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First boot with the Raspberry Pi | How To - CNET - 49 views

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    Clear introduction to the raspberry pi computer
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Cookie Caster: Customize your own cookie cutter in a minute - 32 views

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    Design your own cookie cutters and print them on a 3D printer. You can draw your own or start with an existing image. Suggested by Corey Kilbane, 12/12/2013
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Thingiverse - Digital Designs for Physical Objects - 37 views

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    Library of objects that can be 3D printed
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Tinkercad - Mind to design in minutes - 7 views

shared by Bob Rowan on 11 Dec 13 - No Cached
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    suggested by Corey Kilbane as simplified site to design objects for 3D printing
Bob Rowan

Phishing Examples: Samples of Fake Emails Regarding PayPal, Chase, Visa, Etc. - 44 views

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    Examples of fake email messages, used in phishing schemes. From Common Sense media Digital Citizenship curriculum
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Teaching Your Students How to Have a Conversation | Edutopia - 108 views

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    Interesting tips for teaching students conversation skills
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Educators Evaluate 'Flipped Classrooms' | Andrew K. Miller - 74 views

  • replacing traditional classroom lectures with video tutorials
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      This isn't a complete definition of flipped classrooms
  • there are a multitude of ways to “flip” a classroom
  • criticism from some who believe that flipping is simply a high-tech version of an antiquated instructional method: the lecture
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  • a better version of a bad thing
  • Tips for Flipping
  • Don’t get hung up on creating your own videos
  • be intentional about when to flip
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      Don't flip just for the sake of flipping, but this sort of reminder should not be required any longer with any new teaching technique
  • find a partner
  • find alternatives for students who lack Internet access
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      this isn't any issue for many schools, but it important to note when presenting flipped classrooms to a wider variety of educators
  • engage students in the videos
  • given an outline for each unit that includes all the resources they might need for each objective
  • sets deadlines to keep everyone on track
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    Shared by ISTE on 9/6/2012
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App Evaluation Program for Schools | HappiPapi - 63 views

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    educational applications available for free to teachers who are willing to evaluate those programs
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Rutgers Video on Plagiarism - 4 views

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    Resources for teaching Plagiarism from Rutgers University, shared by Gretchen Schroeder in Spring 2009, with the following caveat: "There are a couple of things in the "Quiz" video that are not precisely accurate e.g. they don't cover common knowledge quite right."
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NMC Horizon Report > 2012 K-12 Edition | The New Media Consortium - 34 views

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    report on technologies likely to be used in education in the future; full report will be released during this organization's June 12-15 conference
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Minecraftedu - 2 views

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    Educational site for Minecraft game, includes information about educational pricing and ideas for use in school
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Netsmartz Educators Page - 61 views

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    from 3/4/2011 cyber-bullying presentation; lessons, videos, and other resources for teachers, parents, and students about responsible and safe online use, from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
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Technology Student Association - 39 views

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    Mission: Leadership and opportunities in technology, innovation, design and engineering. Members apply STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) concepts through co-curricular programs. Suggested by Deb Rottinger, 5/11/2012
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ResourceSpace: Open Source Digital Asset Management (DAM) - 23 views

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    Suggested as system for sharing pictures and videos, by Mike Schmelder, Director of Information Services, Lancaster Country Day School
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12 Reasons to Get Your School District Tweeting This Summer | Edutopia - 63 views

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    Primarily written to encourage schools to share information via Twitter, but also contains suggestions of how teachers can benefit (and fwiw, I found the article from one of the people I follow on Twitter)
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Should Students Evaluate Their Teachers? | Edutopia - 67 views

  • online survey of 1,883 students from 10 European countries
  • what the students expect
  • what they experience from their instructors
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  • looked at three characteristics
  • personality
  • classroom environment
  • teaching style
  • gap of 35 percent between what students expected and what professors were able to deliver
  • professors did best at being "confident" and "rational"
  • worst at being "inspiring"
  • wanted inspiring teachers that are approachable
  • clear idea of student requirements
  • good communicators
  • be alert to struggling students
  • student evaluations prove to be the most effective at providing specific information for formative evaluations
  • should be an important part of teacher evaluations
  • Informally, teachers are graded all the time
  • you could administer a formal climate survey
  • At the end of every test or quiz, put in a few non-graded questions
  • What did you like most about learning this topic
  • What was most difficult
  • could the teacher have done a better job
  • What would you recommend to improve this course? What do you want to see more of in this class? Less of?"
  • 21st-century education E-newsletter
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    The author reflects on student evaluations, citing a study that asked students what they expect from their professors (also talks about how it applies to K-12 schools)
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Cloth Addiction: the microfiber cloth that has changed my life | ZDNet - 65 views

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    suggested as good cleaning cloth for ipads or other electronic devices
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