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Mark Cruthers

WiZiQ free Virtual Classroom - 58 views

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started by Mark Cruthers on 11 May 08 no follow-up yet
Michael Johnson

Teaching in Social and Technological Networks « Connectivism - 9 views

www.connectivism.ca/?p=220

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shared by Michael Johnson on 17 Feb 10 - Cached
  • The model falls apart when we distribute content and extend the activities of the teacher to include multiple educator inputs and peer-driven learning.
  • Skype brings anyone, from anywhere, into a classroom. Students are not confined to interacting with only the ideas of a researcher or theorist. Instead, a student can interact directly with researchers through Twitter, blogs, Facebook, and listservs. The largely unitary voice of the traditional teacher is fragmented by the limitless conversation opportunities available in networks. When learners have control of the tools of conversation, they also control the conversations in which they choose to engage. Course content is similarly fragmented. The textbook is now augmented with YouTube videos, online articles, simulations, Second Life builds, virtual museums, Diigo content trails, StumpleUpon reflections, and so on.
  • Traditional courses provide a coherent view of a subject. This view is shaped by “learning outcomes” (or objectives). These outcomes drive the selection of content and the design of learning activities. Ideally, outcomes and content/curriculum/instruction are then aligned with the assessment. It’s all very logical: we teach what we say we are going to teach, and then we assess what we said we would teach. This cozy comfortable world of outcomes-instruction-assessment alignment exists only in education. In all other areas of life, ambiguity, uncertainty, and unkowns reign. Fragmentation of content and conversation is about to disrupt this well-ordered view of learning. Educators and universities are beginning to realize that they no longer have the control they once (thought they) did
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  • I’ve come to view teaching as a critical and needed activity in the chaotic and ambiguous information climate created by networks.
  • In networks, teachers are one node among many. Learners will, however, likely be somewhat selective of which nodes they follow and listen to. Most likely, a teacher will be one of the more prominent nodes in a learner’s network. Thoughts, ideas, or messages that the teacher amplifies will generally have a greater probability of being seen by course participants. The network of information is shaped by the actions of the teacher in drawing attention to signals (content elements) that are particularly important in a given subject area.
  • While “curator” carries the stigma of dusty museums, the metaphor is appropriate for teaching and learning. The curator, in a learning context, arranges key elements of a subject in such a manner that learners will “bump into” them throughout the course. Instead of explicitly stating “you must know this”, the curator includes critical course concepts in her dialogue with learners, her comments on blog posts, her in-class discussions, and in her personal reflections. As learners grow their own networks of understanding, frequent encounters with conceptual artifacts shared by the teacher will begin to resonate.
  • Today’s social web is no different – we find our way through active exploration. Designers can aid the wayfinding process through consistency of design and functionality across various tools, but ultimately, it is the responsibility of the individual to click/fail/recoup and continue. Fortunately, the experience of wayfinding is now augmented by social systems. Social structures are filters. As a learner grows (and prunes) her personal networks, she also develops an effective means to filter abundance. The network becomes a cognitive agent in this instance – helping the learner to make sense of complex subject areas by relying not only on her own reading and resource exploration, but by permitting her social network to filter resources and draw attention to important topics. In order for these networks to work effectively, learners must be conscious of the need for diversity and should include nodes that offer critical or antagonistic perspectives on all topic areas. Sensemaking in complex environments is a social process.
  • Aggregation should do the same – reveal the content and conversation structure of the course as it unfolds, rather than defining it in advance.
  • Filtering resources is an important educator role, but as noted already, effective filtering can be done through a combination of wayfinding, social sensemaking, and aggregation. But expertise still matters. Educators often have years or decades of experience in a field. As such, they are familiar with many of the concepts, pitfalls, confusions, and distractions that learners are likely to encounter. As should be evident by now, the educator is an important agent in networked learning. Instead of being the sole or dominant filter of information, he now shares this task with other methods and individuals.
  • Filtering can be done in explicit ways – such as selecting readings around course topics – or in less obvious ways – such as writing summary blog posts around topics. Learning is an eliminative process. By determining what doesn’t belong, a learner develops and focuses his understanding of a topic. The teacher assists in the process by providing one stream of filtered information. The student is then faced with making nuanced selections based on the multiple information streams he encounters
  • Stephen’s statements that resonated with many learners centers on modelling as a teaching practice: “To teach is to model and to demonstrate. To learn is to practice and to reflect.” (As far as I can tell, he first made the statement during OCC in 2007).
  • Modelling has its roots in apprenticeship. Learning is a multi-faceted process, involving cognitive, social, and emotional dimensions. Knowledge is similarly multi-faceted, involving declarative, procedural, and academic dimensions. It is unreasonable to expect a class environment to capture the richness of these dimensions. Apprenticeship learning models are among the most effective in attending to the full breadth of learning. Apprenticeship is concerned with more than cognition and knowledge (to know about) – it also addresses the process of becoming a carpenter, plumber, or physician.
  • Without an online identity, you can’t connect with others – to know and be known. I don’t think I’m overstating the importance of have a presence in order to participate in networks. To teach well in networks – to weave a narrative of coherence with learners – requires a point of presence. As a course progresses, the teacher provides summary comments, synthesizes discussions, provides critical perspectives, and directs learners to resources they may not have encountered before.
  • Persistent presence in the learning network is needed for the teacher to amplify, curate, aggregate, and filter content and to model critical thinking and cognitive attributes that reflect the needs of a discipline.
  • Teaching and learning in social and technological networks is similarly surprising – it’s hard to imagine that many of the tools we’re using are less than a decade old (the methods of learning in networks are not new, however. People have always learned in social networks).
  • We’re still early in many of these trends. Many questions remain unanswered about privacy, ethics in networks, and assessment.
  • We’re still early in many of these trends. Many questions remain unanswered about privacy, ethics in networks, and assessment.
  • The tools for controlling both content and conversation have shifted from the educator to the learner. We require a system that acknowledges this reality.
  • In order for these networks to work effectively, learners must be conscious of the need for diversity and should include nodes that offer critical or antagonistic perspectives on all topic areas. Sensemaking in complex environments is a social process.
  • In order for these networks to work effectively, learners must be conscious of the need for diversity and should include nodes that offer critical or antagonistic perspectives on all topic areas. Sensemaking in complex environments is a social process.
  • In order for these networks to work effectively, learners must be conscious of the need for diversity and should include nodes that offer critical or antagonistic perspectives on all topic areas. Sensemaking in complex environments is a social process.
  • Michael Johnson on 17 Feb 10
     
    Discusses the role of teachers in the learning  process through social networks: He gives seven roles 1. Amplifying, 2. Curating, 3. Wayfinding and socially-driven sensemaking, 4. Aggregating, 5. Filtering, 6. Modelling, 7. Persistent presence. He ends with this provocative thought: "My view is that change in education needs to be systemic and substantial. Education is concerned with content and conversations. The tools for controlling both content and conversation have shifted from the educator to the learner. We require a system that acknowledges this reality."
School Report Writer .com

School Report Writing Software for Teachers - FREE & ONLINE - 0 views

www.schoolreportwriter.com

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  • School Report Writer .com on 10 Jul 12
     
    New teachers' report writing app - 600 sign-ups in last month! FREE & ONLINE school report writing software for teachers, easy-to-use, with great features including an OOOPS! DETECTIVE that spots embarrassing mistakes and SPELLCHECK AS YOU TYPE. LATEST TEACHER REVIEWS From TES (Times Educational Supplement) http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/NEW-6204573/ "So grateful for this - took me a while to get the hang of it but the time investment was worth it. Thank you." "The software is great, really excellent. I love it already!" "Well worth investing the time to set this up with specific subject related comments. Has made the actual report writing process much faster! Really helpful spelling/grammar checker included. When I had a query, the online support was very useful and prompt. Thanks for this!" *** COMING SOON *** Statement bank sharing with colleagues... and more... (we're new - YOUR SUGGESTIONS ARE VERY WELCOME)
Henry Thiele

FRONTLINE: digital nation: an online interactive learning tool for frontline's digital ... - 17 views

www.pbs.org/...teachers

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  • Henry Thiele on 03 Feb 10
     
    Teachers are tapping into technology and digital media for learning. Watch How Google Saved a School and discuss the hype and the hopes for improving education through technology. More and more educators are tapping into the power of digital media and technology for teaching and learning. The variety of information resources available online is simply staggering. Explore how teachers and students are using the power of social media to promote students' active engagement, critical thinking and literacy skills. New Forms of Learning. It doesn't need to happen in school. Because it's visual, interactive and social, learning can happen anywhere with digital media as people collaborate and share about a wide range of topics and issues that matter to them. Technology and School Improvement. Technology may transform schools by promoting student engagement and creativity. But critics fear that too much focus on technology takes attention away from what's really needed to improve schools: capable, well-trained teachers; student-centered learning methods; and smaller class sizes. Hope, Hype and Reality. Are today's learners really different from previous generations? Compelling images of students using digital technology are impressive, but the research evidence on the impact of technology on learning is more mixed. And it's sometimes hard to separate the scholarship from the marketing hype, given the deep investment of technology companies in promoting the idea of technology's transformative potential.
alexandra m. pickett

Favorite Resources - 125 views

Hi. Here was my top 10 list in february 2008 twitter - http://twitter.com - microblog, community of practice, communication, support Second Life - https://secure-web14.secondlife.com/join/- to cr...

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started by Clif Mims on 09 Mar 08 5 follow-ups, last by alexandra m. pickett on 09 Apr 08
Clif Mims

Into the Book: Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies - 0 views

reading.ecb.org/index.html

Reading Literacy Teaching Language-Arts Lesson-Plans HOTS Resources Elementary Audio Video Images=Photos Visualization Professional-Development

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  • Clif Mims on 16 Jan 09
     
    A reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and teachers. Focuses on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. Watch the engaging 15-minute videos and try the online interactive activities. "Behind the Lesson" provides teachers with information and teaching resources for each strategy. Watch the 10-minute professional development videos, and explore the Web site for lesson plans, video and audio clips, downloads, and more.
Ben Rimes

Teacher Challenge - 11 views

teacherchallenge.edublogs.org

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  • Ben Rimes on 04 Feb 11
     
    Technology integration challenges for teachers from Edublogs.org. Ideas on how to kick-start you technology integration in your classroom. Good resource for teachers that like the DIY approach to self-development.
Jennifer Lamkins

C-SPAN Classroom | Free Primary Source Materials For Social Studies Teachers - 7 views

www.c-spanclassroom.org

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shared by Jennifer Lamkins on 08 Feb 13 - Cached
  • Jennifer Lamkins on 08 Feb 13
     
    This site contains lesson plans as well as resource information for various levels of teaching government, civics, and history. The Classroom Web site hosts numerous contests throughout the year, as well as great give-aways for teachers. (For example, during the 2004 campaign, they gave teachers huge Electoral College maps.)
Ben Rimes

Digizen - 15 views

www.digizen.org

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  • Ben Rimes on 14 Jan 11
     
    U.K. based website focused on educating youth, parents, and teachers about being a responsible digital citizen. Digizen includes fantastic video resources, lessons plans, widgets for promoting your good digizen habits, and more. Would be a great place for a teacher to start talking about using the web responsibly, and includes resources for cyberbullying, cyber ethics, appropriateness online, social networking etiquette and more.
Ben Rimes

Online QDA - Methodologies - 12 views

onlineqda.hud.ac.uk/methodologies.php

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  • Ben Rimes on 26 Apr 11
     
    Resources for understanding and performing qualitative data analysis. Very useful as schools are forced to look more and more at data, and need a way for teachers to effectively use that data to impact instruction.
  • Lisa DuFur on 04 May 11
     
    QDA has become a growing factor in our school system. The data teachers collect and analyze spans from written tests, student response data, individual curricular modules, grade book analytics, state tests, national tests and more. Many teachers are overwhelmed with assessment and data. This site is a wonderful resource to keep in our pockets so that assessment methods and data collected have a quality aspect and can be used as a solid directional arrow for instruction. Much appreciated.
Dean Mantz

Thinkuknow for parents | Teachers and training area - 6 views

www.thinkuknow.co.uk/teachers

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shared by Dean Mantz on 14 Dec 09 - Cached
  • Teachers And Trainers Area Welcome to the Thinkuknow (TUK) Teachers and Trainers area. Here you’ll find the Thinkuknow resources for teachers and all other professionals working with young people. There are films, presentations, games, lesson plans and posters covering a range of issues from grooming by child sex offenders to cyber-bullying
  • Jennifer Lamkins on 05 Jan 10
     
    It requires registration and only allows UK postcodes. What's a US gal to do?
Dean Mantz

100 Best YouTube Videos for Teachers - Classroom 2.0 - 21 views

www.classroom20.com/...649749:BlogPost:177332

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  • View the list of the Top 100 Videos for Teachers. This list is provided by SmartTeaching.org, a leading online resource for current teachers, and aspiring education students and student teachers.
  • Dean Mantz on 15 Dec 09
     
    Top 100 educational videos on YouTube.
Dan Sherman

MATH PRACTICE AND LEARNING PROGRAM - FREE FOR TEACHERS - 0 views

www.tenmarks.com/teachers

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  • Dan Sherman on 16 Nov 10
     
    TenMarks is the best math practice and learning program for grades 3-High School and as of today, it's FREE for teachers to use - in class or for their students to use at home. The TenMarks approach gives students a variety of problems on each topic, and ability to use hints if they need a little nudge, and immediate video lessons for them to refresh and learn the topic - on the spot. The end result - students refresh what they know and learn what they don't. Teachers choose their own curriculum (mapped to state standards), assign work to students, have it automatically graded immediately, review individual and class performance, and most importantly, take immediate action. TenMarks is super effective and real easy to use - it was designed with the help of math teachers across the country. What's more - it's FREE for the entire class!
Ninja Essays

7 Resources For Essay Writing That Make a Teacher's Life Easier - 0 views

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  • Ninja Essays on 17 Sep 15
     
    "What's the toughest part of your work as an educator? You are used to teaching lessons…you already have the knowledge, so it's not that difficult to express it. However, the task of motivating your students to write falls in another category. It's hard for you to take control over the process and explain how they should infuse their creativity into the rigid form of academic writing. The following 7 online resources will help you teach essay writing in a more inspiring way."
Jennifer Lamkins

Intel® Teach Elements-Online Professional Development Courses - 11 views

www.intel.com/...teach-elements.html

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  • Jennifer Lamkins on 04 Feb 13
     
    "Intel® Teach helps K-12 teachers of all subjects learn to engage students with digital learning, including digital content, Web 2.0, social networking, and online tools and resources. Intel Teach professional development empowers teachers to integrate technology effectively into their existing curriculum, focusing on their students' problem solving, critical thinking, and collaboration, which are precisely the skills required in the high tech, networked society in which we live."
Clif Mims

Cool Places for Teachers - 0 views

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  • Clif Mims on 26 Jun 08
     
    Michael M. Grant's collection of resources for teachers categorized by grade levels.
drew polly

Teaching Resources, Ideas, Lesson Plans, and Tools for Teachers Grades PreK-12 | Schola... - 5 views

Scholastic teacher resources

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  • drew polly on 19 Mar 10
     
    Find resources for what you're teaching now: tools, printables, and 10,000+ teaching ideas for K-12 grades at your fingertips.
Ben Rimes

OrganizedTeaching.com - 19 views

organizedteaching.com/index.html

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  • Ben Rimes on 15 Feb 11
     
    Tools, tips, and resources to help you be the most organized teacher you can be using the internet. From assessment, to instruction, and special education, this site has a lot of great resources for helping you get your classroom organized and keep it that way throughout the year.
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