The idea is that we should challenge thinking, inspire creativity, and stir up discussion with a Powerpoint presentation – not present a series of dry facts.
Teaching Naked - without Powerpoint « HeyJude - 1 views
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More than any thing else, Mr. Bowen wants to discourage professors from using PowerPoint, because they often lean on the slide-display program as a crutch rather using it as a creative tool. Class time should be reserved for discussion, he contends, especially now that students can download lectures online and find libraries of information on the Web.
CIA - The World Factbook - 49 views
Princeton University - Kindle pilot results highlight possibilities for paper reduction - 20 views
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However, e-readers must be significantly improved to have the same value in a teaching environment as traditional paper texts, participants said.
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but they also said the ability to highlight directly on traditional text, to take notes and flip pages for ease in navigation suffers in the e-reader.
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With hopes of assisting industry with the refinement of e-readers, and providing useful information to other academic institutions considering the devices, information and data from the one-time pilot have been compiled on an Office of Information Technology (OIT) website.
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7 YouTube Alternatives & Why They Make Sense - 268 views
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are some things that YouTube can’t do, or doesn’t do so well
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I started my online videos using blip.tv but videos kept breaking and they kept turning closed captioning on and off. I have a deaf student and this became a real show stopper. When I switched to YouTube I was pleasantly surprised on how friendly the user control panels were and how easy (and fast) it is to maintain my video library. (Here's my channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/peterMankato?feature=mhee). The features on YouTube far surpass blip.tv for me.
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Project Noah - 71 views
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tool to explore and document wildlife and to harness the power of citizen scientists
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This could be a good way to get students to understand biodiversity. Pity about the name.
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Science education social networking platform integrating technology, the surrounding environment, and contextual learning. Powerful stuff here folks!
Teaching: Prepare and Connect | U.S. Department of Education - 35 views
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As a result, the technology of everyday life has moved well beyond what educators are taught to and regularly use to support student learning.
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I think that this is what we are talking about when we say "digital native." I think that are studnets know so much more than we do that it is often difficult to know where to start.
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I'm wondering why businesses, especially, don't recognize that teachers do not have the latest and greatest technological tools and work to provide those materials for students who will eventually become members of the workforce.
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In connected teaching, individual educators also create their own online learning communities consisting of their students and their students' peers; fellow educators in their schools, libraries, and after-school programs; professional experts in various disciplines around the world; members of community organizations that serve students in the hours they are not in school; and parents who desire greater participation in their children's education.
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The most effective educators connect to young people's developing social and emotional core (Ladson-Billings 2009; Villegas and Lucas 2002) by offering opportunities for creativity and self-expression.
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My StoryMaker : Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - 124 views
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A online story making resource where users choose, type, click and drag themselves a story with images and animation to share. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English
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Nice tool but doesn't accept languages other than English. No accent marks, diacritics or non-romance letters. Too bad.
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Easy story book creator that shows animated characters. Can be downloaded to pdf format and shared via email. No signup required.
Access and Use More Than 20,000 Historical Maps from the New York Public Library - 132 views
Understanding the Cosmos: Changing Models of the Solar System and the Universe - Primar... - 28 views
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http://www.eiu.edu/eiutps/materials.php EIU's activity tools are better.
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Response: Advice From The "Book Whisperer," Ed Week Readers & Me About Teaching Reading... - 1 views
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Other ways I encourage these kinds of discussions includes having students choose their own groupings and books for independent book "clubs" and using the Web as a vehicle to create audio and/or video "book trailers."
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