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Nanette Blank

Global Warming for Non-science Majors - 13 views

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    This 10-week course for non-science majors focuses on a single problem: assessing the risk of human-caused climate change. The story ranges from physics to chemistry, biology, geology, fluid mechanics, and quantum mechanics, to economics and social sciences. The class will consider evidence from the distant past and projections into the distant future, keeping the human time scale of the next several centuries as the bottom line. The lectures follow a textbook, "Global Warming, Understanding the Forecast," written for the course. For information about the textbook, interactive models, and more, visit: http://forecast.uchicago.edu/
Trevor Cunningham

Explore Your World - Virtual Globetrotting - 4 views

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    .kml resource for a potpouri of thematic items...good potential for icebreakers, lesson/unit introductions, warm-ups, etc.
Brandie Hayes

Climate Change: Effects | Diigo - 33 views

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    Likely trends to occur due to global warming. Lists some regional impacts across the globe!
mswanty

System of linear equations-Games - 56 views

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    These are pretty cool and include mathematical solutions, a good warm up for class.
Bob Calder

Juicy Geography: Investigating sea level change with Google Earth - 96 views

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    global warming activity using maps 
Matt Renwick

Common Core Reading: Difficult, Dahl, Repeat : NPR Ed : NPR - 42 views

  • Ms. Wertheimer warms them up with a text-dependent question: "Are all of these native peoples nomadic?"
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      "Warms them up" - That is not the descriptor I would use for that question.
  • "On page 6, paragraph 2," he says, "the first sentence: 'The Haida and Tlingit of the Northwest built permanent wooden homes called longhouses.' "
    • Matt Renwick
       
      How is this any different than the outdate practice of call and answer?
  • seems to engage the kids
    • Matt Renwick
       
      Because the hands shot up?
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  • tiring work for the kids
    • Matt Renwick
       
      Why is it tiring? Shouldn't it be invigorating?
  • dives into the packet
    • Matt Renwick
       
      An oxymoron if I every saw one.
  • It's a way of labeling books based on the skill needed to read them.
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      Or a way of labeling students, at least indirectly.
  • kids here have leveled libraries
  • counterbalance to the tough stuff
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      Kids will challenge themselves, when the text invites learners to challenge it. The requires provocative reading.
  • seems to engage the kids
  • d. Or, to
Julie Golden

Need your help! - 39 views

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Martin Burrett

Relaxing sounds - 5 views

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    A site with four relaxing sound scapes from a forest, the sea, a rain storm and the sounds of the night. Perfect for setting a scene for writing or a warm down activity. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Music,+Sound+&+Podcasts
Martin Burrett

Speed grid challenge - subtraction 3 of 3 - 44 views

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    A subtraction game where you have to choose two numbers to reach the provided answer. Great as a lesson warm up on a interactive whiteboard http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths
Martin Burrett

Speed grid challenge - subtraction 2 of 3 - 25 views

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    A subtraction game where you have to choose two numbers to reach the provided answer. Great as a lesson warm up on a interactive whiteboard http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths
Martin Burrett

Speed grid challenge - subtraction 1 of 3 - 31 views

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    A subtraction game where you have to choose two numbers to reach the provided answer. Great as a lesson warm up on a interactive whiteboard http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths
Pam Jeffrey

Digitally Speaking / Blogging - 169 views

  • Using Feed Readers

     

    Feed readers are probably the most important digital tool for today's learner because they make sifting through the amazing amount of content added to the Internet easy.  Also known as aggregators, feed readers are free tools that can automatically check nearly any website for new content dozens of times a day---saving ridiculous amounts of time and customizing learning experiences for anyone. 

     

    Imagine never having to go hunting for new information from your favorite sources again.  Learning goes from a frustrating search through thousands of marginal links written by questionable characters to quickly browsing the thoughts of writers that you trust, respect and enjoy.

     

    Sounds too good to be true, doesn't it?

     

    It's not!  Here's a Commoncraft tutorial explaining RSS Feeds in Plain English:

     

    Feed readers can quickly and easily support blogging in the classroom, allowing teachers to provide students with ready access to age-appropriate sites of interest that are connected to the curriculum.  By collecting sites in advance and organizing them with a feed reader, teachers can make accessing information manageable for their students. 

    Here are several examples of feed readers in action:

     

    Student Blogs

    http://www.pageflakes.com/wferriter/20982438

     

     

    This feed list includes several elementary, middle and high school blogs that students can explore during silent reading or while online at home.

     

     

    Current Events 

    http://www.pageflakes.com/wferriter/16714925

     

    This feed list includes links to several news websites that cover topics that are a part of one teacher's required social studies curriculum. 

     

    Global Warming

    http://www.pageflakes.com/wferriter/22534539

    Used specifically as a part of one classroom project, this feed list contains information related to global warming that students can use as a starting point for individual research. 

     

    While there are literally dozens of different feed reader programs to choose from (Bloglines and Google Reader are two biggies), Pageflakes is a favorite of many educators because it has a visual layout that is easy to read and interesting to look at.  It is also free and web-based.  That means that users can check accounts from any computer with an Internet connection.  Finally, Pageflakes makes it quick and easy to add new websites to a growing feed list—and to get rid of any websites that users are no longer interested in.

    What's even better:  Pageflakes has been developing a teacher version of their tool just for us that includes an online grade tracker, a task list and a built in writing tutor.  As Pageflakes works to perfect its teacher product, this might become one of the first kid-friendly feed readers on the market. Teacher Pageflakes users can actually blog and create a discussion forum directly in their feed reader---making an all-in-one digital home for students. 

     

    For more information about the teacher version of Pageflakes, check out this review:

     

    http://teacherleaders.typepad.com/the_tempered_radical/2008/02/pageflakes-for.html

     

     

    For more information on using feed readers to organize and manage information, check out this handout: 

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    Checklist to use before embarking on a blogging project with students
Martin Burrett

Visual Fractions - 114 views

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    Tutorial over Fractions. Includes identifying, renaming, comparing, adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing. Great way to reinforce what is taught in the classroom.
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    A site full of activities and games to learn about and to practise fractions. Great for lesson warm ups. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths
Martin Burrett

Phone-addicted teens are unhappy - 21 views

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    "Happiness is not a warm phone, according to a new study exploring the link between adolescent life satisfaction and screen time. Teens whose eyes are habitually glued to their smartphones are markedly unhappier, said study lead author and San Diego State University and professor of psychology Jean M. Twenge."
Nigel Coutts

Reflections on a service trip to Fiji - The Learner's Way - 4 views

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    Recently I left the cold and dark of a Sydney winter and journeyed north to the warmer climate of Fiji. A jewel dropped in the warm waters of the Pacific, Fiji is a popular holiday destination for those looking for a tropical escape. This trip was very different from the norm. There would be no resorts, no five-star dining and my company was to be a group of 24 Year Nine students. It was to be a journey full of learning and insights into the challenges facing education. 
Siri Anderson

Owl Together by Rose Abernathy - 11 views

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    Multiplayer online game posing the spotted and barred owls against one another in territory acquisition as a means to teach about biospheres and global warming. Brilliant idea. I don't have anyone to play with so not sure how it works.
Julie Golden

Need Your Help!! - 35 views

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