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Vizwik - 14 views

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Randy Rodgers on 04 Dec 15

Nice site to teach kids how to create and code mobile apps. Very good, easy to follow tutorials, and apps can (for a fee) actually be sold through the Vizwik app store or other app stores.

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Makey Makey | Lesson Plans - 22 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 19 Aug 15 - No Cached

Randy Rodgers on 19 Aug 15

New collection of lesson plans for using MakeyMakey in the classroom.

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hill_stations on 28 Aug 15

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Idea Springboard - Google Science Fair 2014 - 13 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 24 Sep 14 - No Cached

Randy Rodgers on 24 Sep 14

Truly cool tool from Google inspires learners' questions and projects. Input what you are good at, what subject you enjoy, and what you want to do, and Google provides a tapestry (Yes, I just used the word "tapestry.") of links, videos, books, and other resources to get the creative juices flowing.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Truly cool tool from Google inspires learners' questions and projects. Input what you are good at, what subject you enjoy, and what you want to do, and Google provides a tapestry (Yes, I just used the word "tapestry.") of links, videos, books, and other resources to get the creative juices flowing.</div>

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Online Group Brainstorming, Decision Making Software - GroupMap - 7 views

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shared by Dean Mantz on 15 Sep 14 - No Cached

Dean Mantz on 15 Sep 14

Too bad the pricing plans are not real friendly.

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27 Ways To Inspire Innovative Thinking In Students - 16 views

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shared by Dean Mantz on 10 Jul 14 - No Cached

chibitronics - crafting with electricity - 8 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 26 May 14 - No Cached

Randy Rodgers on 26 May 14

Cool, stick-on electronic components. Could be a great tool for letting students create imaginative, innovative projects!

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Front Page | Explore MIT App Inventor - 10 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 14 May 14 - No Cached

Randy Rodgers on 14 May 14

Scratch-like tool from MIT lets students create their own mobile apps!

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MakerParent - 21 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 03 Mar 14 - No Cached

Randy Rodgers on 03 Mar 14

Nice collection of STEM project ideas for home (or school), sortable by age, complexity, or expense.

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How a Radical New Teaching Method Could Unleash a Generation of Geniuses | Wired Busine... - 15 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 30 Oct 13 - No Cached

Decentralized systems have proven to be more productive and agile than rigid, top-down ones
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Teachers provide prompts, not answers, and then they step aside
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We don’t openly profess those values nowadays, but our educational system—which routinely tests kids on their ability to recall information and demonstrate mastery of a narrow set of skills—doubles down on the view that students are material to be processed, programmed, and quality-tested. School administrators prepare curriculum standards and “pacing guides” that tell teachers what to teach each day. Legions of managers supervise everything that happens in the classroom; in 2010 only 50 percent of public school staff members in the US were teachers.
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In 1970 the top three skills required by the Fortune 500 were the three Rs: reading, writing, and arithmetic. In 1999 the top three skills in demand were teamwork, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills
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And yet the dominant model of public education is still fundamentally rooted in the industrial revolution that spawned it, when workplaces valued punctuality, regularity, attention, and silence above all else.
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“schools in the cloud,”
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There will be no teachers, curriculum, or separation into age groups—just six or so computers and a woman to look after the kids’ safety. His defining principle: “The children are completely in charge.”
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as the kids blasted through the questions, they couldn’t help noticing that it felt easy, as if they were being asked to do something very basic.
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Randy Rodgers on 30 Oct 13

Must. Read. Such a valuable lesson and another example of how we are doing it wrong.

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http://images.bie.org/uploads/useful_stuff/Creativity__Innovation_Rubric_for_PBL_6-12_F... - 16 views

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shared by Dean Mantz on 01 Aug 13 - No Cached

Steps in a Design Thinking Process - 28 views

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Cageless Thinking: Innovation and Creativity in Education - 17 views

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shared by John Evans on 28 Dec 12 - No Cached

John Evans on 28 Dec 12

"The SAMR model suggests that there are 4 degrees of sophistication for using technology in education:"

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Stanford Social Innovation Review: Informing and Inspiring Leaders of Social Change - 12 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 26 Oct 12 - Cached

Randy Rodgers on 26 Oct 12

Digital magazine from Stanford University highlights interesting and challenging stories of innovation. Could be a great kick-starter for project-based learning or to engage kids in innovative and critical thinking.

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Innovation Design In Education - ASIDE: Graphicacy = Visual Literacy + Visual Thinking - 4 views

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shared by Dean Mantz on 17 Oct 12 - No Cached

Computer Laboratory: Baking Pi - Operating Systems Development - 7 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 08 Oct 12 - No Cached

Randy Rodgers on 08 Oct 12

Helpful beginners' guide to using the Raspberry Pi.

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Become a Maker - DIY - 9 views

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shared by Randy Rodgers on 03 Oct 12 - No Cached

Randy Rodgers on 03 Oct 12

The DIY online club awards badges (called 'Skills' on the site) to students and kids of all ages in exchange for completing tasks. DIY Makers share their work with the community and get patches for the Skills they earn. Each Skill consists of a set of Challenges that help them learn techniques to get the hang of it. Once a Maker completes a Challenge, they add photos and video to their Portfolio to show what they did.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The DIY online club awards badges (called 'Skills' on the site) to students and kids of all ages in exchange for completing tasks. DIY Makers share their work with the community and get patches for the Skills they earn. Each Skill consists of a set of Challenges that help them learn techniques to get the hang of it. Once a Maker completes a Challenge, they add photos and video to their Portfolio to show what they did.</div>

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3M Science of Everyday Life - Discovery Education - 4 views

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Fred Delventhal on 01 Apr 11

includes Innovation HQ

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Obama Proposes Education Technology Agency Modeled After DARPA - ScienceInsider - 9 views

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shared by Dean Mantz on 10 Feb 11 - No Cached

Dean Mantz on 10 Feb 11

President Obama's newly proposed education agency - ARPA-ED.

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TCEA 2011 Presentation Notes | The Moss-Free Stone - 18 views

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shared by Dean Mantz on 09 Feb 11 - No Cached

Dean Mantz on 09 Feb 11

Resources available in collaboration/brainstorming, visual arts, music, engineering /design, invention/innovation are the categories used to organize recommended web resources.

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How-and why-to teach innovation in our schools | 21st Century Education | eSchoolNews.com - 10 views

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Dean Mantz on 04 Feb 11

Thought provoking article from eSchool News about "Teaching innovation in our schools".

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