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Student News Action Network - WELCOME! - 0 views

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    The Student News Action Network was created, and is maintained, by students and teachers at Washington International School in collaboration with TakingITGlobal and bureau schools worldwide. Global Issues Journalism The Student News Action Network takes the concept of the school newspaper beyond school walls and the confines of print media, allowing students to work collaboratively on a global level to create an interactive, multimedia-rich student-driven online newspaper. It brings together a network of students in an online peer-driven environment to address issues of local and global significance, such as poverty, the environment, and human rights, in a creative and constructive format that culminates in meaningful efforts to make a positive impact on their world. Contributors bring their unique voices to the discussion, representing their regions and their cultural histories.
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:: WeJIT :: - 0 views

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    No account needed, create online discussions, debates, voting and more.
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Collaborize Classroom | Online Education Technology for Teachers and Students - 0 views

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    Collaborize Classroom is an online education platform allowing students and teachers to participate in a collaborative learning environment. It is designed to extend classroom instruction by engaging students in online activities, assignments, and discussion.
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Classchatter.com | Web tools for Blended Learning - 1 views

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    "ClassChatter.com online classroom management tools to support your blended learning environment. This free site allows teachers to create online classes, manage journals, facilitate discussions and distribute and grade assignments within a secure environment. The tools are flexible enough to allow each teacher to create an environment that best supports his/her class."
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Google+ Hangouts - 0 views

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    Host video discussions with experts and peers using Google+ Hangouts (so much easier to use than video conferencing systems from years ago; connect with anyone, anywhere, anytime, at no cost)
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Veritasium - YouTube - 2 views

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    "Veritasium is a channel of science and engineering videos featuring experiments, expert interviews, cool demos, and discussions with the public about everything science."
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The Importance of Teaching Critical Thinking - 3 views

  • many students are leaving the K-12 education system lacking the critical thinking skills that are necessary to succeed in higher education or in the workplace
  • the need to have better scores on assessments is just one of them
  • list critical thinking as a major intellectual and practical skill,
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  • that learning requires effort, but critical thinking requires maximum exertion of intellectual capability and that students and teachers alike find critical thinking discomforting because it requires personal reflection.
  • focus on enhancing critical thinking skills in K-12 can add academic rigor and increase the scores on the standardized assessments
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  • Critical thinking can be infused in lessons throughout all disciplines by utilizing in depth questioning and evaluation of both data and sources (
  • o engage students in critical thinking, the educator needs to act as a facilitator to allow for discussion and encourage a freer thought process, as well as to encourage understanding that thinking critically does not always end with a right answer, but instead sometimes ends in more questions or differing evaluations of the topic
  • writing essays and utilizing questions that adhere to Bloom’s Taxonomy higher order thinking are examples of ways to engage students in critical thinking in the classroom
  • the use of wikis in education.  This activity can be utilized by having students create a wiki about the subject content they are studying or by having them analyze the information currently available in existing wikis
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