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Mark Gleeson

The False Digital Imperative | Teaching Writing in a Digital Age - 135 views

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    Opposing viewpoint on digital literacy. Important to hear other opinions to decide rationally. 
Mark Gleeson

What are you doing to make Maths real in the classroom? - 104 views

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    Brainstorming ideas to make Maths more relevant in the classroom
Mark Gleeson

Plan-Write-Publish digitally | Helen on ICT - 81 views

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    Practical writing process ideas using a range of Web 2.0 tools 
Mark Gleeson

Code Monster from Crunchzilla - 3 views

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    Great site for kids to play around and learn how JavaScript works
Mark Gleeson

Educational Leadership:Feedback for Learning:Seven Keys to Effective Feedback - 87 views

  • Whether the feedback was in the observable effects or from other people, in every case the information received was not advice, nor was the performance evaluated. No one told me as a performer what to do differently or how "good" or "bad" my results were. (You might think that the reader of my writing was judging my work, but look at the words used again: She simply played back the effect my writing had on her as a reader.) Nor did any of the three people tell me what to do (which is what many people erroneously think feedback is—advice). Guidance would be premature; I first need to receive feedback on what I did or didn't do that would warrant such advice.
  • Decades of education research support the idea that by teaching less and providing more feedback, we can produce greater learning (see Bransford, Brown, & Cocking, 2000; Hattie, 2008; Marzano, Pickering, & Pollock, 2001).
  • Feedback Essentials
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  • Goal-Referenced
  • Tangible and Transparent
  • Actionable
  • User-Friendly
  • Timely
  • Ongoing
  • Consistent
  • Progress Toward a Goal
  • But There's No Time!"
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    Wiggins Advice, evaluation, grades-none of these provide the descriptive information that students need to reach their goals. What is true feedback-and how can it improve learning? Who would dispute the idea that feedback is a good thing? Both common sense and research make it clear: Formative assessment, consisting of lots of feedback and opportunities to use that feedback, enhances performance and achievement. Yet even John Hattie (2008), whose decades of research revealed that feedback was among the most powerful influences on achievement, acknowledges that he has "struggled to understand the concept" (p. 173). And many writings on the subject don't even attempt to define the term. To improve formative assessment practices among both teachers and assessment designers, we need to look more closely at just what feedback is-and isn't.
Mark Gleeson

Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works, 2nd Edition - 117 views

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    While you can buy the book, the websit gives you online access to the whole book chapter by chapter. From what I've read so far, it's a useful addition to your reference collection on rescuing with tech
Mark Gleeson

Edcanvas | The one place to organize and present knowledge - 77 views

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    A new Web 2.0 tool for pool resources together for lessons. Looks promising. free ATM. 
Mark Gleeson

Did you see something weird on the Internet? - YouTube - 3 views

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    A nice little animation that can be used as a discussion starter about monitoring children's use of Internet. 
Mark Gleeson

David Truss: Transformative or just flashy educational tools? - Teachers with Apps - 72 views

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    There are a couple tools out now that I see bantered around in educational circles that I just hate! And there are some pretty awesome tools out there that are being used in rather old and traditional ways, and I don't hate the tool, but I hate the use of them. Exceptions don't contradict what I'm trying to explain here, but rather prove the point that: A tool is just a tool! I can use a hammer to build a house and I can use the same hammer on a human skull. It's not the tool, but how you use it that matters.
Mark Gleeson

7 Ways to Transform Your Classroom « David Truss :: Pair-a-dimes for Your Tho... - 80 views

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     the Inquiry Hub has deconstructed the school day, getting rid of class blocks and it also provides online blended learning opportunities that most schools simply could not duplicate. That said, much of what we are doing can be done in any classroom. So here are seven key aspects we are exploring at the Inquiry Hub that can help transform any classroom into a more engaging, and student-empowered learning space.
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