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Jennie Bales

Turn your notes into writing using the Cornell method | The Thesis Whisperer - 0 views

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    the Cornell Method. The Cornell Method was invented about sixty years ago (see Walter Pauk's 1962 classic How to Study at College, now in its tenth edition), though I only found out about it last month. It incorporates a lot of what I was doing already-providing spaces for notes, and margins for reactions, connections and comments. But it takes it further, and adds some very cool functions. Firstly, the template gives you less space to write notes. Y
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What's the best, most effective way to take notes? - 0 views

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    The most effective note-taking skills involve active rather than passive learning. Active learning places the responsibility for learning on the learner. Includes tips and processes such as the Cornell Note-Taking System
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Kids' Book Review: Teachers' Notes & Lesson Plans - 1 views

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    An extensive compilation of teachers' notes and lesson plans for children's books, listed in alphabetical order by title. Many publishers are represented.
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Taking Notes from Research Reading - 0 views

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    If you take notes efficiently, you can read with more understanding and also save time and frustration when you come to write your paper. These
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21st-century-library-infographic.jpg (JPEG Image, 2800 × 2099 pixels) - Scale... - 0 views

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    Infographic depicting a 21 Century library. Provides some useful examples of ways to meet needs for either public or school libraries. Note that the choice of graphics is not so '21 Century" but would provide a good model to inspire teacher librarians or students to develop their own vision.
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    Infographic depicting a 21 Century library. Provides some useful examples of ways to meet needs for either public or school libraries. Note that the choice of graphics is not so '21 Century" but would provide a good model to inspire teacher librarians or students to develop their own vision.
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We Give Books - 1 views

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    Free electronic versions of a range of picture books, easy non-fiction and a few easy reads. Books can be zoomed in to read text, expanded to full page and pages can be turned back. Note that you do need to join the site to read the collection. This is free but you need to be over 13 to do so. For teachers, a great resource for sharing on the IWB.
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    Free electronic versions of a range of picture books, easy non-fiction and a few easy reads. Books can be zoomed in to read text, expanded to full page and pages can be turned back. Note that you do need to join the site to read the collection. This is free but you need to be over 13 to do so. For teachers, a great resource for sharing on the IWB.
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Reading to Write - The Writing Center - 1 views

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    This handout suggests reading, note-taking, and writing strategies for when you need to use reading assignments or sources as the springboard for writing a paper.
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Level Books With Book Wizard: Find Books by Reading Level, Topic, Genre | Scholastic.com - 0 views

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    Find and level books with Book Wizard. Plus, get booktalks, lesson plans, author studies, videos, and discussion guides. Note the topic and author search is fine without locking students into leveled reading
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Banned Books Online - 1 views

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    Welcome to this special exhibit of books that have been the objects of censorship or censorship attempts. The books featured here, ranging from Ulysses to Little Red Riding Hood, have been selected from the indexes of The Online Books Page. (See that page for more than 2 million more online books!) This page is a work in progress, and more works may be added to this page over time. Please inform onlinebooks@pobox.upenn.edu of any new material that can be included here. Note that the listings are meant to be representative rather than exhaustive. Also, many recent books that have been banned or challenged have not been included here, because they have not been made freely readable online
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Inanimate Alice | Home - 0 views

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    A Digital Novel (2012) ... set in a technology saturated near future, Inanimate Alice tells the story of a girl called Alice, merging text with animation, videos, music and games to explore what it means to conduct your life online. Requires user action to drive the story forward.Uses text, images, music, sound effects, puzzles and games to illustrate and enhance the narrative. Each a self-contained story, the chapters become more complex as the narrative unfolds reflecting Alice's age and competency as she develops towards her calling as a game animator and designer. See the Teacher's Notes for information on using this title with students.
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6 Books for Teaching Visual Literacy to Secondary Students - Reading Australia - 1 views

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    What do you look for when selecting print texts for your high school students to teach them about visual literacy? Appropriate themes, complexity of ideas, rich and beautiful illustrations, evidence of depth and layers of meaning, a variety of text type. This post present 6 titles that meet each of those requirements with the added bonus of all being by Australian authors and illustrators. Teachers notes and essays are provided for each title
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Circle of Viewpoints - THINKING PATHWAYS - 0 views

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    "In this routine, students are generally recording their thinking at each step along the way before moving on to the next one. Decide whether sharing of thinking will happen in small groups or as a whole class. Document the main threads that permeate the discussion of the whole class, particularly noting the differences in viewpoints."
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The history of the book, from Gilgamesh to now - books podcast | Books | The Guardian - 0 views

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    Note: some graphic language during poetry readings.
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Digital Note Taking Strategies That Deepen Student Thinking | KQED - 2 views

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    "As digital devices become more common in classrooms, teachers and students are discovering that what worked in the analog world may not be as effective in the digital one. "
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Why Teachers Are So Excited About the Power Of Sketchnoting | KQED - 0 views

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    "This first step into doodling for learning has opened up an extensive new classroom practice for Freedman. She's been encouraging students to take visual notes for only a little over a year, but she's seen it help some students tremendously. Now she dedicates about five minutes a day for a month to sketchnote practice. She gives students lots of choices in how they want to do it -- on a whiteboard, on a digital tablet, or with paper and pencils. The point is to give them dedicated time to familiarize themselves with how they might express themselves visually."
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A Critical Thinking Strategy to Improve High School Students' Note-Taking Skills | Edut... - 0 views

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    "Whether you are guiding students through content yourself or having students read, research, or watch a video, the WICK charting process gives students an easy-to-implement method to deepen their engagement during this portion of your lesson. Instead of being stuck in sit-and-get mode, they will shift into sit-and-get-and-scrutinize-and-discuss mode as they process the lesson."
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