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Dallas McPheeters

Power League | A fun and easy way to explore any topic - 93 views

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    Sample group opinions and provoke group discussions - its easy and free. Create your own online leagues or use our existing ones. Power League is a versatile resource that lets you ask tough questions, stimulates debate and creates a visual league table based on votes gathered across your group. Start your own league and get voting ...
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Mathway: Math Problem Solver - 113 views

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    Interesting site allows students and teachers to solve problems, create worksheets, show steps to solving equations, etc.
Dallas McPheeters

Cognitive Media | Supercharge yourself. Think, talk and work more creatively. - 91 views

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    Here are all the RSA animate lectures that have been done including Dan Pink's and more. Excellent and fun resource for teachers. Those teaching elementary age should preview the images being drawn before showing in case of sensitivity to certain imagery.
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Cognitive Media | Supercharge yourself. Think, talk and work more creatively. - 51 views

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    visual communication and synthesis tools. Critical thinking development ideas. Nice site for teachers designing quality instruction. RSA Animate's site.
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How to Teach With Google Earth - 157 views

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    Full scale resource for teaching google earth and more. full featured. Complete. Well worth reviewing and bookmarking. http://delicious.com/dallasm12
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How to Create a Rubric in 3 steps - 138 views

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    Good and basic tutorial shows students how to create a rubric. Great learning and practice tool for would be teachers, graduate students.
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Collaboration Rubric - 140 views

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    Grading team work can be made simpler by having team members grade themselves and their team members using this rubric. Teams can take turns grading a weekly discussion throughout the semester and save the instructor time while helping students develop critical thinking skills.
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Participation Rubric - 132 views

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    Always a challenge grading participation in a fair manner. Here is a rubric to help. May be useful to define frequency ranges.
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John Stuart Mill: On Instruction, Intellectual Development, and Disciplined Learning - 70 views

  • A pupil from whom nothing is ever demanded which he cannot do, never does all he can. ~ John Stuart Mill
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    A pupil from whom nothing is ever demanded which he cannot do, never does all he can. ~ John Stuart Mill
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Nearly 1 in 4 fails military exam | Around the Web | eSchoolNews.com - 27 views

  • 23 percent of recent high school graduates don’t get the minimum score needed on the enlistment test to join any branch of the military
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    Interesting report portends a bleak trend?
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Rubrics - Teaching Commons - 95 views

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    Handy resource for all sorts of grading rubrics dealing with tech integration in curriculum.
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Online Discussions: Tips for Instructors - 56 views

  • Online Discussions: Tips for Instructors Online discussions are much like face-to-face discussions: they require preparation and active management in order to facilitate student learning. However, added complexities exist in the online environment, such as getting students comfortable with the conferencing system and helping them to communicate clearly without the aid of nonverbal communication cues. This tips sheet outlines the benefits of online discussions, then provides tips for both planning and facilitating such discussions. Tips to pass on to your students are also included at the end.
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    Nearly complete and concise explanation with strategies for successful online discussions. Excellent resource. Needs only a rubric to round out fully.
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Serious Reading for Serious Futurists | World Future Society - 39 views

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  • Trends Shaping Education 2010. OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation. Paris: OECD Publishing, Sept 2010, 90p, free pdf.
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  • Learning for Jobs.
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    Education Today 2010: The OECD Perspecive. OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation. Paris: OECD Publishing, Oct 2010, 86p, free pdf.
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Ed/ITLib Digital Library → Learning as Community Service: Thinking with New M... - 38 views

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    Imagine the impact on personal identity of students when they are able to reach beyond the classroom as potential change agents.
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ePublishers rush to mobile platforms... future trends survey results... - 21 views

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    ePublishers are rushing to accommodate the new mobile platforms. Textbooks will arrive before we know it. Don't underestimate the seemingly low tide. It's a Tsunami.
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Young students use Facebook in the classroom - 80 views

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    Young students use Facebook in the classroom What do you think?
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Freely Educate - 86 views

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    Links to many rich resources for free online education needs.
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