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collettmegan

How Cyclone Yasi compares around the world | Latest news on the Queensland Floods | New... - 21 views

www.news.com.au/...story-fn7ik2te-1225998762870

shared by collettmegan on 02 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • with storms of the past - it's bigger than Larry, more powerful than Tracy.  Hours after landfall, it was still a category three and had been forecast to still be a category one even when it reached Mt Isa, more han
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 02 Feb 11
     
    " IF you're struggling to grasp the magnitude of Tropical Cyclone Yasi, consider this: it is so large it would almost cover the United States, most of Asia and large parts of Europe. "
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 02 Feb 11
     
    Cyclone Yasi is about to strike land in North Queensland as I enter this post on the evening of 2 Feb 2011. This is a good comparison and visualisation that other teachers could use in their classroom to explain to students.
Roland Gesthuizen

Art lovers offered virtual galleries - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - 68 views

www.abc.net.au/...3127891.htm

Art mapping GoogleStreetView gallery ABCnews

shared by Roland Gesthuizen on 04 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 04 Feb 11
     
    "Art lovers will be able to stroll through some of the world's most famous galleries at the click of a mouse after Google put the venues online using Street View technology. In a collaboration with 17 leading galleries in nine countries, the US internet giant took equipment from the cars it used to map cities and recorded the galleries so they can now be enjoyed by anyone with web access."
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 04 Feb 11
     
    Virtual art tours by Google
Gerald Carey

All In The Mind -That Does Not Compute: the hidden affliction of dyscalculia - 70 views

www.abc.net.au/...3117234.htm

dyscalculia maths disability

shared by Gerald Carey on 06 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Gerald Carey on 06 Feb 11
     
    From the website: "You've heard the common refrain, 'Oh, I'm so bad at maths!' But for up to eight per cent of us, a condition called dyscalculia means numbers are a serious struggle, with serious consequences. Scientists are now revealing its biological basis, and in Australia there's a push for it to be seen as a legitimate and unique disability."
Sedley Abercrombie

Storybird - 90 views

storybird.com/tour

storybird story writing collaborative tools online creative smartboard

shared by Sedley Abercrombie on 08 Mar 11 - Cached
  • Sedley Abercrombie on 08 Mar 11
     
    This is an excellent collaborative writing tool that you can use on laptops or smartboads.
D. S. Koelling

From Lab to Red Carpet - NYTimes.com - 24 views

www.nytimes.com/...01angier.html

education persistence science

shared by D. S. Koelling on 01 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • If anything, stories like Ms. Portman’s show that great success, like DNA, is constructed of a few basic building blocks: tenacity, focus, and the old Woody Allen line about just showing up.
  • D. S. Koelling on 01 Mar 11
     
    Actors who were also good students
Mary Beth Messner

Kerpoof Scholastics™ - 63 views

www.kerpoof.com/teach

Kerpoof Animation Animations Movies Videos Web 2.0 Student Engagement

shared by Mary Beth Messner on 23 Feb 11 - Cached
  • Kerpoof's multimedia software is used by kids worldwide to create original artwork, animated movies, stories, greeting cards and more. The site is meant to be fun, but we're serious about its educational value. Elementary and middle school teachers can use Kerpoof in many ways to enhance classroom activities while meeting a range of educational standards.
Roland Gesthuizen

Schools must alter 'bystander' strategy as bullies scare off onlookers | News.com.au - 20 views

www.news.com.au/...story-e6frfkvr-1226022179566

bullying psychology school students

shared by Roland Gesthuizen on 21 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 21 Mar 11
     
    "SCHOOLS are still using ineffective anti-bullying strategies and some aren't putting their policies into practice, experts warn, as the rate of bullying in Queensland playgrounds continues to climb. Experts say schools need to be more effective not work harder."
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 21 Mar 11
     
    Suggests that there is an important and passive role for bystanders.
Lorri Carroll

10 years after laptops come to Maine schools, educators say technology levels playing f... - 73 views

www.sunjournal.com/...988012

laptops techintegration provingthecase

shared by Lorri Carroll on 20 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • We have math teachers doing online skill-based type of things and online quizzes,” Robinson said. Students use a site called, Glogster where they create digital posters, and upload photos and music for reports.
    • Steve Ransom
      Steve Ransom on 20 Mar 11
       
      Pretty low-level use for math... there are so many more powerful things that laptops could be used for.
  • Having laptops means all students can do the same quality report, regardless of their parents' income, “because they all have the same tools,”
  • We tried filtering. It's a losing battle,” Robinson said. “There's always a way around it. Now our approach is teaching responsibility.”
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  • “At our house, there are signs, 'No Facebook from 7 to 9:30,'” Angus King said. “Part of it is supervision, he said. You don't hand the keys to your car to your teenager without rules.
Steve Ransom

Daily Kos: Notice to All Banker Types from a Teacher - 97 views

www.dailykos.com/...ll-Banker-Types-from-a-Teacher

humor teacherevaluation teachereffectiveness highstakes rating teachers education satire blogpost

shared by Steve Ransom on 08 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • Steve Ransom on 08 Mar 11
     
    Sadly funny.
Amy Roediger

Kids' Games, Animals, Photos, Stories, and More -- National Geographic Kids - 1 views

kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids

science kids education nationalgeographic Resources rootsandshoots

shared by Amy Roediger on 25 Mar 11 - Cached
  • Amy Roediger on 22 Jul 11
     
    The photos, activities, and games have great content. Plus, there are unusual science and animal videos too!
Bonnie Grover

Information is beautiful - 147 views

www.informationisbeautiful.net

news resources Visualization info graphic

shared by Bonnie Grover on 29 May 11 - Cached
  • Gerald Carey on 29 May 11
     
    From a review by Alice Yoo (here: http://mylifescoop.com/featured-stories/2011/05/top-6-sites-that-inspire-and-educate.html) "Information is Beautiful was started by London-based writer and designer David McCandless. It's a blog that takes information - facts, data, ideas - and turns it into well-designed charts, graphs and data visualizations. Relevant to not just designers but anyone who appreciates statistics and facts, this site will not only keep you entertained, it will educate you on the world we live in." Love infographics - love to be able to do them as well as these people!
  • Mat Brown on 16 Aug 11
     
    Graphic representations of information.
Maureen Greenbaum

College is a waste of time - CNN.com - 49 views

www.cnn.com/...index.html

college skills

shared by Maureen Greenbaum on 03 Jun 11 - No Cached
    • Brian Mull
      Brian Mull on 03 Jun 11
       
      Marketing oneself in society today is a skill that all students MUST have, but too many schools are ignoring.
  • Of course, some people want a formal education. I do not think everyone should leave college, but I challenge my peers to consider the opportunity cost of going to class. If you want to be a doctor, going to medical school is a wise choice. I do not recommend keeping cadavers in your garage. On the other hand, what else could you do during your next 50-minute class? How many e-mails could you answer? How many lines of code could you write?
    • Brian Mull
      Brian Mull on 03 Jun 11
       
      The key is balance. We don't need to throw the baby out with the bathwater. What we need is to construct learning environments and experiences that connect with the real world. NOt the world within the school's four walls.
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    • Brian Mull
      Brian Mull on 03 Jun 11
       
      People who are successful in this area have a drive to be successful. We need to meet our students where they are, and we need to construct learning experiences in a way that engages their passions and promotes this drive. Schools and teachers can do this, but school and classroom structures need to change. 
    • Brian Mull
      Brian Mull on 03 Jun 11
       
      I rather think of this as many schools are failing to give students the skills they need to empower themselves. We can't take the responsibility away of students empowering themselves. It's a small, but vital thinking shift.
  • I left college two months ago because it rewards conformity rather than independence, competition rather than collaboration, regurgitation rather than learning and theory rather than application. Our creativity, innovation and curiosity are schooled out of us.
  • 36% of college graduates showed no improvement in critical thinking, complex reasoning or writing after four years of college.
  • college as a stepping-stone to success rather than a means to gain knowledge. College fails to empower us with the skills necessary to become productive members of today's global entrepreneurial economy.
  • Failure is punished instead of seen as a learning opportunity.
  • Learning by doing
  • A major function of college is to signal to potential employers that one is qualified to work. The Internet is replacing this signaling function.
  • creating personal portfolios to showcase their talent.
  • document our accomplishments, and have them socially validated with tools such as LinkedIn
Susanna Livingston

Rauch Bros. Animation | StoryCorps - 85 views

rauchbrothers.com/...overview

animation digital-storytelling Story-Corps

shared by Susanna Livingston on 05 May 11 - No Cached
  • Susanna Livingston on 05 May 11
     
    Great animations of plain ol' life... this is an awesome- rare site- so please check it out... I think there's something special here!!!
Martin Burrett

Facemoods' Online Safety Kit - Little Red Riding Mood 3 of 3 - 1 views

www.youtube.com/watch

e-safety

shared by Martin Burrett on 18 Jul 11 - No Cached
  • Martin Burrett on 18 Jul 11
     
    A collection of animated e-safety videos, based around the story of Little Red Riding Hood, about how young people can stay safe on Fackbook. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+&+Web+Tools
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