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Nigel Coutts

Virtual Reality - 46 views

thelearnersway.net/...virtual-realities

resources tools learning technology

shared by Nigel Coutts on 11 Apr 15 - No Cached
  • Nigel Coutts on 11 Apr 15
     
    What are the possibilities for situated learning created by a growing number of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Devices from Oculus Rift, Samsung, Google and Microsoft?
Has Slone

Always Write: Cobett's "7 Elements of a Differentiated Writing Lesson" Resources - 10 views

www.corbettharrison.com/seven_elements.htm

shared by Has Slone on 09 Apr 12 - No Cached
    • Has Slone
      Has Slone on 09 Apr 12
       
      This is a neat way to start a writing class with the creating plot ideas....
  • One of the goals I ask teachers to set after my training is to find new ways to push students to analyze and evaluate as they learn to write.
  • As part of my teacher workshop on the writing process, we investigate multiple uses of student samples. One of my favorite techniques involves having student compare and contrast finished pieces of writing. During both pre-writing and and revision, this push for deeper student thinking both educates and inspires your students.
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  • The handout has student writers analyze two fifth graders' published writing with a compare and contrast Venn diagram.
  • Revision is hard, and most teachers recognize it as an area of deficiency; the truth is, a lot of really great writing teachers I know still freely admit that revision is where they struggle the most.
  • revision shouldn't be the first of the seven elements to work on
  • When students like what they've written in rough draft form, they're ready to move to revision. My other six elements aim at helping students increase their pre-writing time so they both like and see more potential in their rough drafts
  • I believe in the power of collaboration and study teams,
  • Professional development research clearly cites the study team model as the most effective way to have learners not only understand new ideas but also implement them enough times so they become regular tools in a teacher's classroom.
  • Below, find three examples created by study teams during past workshops. I use them as models/exemplars when I set the study teams off to work.
  • My students learn to appreciate the act of writing, and they see it as a valuable life-skill.
  • In a perfect world, following my workshop,
  • follow-up tools.
  • I also use variations of these Post-its during my Critical Thinking Using the Writing Traits Workshop.
  • By far, the best success I've ever had while teaching revision was the one I experienced with the revision Post-its I created for my students
  • During my teacher workshop on the writing process, we practice with tools like the Revision Sprint (at right), which I designed to push students to use analysis and evaluation skills as they looked at their own drafts
  • I used to throw my kids into writing response groups way too fast. They weren't ready to provide critical thought for one another
  • The most important trick learned was this: be a writer too. During my first five years of teaching, I had assigned a lot of writing but never once had I written something I intended to show my students.
  • I have the following interactive plot element generator (which can be replicated with three coffee cans and index cards) to help my students feel in control of their options:
  • If you want to hear my take on graphic organizers in detail, you're going to have to hire me to come to present to you. If you can't do that, then I'll throw you a challenge that was thrown once at me, and completing the challenge helped me become a smarter designer of graphic organizers. The challenge came in two parts: 1) learn how to use tables and text boxes in Microsoft Word; 2) for practice, design a graphic organizer that would help students be successfully with the following trait-based skills:
  • "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, etc," which is an interesting structure that students can borrow from to write about other topics, be they fiction or non-fiction.
  • Asking students to create daily journals from the perspective of other animals or even inanimate objects is a great way to borrow this book's idea.
  • it challenges students to analyze the author's word choice & voice skills: specifically his use of verbs, subtle alliteration, and dialogue.
  • Mentor Text Resource Page here at my website, because this topic has become such a big piece of learning to me. It deserved its own webpage.
  • Here are seven skills I can easily list for the organization trait. Organization is: 1) using a strong lead or hook, 2) using a variety of transition words correctly, 3) paragraphing correctly, 4) pacing the writing, 5) sequencing events/ideas logically, 6) concluding the writing in a satisfying way, 7) titling the writing interestingly and so that the title stands for the whole idea. Over the years, I have developed or found and adapted mini-lessons that have students practice these skills during my "Organization Month."
  • Now, let's talk differentiation:
  • The problem with focusing students on a product--instead of the writing process--is that the majority of the instructional time is spent teaching students to adhere to a formula.
  • the goal of writing instruction absolutely should be the helping students practice the three Bloom's levels above apply: analyze, evaluate, and create.
  • Click here to access the PowerPoint I use during the goal-setting portion of my workshop.
  • Improving one's ability to teach writing to all students is a long-term professional development goal; sticking with it requires diligence, and it requires having a more specific goal than "I want to improve writing
  • "Trying to get better at all seven elements at once doesn't work;
  • strive to make my workshops more about "make and take,
  • Robert Marzano's research convinced me years ago of the importance of having learners set personal goals as they learn to take responsibility for their own learning.
Dimitris Tzouris

Kodu | Projects | FUSE Labs - 42 views

fuse.microsoft.com/projects-kodu.html

fuse labs kodu games 3d micosoft projects

shared by Dimitris Tzouris on 29 Jun 10 - Cached
  • Dimitris Tzouris on 29 Jun 10
     
    Easily create 3D games. Free tool.
Richard Fanning

A short introduction concerning the implementation of the Horizon system at t... - 4 views

liber-maps.kb.nl/...popla11.htm

Horizon automation ILS

shared by Richard Fanning on 29 Jul 10 - Cached
  • Horizon is a third generation system
  • marketed by Ameritech Library Services, a subsidiary of the Ameritech Corporation, one of the world's largest communication companies
  • new system Horizon was built on the Marquis, Dynix library system, and is being developed by Ameritech Library Service in collaboration with the University of Chicago and Indiana University. It was first introduced in the USA in 1991
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  • Horizon is a fully integrated client/server library management system, providing a graphical user interface for the library, and offering the functionality and standards required for an open system, including Web access, Z39.50 standard for information exchange, the TCP/IP communication standard, UNIX and Windows NT for portability. Horizon uses the SQL database management system, available from Sybase or Microsoft.
  • the main hardware is a SUN computer Sparc Server 1000 with a UNIX Solaris 2.5 operating system
  • the centre of any library system is the cataloguing module.
  • Cataloguing and Authority Control contain the bibliographic database used by all Horizon modules
  • project will contain four stages of activity. Three of them include:
  • the preparation of standardised cataloguing rules and their implementation working out subject classification exchange of records among different systems preparation of legal and financial responsibilities collecting money for buying software and technical equipment etc. (we have already received $705,000 from the Mellon Foundation) implementation of system testing of the National Catalogue module schedule preparation for creation of databases users' training
  • Generally speaking, the main points of plan in Nicholas Copernicus University Library have been successfully realised. The progress is visible. Since September 1998 new modules have been implemented and tested. In the opinion of our users they work quite well. Of course, problems arise from time to time, and sometimes they are quite troublesome, but they are solved on a daily basis.
  • Richard Fanning on 29 Jul 10
     
    Horizon library automation system
Bob Kachurek

Canvas for OneNote - 45 views

officelabs.com/...default.aspx

OneNote microsoft

shared by Bob Kachurek on 05 Aug 10 - Cached
  • Canvas for OneNote allows you to navigate and edit notebooks in a new way by providing a high-level canvas-view of all your content. The prototype lets you zoom and pan around; view and organize content in new ways; add new pages right where you want them; and even locate pages in a timeline view.
  • Bob Kachurek on 05 Aug 10
     
    Allows you to view all pages in a notebook as though they are laid out on a table top. You can zoom in and out and edit.
  • Tom Johnson on 08 Aug 10
     
    I found that none of the three links to the videos on the home page worked. Still, I downloaded and installed, but could not open any of my Notebooks, getting the same extensive error message as others have posted. Seems to me this is a long, long way from being ready for prime time.
Frances Brisentine

Ghotit Free Online Service, Text-To-Speech Feature for Microsoft Explorer 7 - 43 views

www.ghotit.com/text_to_speech.shtml

shared by Frances Brisentine on 30 Sep 10 - Cached
  • Ginny Mason on 12 Nov 10
     
    I tried this at our school on a student system. I had hoped that it might make typing more efficient for really young users in addition to helping our special needs. It made Word load too slowly for the general population, and our special needs students receiving their own computers with co-writer or other word prediction software supported through our LEA. It had a nice interface (big icons, text is big, etc.), but it won't server our needs at this time.
Beth Panitz

Mr. Foxhole's Classroom: Office 2010 For Free: Introducing Cloud Computing - 64 views

www.mrfoxhole.com/...or-free-introducing-cloud.html

cloud classroom computing tools resources

shared by Beth Panitz on 21 Nov 10 - No Cached
  • Tim Hornbacher on 21 Nov 10
     
    I don't know about you, but I often heard from students that they couldn't do a PowerPoint at home because they didn't have Microsoft Office. Well, if they have a computer with an internet connection, they do now......
  • Beth Panitz on 22 Nov 10
     
    Teacher shares technology tools that can be used in any classroom.
Elizabeth Huck

K-5 Computer Lab Green Screen Chroma Key Image Editing by Steve Lee Ignacio - 52 views

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computer green screen slate technology web2.0

shared by Elizabeth Huck on 08 Dec 10 - No Cached
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  • Annemarie Rodriguez on 09 Dec 10
     
    Is this only for Microsoft/PC Platforms? Does it work on the Mac Platform?
Adrienne Schroeder

Microsoft Excel Games and Templates - 11 views

people.uncw.edu/...excel_games.html

games education template

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  • Adrienne Schroeder on 25 Jul 13
     
    Templates for the classroom for various content areas
Janice Wilson Butler

Jeff Ertzberger Microsoft Office Games PowerPoint Games - 0 views

people.uncw.edu/...msgames.htm

games_generation powerpoint interactive technology resources Word education tutorial

shared by Janice Wilson Butler on 05 May 09 - Cached
  • Janice Wilson Butler on 05 May 09
     
    Nice templates for creating interactive games using Office.
Diana Irene Saldana

Tagxedo - Word Cloud with Styles - 111 views

www.tagxedo.com

wordcloud clouds Web2.0

shared by Diana Irene Saldana on 08 Apr 10 - Cached
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  • Welcome to Tagxedo, word cloud with styles Tagxedo turns words -- famous speeches, news articles, slogans and themes, even your love letters -- into a visually stunning word cloud, words individually sized appropriately to highlight the frequencies of occurrence within the body of text.
  • Cindy Sheets on 15 Apr 10
     
    word clouds with style. Create shapes with word clouds
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  • kathy adkisson on 09 May 10
     
    "Tagxedo turns words -- famous speeches, news articles, slogans and themes, even your love letters -- into a visually stunning tag cloud, words individually sized appropriately to highlight the frequencies of occurrence within the body of text."
  • Karen Wester on 04 Jul 10
     
    Imagine a site like "Wordle" but on steroids - Tagxedo allows you to make word clouds with images. Really cool possibilities as an ice breaker to the new school year.
  • Karen Wester on 04 Jul 10
     
    "Tagxedo turns words -- famous speeches, news articles, slogans and themes, even your love letters -- into a visually stunning tag cloud, words individually sized appropriately to highlight the frequencies of occurrence within the body of text."
  • mikecolletti529 on 16 Sep 10
     
    Does it only work on PCs...I tried to run this on my mac but can't get past the home page; when I go to create, I am asked to download Microsoft SilverLight, which I do. Then, nothing else happens.
  • Jane on 01 Jan 11
     
    The site allows you to choose or upload an image to go along with the tag cloud generated.
  • Chelsie Jolley on 04 Mar 11
     
    Similar to Wordle but now you can make them into images!
  • Bob Hiles on 02 May 11
     
    Tag Clouds
  • Gerald Carey on 19 May 11
     
    I genuinely want to ask: what is the educational point of 'word clouds'? To me there are useful as 'word searches' which have to be the almost useless. How have I got this so wrong?
  • Patricia Lukacs on 19 Jun 11
     
    The site for creating text shapes.
  • Donna Canuel on 20 Jun 11
     
    I genuinely want to ask: what is the educational point of 'word clouds'? To me there are useful as 'word searches' which have to be the almost useless. How have I got this so wrong? Totally agree!
  • Marc Patton on 19 Jul 12
     
    Tagxedo turns words -- famous speeches, news articles, slogans and themes, even your love letters -- into a visually stunning word cloud
  • Kerri Harris on 19 Jul 12
     
    To Gerald Carey - As an English teacher, word clouds are a great tool. Taking text from literature or even from your own students' writing and placing it in a word cloud builder allows students to find theme words because the words used the most often are bigger than the others. I've used my students' quickwrite entries about a chosen piece of text and shown them that they are all thinking through the literature the same way. It's pretty eye opening for an English class!
  • Diana Irene Saldana on 19 Apr 13
     
    Tagxedo turns words -- famous speeches, news articles, slogans and themes, even your love letters -- into a visually stunning word cloud, words individually sized appropriately to highlight the frequencies of occurrence within the body of text.
webExplorations

Home » LibreOffice - 34 views

www.libreoffice.org

tools

shared by webExplorations on 23 May 11 - No Cached
  • webExplorations on 23 May 11
     
    This is an excellent (and free) alternative to Microsoft Office. Can be used on either Macintosh or Windows.
Josh Flores

If you want to innovate like Da Vinci, education is overrated | TechRepublic - 46 views

www.techrepublic.com/...8383

shared by Josh Flores on 31 May 11 - No Cached
  • Thiel is a venture capitalist and the game that VCs play is to invest in 10 different ideas with the hope that one of them hits it big, while the other nine are likely to fail, morph into something different, or simply fade away.
  • Bill Gates (Microsoft) and Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook). Yes, both dropped out of Harvard to start a company and eventually became billionaires, but before they went to college both of them got an outstanding education that was certainly a springboard to their later achievements.
  • A college education trains and teaches students how to best plug themselves into the current civilization. Education helps you plug into the things society already needs, to plug into society as it is today. It’s not about tomorrow
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  • Da Vinci basically out-observed everyone in his generation? That was critical. He spent a lot of time observing and figuring out where there were important problems and pain points that could be improved by either iterating or innovating. It’s a simple but powerful formula. Lots of organizations could do a better job of carefully observing the best opportunities to target, and then attacking the opportunity with their best ideas.
  • Innovation is about what’s next. To pull off a big innovation, you almost always have to take a big risk. You have to try something different.
    • Josh Flores
      Josh Flores on 01 Jun 11
       
      What a great quote to support authentic lessons in the classroom! assessment should include more creativity and products to persent.
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 31 May 11
     
    Thiel is a venture capitalist and the game that VCs play is to invest in 10 different ideas with the hope that one of them hits it big, while the other nine are likely to fail, morph into something different, or simply fade away.
  • Jason Tolen on 01 Jun 11
     
    In reference to Gates and others who have shined, according to Gladwell's "Outliers" they have also most likely put in the time (10,000 plus hours) practicing, envisioning, and imagining what they want to create. Innovation takes time input, imagination, desire, and risk...
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