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Alfie Kohn News and Comments - 37 views

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“façade of orderly purposefulness”
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“Tell me the incomes of your students’ families,” he wrote, “and I’ll describe to you your school.”
- Steve Ransom on 24 Oct 09
  
  A sad but true reality.
  
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Steve Ransom on 24 Oct 09

Nice tribute to Ted Sizer and Gerald Bracey

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Top News - State targets student-teacher communication - 47 views

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Teachers Under Fire for Internet Use - TheApple.com - 89 views

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Some teachers need to get a license in common sense!!!!

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ReadWriteThink: Lesson Plan: Naming in a Digital World: Creating a Safe Persona on the ... - 52 views

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In this lesson, students explore naming conventions in digital and non-digital settings then choose and explain specific names and profiles to represent themselves online.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In this lesson, students explore naming conventions in digital and non-digital settings then choose and explain specific names and profiles to represent themselves online. </div>

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ReadWriteThink: Lesson Plan: Using Microblogging and Social Networking to Explore Chara... - 53 views

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Students use microblogging and social networking sites to trace the development of characters and examine writing style while reading a novel of manners such as Jane Austen's Emma.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Students use microblogging and social networking sites to trace the development of characters and examine writing style while reading a novel of manners such as Jane Austen's Emma.</div>

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ReadWriteThink: Lesson Plan: Texting a Response to Lord of the Flies - 19 views

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Students engage in a review of Lord of the Flies by looking at various ways the boys used communication while stranded on the island.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Students engage in a review of Lord of the Flies by looking at various ways the boys used communication while stranded on the island. </div>

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10 Things Parents Don't Tell Teachers - TheApple.com - 101 views

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Some great, practical tips here that should be seriously considered by teachers NOT currently following them. Great for new teachers, too.

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Wake Up and Smell the New Epistemology - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher... - 32 views

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Good pedagogy is the product of instructors who respect, understand, and creatively engage their students.
- Steve Ransom on 28 Sep 09
  
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I am asking instructors to see the two questions that the new epistemology emblazons across the front of every classroom — "So what?" and "Who cares?" — and then to adjust their teaching accordingly.
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Good pedagogy is the product of instructors who respect, understand, and creatively engage their students.
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except for the occasional late bloomer, we fail miserably at creating sustained intellectual fires among the vast majority of our practical, credential-driven students.
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better and more widely achievable educational goal should therefore be to inculcate a respect for learning and the pursuit of knowledge.
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Steve Ransom on 28 Sep 09

An excellent read for those interested... and those who need a kick in the pants re: engaging meaningfully a new culture of students, especially in higher education.

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Google Docs - Viewer - 0 views

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Nice for embedding pdf or PPT files on your webpage, or providing a link to the file that can be viewed right in the browser. However, the document must be uploaded somewhere online first - must have a URL to access it.

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Vídeos tutoriales de Khanacademy - 49 views

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Steve Ransom on 24 Sep 09

Hundreds of videos on high school math/science. They also have a YouTube channel.

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Student Instructor Program - 0 views

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NCTE teaching english journal free

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NCTE's Student/Instructor Program helps introduce pre-service teachers to the networking, resources, professional development, and collegiality of our profession. This member service allows teacher educators to share the latest developments and newest resources in English language arts with their students.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">NCTE's Student/Instructor Program helps introduce pre-service teachers to the networking, resources, professional development, and collegiality of our profession. This member service allows teacher educators to share the latest developments and newest resources in English language arts with their students. </div>

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The Free Information Society - Media in History/Other - 0 views

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History speech famous audio recording socialstudies

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Great collection of historical and important speeches - mp3 format.

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Create Video Playlists and Embed Them Anywhere | Embedr - 1 views

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mbedr is a free service that lets anyone create a custom playlist of videos from the top video sites on the web. Now start building that playlist of the best clips from Conan O'Brien that are spread throughout YouTube, MySpace, Vimeo, DailyMotion and more.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">mbedr is a free service that lets anyone create a custom playlist of videos from the top video sites on the web. Now start building that playlist of the best clips from Conan O'Brien that are spread throughout YouTube, MySpace, Vimeo, DailyMotion and more. </div>

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Main Page - WikiEducator - 0 views

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Great collection of resources and ideas for educators!

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http://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Groups/CCCC/Committees/OWIAnnotatedBib.pdf - 0 views

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PDF annotate bibliography of best practices in online writing instruction

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Digital Literacy | Common Sense Media - 1 views

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June 2009 Report by CommonSenseMedia "Digital Literacy and Citizenship in the 21st Century: Educating, Empowering, and Protecting America's Kids," proposes eight key initiatives to develop a national digital literacy program and integrate it into our educational curriculum. This white paper is meant to be a "living document" and will be updated on a regular basis.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">June 2009 Report by CommonSenseMedia "Digital Literacy and Citizenship in the 21st Century: Educating, Empowering, and Protecting America's Kids," proposes eight key initiatives to develop a national digital literacy program and integrate it into our educational curriculum. This white paper is meant to be a "living document" and will be updated on a regular basis.</div>

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Online debate community for logical, passionate people - CreateDebate - 2 views

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CreateDebate is a social tool that democratizes the decision-making process through online debate.

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Tweeting Your Way to Better Grades - US News and World Report - 0 views

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says today's kids aren't just digital natives—they're "digital savages" and "digital cannibals." They master technology at an alarming rate, he says, and they find ways to adapt it to practices other than what was originally intended. And they cheat.
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Bridging Differences: Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics - 1 views

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As it happened, New York state just released the results of its annual tests of English language arts and mathematics, and the scores soared across the state to an extent that was literally unbelievable.

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On interactive whiteboards (again!) | Teaching English | British Council | BBC - 1 views

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Great post and ensuing discussion on the value of interactive white boards in education.

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