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Comrad Compadre

DOJ won't help FCC fight state laws that harm municipal broadband | Ars Technica - 1 views

arstechnica.com/...-that-harm-municipal-broadband

shared by Comrad Compadre on 10 Nov 15 - No Cached
  • DOJ attorney told a federal appeals court last week that "Respondent United States of America takes no position in these cases."
    • Comrad Compadre
      Comrad Compadre on 10 Nov 15
       
      Arguably one of the best lines to come out of the US DOJ
  • The DOJ's decision to stay out of the case was cheered by Randolph May, who was an FCC lawyer between 1978 and 1981. May opposes both the municipal broadband and net neutrality decisions and today runs a "free market-oriented think tank" called The Free State Foundation. He wrote that "the Department of Justice's curt statement advising the court that it takes no position in the appeal of the FCC's preemption of state laws restricting local government broadband networks is very curious. As someone who served as FCC Associate General Counsel, I can tell you this is a very rare occurrence."
Matt Renwick

It's Not the Assessment - It's How You Use It | Assessment in Perspective - 78 views

assessmentinperspective.com/?p=1443

assessment perspective

shared by Matt Renwick on 07 May 14 - No Cached
  • We acknowledge that there is so much that is out of our control right now when it comes to assessment, but we believe we need to also remember what we can control.
  • These assessments can help a teacher determine the type of small group and whole class instruction that needs to be done to support her readers in using strategies effectively and flexibly. This type of analysis is typically not required — only the list of levels needs to be turned in.
  • When we simply look at these students based on the numerical score they achieve on these assessments, we lose so much data. Knowing a student or group of students did not reach a benchmark helps us determine that these kids need support, but it does not tell us the type of support they need.
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  • Assessing students counts as a conference!
  • Another way to translate assessments into day-to-day teaching is to use your conferring notebook while you are doing your required assessments.
  • It is so helpful to take a little the extra time after each assessment to think about what you learned, and how you can use that data tomorrow to lift the quality of your instruction.
  • we believe that what is most important is that you can assess the full profile of a reader and you use the assessment data to inform your teaching
  • Sometimes it is better to stay the course with the tools we have and understand it is the best decision for our district at this point in time.
    • Matt Renwick
      Matt Renwick on 07 May 14
       
      student portfolios
  • This work is messy and rarely precise.
Clint Heitz

This Is How The Way You Read Impacts Your Memory And Productivity - 17 views

www.fastcompany.com/...s-your-memory-and-productivity

reading digital resources

shared by Clint Heitz on 21 Mar 18 - No Cached
  • Studies have shown that taking notes by longhand will help you remember important meeting points better than tapping notes out on your laptop or smartphone. The reason for that could be that “writing stimulates an area of the brain called the RAS (reticular activating system), which filters and brings clarity to the fore the information we’re focusing on
  • says one explanation for the benefit of reading analog books may come down to something called metacomprehension deficit. “Metacomprehension refers to how well we are ‘in touch with,’ literally speaking, our own comprehension while reading,” says Mangen. “For instance, how much time do you spend reading a text in order to understand it well enough to solve a task afterwards?”
  • “Length does indeed seem to be a central issue, and closely related to length are a number of other dimensions of a text, e.g., structure and layout. Is the content presented in such a way that it is required that you keep in mind several occurrences/text places at the same time?” says Mangen. In other words, she says, complexity and information density may play a role in the importance of the medium providing the text.
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  • “It is not–and should not be–a question of either/or, but of using the most appropriate medium in a given situation, and for a given material/content and purpose of reading,”
  • As the study cited above mentions, like other digital readers, you probably think you are absorbing the information better than you actually are, and thus move through the book faster.A simple solution to this is to simply slow down and take more time reading the material, and you might absorb the information just as well as those who naturally take longer to read a paper book.
anonymous

Free Technology for Teachers - 125 views

www.freetech4teachers.com

technology Education teachers tieclass

shared by anonymous on 16 Jan 10 - Cached
  • skip to main | skip to sidebar Pages Free Downloads Job Board Google Tools Tutorials Video Creation Resources Develop a PLN Work With Me Advertise Monday, June 21, 2010 Measure the Impact of Asteroids & Atomic Bombs Carlos Labs, a data architecture and data integration firm in Australia, has developed two Google Maps-based widgets that demonstrate the range of atomic weapons and the size of areas that could be affected by asteroid impacts.Ground Zero
  • size of an area that
  • TimeMaps is best described as a mash-up of encyclopedia
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  • Investopedia
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 27 Jun 17
       
      This is a cool article!!! I like to use exclamation points to show my enthusiasm!!!!!
  • the new version of Google Earth is now a core component of G Suite for Education. This means that your students will be able to use Google Earth with the same account that they use for Google Drive, Classroom, Keep, and other core G Suite components.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 27 Jun 17
       
      This is a great point!!
  • trisha_poole on 01 Jan 11
     
    Free resources and lesson plans for teaching with technology
  • Deborah McGIffin on 10 Mar 14
     
    Good blog about free technology teachers can access for education
Frederick Eberhardt

Powerful Learning: Studies Show Deep Understanding Derives from Collaborative Methods | Edutopia - 85 views

www.edutopia.org/uiry-project-learning-research

Collaborative Learning Powerful Student as Researcher

shared by Frederick Eberhardt on 03 Oct 09 - Cached
  • In essence, students must learn how to learn, while responding to endlessly changing technologies and social, economic, and global conditions.
  • students learn more deeply if they have engaged in activities that require applying classroom-gathered knowledge to real-world problems.
  • developing inquiring minds
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  • Studies of problem-based learning suggest that it is comparable, though not always superior, to more traditional instruction in teaching facts and information. However, this approach has been found to be better in supporting flexible problem solving, reasoning skills, and generating accurate hypotheses and coherent explanations.
  • design challenges need to be carefully planned, and they emphasized the importance of dynamic feedback.
  • When students have no prior experience with inquiry learning, they can have difficulty generating meaningful driving questions and logical arguments and may lack background knowledge to make sense of the inquiry.
    • Adrienne Michetti
      Adrienne Michetti on 03 Oct 09
       
      Absolutely true. I discovered this when I used inquiry-based methods with my students in Qatar who were used to rote learning. They truly did not know where to start. They first needed to learn *how* to be inquisitive.
  • Requiring students to track and defend their thinking focused them on learning and connecting concepts in their design work
  • All the research arrives at the same conclusion: There are significant benefits for students who work together on learning activities.
  • groups outperform individuals on learning tasks and that individuals who work in groups do better on later individual assessments.
  • In successful group learning, teachers pay careful attention to the work process and interaction among students.
  • "It is not enough to simply tell students to work together. They must have a reason to take one another's achievement seriously.
  • She and her colleagues developed Complex Instruction, one of the best-known approaches, which uses carefully designed activities requiring diverse talents and interdependence among group members.
    • Adrienne Michetti
      Adrienne Michetti on 03 Oct 09
       
      Interesting... worth checking out.
  • They require changes in curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices -- changes that are often new for teachers and students.
  • Adrienne Michetti on 03 Oct 09
     
    A scholarly article with tremendous real-world practical implications and suggestions. Love this.
  • Adrienne Michetti on 03 Oct 09
     
    A scholarly article with tremendous real-world practical implications and suggestions. Love this.
  • Frederick Eberhardt on 06 Oct 11
     
    Vocational Education meets Research in the dynamic classroom of Linda Darling-Hammond, 2008. The students are doing the research, teaching and learning. They control their own destiny and they are taking the world by storm! They are not waiting to be taught, they are teaching each other and themselves as teams of researchers. Darling-Hammond, L. (2008). Powerful learning: what we know about teaching for understanding. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Paulo De Souza

Discover Life -- Tree of Life - 2 views

www.discoverlife.org/...20m

biology resources

shared by Paulo De Souza on 07 Apr 13 - No Cached
  • Paulo De Souza on 07 Apr 13
     
    One of the best tree of life i stumbled upon.
Rafael Morales_Gamboa

Technology Will Not Replace Teachers | LinkedIn - 40 views

www.linkedin.com/...logy-will-not-replace-teachers

shared by Rafael Morales_Gamboa on 25 Aug 13 - No Cached
  • it is no substitute for experienced human decision-making and intervention in complex, dynamic, high-stakes situations
    • Rafael Morales_Gamboa
      Rafael Morales_Gamboa on 26 Aug 13
       
      But, how many of this situations occur every day, week, month, year in a teacher's practice?
  • Few would argue that without Captain Sully Sullenberger, a former fighter pilot with nearly 30 years of commercial aviation experience, there would have been no miracle on the Hudson
    • Rafael Morales_Gamboa
      Rafael Morales_Gamboa on 26 Aug 13
       
      But, how many of such miracles are required every day? In the UK, for example, giving birth is attended by a nurse in the patient's room, but specialized surgeons and rooms are there in case they are needed. Why wouldn't that apply to teachers?
  • But the highly complex and nuanced demands of teaching cannot be met by computers executing repetitive tasks or simple transactions -- or even sophisticated algorithms. People learn in different ways, at different rates, and numerous variables can affect their progression on any given day -- including those in the social and emotional realm.
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  • The best teachers harness this energy and use it as rocket fuel for learning
    • Rafael Morales_Gamboa
      Rafael Morales_Gamboa on 26 Aug 13
       
      You are right. Best teachers do it, and they cannot be replaced. What percentage of all teachers are we talking about?
Kristin Testerman

Classes should do hands-on exercises before reading and video, Stanford researchers say - 25 views

news.stanford.edu/...ped-learning-model-071613.html

shared by Kristin Testerman on 19 Jul 13 - No Cached
  • The research comes out as the idea of a "flipped classroom," in which students first watch videos or read texts and then do projects in the classroom, has been growing in popularity at colleges and graduate schools. The study's conclusion suggests that the current model of the flipped classroom should itself be flipped upside down. The researchers advocate the "flipped flipped classroom," in which videos come after exploration and not before.
    • Kristin Testerman
      Kristin Testerman on 15 Jan 15
       
      How is this different from what the "buzz" is right now in education? What do we do about this research?
  • may have applications in any field where teaching demands visualization and exploration of complex systems
  • Amy Roediger on 19 Jul 13
     
    A new study from the Stanford Graduate School of Education flips upside down the notion that students learn best by first independently reading texts or watching online videos before coming to class to engage in hands-on projects. Studying a particular lesson, the Stanford researchers showed that when the order was reversed, students' performances improved substantially.
  • Kristin Testerman on 15 Jan 15
     
    A new study from the Stanford Graduate School of Education flips upside down the notion that students learn best by first independently reading texts or watching online videos before coming to class to engage in hands-on projects. Studying a particular lesson, the Stanford researchers showed that when the order was reversed, students' performances improved substantially.
Gloria Maristany

ADD / ADHD and School: Helping Children with ADHD Succeed at School - 2 views

helpguide.org/...hd_add_teaching_strategies.htm

strategies adhd teaching

shared by Gloria Maristany on 15 Jul 11 - Cached
  • Kids with attention deficit disorder respond best to specific goals and daily positive reinforcement—as well as worthwhile rewards. Yes, you may have to hang a carrot on a stick to get your child to behave better in class. Create a plan that incorporates small rewards for small victories and larger rewards for bigger accomplishments.
  • Seat the child with ADD/ADHD away from doors and windows.
  • Alternate seated activities with those that allow the child to move his or her body around the room. Whenever possible, incorporate physical movement into lessons.
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  • Write important information down where the child can easily read and reference it. Remind the student where the information can be found. Divide big assignments into smaller ones, and allow children frequent breaks.
  • The self-esteem of children with ADD/ADHD is often quite fragile
  • Develop a “secret language” with the child with ADD/ADHD. You can use discreet gestures or words you have previously agreed upon to let the child know they are interrupting. Praise the child for interruption-free conversations.
  • written behavior plan is near the student
  • consequences immediately following misbehavior. Be specific in your explanation, making sure the child knows how they misbehaved.
  • Recognize good behavior out loud. Be specific in your praise, making sure the child knows what they did right.
  • cross off each item as it is completed.
  • run an errand or do a task for you
  • play a sport—or at least run around before and after school.
  • Provide a stress ball, small toy, or other object for the child to squeeze or play with discreetly at his or her seat.
  • do one step and then come back to find out what they should do next
  • extremely brief when giving directions
  • write directions down in a bold marker or in colored chalk on a blackboard.
  • Read to children. Read with children. Make reading cozy, quality time with you. Make predictions or “bets.” Constantly ask the child what they think might happen next. Model prediction: “The girl in the story seems pretty brave—I bet she’s going to try to save her family.” Act out the story. Let the child choose his or her character and assign you one, too. Use funny voices and costumes to bring it to life.
  • If you understand how your child with ADD/ADHD learns best, you can create enjoyable lessons that pack an informational punch.
  • With organization
  • Establish a homework folder for finished homework. Check and help the child organize his or her belongings on a daily basis, including his or her backpack, folders, and even pockets. If possible, keep an extra set of textbooks and other materials at home. Help the child learn to make and use checklists, crossing items off as they are accomplished. Help organize loose papers by color coding folders and showing the child how to hole-punch and file appropriately.
  • Allow the child breaks as often as every ten to twenty minutes. Teach a better understanding of the passage of time: use an analog clock and timers to monitor homework efficiency.
  • Neurological deficits, not unwillingness, keep kids with attention deficit disorder from learning in traditional ways.
  • If you can work with and support your child’s teacher, you can directly affect the experience of your child with ADD/ADHD in the classroom.
  • Gloria Maristany on 15 Jul 11
     
    Simple stategies for classroom
  • Gloria Maristany on 15 Jul 11
     
    Homework tips to share with parents
Bruce Huddleson

Conferences | ACT @ University of Toronto - 9 views

testsoft.ati.utoronto.ca/...conferences

edtech conferences

shared by Bruce Huddleson on 19 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • Bruce Huddleson on 19 Jun 14
     
    Best list of EdTech Conferences provided by Wright
Katie McClintic

12 Of The Best Vocabulary Apps For Middle & High School Students - - 65 views

www.teachthought.com/...ps-middle-high-school-students

vocabulary apps school

shared by Katie McClintic on 06 Oct 16 - No Cached
  • The AWL (Academic Word List) was developed by Averil Coxhead at the world renowned School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies at Victoria Univ. of Wellington, New Zealand. The list of words were selected because they appear with great frequency in a broad range of academic texts.
Martin Burrett

Dropbox - Simplify your life - 95 views

www.dropbox.com

storage backup sharing links collaboration sync

shared by Martin Burrett on 28 Aug 10 - Cached
    • Kalin Wilburn
      Kalin Wilburn on 19 May 11
       
      Use dropbox to keep track of files you need at home, work, and anywhere else you might be. It provides you the ability to access your files from any location, allow others to "drop" files into your dropbox, and to share any files you have placed in there. You can use it for student work or just as a personal productivity tool.
    • Kalin Wilburn
      Kalin Wilburn on 19 May 11
       
      It has to be downloaded on your computer so if you want to use this at school you will need your tech coordinator's permission.
    • S. Cosmo
      S. Cosmo on 06 Sep 11
       
      But you can use it at school with the access to the web page...
    • smithirowa24
      smithirowa24 on 07 Jan 12
       
      Dropbox synchs with your smart phone like an iphone, and it also synchs with tablets like the ipad.  This way I can carry my files no matter where I am.
    • Bill Shelly
      Bill Shelly on 19 Jun 12
       
      Try this in combination with dropitto.me. Awesome!
    • benjaminv
      benjaminv on 19 Sep 12
       
      I am not sure, but the idea of bringing referals to increase storage are awesome.
    • 玉昆 吴
      玉昆 吴 on 03 Feb 20
       
      Great application
  • Glenn Hervieux on 28 Aug 10
     
    This is an amazing solution for storing, sharing, and back up your data. The ability to access files from any computer & mobile devices makes this a great solution. Up to 2GB storage free! Learn more about the public folder to share files with others, while keeping your other files private. I have it on both my Apple computers and on two PCs. This rocks!
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  • Cathy Edwards on 29 Aug 10
     
    I love my Dropbox!! It makes life so much easier!
  • Jonathan Wylie on 29 Aug 10
     
    I have it too, and have used it for a couple of years now to go between my mac at school and PC at home. I recently blogged about it here: http://www.educationtechnologyblog.com/1/post/2010/08/dropbox-for-educators.html
  • Glenn Hervieux on 29 Aug 10
     
    @Jonathon, thanks for sharing the blog post. I'll pass that along to others. @Cathy, thanks for confirming it's been a useful tool.
  • Martin Burrett on 08 Jul 11
     
    One of the leading and best online file storage option. It works across many different devices and is great for teachers who like to travel light. Download required. Basic package is free with 'paid for' option with more storage. Easily share files with others. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+&+Web+Tools
dpurdy

How to become "Highly Effective" with Danielson | Diigo - Groups - 140 views

groups.diigo.com/danielson

Danielson APPR

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  • dpurdy on 24 Dec 12
     
    Leave comments and links to highly effective methods you have used or ideas that represent the best practices. This will be a group that shares our journey to become a better teacher through the use of the Danielson Rubric. The RTTT performance review system lacks a way to share best practices so people can improve their teaching. This is an attempt to solve that problem.
Debra Why

Education Week Teacher: Redefining Instruction With Technology: Five Essential Steps - 95 views

www.edweek.org/...tln_magiera1.html

education technology ipads

shared by Debra Why on 18 Jul 12 - No Cached
  • This was the wrong approach: To truly change how my classroom worked, I needed a technology-based redefinition of my practice.
  • Break down to rebuild.
  • By setting aside my pre-conceived notions of how my classroom "should" look, sound, and feel, I was able to transform my practice from the ground up.
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  • I also asked myself the question: "What can I do with these devices that would be impossible to do without them?" In other words, I was hoping to create new teaching methods rather than just replacing old ones.
  • I redesigned my classroom practice around the goals, with iPads as the infrastructure.
  • Redefine with a goal in mind
  • Get more app for your money.
  • student-creation apps
  • Embrace failure
  • By creating a safe, open environment and by being clear that this endeavor is as foreign to you as it is to them, you encourage risk taking—and greater achievements.
  • Enjoy the results, reflect towards the future. A
  • I saw students become active agents in their own learning—because they now had choices about the methods that worked best for them. Kids who’d professed to hate school were now eager to engage in the classroom. One student wrote in her daily reflection, "[iPads] make me want to come to school every day because I know that Ms. Magiera has a lesson just for me."
  • Debra Why on 18 Jul 12
     
    Info on how to rethink how to use iPads to the best utilization
Trevor Cunningham

Best Free iPad App of the Week: artCircles - iPad Insight - 116 views

ipadinsight.com/...pad-app-of-the-week-artcircles

Library ipad app artCircles

shared by Trevor Cunningham on 05 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • Trevor Cunningham on 05 Jun 12
     
    Interesting way to explore art.
Tonya Thomas

elearn Best Practices & Tips Articles - 45 views

elearnmag.acm.org/best-practices-tips.cfm

best practices elearning practices articles resources tools e-learning magazine education eLearn technology virtual

shared by Tonya Thomas on 20 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • In the Google Age, Information Literacy is Crucial
  • Lights, Camera, Learn!: Five tips for using video in eLearning
  • Improving Motivation in eLearning By Matt Guyan / October 8, 2013
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  • Synchronous Learning: Is there a future? By Martin Sivula / September 26, 2013
  • eLearning and Digital Cultures: A multitudinous open online course By Jeremy Knox / September 24, 2013
  • The Rock Stars of eLearning: An interview with Connie Malamed By Rick Raymer / September 19, 2013
  • The Rock Stars of eLearning: An interview with Karl Kapp By Rick Raymer / September 5, 2013
Wayne Holly

Makerbook - The best free resources for creatives. - 118 views

makerbook.net

design resources graphics photography creative mockup tools

shared by Wayne Holly on 29 May 15 - No Cached
  • Wayne Holly on 29 May 15
     
    A hand-picked directory of the best free resources for creatives.
Tim Cooper

The 2015 Honor Roll: EdTech's Must-Read K-12 IT Blogs | EdTech Magazine - 57 views

www.edtechmagazine.com/...50-must-read-it-blogs-2015

twitter edtech blogs best

shared by Tim Cooper on 22 May 15 - No Cached
  • Tim Cooper on 22 May 15
     
    good list of edtech blogs, some better than others. The list seems to have a wide scope to include all levels and subject areas rather than the best blogs.
Jonathan Wylie

The 5 Best Online Brain Training Sites for Schools - 219 views

www.brighthub.com/...106947.aspx

shared by Jonathan Wylie on 17 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Jonathan Wylie on 17 Feb 11
     
    Brain training games are a great way to promote higher level thinking skills in students, but finding the right activities to practice these skills can be difficult. Here are 5 of the best.
fishbert

Best Website Builders 2018 - Lab Tested Reviews by PCMag.com - 14 views

www.pcmag.com/...0,2817,2484510,00.asp

technology website development

shared by fishbert on 05 Nov 18 - No Cached
  • fishbert on 05 Nov 18
     
    Collection of best website builders
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