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anonymous

Teacher Training Videos created by Russell Stannard - 101 views

www.teachertrainingvideos.com/elt.html

stannard videos tutorials

shared by anonymous on 18 Dec 09 - Cached
  • anonymous on 18 Dec 09
     
    " * About Russell Stannard * ELT/ESL Videos * Web 2.0/ICT Videos * Russell's Research Videos * 9 Great Spelling Sites for ELT * Free on-line screen capture tool * Zimmer Twins-Brilliant Cartoon/Dialogue Tool for Kids * Word Magnets-Great vocabulary/Grammar Tool * How to use Survey Monkey * My favourite Website on the Web * 5 Simple but brilliant ELT tools * Great Text Tool called WordSift * Wolfram Alpha Great Question Making Tool * Fun Viral Marketing Tools * Amazing 3D dialogue builder * 2 amazing presentation tools * Best Pronunciation Sites * Best ELT sites 2008 * Great dictation site * Wordle-Great Vocab Site * My favourite Listening Site * 10 vocab sites for kids * ELT Videos with subtitles * Brilliant Comic Site * 7 Great Fun sites for ELT * Unusual Vocabulary Site * Really Fun Dialogue Building Tool * A site for drawing&Recording * 11 great sites for teaching English * Recording & Searching Podcasts with Podamatic * Good sites for ELT Video content * Review of the best ELT podcasts * Voicethread- Presentation tool * Fun drawing tool Humanising Language Teaching The Blogs I use most for ELT * Larry Ferlazzo's blog * Nik Peachey's blog * Blog at IH Barcelona * Ozge's Blog * Carl's Blog Newsletter For extra free materials and training videos, sign up to our monthly newsletter! Email Address: Confirm Email Address: Name: Organisation/Institution: "
Ken Fujiuchi

Find OpenCourseWare with OCW Search - 28 views

www.ocwsearch.com

opencourseware ocw resources education opencontent

shared by Ken Fujiuchi on 26 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Ken Fujiuchi on 04 May 10
     
    OCW Search is a search engine dedicated to helping you find the best free university courses online. Several universities publish their course materials for free online, under the OpenCourseWare (OCW) initiative. OCW Search is an independent search engine that indexes all these courses so you can find these courses faster.
Marc Patton

BetterLesson: Share What Works | Free K-12 Lesson Plans, materials and resources - 37 views

betterlesson.com

Teacher_Resources Teaching_Ideas

shared by Marc Patton on 17 Aug 11 - No Cached
  • Marc Patton on 27 Jun 12
     
    Find lesson plans, classroom materials and instructional resources from high-performing teachers.
rief61

MB004/MB004: The Basics of Educational Podcasting: Enhancing the Student Learning Exper... - 5 views

edis.ifas.ufl.edu/mb004

Podcasting

shared by rief61 on 19 Jul 11 - No Cached
  • Although there are numerous professional podcasting software packages currently available ($100 - $1000+), beginning podcasters may want to start with a freeware program. One of the most widely used free podcasting software programs is Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/), an open source sound recording and editing program with versions available for PC, Mac, and Linux operating systems. For Mac users another free podcasting program is GarageBand, found within the iLife package that comes with all new Mac OS X computers. Although older versions of GarageBand do not have the podcasting function, upgrades to the new, podcasting-ready GarageBand 4.1 are available in the iLife08 package for $90 (educational discounts available; http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/). For specific instructions on using GarageBand, an online video tutorial is available from Apple at http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/.
    • rief61
      rief61 on 19 Jul 11
       
      Software
  • Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed
  • However, if the objective, for example, is to create a database of reusable lecture materials, then synchronizing the slides with the audio portion of the lecture and adding special effects (e.g., sound, video) may be required and will likely take at least as long as the lecture itself.
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  • For educators, podcasting offers an opportunity to bridge the traditional classroom setting with progressive state-of-the-art technologies. There are several advantages of bringing podcasting into the classroom for lectures and student assignments. First, podcasting is an exciting and novel means for students to take a more active role in their own learning experience. As students realize their podcast assignments may be published online with potentially hundreds of listeners through free podcast directories, their attention to the quality and detail of their assignments may improve. Second, podcasting is adaptable to the students' learning needs. Students can access the material whenever and as often as they would like, thereby reinforcing critical concepts or details they may have missed in the original classroom lecture. Finally, assignments that require students to generate, edit, and publish their own podcasts reinforce critical communication skills such as writing text that will be orally presented online or in a classroom.
    • rief61
      rief61 on 19 Jul 11
       
      1. Studetns take more active role in learning experience. 2. Adaptable to student's learning needs. 3. Develop communication skills.
  • These results clearly show students' perceptions of podcasting in the classroom dramatically improved after using this technology
  • Although podcasting was popular amongst most of the students, there was one student who opposed podcasting in the class
    • rief61
      rief61 on 19 Jul 11
       
      Interesting. I wonder why.
Tracy Tuten

A guide to online educational resources. - NYTimes.com - 90 views

www.nytimes.com/...18openbox-t.html

education NYTimes guide DE courses

shared by Tracy Tuten on 22 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Richard Ludlow started the nonprofit Academic Earth two years ago after M.I.T.'s OpenCourseWare helped him pass linear algebra as a Yale undergraduate. His site offers the courses of 10 elite universities — 130 full courses and more than 3,500 video lectures. Viewers can turn the tables on professors and grade courses. Other guidance includes "Editor's Picks" and "Playlists," lectures selected around a theme like "First Day of Freshman Year" and "You Are What You Eat."
  • Connexions, started at Rice University 10 years ago, debundles education for the D.I.Y. learner. Anyone can write a "module," the term for instructional material that can be a single sentence or 1,000 pages. Connexions hosts more than 16,000 modules that make up almost 1,000 "collections." A collection might be, say, an algebra textbook or statistics course.
  • Daniel Colman is a curator of sorts. He sifts through the vast amount of free courses, movies and books offered online to find what he considers the very best in content and production value. Then he features them on Open Culture, the Web site he founded in 2006. It's a task in keeping with his mission as associate dean and director of Stanford's continuing education program.
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  • At last count, the site had 2,700 audio and video lectures from more than 25 universities; 268 audio books; and 105 e-books. Dr. Colman says he looks for lectures that "take ideas and make them come to life." And so you can learn 37 languages on Open Culture, or stream Jane Austen audio books, Hitchcock films and a John Hopkins biology lecture.
  • Why pay for test prep? M.I.T. OpenCourseWare has culled introductory courses in physics, calculus and biology, along with problem sets and labs, to help students prep for the Advanced Placement exams. (Not to miss an opportunity, there’s a link to the admissions office.)
  • Sydney Lacey on 22 Apr 10
     
    Thousands of pieces of free educational material - videos and podcasts of lectures, syllabuses, entire textbooks - have been posted in the name of the open courseware movement. But how to make sense of it all? Businesses, social entrepreneurs and "edupunks," envisioning a tuition-free world untethered by classrooms, have created Web sites to help navigate the mind-boggling volume of content. Some sites tweak traditional pedagogy; others aggregate, Hulu-style.
  • Tracy Tuten on 23 Apr 10
     
    Amazing online resources for education
Gerald Carey

Modern Biology - Open and Free - 94 views

oli.web.cmu.edu/...syllabus.do

open course biology

shared by Gerald Carey on 17 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • Gerald Carey on 17 Oct 10
     
    Open and Free Course on Biology run by Carnegie Mellon. Good background material.
anonymous

Exploring Bioethics - 49 views

science.education.nih.gov/...default.htm

shared by anonymous on 04 Nov 12 - Cached
  • anonymous on 04 Nov 12
     
    Free materials on bioethics and link to request other NIH Curriculum Supplements
clconzen

MentorMob Lets Instructors Compile Learning Playlists -- Campus Technology - 61 views

campustechnology.com/...ompile-learning-playlists.aspx

technology learning resources tools

shared by clconzen on 06 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • clconzen on 06 Apr 12
     
    A new Web 2.0 service facilitates compilation of "learning playlists" containing links to articles and videos that educators can make available to their students and others. MentorMob, from a company by the same name, is a free Web site that provides a repository for aggregating and organizing online educational resources. Once material is added, the viewer, such as a student, can work through the playlist in "steps."
Marc Patton

BIO Classroom TV Show - Biography.com - 2 views

www.biography.com/classroom

Teaching_Ideas Social_Studies Language_Arts

shared by Marc Patton on 27 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • Marc Patton on 27 Jun 12
     
    BIO Classroom provides free educational materials designed to encourage the use of biography in the classroom and to help students explore the lives of those who have made an impact on our world.
Marc Patton

coolteacherlinks - 1 views

www.coolteacherlinks.com/index.php

Teacher_Resources Teaching_Ideas

shared by Marc Patton on 29 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • Marc Patton on 29 Jun 12
     
    Please explore for great teacher resources, reference links, and other teaching resources. free lesson plans . . . teacher resources . . . student resources . . . and links to online quizzes, contests, and reference materials
Margaret Moore-Taylor

SchoolNotes 2.0 - 102 views

new.schoolnotes.com

teachers communication website

shared by Margaret Moore-Taylor on 18 Aug 12 - Cached
  • Margaret Moore-Taylor on 18 Aug 12
     
    "Post assignments, announcements, and links to important resources Notify parents and students each time you update your classroom page Create an online calendar of class events and activities Use our free storage to upload documents and add images to your page(s) Access practical tips and other resources from EducationWorld.com Use our handy tools to create flashcards and other learning materials"
Margaret Moore-Taylor

Free PD Resources for Teachers: Teacher Professional Development Sourcebook Directory - 46 views

directory.teachersourcebook.org/directory.cfm

free resources teachers professional professional development

shared by Margaret Moore-Taylor on 30 Aug 12 - No Cached
  • Margaret Moore-Taylor on 30 Aug 12
     
    Welcome to the most complete interactive directory of K-12 PD products and services. Whether you're looking for yourself, or an entire school district, the Teacher Professional Development Directory can help you identify accredited programs, supplemental materials, software, workshops, and more to help you meet your continuing education needs.
Marc Patton

Minnesota Repository of Coursework (MnROC) - 1 views

www.positivelyminnesota.com/...index.aspx

Teacher_Resources Teaching_Ideas Online_Learning_Environments

shared by Marc Patton on 10 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Marc Patton on 10 Sep 12
     
    The Minnesota Repository of Coursework (MnROC) gives instructors and trainers in the state's Adult Basic Education and WorkForce Center systems free and instant access to materials they need to plan and deliver their course offerings.
Marc Patton

Courses | NJCTL - 31 views

njctl.org/courses

Online_Learning_Environments STEM Teaching_Ideas Teacher_Resources

shared by Marc Patton on 28 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Marc Patton on 28 Sep 12
     
    All the digital materials needed to teach over twenty courses in Mathematics and Science are available for the free use by any student or teacher. These courses are part of the Progressive Mathematics Initiative (PMI) and Progressive Science Initiative (PSI).
Clint Heitz

Flipping the Classroom: A revolutionary approach to learning presents some pros and con... - 73 views

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flipping flipped classroom flipped_classroom

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    • Clint Heitz
      Clint Heitz on 09 May 13
       
      Why not create multiple types of videos? YouTube allows "choose your own path" videos that can let you alter the video based on the responses during viewing.
    • Clint Heitz
      Clint Heitz on 09 May 13
       
      Great way to provide equitable access opportunities
  • Teachers need to figure out what they want to get out of a flipped classroom, says Marine City High’s Ming. “What’s the purpose of doing it? Is it because you’re looking for more time in your curriculum to do hands-on activities?” An AP government teacher told Ming the best part of teaching his class was holding class discussions. The flipped classroom helped him get through the material with time to spare for conversation.
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    • Clint Heitz
      Clint Heitz on 09 May 13
       
      The purpose is always the key. Don't try to implement this "just because" or excessively. It is a great tool, but not always the right one.
  • Watching videos also means more sitting in front of devices. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends kids limit “screen time” to two hours a day because too much exposure has been linked to obesity, irregular sleep, behavioral problems, violence, and less time for play.
    • Clint Heitz
      Clint Heitz on 09 May 13
       
      Why not flip it with podcasts that students can listen to while walking, driving, etc.
  • Students need to feel as though their teachers are guiding them to the best materials, not merely giving them a list of videos to watch, says Valenza
  • “Teachers should keep posing the ‘why,’” says Bob Schuetz, the technology director at Palatine High School in Illinois. “Why am I doing this? Why is it beneficial to students?”
  • “The teacher walks around and helps everyone. It’s not a get-out-of-jail-free card for teachers not to teach.” It’s also not a way for kids to get out of doing anything at home. “Flipping what the kid does means they do the work ahead of time, come to class, and debrief,” explains Michelle Luhtala (aka the
  • “The end goal is personalized education. The flipped classroom is just a means to that end.” Students can use the videos to learn at their own pace—any time or place, says Roberts. “These students can replay their teacher’s explanation of a new concept as many times as they need to without fear of holding up the rest of the class.”
  • a librarian at Bullis School in Potomac, MD, gives students videos, Web pages, and screenshots about the nuts and bolts of the library, which frees up more time to devote to their research projects.
  • ure, some kids will ignore the video. “The same kids who don’t currently do their homework will not watch the lecture,” says McCammon. “But as you start making your class more engaging, kids who don’t usually do their homework will start doing it because they want to participate in the class.” Kids write questions down while they’re watching the video, and then the first 10 minutes of class is for discussion of what they’ve seen.
Dennis OConnor

Welcome to the secure portion of SpokenText your personal text to audio converter - 4 views

www.spokentext.net/s_index.php

podcast record accessibility

shared by Dennis OConnor on 23 Nov 08 - Cached
  • Dennis OConnor on 23 Nov 08
     
    free account. Creates an audio recording of text, pdf, webpage. Recording can be downloaded and added to materials to improve accessibility.
Marc Safran

Curriki - WebHome - 0 views

www.curriki.org/...WebHome

curriculum education wiki web2.0 resources collaboration

shared by Marc Safran on 05 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Marc Safran on 05 Aug 09
     
    Curriki is an online environment created to support the development and free distribution of world-class educational materials to anyone who needs them. Our name is a play on the combination of 'curriculum' and 'wiki' which is the technology we're using to make education universally accessible.
  • Michèle Drechsler on 06 Aug 09
     
    It is an opensource solution.
Randolph Hollingsworth

Call for Submissions - US Dept of Labor Employment and Training Administration - 27 views

www.doleta.gov/...SGA-DFA-PY-10-03.pdf

open educational resource grants OER opencontent

shared by Randolph Hollingsworth on 31 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • Randolph Hollingsworth on 31 Jan 11
     
    See also statement by Labor Dept (http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/eta20101436.htm) and White House (http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/01/20/new-job-training-and-education-grants-program-launched) and Chronicle article at http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/2-billion-federal-program-could-be-windfall-for-open-online-learning/29167 $2-Billion Federal Program Could Be 'Windfall' for Open Online Learning January 22, 2011, 9:49 am By Marc Parry "The Obama administration is encouraging the development of high-quality immersive online-learning environments. It suggests courses with simulations, with constant feedback, and with interactive software that can tailor instruction and tutoring to individual students. It likes courses that students can use to teach themselves. And it demands open access to everything: "All online and technology-enabled courses must permit free public use and distribution, including the ability to re-use course modules, via an online repository for learning materials to be established by the federal government.... That's because the government is requiring that all work supported by the grants be made available under what's known as a "Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License," which Mr. Green described as 'one of the most open content licenses that exists.'"
Holly Barlaam

Science Printables from Canon - 162 views

cp.c-ij.com/...list_15_1.html

science canon photography paper models art

shared by Holly Barlaam on 20 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Holly Barlaam on 20 Feb 11
     
    Free print materials from Canon. Templates for printing and creating cool paper models of earthquakes, dinosaurs, the sun, and more!
Beth Panitz

eBooks for Education - DedicatedTeacher.com eStore - 76 views

www.dedicatedteacher.com/...search

ebooks resources

shared by Beth Panitz on 16 Aug 11 - Cached
  • Beth Panitz on 16 Aug 11
     
    Download free samples of instructional materials for all grade levels, all subject areas, and many educational publishers
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