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sallymastro

Mobile Tech in Classrooms Boost English Learners - New America Media - 0 views

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  • when a student asked Nieto if he could bring his iPod to class, Nieto agreed, and neither teacher nor student has looked back since.
    • sallymastro
      sallymastro on 27 Oct 12
       
      Whether iphone or ereaders...allowing students to use technology to enhance the learning process is something I am starting to approach with a more open mind.
  • said mobile devices are particularly useful because of the many learning applications and basic language tools, such as spell check and grammar check, which increase the speed of learning. Rather than view the mobile applications as learning shortcuts tantamount to cheating, Nieto sees them as motivational tools that increase his students’ interest in reading and writing by giving them instant feedback. It’s a perspective most of his students seem to share.
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      sallymastro on 27 Oct 12
       
      Instant feedback is what I am looking for in the English classroom. I want to be able to provide constructive criticism more immediately, so the students can edit at the moment as opposed to waiting a day or two days to receive my comments on a writing piece.
  • as motivational tools that increase his students’ interest in reading and writing by giving them instant feedback.
    • sallymastro
      sallymastro on 27 Oct 12
       
      When I indicated to my students that they could use kindles, kobos or ireaders/iphones for the ISU novel study unit, they were quite excited and quickly retained copies of ISU via this means. I am still using paper copies of the books as well, but I want to be able to have choice in their methods of acquiring texts and engaging in the reading process.
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  • Project Tomorrow survey of roughly 300,000 K-12 students, 42,000 parents, 38,000 teachers and librarians, and 3,500 administrators from over 6,500 public and private schools, on how they are using—and would like to be using —new technologies in the classroom.
  • The results show that while the majority of students—and, perhaps surprisingly, parents—are in favor of using mobile devices for learning as long as the school allows it, most school administrators remain opposed
  • “I know the main reasons mobile technology is not welcome in the classroom are fear and misunderstanding about the structure that it gives the learning,” said Reina Cabezas, a teacher at Cox Elementary in Oakland, Calif., who is also doing masters thesis research on the topic of mobile devices in the classroom.
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      sallymastro on 27 Oct 12
       
      Currently my students are participating in their ISU novel study. They are currently reading and annotating their novels. I have indicated to my students that ireaders or ereaders are the quickest means to accessing a text as opposed to waiting one to two weeks for a book if it has had to be ordered. With the ireaders and ereaders they can now annotate and highlight important or interesting passages as they read. I would like to be able to have the students bring these technology tools to class. I have indicated that this is the direction in which I am going with ISU study, and so far, my Director has indicated he will back in allowing the kids to bring ereaders/ireaders to class. Fingers crossed it will bring positive and engaging results.
  • “But I don't think we stop living because of fear, right? No, we educate ourselves and learn about the security measures, expectations of all stakeholders, and apply principles of successful models of mobile devices in the classroom. Most importantly, we realize that technology is a tool of efficacy for the teacher, not the teacher's replacement. Lastly, technology only engages and motivates students when teachers know how to use them strategically to keep the hook. Overuse of anything is never good.”
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      sallymastro on 27 Oct 12
       
      I am hoping that I will be able to show my Director and Head of School the successful incorporation of ereaders/ireaders into the English classroom.
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      sallymastro on 27 Oct 12
       
      Ongoing concern within my school is the use of personal mobile devices in the classroom. Policy at our school is mobile phones are in the lockers and not used on school premises.
  • sallymastro on 27 Oct 12
     
    You should read this article because, like me, if you have been skeptical about the use of iphones in the classroom, you will be enlightened about how to proceed in a way that will make technologies in the classroom understandable to and meaningful for all stakeholders:administrators, teachers, parents and students. Stay tuned for my blog on incorporating ireaders/ereaders in the English classroom. 
Derek Doucet

7 Homework Assignments That Guarantee Learning and the Secret Sauce That Makes Them Wor... - 0 views

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personalized learning homework pedagogy edtech

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  • 1 – Read from a self-selected novel
  • With reading as our most important out-of-class activity, my average student read more than 25 books each year.
  • 2 – Read an article, blog post, or other content on a social network
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  • What if teachers leveraged social media and other Internet content? Encourage students to read a bevy of items from their favorite online spaces. Steer them to content related to your class. Challenge them to locate something thought-provoking. Imagine the discussions that might ensue.
  • 3 – Talk about X on Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest
  • 5 – Write a song, paint a picture, or design a building
  • 6 – Play a game
  • Derek Doucet on 06 Nov 15
     
    Making learning a normal part of their day...
mrsganley

Response: Ways to Cultivate 'Whole-Class Engagement' - Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazz... - 2 views

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participation feedback

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  • mrsganley on 08 Apr 14
     
    What a great read! Practical ideas for improving whole class engagement...be sure to read the tweets and further suggestions as well for a gold mine of ideas! Even the quotes between suggestions are great!
Justin Medved

Comics in Education: Interview with Dr. Glen Downey - 0 views

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comics

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  • Justin Medved on 03 Apr 14
     
    "Comics began to take a foothold in the classroom about a decade ago when educators realized that visual narrative could be used to engage reluctant and struggling readers. Because comics and graphic novels marry the textual with the visual, they help those who find reading challenging by allowing them to see what the vocabulary they are reading looks like. As well, comics and graphic novels break language up into far more manageable units than a traditional text-based novel. At the same time, visual narratives can be just as complex and engaging, so the student gets the benefit of seeing the story unfold, having the text divided into more manageable units, and making connections between new vocabulary words and the images that represent them."
Meg Wallace

A veteran teacher turned coach shadows 2 students for 2 days - a sobering lesson learne... - 2 views

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  • If I could go back and change my classes now, I would immediately: Offer brief, blitzkrieg-like mini-lessons with engaging, assessment-for-learning-type activities following directly on their heels (e.g. a ten-minute lecture on Whitman’s life and poetry, followed by small-group work in which teams scour new poems of his for the very themes and notions expressed in the lecture, and then share out or perform some of them to the whole group while everyone takes notes on the findings.) set an egg timer every time I get up to talk and all eyes are on me. When the timer goes off, I am done. End of story. I can go on and on. I love to hear myself talk. I often cannot shut up. This is not really conducive to my students’ learning, however much I might enjoy it. Ask every class to start with students’ Essential Questions or just general questions born of confusion from the previous night’s reading or the previous class’s discussion. I would ask them to come in to class and write them all on the board, and then, as a group, ask them to choose which one we start with and which ones need to be addressed. This is my biggest regret right now – not starting every class this way. I am imagining all the misunderstandings, the engagement, the enthusiasm, the collaborative skills, and the autonomy we missed out on because I didn’t begin every class with fifteen or twenty minutes of this.
    • Meg Wallace
      Meg Wallace on 16 Oct 14
       
      I was really intrigued and inspired by Garfield Gini-Newman's presentation at the Curriculum Leaders' meeting at BVG yesterday, especially his point to ask the big questions at the beginning of the class/unit and have students keep a thinking book/learning log which they update as they learn. I'[m curious to hear from Language Arts teachers on how they think they might utilize this as I certainly would like to! 
  • made me realize how little autonomy students have, how little of their learning they are directing or choosing
    • Meg Wallace
      Meg Wallace on 16 Oct 14
       
      There's a lot to be said about student choice. One of the things we're pushing at RLC this year is 'choose your own path' and giving students more choice in when/how they demonstrate learning.
  • I would structure every test or formal activity like the IB exams do – a five-minute reading period in which students can ask all their questions but no one can write until the reading period is finished. This is a simple solution I probably should have tried years ago that would head off a lot (thought, admittedly, not all) of the frustration I felt with constant, repetitive questions.
  • Justin Medved on 15 Oct 14
     
    "If I could go back and change my classes now, I would immediately: Offer brief, blitzkrieg-like mini-lessons with engaging, assessment-for-learning-type activities following directly on their heels (e.g. a ten-minute lecture on Whitman's life and poetry, followed by small-group work in which teams scour new poems of his for the very themes and notions expressed in the lecture, and then share out or perform some of them to the whole group while everyone takes notes on the findings.) set an egg timer every time I get up to talk and all eyes are on me. When the timer goes off, I am done. End of story. I can go on and on. I love to hear myself talk. I often cannot shut up. This is not really conducive to my students' learning, however much I might enjoy it. Ask every class to start with students' Essential Questions or just general questions born of confusion from the previous night's reading or the previous class's discussion. I would ask them to come in to class and write them all on the board, and then, as a group, ask them to choose which one we start with and which ones need to be addressed. This is my biggest regret right now - not starting every class this way. I am imagining all the misunderstandings, the engagement, the enthusiasm, the collaborative skills, and the autonomy we missed out on because I didn't begin every class with fifteen or twenty minutes of this."
lauramustardscs

Seven ways schools kill the love of reading in kids - and 4 principles to help restore ... - 3 views

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literacy

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  • lauramustardscs on 11 Dec 14
     
    Cultivating a love of reading for lifelong learning
shelleythomas

So what if kids are reading less these days? They're better off - The Globe and Mail - 0 views

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reading English_Articles

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  • shelleythomas on 23 Nov 12
     
    Crescent School teacher Robert Costanzo's view that students are "surviving English class by sampling, scanning, and browsing."
su11armstrong

7 Must-Read Books on Education - 2 views

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books education learning

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  • su11armstrong on 01 Nov 12
     
    Brain-Pickings List of 7 Must Read Books on Education. Asimov to Gardner.
mardimichels

The Best K-12 Education Technology Blogs | EdTech Magazine - 0 views

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technology collaboration blogging edtech

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  • mardimichels on 12 Nov 13
     
    A great starting point for those wishing to read more blogs on technology in education.
garth nichols

Pasi Sahlberg - The Finnish Paradox - 0 views

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finnish paradox cohort21

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  • In the global perspective, the Finnish education system seems to be a paradox. When much of the rest of the world is implementing more oversight of schools to assure teachers meet specific goals, lengthening the school day, toughening academic standards, and increasing homework, Finnish children continue to enjoy a relatively short school day, a broad curriculum, and a light homework load. In addition, Finnish children do not attend private tutoring sessions or spend any time preparing for standardized tests, as so many of their peers around the world must.
  • Perhaps the most surprising part of the Finnish educational philosophy is the central role of play in children’s lives, both in and out of school. Formal learning doesn’t start before the first grade when children are seven years old. Before that, children spend their time in play to develop a sense of independence and responsibility, and to learn about themselves and others. In the early years of elementary education, children furthermore learn to read and do math through various forms of play, music, and drama.  The old adage of “less is more” is carried out every day in Finnish schools, as I describe in “Finnish Lessons: What can the world learn from educational change in Finland” (2011).
  • Finland’s success is a result of finding its own way of change rather than doing more of the same than others. This is particularly true in enhancing educational quality and equity.  Some foreign observers claim that Finnish educational success results from the country’s smallness, cultural homogeneity, and wealth. Those thinking this way often fail to distinguish the Finnish way from the global education reform movement (or GERM) that sees competition, standardization, frequent testing, and privatization as the most effective drivers of change.
  • garth nichols on 07 Jan 14
     
    As an addendum to Dr. Yong Zhoa's article about why Finland is still really the tops of education despite recent PISA results...read about the Finnish Paradox
garth nichols

Connected Learning: An Agenda for Research and Design | DML Hub - 1 views

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curriculum education

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  • garth nichols on 09 Apr 13
     
    Connected Learning: socially embedded, interest-driven and oriented learning.  You would want to read this if you are looking at how to break down your classroom walls and seek opportunities for PBL and IBL authentic learning experiences...
garth nichols

Welcome to the education machine - The Globe and Mail - 0 views

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education personalized

shared by garth nichols on 22 Jan 13 - No Cached
  • Both of them will probably come around eventually, and be successful in this system, but it will be in spite of it rather than because of it. When they do emerge, having coped with an ungainly organization of mass production, they will be perfectly prepared for life in the early 20th century
  • garth nichols on 22 Jan 13
     
    A great read to shift the paradigm on how we interpret and handle our students' behaviour
Claire Hazzard

Can Social Media Have a Role to Play in Managing a Successful Classroom? | Langwitches ... - 0 views

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social_media

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  • immediately
  • Social Media is one venue (of many) to LEARN… why should it not play a role in our schools?
  • Social
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  • schools
  • Media
  • Social
  • Our students are gravitating (on their own) to Social Media
  • Learning for the 22nd century
  • Social Media adds so many layers of depth
  • Communication has changed in the world around us.
  • Information has changed our lives.
  • The lines between our lives and “digital lives” are blurring
  • The world is shrinking.
  • YES, social media can play a role in a successful classroom
  • why would we not want to expose, facilitate and support our students in becoming literate in the area of global, network, media, information literacies and digital citizenship?
  • CSI Twitter- Crime Scene Investigation
  • Guide to Twitter in the K-8 Classroom
  • Bluky Ng on 17 Oct 15
     
    A few reasons why to use social media in education
  • Claire Hazzard on 17 Oct 15
     
    Useful read on using SM with different levels
Justin Medved

Embedding Videos from Video Sharing Websites into Your Posts -Edublogs Help and Support - 0 views

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worpress

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  • Justin Medved on 22 Oct 12
     
    Cohort 21 Members read this post as it outlines how to embed video into your posts.
sallymastro

About Daniel Pink | Daniel Pink - 0 views

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  • A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future charts the rise of right-brain thinking i
  • sallymastro on 20 Oct 12
     
    A provocative read on how brain function has impacted global-economic development.
Myriam Lafrance

Using Emojis to Teach Critical Reading Skills | Edutopia - 6 views

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FSL DELF

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      Myriam Lafrance on 15 Oct 16
       
      Awesome idea for FSL!
  • A student might analyze how the two eyes emoji can indicate confusion about the message (“Wait, what are you saying?”), an impatience with a slow response (“Hurry up and reply!”), or a signal that the information is something they haven’t heard before.
  • chrisjcarswell on 15 Oct 16
     
    Great idea for any language teacher or learner!
Christina Schindler

Learner-driven learning | SmartBrief - 3 views

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learning environment student-centred questions differentiation

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  • Christina Schindler on 04 Nov 16
     
    An interesting (and quick read) that reinforces the importance of a 'learner- driven' learning environment and how it can impact buy-in as well as student success.
  • aross45 on 07 Nov 16
     
    Thank you for the reference. Having the students drive the bus, instead of being passengers in learning is so important.
Christina Schindler

Project-Based Learning: Real-World Issues Motivate Students | Edutopia - 5 views

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pbl teaching EdTech SAMR collaboration

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  • Christina Schindler on 15 Oct 16
     
    Great read for first time use
  • ggrise on 15 Oct 16
     
    Definitely interested in students answering questions that "that [are] greater than the immediate task at hand"
mardimichels

Ways to Implement Safe Social Media for Schools - Getting Smart by Guest Author - 21ste... - 0 views

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digital citizenship social media

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  • mardimichels on 24 Jan 14
     
    A good read - safe social media for schools.
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