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Benjamin Hindman

Pet Grants, small pets, aquarium equipment - 1 views

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    I think animals could be a distraction in the classroom but this is an interesting program.  The benefits seem very rewarding.
Megan Cleary

3 Ways To Use Pinterest In The Classroom | Edudemic - 1 views

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    Article on teachers using the social media site Pinterest to share ideas.
Kim Pratt

20 Ways Augmented Reality Is Being Used In Education Right Now | Edudemic - 1 views

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    found via twitter @ShellTerrell
Kimberly George

Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum for Grades K-5 | Common Sense Media - 1 views

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    Didn't look through all the lessons but this seems like a pretty good resource for lesson plans about teaching digital citizenship. 
Emily Wampler

Why Kids Need Schools to Change | MindShift - 1 views

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    "The biggest impact you'll have as a teachers is the relationship you establish with your student."  Amen, sister.  
Charlotte Davis

4 Tips for Reducing Social Media Stress - 1 views

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    Great ideas although there seems to be something odd about how he recommends digital solutions in terms of the apps!
Kimberly George

Shaping Tech for the Classroom | Edutopia - 1 views

  • I would even include writing, creating, submitting, and sharing work digitally on the computer via email or instant messaging in the category of doing old things (communicating and exchanging) in old ways (passing stuff around).
  • But new technology still faces a great deal of resistance. Today, even in many schools with computers, Luddite administrators (and even Luddite technology administrators) lock down the machines, refusing to allow students to access email.
  • Two big factors stand in the way of our making more and faster progress in technology adoption in our schools. One of these is technological, the other social.
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  • The missing technological element is true one-to-one computing, in which each student has a device he or she can work on, keep, customize, and take home
  • A second key barrier to technological adoption is mo
  • But resisting today's digital technology will be truly lethal to our children's education. They live in an incredibly fast-moving world significantly different than the one we grew up in.
  • These "digital natives" are born into digital technology. Conversely, their teachers (and all older adults) are "digital immigrants."
  • So, let's not just adopt technology into our schools. Let's adapt it, push it, pull it, iterate with it, experiment with it, test it, and redo it, until we reach the point where we and our kids truly feel we've done our very best.
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    This relates to what we talked about in class- barriers to technology advances in the classroom. 
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    Oh I really like their step by step process to eventually be a teacher using new things in new ways. It makes this journey to learn technology more manageable!
Carly Guinn

Nine Elements of Digital Citizenship - 1 views

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    Because I wasn't entirely sure what digital citizenship was...
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    This was such a helpful link to get a starting overview. Thank you!
Carly Guinn

Cybraryman Internet Catalogue - 1 views

shared by Carly Guinn on 04 Sep 12 - Cached
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    SO HAPPY our reading for the week included a link to this catalog of educational Twitter chats.  I am going to love this!
Benjamin Hindman

Beginning Reading Help: Phonological Awareness Is an Often Overlooked Reading Skill - 1 views

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    This site looks like it has some pretty good resources for teaching reading.  The site also provides links to other reading resource sites.
Benjamin Hindman

Schools SHOULD BE Where We Learn Democracy « Cooperative Catalyst - 1 views

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    an interesting article that discusses the importance of teaching democracy in the classroom
Emma Sunseri

67 Books Every Geek Should Read to Their Kids Before Age 10 - 1 views

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    Another great book list. And this one includes HP!
Denise Lenihan

Education World: The Math Machine Archive: Math games - 1 views

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    Math Games!! lets just say I've been distracted for the past 30 min...
Emily Wampler

Digital Literacy and Citizenship Classroom Curriculum | Common Sense Media - 1 views

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    Digital Literacy and Citizenship resources for teachers: includes lesson plans, curriculum by grade levels, and more.  Cool stuff!  I think you have to register to get access to all the materials, but some is available for free.  
Jennifer Massengill

2012 Presidential Election Interactive Map and History of the Electoral College - 1 views

  • When 12 or fewer states remain unselected (tan color) on the above 2012 map, you will see the number of possible combinations remaining to get each party's candidate to 270 Electoral Votes. Click the link provided to see each winning combination.
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    Interesting site - could be handy for the social studies project.
Allie

Houghton Mifflin Math - 1 views

shared by Allie on 16 Sep 12 - No Cached
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    If anyone needs any good math ideas or problems here is a website with some good ideas!
Kylee Ponder

Low-fee schools on the rise | Business | Mail & Guardian - 1 views

  • The growing phenomenon of low-fee private schools means they are no longer reserved for the elite.
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      could be major for the future of south african education - and the future of education in many countries with a large wealth disparity...
Carly Guinn

How to Teach Math as a Social Activity | Edutopia - 1 views

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    "Establishing a cooperative-learning environment in an upper-elementary classroom" -- great for the first few days/weeks of class!
Karrissa Harbour

Mathwire.com | March 2012 - 1 views

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    Interesting website with creative and unique problem-solving math problems.
Carly Guinn

Elementary Math for Classrooms or Home at Internet 4 Classrooms - 1 views

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    Compilation of online math resources:  directs you to various links that provide lessons, quizzes, geometry resources, and more
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