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Visuwords™ online graphical dictionary and thesaurus - 0 views

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    an online graphic  dictionary
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Creative Apps To Use With Students On The iPad - A Listly List - 0 views

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    Ipad apps to use with students
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Curriculum: Understanding YouTube & Digital Citizenship - Google in Education - 0 views

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    an interactive curriculum
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Meet the YouTube Next EDU Gurus - YouTube - 0 views

shared by Emily Wampler on 20 Oct 12 - No Cached
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    An interesting video about people who post educational videos online.  Some are teachers, some are not.  It's exciting that people and students are learning through these videos, but is this the future of education?  What do we as trained teachers offer that untrained video educators don't?  Anything?  What is going to be the role of the classroom with 4 walls in the future?  
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Ten Steps to Better Student Engagement | Edutopia - 0 views

  • Begin every activity with a task that 95 percent of the class can do without your help. Get your students used to the fact that when you say, "Please begin," they should pick up a pencil and start working successfully.
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      An interesting thought for my students who assume they can't do it and consistently sit and wait for teacher help; often without even looking at what they are supposed to do.
  • eachers tend to get the first response when they scaffold challenging tasks so that all students are successful.
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  • you can begin by discerning which activities truly engage your students.
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      I know that assignment would have terrified me as a kid.
  • create intermediate steps
  • Consider writing responses to student journal entries in order to carry on a conversation with students about their work.
  • Unfortunately, low-performing students get used to doing poor-quality work. To help them break the habit, use a draft-and-revision process.
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    Interesting ideas on how to make project based learning a positive experience for all.
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Omaha schoolgirl dresses as a different historical figure each day - Omaha.com - 0 views

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      Can I please have a classroom full of these children? That would be fantastic. 
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Wikis | Center for Teaching | Vanderbilt University - 0 views

shared by Allie on 17 Oct 12 - No Cached
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    There is an essay on teaching excellence within this website that talks about using good and useful technology within the classroom
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Using Wikis to Promote Student Collaboration | The Instructional Innovations Blog - 0 views

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    Some good ideas for using wikis within the classroom. I like the idea of doing a "scavenger hunt" and reporting back using a classroom wiki space. This would be more appropriate for the upper grades 4, 5, and 6th.
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VDOE :: SOL 2010 Science ESS Sample Lesson Plans - 0 views

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    just thought i would diigo this to the group, since we use it so frequently
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Transforming the TAH Program into a Model for Teacher Training | Teachinghistory.org - 0 views

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    my AP gov teacher talking about K-12 history teachers

Diane Ravitch's blog - 0 views

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Education Week: Teacher Blogs - 0 views

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    some different opinions on education...as seen in class
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The Revisionaries - Movie Trailers - iTunes - 0 views

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    This looks like an incredible documentary.  It is scary that one state can have so much influence on textbook production!
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IDEA: Institute for Democratic Education in America - 0 views

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    Interesting Website with ideas for including democracy in education.
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Create a 3D Town & Nurture Young Explorers - 0 views

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    Templates for making a 3-D map of a town!
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