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Sheri Edwards

Kids Create -- and Critique on -- Social Networks | Edutopia - 1 views

  • "With Web 2.0, there's a strong impetus to make connections," says University of Minnesota researcher Christine Greenhow, who studies how people learn and teach with social networking. "It's not just creating content. It's creating content to share."
  • And once they share their creations, kids can access one of the richest parts of this learning cycle: the exchange that follows. "While the ability to publish and to share is powerful in and of itself, most of the learning occurs in the connections and conversation that occur after we publish," argues education blogger Will Richardson (a member of The George Lucas Educational Foundation's National Advisory Council).
  • In this online exchange, students can learn from their peers and simultaneously practice important soft skills -- namely, how to accept feedback and to usefully critique others" work.
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  • "I learn how to take in constructive criticism," says thirteen-year-old Tiranne
  • image quality, audio, editing, and content
  • Using tools such as the social-network-creation site Ning, teachers can easily develop their own networks, Mosea says. "It is better to create your own," he argues. "If a teacher creates his or her own network, students will post as if their teacher is watching them, and they'll tend to be more safe. "You can build social networks around the curriculum," Mosea adds, "so you can use them as a teaching resource or another tool." An online social network is another tool -- but it's a tool with an advantage: It wasn't just imposed by teachers; the students have chosen it.
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    "Self-Directed Learning When students are motivated to create work that they share online, it ignites an independent learning cycle driven by their ideas and energized by responses from peers."
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    Self-Directed Learning "When students are motivated to create work that they share online, it ignites an independent learning cycle driven by their ideas and energized by responses from peers."
Sheri Edwards

earthbridges » Earth Day 2009 - 1 views

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    earthday earthcast earthbridges earthbridges.net environment wiki
Sheri Edwards

VoiceThread - Group conversations around images, documents, and videos - 0 views

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    earthday earthcast earthbridges.net
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    Add your ideas about what you are doing to help the environment
Sheri Edwards

AFISN : Channel - 0 views

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    video film howto AFI "American Film Institute Education Center" education web_2.0 productivity
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    Challenges and Howto video from AFI
Sheri Edwards

Educational Wikis | PBwiki - 0 views

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    pbwiki campus programs
Sheri Edwards

Open Source Software on OS X for Mac | Open Source Schools - 0 views

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    open source for Mac computers
Sheri Edwards

iPods, iPhones in Education » home - 0 views

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    new wikispaces site on iphone use in classrooom
Sheri Edwards

Mind42.com - 0 views

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    Useful sites for teachers
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    useful sites for teachers by tom barrett
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Explaining Collaboration to Learners - 0 views

  • In a collaborative workspace, people amplify one another
  • The first is, “Accept every offer.”
  • “Make your partner look good.”
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  • Focus on “This is what I have, what can I add to it?  How do I make my partner look good?”
  • An interested person leans in and listens closely when group members have something to say; an interested person is curious about solutions other than the first one suggested.  An interested person is more concerned about the process than their role in it.  An interested person does more to amplify the people around them.
  • receive information as well as send it.
  • Communicate, Not Transmit
  • Collaboration in the Classroom? So, what do learners need to know to better understand what collaboration really means? Collaboration absolutely requires the participation of two or more people; if you could accomplish the work by yourself, you’re cooperating, not collaborating. Collaboration Is enhanced by “accepting every offer” and “making your partner look good.”  Focus on what you can add to what others have suggested rather than revising or fixing their ideas or solutions. Collaboration is facilitated by group members that focus on being *interested* rather than being *interesting* - be curious about others’ ideas, explore the possibilities, enjoy the process rather than focusing to quickly on the outcome. Collaboration demands bi-directional communication in which your ideas are shaped by the ideas of others; you must work to make sure your ideas are comprehensible.
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    Collaboration vs cooperation
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    collaborate vs cooperate: teaching it "This is what I have, what can I add to it? How do I make my partner look good?"
Sheri Edwards

Creating a Social Networkon Ning - 0 views

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    How to create a professional learning network on ning by a armstrong
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    How to ning - create a professional learning network on ning
Sheri Edwards

KnowledgeWorks - Map of Future Forces Affecting Education - Home - 0 views

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    What are the forces affecting education? Forward visualizing detailed map inclusive of all arenas: politics, education, social networks, etc.
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