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Google's Classroom: A Sneak Peek | Burlington High School Help Desk - 85 views

  • it is device agnostic
  • t Classroom converts a ten step (or more) workflow down to one simple step. She made several references to Classroom eliminating many stressors for teachers, especially those who may not be “Google savvy.”
  • Teachers will have the ability to create multiple, if not unlimited, classes in Classroom. Heidi and Paul explained the process is intuitive and within ten minutes students were in Classroom and were able to start using it.
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  • The discussion feature is called the “stream” and Paul said it resembles Google Plus.
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    Details on Google Classroom from a teacher who tested it in 2013-14.
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Videos, Common Core Resources And Lesson Plans For Teachers: Teaching Channel - 156 views

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    Teaching examples and ideas -hundreds of videos!
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How to: Inquiry | YouthLearn - 85 views

  • Before going to the kids, determine any preliminary factors or characteristics that must be true in order to achieve your larger goals or plans
  • Almost any topic can become the foundation for an inquiry-based project, even something as mundane as shoes,
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Game-Based Learning Units for the Everyday Teacher BY ANDREW MILLER 9/26/11| The Commit... - 157 views

  • One common myth about GBL is that it requires high-level technology. Another is that it is simply using games, whether physical or on the web, in the classroom. These ideas are not entirely true. Yes, GBL can be more rockstar when using technology, but it is not a requirement.
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Changing Rules of the Literacy Club | Angela Maiers Educational Services, Inc. - 68 views

  • Aren't we all emergent readers when we encounter new texts and mediums that push the boundaries of genre, form, format, and mode;on and offline? 
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    Great description of literacy and learning.
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I-Search - Emerging Perspectives on Learning, Teaching and Technology - 100 views

  • She introduces the concept of the I-Search to her students and has them select a topic they would like to explore
  • I-Search is the process of searching for answers to questions which have personal meaning to the writer combined with a metacognitive review of the search process.
  • In the I-Search process, students have ownership of their research
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      This is key to motivation!
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  • Through the I-Search process, students eventually develop their critical thinking skills
  • 6 C’s of motivation
  • Choice
  • Challenge
  • Control
  • Collaboration
  • Constructing meaning
  • Consequences
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    Great review and snapshot of what the iSearch process looks like, its benefits and challenges.
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HearOurTeachersHome - 51 views

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    A film is being created that should generate discussion on the real needs of education reform from the people who know best -- teachers. A great rebuttal to Waiting for Superman.
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Connect your classroom to the world | Skype in the classroom - 86 views

  • connect with classes from around the world
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      Exciting new way to find teachers and classrooms to connect with!
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    Social Network for teachers looking to connect with classrooms around the globe.
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At-A-Glance Comic Tutorials - a set on Flickr - 85 views

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    Gwyneth Jones, "The Daring Librarian" has created 20 fantastic tutorieals for Twitter, Blabberize, XtraNormal, WikiSpaces, iTunes, Prezi, Blogger, Wikipedia, and more!
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iPad information-Live binder (Author: mikefisher821) - 125 views

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    Great resources organized by educational role.
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50 Ways to Use Wikis for a More Collaborative and Interactive Classroom | Smart Teaching - 129 views

  • Track participation: Assign a wiki page to a group project, and then individual pages for each student to show their participation.
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      I like this idea. Moves towards student ownership of learning. This is an easy formative assessment piece to put in place.
  • Solving wiki: Post difficult math problems, such as calculus, so that the class can collaboratively solve them.
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    great ideas for multiple uses of wikis - with examples of each, however some of these links don't work.
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Challenge to Innovate (C2i) - 38 views

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    Contest for teachers with cash prizes sponsored by NEA and US Dept. of Ed. Post your problem, help find solutions to posted problems, vote on best solutions.
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Free Technology for Teachers: 3 Ways to Access Khan Academy Without YouTube - 79 views

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    How to access Khan Academy videos if you block You Tube in your school or district. This is awesome!
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Educational Leadership:Best of Educational Leadership 2009-2010:21st Century Skills: Th... - 40 views

  • The debate is not about content versus skills. There is no responsible constituency arguing against ensuring that students learn how to think in school. Rather, the issue is how to meet the challenges of delivering content and skills in a rich way that genuinely improves outcomes for students.
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      The skills help us learn content. The content gives us context for practicing and learning the skills. It is a symbiotic relationship.
  • Another curricular challenge is that we don't yet know how to teach self-direction, collaboration, creativity, and innovation the way we know how to teach long division. The plan of 21st century skills proponents seems to be to give students more experiences that will presumably develop these skills—for example, having them work in groups. But experience is not the same thing as practice. Experience means only that you use a skill; practice means that you try to improve by noticing what you are doing wrong and formulating strategies to do better. Practice also requires feedback, usually from someone more skilled than you are.
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      We not only give them experience --but we must model these skills constantly.
  • A growing number of business leaders, politicians, and educators are united around the idea that students need
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  • "21st century skills" to be successful today
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Weblogg-ed » The Assessment Problem - 27 views

  • how can we teach self-direction, collaboration, creativity et al if we’re not practicing those things ourselves? It would be like being asked to teach Physics with only a textbook understanding of it.
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      This is so true. Because these aren't really concrete things you can teach --it is more like you have to model these skills.
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CyberSmart! Toolbar - 80 views

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    Web 2.0 Tools organized and annotated in handy toolbar with dropdown menu.
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New copyright ruling affects educators | Communication and Collaboration | eSchoolNews.com - 112 views

  • The Copyright Office deemed K-12 teachers and students ineligible for the exemption, and instead indicated that they should use only screen captures of a film, because K-12 education doesn’t need access to visually high-quality clips, officials ruled.
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      Why???
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