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Edutopia Video Library | Edutopia - 0 views

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    Lots of professional development videos for teachers. A great library!
Jeff Johnson

How To: Start a Place-Based Blog (Edutopia) - 0 views

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    No two places are the same, and when students create blogs that relate to their local communities, they can do so in an infinite number of ways. But taking the right initial steps to set up the place-based blog project can help you and your students focus on the content -- the local landscapes, people, or events -- instead of getting bogged down with logistics.
Dennis OConnor

Beyond Emily: Post-ing Etiquette | Edutopia - 0 views

  • Some educators are leading the way to school-based netiquette education with guidelines advising students on what to do, and what to avoid, in online communication. We've put together excerpts from some sample guidelines.
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    Some educators are leading the way to school-based netiquette education with guidelines advising students on what to do, and what to avoid, in online communication. We've put together excerpts from some sample guidelines.
Sheri Edwards

Kids Create -- and Critique on -- Social Networks | Edutopia - 0 views

  • "With Web 2.0, there's a strong impetus to make connections," says University of Minnesota researcher Christine Greenhow, who studies how people learn and teach with social networking. "It's not just creating content. It's creating content to share."
  • And once they share their creations, kids can access one of the richest parts of this learning cycle: the exchange that follows. "While the ability to publish and to share is powerful in and of itself, most of the learning occurs in the connections and conversation that occur after we publish," argues education blogger Will Richardson (a member of The George Lucas Educational Foundation's National Advisory Council).
  • In this online exchange, students can learn from their peers and simultaneously practice important soft skills -- namely, how to accept feedback and to usefully critique others" work.
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  • "I learn how to take in constructive criticism," says thirteen-year-old Tiranne
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  • Using tools such as the social-network-creation site Ning, teachers can easily develop their own networks, Mosea says. "It is better to create your own," he argues. "If a teacher creates his or her own network, students will post as if their teacher is watching them, and they'll tend to be more safe. "You can build social networks around the curriculum," Mosea adds, "so you can use them as a teaching resource or another tool." An online social network is another tool -- but it's a tool with an advantage: It wasn't just imposed by teachers; the students have chosen it.
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    Self-Directed Learning "When students are motivated to create work that they share online, it ignites an independent learning cycle driven by their ideas and energized by responses from peers."
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    "Self-Directed Learning When students are motivated to create work that they share online, it ignites an independent learning cycle driven by their ideas and energized by responses from peers."
Tero Toivanen

Virtual Libraries Are Teaching Treasures | Edutopia - 0 views

  • What visitors will find at an online library might surprise them. The sites are no longer merely massive infodumps of electronic text. Harnessing new technologies, libraries are posting sound and video files, blogs, and podcasts.
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    What visitors will find at an online library might surprise them. The sites are no longer merely massive infodumps of electronic text. Harnessing new technologies, libraries are posting sound and video files, blogs, and podcasts.
cheryl capozzoli

Topic Overview | Edutopia - 0 views

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    The Digital Generation Project - a great opportunity to teach others how kids are learning today.
Tom March

Reshaping Learning from the Ground Up | Edutopia - 15 views

  • what it all boils down to is, get the current system out of your head.
  • You're advocating for fundamental radical changes. Are you an optimist when it comes to public education? I just feel it's inevitable that there will have to be change. The only question is whether we're going to do it starting now, or whether we're going to wait for catastrophe.
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    Outstandingly clear statement of the problems and first steps in improving education.
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Ten Questions for an IDT Guy: Teachable's Trey Martindale on the Future of Online Teaching | Edutopia - 0 views

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    Interview with Dr. Trey Martindale on the future of online learning.
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Research Findings: Rocketship Education Boosts Scores with Online Learning | Edutopia - 0 views

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    A San Jose, CA elementary school shows improvement on math scores with a blended learning approach. 
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How My School Is Transitioning to Digital Textbooks: Organizing (Step 1 of 5) | Edutopia - 0 views

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    Part one of a five part series by Andrew Marcinek describing the steps in his school's transition to digital textbooks.  
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Using Blogs to Engage English Language Learners | Edutopia - 0 views

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    Teacher and tech enthusiast Jon Schwartz espouses the benefits of blogging for teaching elementary  English language learners and boosting student engagement. 
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