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mdavidson_

Helpful Online Resources for Teaching English Language Learners | Edutopia - 13 views

www.edutopia.org/...online-resources-teaching-ells

ELLS ESL strategies resources

shared by mdavidson_ on 08 May 20 - No Cached
  • mdavidson_ on 08 May 20
     
    "Teaching ELLs"
Martin Burrett

Resource: Colour Thesaurus - 18 views

ukedchat.com/...resource-colour-thesaurus

colour vocabulary words description describe

shared by Martin Burrett on 09 Oct 18 - No Cached
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  • Martin Burrett on 09 Oct 18
     
    "For fun, the writer and children's book illustrator has created a series of images that can help young writers broaden their language and writing, encouraging young authors to "Fill your stories with a rainbow of images" - A great resource for the primary/elementary classroom and beyond…"
Clint Heitz

The Reading Brain in the Digital Age: The Science of Paper versus Screens - Scientific American - 25 views

www.scientificamerican.com/...reading-paper-screens

reading digital resources

shared by Clint Heitz on 20 Mar 18 - No Cached
  • The matter is by no means settled. Before 1992 most studies concluded that people read slower, less accurately and less comprehensively on screens than on paper. Studies published since the early 1990s, however, have produced more inconsistent results: a slight majority has confirmed earlier conclusions, but almost as many have found few significant differences in reading speed or comprehension between paper and screens. And recent surveys suggest that although most people still prefer paper—especially when reading intensively—attitudes are changing as tablets and e-reading technology improve and reading digital books for facts and fun becomes more common.
  • Compared with paper, screens may also drain more of our mental resources while we are reading and make it a little harder to remember what we read when we are done. A parallel line of research focuses on people's attitudes toward different kinds of media. Whether they realize it or not, many people approach computers and tablets with a state of mind less conducive to learning than the one they bring to paper.
  • Both anecdotally and in published studies, people report that when trying to locate a particular piece of written information they often remember where in the text it appeared. We might recall that we passed the red farmhouse near the start of the trail before we started climbing uphill through the forest; in a similar way, we remember that we read about Mr. Darcy rebuffing Elizabeth Bennett on the bottom of the left-hand page in one of the earlier chapters.
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  • At least a few studies suggest that by limiting the way people navigate texts, screens impair comprehension.
  • Because of their easy navigability, paper books and documents may be better suited to absorption in a text. "The ease with which you can find out the beginning, end and everything inbetween and the constant connection to your path, your progress in the text, might be some way of making it less taxing cognitively, so you have more free capacity for comprehension," Mangen says.
  • An e-reader always weighs the same, regardless of whether you are reading Proust's magnum opus or one of Hemingway's short stories. Some researchers have found that these discrepancies create enough "haptic dissonance" to dissuade some people from using e-readers. People expect books to look, feel and even smell a certain way; when they do not, reading sometimes becomes less enjoyable or even unpleasant. For others, the convenience of a slim portable e-reader outweighs any attachment they might have to the feel of paper books.
  • In one of his experiments 72 volunteers completed the Higher Education Entrance Examination READ test—a 30-minute, Swedish-language reading-comprehension exam consisting of multiple-choice questions about five texts averaging 1,000 words each. People who took the test on a computer scored lower and reported higher levels of stress and tiredness than people who completed it on paper.
  • Perhaps, then, any discrepancies in reading comprehension between paper and screens will shrink as people's attitudes continue to change. The star of "A Magazine Is an iPad That Does Not Work" is three-and-a-half years old today and no longer interacts with paper magazines as though they were touchscreens, her father says. Perhaps she and her peers will grow up without the subtle bias against screens that seems to lurk in the minds of older generations. In current research for Microsoft, Sellen has learned that many people do not feel much ownership of e-books because of their impermanence and intangibility: "They think of using an e-book, not owning an e-book," she says. Participants in her studies say that when they really like an electronic book, they go out and get the paper version. This reminds Sellen of people's early opinions of digital music, which she has also studied. Despite initial resistance, people love curating, organizing and sharing digital music today. Attitudes toward e-books may transition in a similar way, especially if e-readers and tablets allow more sharing and social interaction than they currently do.
m101poe

SSD - 13 views

www.lesd.k12.az.us/...resources.cfm

resources tools

shared by m101poe on 04 Aug 17 - No Cached
    • m101poe
      m101poe on 04 Aug 17
       
      Sometimes we forget as teachers how important this is.
  • Data suggest that phonological awareness is closely associated with productive phonological ability especially in regard to pseudoword, sentence-word and word-phoneme segmentation tasks that are independent of mental age and educational experiences
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      m101poe on 04 Aug 17
       
      These are truly awesome!!!! Eventhough I'm not a Language Implementor, that doesn't mean I can't use things like this to aid in my students learning.
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  • atypical production of speech sounds characterized by substitutions, omissions, additions or distortions that may interfere with intelligibility
  • m101poe on 04 Aug 17
     
    Classroom interventions for Articulation
Deborah Baillesderr

CommonLit | Free Fiction & Nonfiction Literacy Resources, Curriculum, & Assessment Materials for Middle & High School English Language Arts - 53 views

www.commonlit.org

reading themes literature informational text news poems history library

shared by Deborah Baillesderr on 10 Aug 16 - No Cached
  • Deborah Baillesderr on 10 Aug 16
     
    Great resource for CCSS-ELA. This site is geared for grades 5-12. The library is full of informational and literature text that can be found by lexile range, grade level, theme, genres, device or standards. You have the ability to get paired text, related media (videos), a teacher guide, and a parent guide. Assessment and discussion questions are included that asked students to prove their answers using passages from the text. Truly worth checking out.
Jeff Edwards

ICDL - International Children's Digital Library - 141 views

en.childrenslibrary.org

multilingual interlingual mother tongue

shared by Jeff Edwards on 04 Oct 11 - Cached
  • Sue Franckel on 10 Jan 12
     
    Online books for all languages
  • Marc Patton on 29 Jun 12
     
    The mission of the International Children's Digital Library Foundation (ICDL Foundation) is to support the world's children in becoming effective members of the global community - who exhibit tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages and ideas -- by making the best in children's literature available online free of charge.
  • Jeff Edwards on 18 Mar 16
     
    A huge collection of projectable childrens books in many different languages. Would be great as a resource for parents to continue L1 development at home or in a mother tongue class
Deborah Baillesderr

Welcome to EngageNY | EngageNY - 37 views

www.engageny.org

common Core math language arts social studies science resources

shared by Deborah Baillesderr on 13 Feb 16 - No Cached
  • Deborah Baillesderr on 13 Feb 16
     
    This site has everything! Great articles, curriculum maps, lessons, unit plans, etc.
Martin Burrett

MicroBit - 39 views

ukedchat.com/microbit

code coding programming computer science

shared by Martin Burrett on 20 Oct 15 - No Cached
  • Martin Burrett on 20 Oct 15
     
    The website for the BBC Micro:Bit has lots of coding resources to use with and without a Micro:Bit device for both teachers and pupils, including program creators with a choice of programming languages.
Don Doehla

Weaving SEL Skills Into Book Talks | Edutopia - 21 views

www.edutopia.org/...ook-talk-formats-maurice-elias

skills edutopia book talks literacy social-emotional learning resources tools

shared by Don Doehla on 08 May 15 - No Cached
  • Don Doehla on 08 May 15
     
    Regardless of what social and emotional learning (SEL), character development, or any other related program you might use in your school, two things are true: They have a problem-solving component, and generalization is greatly enhanced when what is being taught as SEL/character is also integrated into the rest of the school day. Because of the importance of language arts skills, reading activities provide an ideal way to build students' problem-solving skills by applying them to deepen their insights into the written materials.
Lisa C. Hurst

Inside the School Silicon Valley Thinks Will Save Education | WIRED - 9 views

www.wired.com/altschool

shared by Lisa C. Hurst on 05 May 15 - No Cached
  • Lisa C. Hurst on 05 May 15
     
    "AUTHOR: ISSIE LAPOWSKY. ISSIE LAPOWSKY DATE OF PUBLICATION: 05.04.15. 05.04.15 TIME OF PUBLICATION: 7:00 AM. 7:00 AM INSIDE THE SCHOOL SILICON VALLEY THINKS WILL SAVE EDUCATION Click to Open Overlay Gallery Students in the youngest class at the Fort Mason AltSchool help their teacher, Jennifer Aguilar, compile a list of what they know and what they want to know about butterflies. CHRISTIE HEMM KLOK/WIRED SO YOU'RE A parent, thinking about sending your 7-year-old to this rogue startup of a school you heard about from your friend's neighbor's sister. It's prospective parent information day, and you make the trek to San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood. You walk up to the second floor of the school, file into a glass-walled conference room overlooking a classroom, and take a seat alongside dozens of other parents who, like you, feel that public schools-with their endless bubble-filled tests, 38-kid classrooms, and antiquated approach to learning-just aren't cutting it. At the same time, you're thinking: this school is kind of weird. On one side of the glass is a cheery little scene, with two teachers leading two different middle school lessons on opposite ends of the room. But on the other side is something altogether unusual: an airy and open office with vaulted ceilings, sunlight streaming onto low-slung couches, and rows of hoodie-wearing employees typing away on their computers while munching on free snacks from the kitchen. And while you can't quite be sure, you think that might be a robot on wheels roaming about. Then there's the guy who's standing at the front of the conference room, the school's founder. Dressed in the San Francisco standard issue t-shirt and jeans, he's unlike any school administrator you've ever met. But the more he talks about how this school uses technology to enhance and individualize education, the more you start to like what he has to say. And so, if you are truly fed up with the school stat
Steve Kelly

What would an exceptional middle and high school computer science curriculum include? - Quora - 48 views

www.quora.com/ter-science-curriculum-include

high school school computer computer science middle school curriculum science coding code programming include

shared by Steve Kelly on 26 Mar 15 - No Cached
  • What would an exceptional middle and high school computer science curriculum include?
  • This isn't a complete answer, but one thing the very first introductory classes should require is that the students turn off all their electronic computers and actually learn to walk through  algorithms with a computer that exists only on paper. (Or, I suppose, a whiteboard or a simulator.) This exercise would give the students a grounding in what is going on inside the computer as a very low level.My first computer programming class in my Freshman year of high school was completely on paper. Although it was done because the school didn't have much money, it turned out to be very beneficial.Another class I had in high school, that wouldn't normally be lumped into a Computer Science curriculum but has been a boon to my career, was good old Typing 101.
  • If you followed the CS Unplugged curriculum your students would know more about CS than most CS grads:http://csunplugged.orgIt's a really great intro to basic computer science concepts and very easy for students to understand.  Best of all you don't even need a computer per student if your school doesn't have the budget,
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  • For younger students, I think that the ability to make something professional-looking, like a real grown-up would, is paramount.  Sadly, I think this means that LOGO and BASIC aren't much use any more*.
  • So, we have a few choices.  You can try to write phone apps that look just like real phone apps, design interactive websites that look just like real interactive websites, or do something with embedded systems / robotics.  Avoid the temptation to make these things into group projects; the main thing every student needs to experience is the process of writing code, running it, debugging it, and watching the machine react to every command.
  • It is important to consider what an 11 to 18-year old is familiar with in terms of mathematics and logical thinking. An average 11-year old is probably learning about fractions, simple cartesian geometry, the concept of units, and mathematical expressions. By 15, the average student will be taking algebra, and hopefully will have the all-important concept of variables under his/her belt. So much in CS is dependent on solid understanding that symbols and tokens can represent abstract concepts, values, or algorithms. Without it, it's still possible to teach CS, but it must be done in a very different way (see Scratch).
  • At this point, concepts such as variables, parenthesis matching, and functions (of the mathematical variety) are within easy reach. Concepts like parameter passing, strings and collections, and program flow should be teachable. More advanced concepts such as recursion, references and pointers, certain data structures, and big-O may be very difficult to teach without first going through some more foundational math.
  • I tend to agree strongly with those that believe a foundational education should inspire interest and enforce concepts and critical thinking over teaching any specific language, framework, system, or dogma.
  • The key is that the concepts in CS aren't just there for the hell of it. Everything was motivated by a real problem, and few things are more satisfying than fixing something you really want to work with a cool technique or concept you just learned.
  • Steve Kelly on 26 Mar 15
     
    Great resource for teachers (especially those of us not initially trained in Computer Science) about what should 'count' as Computer Science.  Worth the read!
Don Doehla

Johnson: Language networks: When bigger isn't better | The Economist - 20 views

www.economist.com/...johnson-language-networks

economist language research resources

shared by Don Doehla on 23 Jan 15 - No Cached
  • Don Doehla on 23 Jan 15
     
    HOW would you rank "important" languages? If asked to rattle them off, many people start with English, but after that are reluctant to go further. Important how, they ask. One approach would be to look at people and money: surely a language is important if it is spoken by lots of people, in countries with great wealth (and presumably, therefore, power).
Sharin Tebo

VideoNot.es: The easiest way to take notes synchronized with videos! - 96 views

www.videonot.es

MakingThinkingVisible thinking notes google notetaking youtube resources

shared by Sharin Tebo on 22 Apr 13 - No Cached
  • anonymous on 22 Apr 13
     
    Synchronize notes with online videos and save to Google Drive. Compatible with YouTube, Coursera, edX, Udacity, and Khan Academy.
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  • Jamie Bridge on 24 Apr 13
     
    I've seen this. It looks like a great tool for second language classes: http://cegepl2.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/use-video-notes-to-reinforce-listening-and-critical-thinking-skills/
  • Thieme Hennis on 03 May 13
     
    pretty nice notetaking tool for MOOCs - integrated with Google Drive (nice!)
  • Sharin Tebo on 04 Nov 14
     
    Video Note--taking notes while viewing a video
Sharin Tebo

50 Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom | TeachHUB - 77 views

www.teachhub.com/50-ways-use-twitter-classroom

Twitter classroom SDWWL resources edtech writing

shared by Sharin Tebo on 29 Oct 14 - No Cached
  • Summarize. At the conclusion of each lecture, ask students to type a 140-character or less summary of what they have learned
    • Sharin Tebo
      Sharin Tebo on 29 Oct 14
       
      EXIT Ticket strategy!
  • Set up a foreign language news stream. Keep foreign language students informed of current events from relevant nations while simultaneously challenging them to use their translation skills by keeping a specific news feed.
  • Typing keywords into Twitter’s search engine wields every microblog entry on the subject, providing an excellent way for students to research ideas,
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  • Facilitate discussions.
Shamisha Williams

Cookie ™ | Learning Games for Kids | Kids Online Games for Elementary School - 115 views

www.cookie.com

interactive elementary learning

shared by Shamisha Williams on 26 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • Martin Burrett on 26 Apr 12
     
    A superb collection of cross curricular games, activities and other resources for younger children, including a great set of maths and English language games. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Cross+Curricular
Deborah Baillesderr

Parent Roadmaps to Common Core Standards / Parent Roadmaps- English Language Arts - 35 views

cgcs.schoolwires.net/36

commoncore parents CCSS

shared by Deborah Baillesderr on 29 Mar 14 - No Cached
  • Deborah Baillesderr on 29 Mar 14
     
    This is another great resource for parents on Common Core and how they can help their child in each grade. I like this one in particular because it shows parents a 3 year CCSS snap shot.
Carla Berryman

The Newspaper Clipping Image Generator - Create your own fun newspaper - 118 views

www.fodey.com/...snippet.asp

photoediting generator newspaper tools resources

shared by Carla Berryman on 27 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Lauren Rosen on 27 Apr 10
     
    Create your own fun newspaper article. Great way to get students writing in any language about something they are interested in and in a journalistic style. Download and save the image to embed in your course site.
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  • Lauren Rosen on 27 Apr 10
     
    Create your own fun newspaper article. Great way to get students writing in any language about something they are interested in and in a journalistic style. Download and save the image to embed in your course site.
  • trisha_poole on 09 Jan 11
     
    Text generator - insert your own text and it will generate a newspaper clipping. Other options include animated GIFs. Good resource for education - particularly for summarizing a lesson or a topic.
  • Carla Berryman on 08 Feb 14
     
    create a newspaper and so much more
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