 views
Free Technology for Teachers: 21 Map Creation Tools for Students and Teachers - 0 views
9 Excellent Free Map Creation Tools for Teachers and Students - 0 views
7 Apps for Student Creators | Edutopia - 0 views
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Students who are "making" to demonstrate their learning can produce content that is shareable and valuable. Their creations can be geared toward a specific audience and viewed outside of the classroom. The sense of purpose that students have as creators can be leveraged to increase engagement and get learners of all ages excited about content.
The Marshall Memo Admin - Issues - 0 views
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“The act of writing, even if the product consists of only a hundred and forty characters composed with one’s thumbs, forces a kind of real-time distillation of emotional chaos.” Researchers have confirmed the efficacy of writing as a therapeutic intervention.
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She was trained to avoid jumping into problem-solving mode, instead using validation
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Probes were important to get more information
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Cities drive the maker movement | TechCrunch - 0 views
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The maker movement is encouraging entrepreneurs to share ideas, and the city is the central place where it lives, breathes, and succeeds.
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Makers draw production back into the cities where consumption occurs, which can have profound economic and social benefits.
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The untapped skills and knowledge unleashed in a makerspace now have the potential to become part of the creative economy of the city as a whole.
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Teaching like it's 2999: !!Apps!! - 0 views
4 Free Web Tools to Boost Student Engagement | Edutopia - 0 views
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myBrainshark (1) is a superb tool that allows students to add a voiceover to PowerPoint presentations, Word documents, videos, and photo albums -- or to simply produce podcasts
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myBrainshark (1) is a superb tool that allows students to add a voiceover to PowerPoint presentations, Word documents, videos, and photo albums -- or to simply produce podcasts
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If you are looking for a tool that also allows for video narratives along with PowerPoint presentations (instead of basic audio), I would suggest Present.me (3).
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Tackk - Content Creation + Sharing - 1 views
Are Your Students Distracted by Screens? Here's A Powerful Antidote - Edudemic - 0 views
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Many teachers I encounter have decided that they need to crack down on — if not entirely eradicate — screen distractions in their classrooms. (A minority of teachers accept it as a form of 21st century doodling.)
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If the activity is engaging and challenging, there is an authentic audience, and prescribed time limits, students won’t mess around.
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The more time I spend “teaching” teachers something from the front of the room, the more inclined they are to check email, Facebook, or whatever.
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