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Dana Huff

Home | JOG THE WEB - 3 views

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    Jog the Web is a web-based tool that allows anyone to create a synchronous guide to a series of web sites. Its step by step approach of taking viewers through web sites allowing the author to annotate and ask guiding questions for each page is unique.
Dana Huff

High School English - 22 views

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    English links and tools.
Teresa Ilgunas

Bookmarklets | Readability - 11 views

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    This tool is fantastic when I want to have the class read a paper version of an internet article, OR when the ads are so distracting that I can't concentrate on what I'm reading.
ten grrl

Exceptions for Instructors U.S. Copyright Law - 0 views

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    Flash tool that steps a teacher through the questions that determine whether the use of a text is fair use for educational purposes.
Dennis OConnor

Education Week Teacher: High-Tech Teaching in a Low-Tech Classroom - 6 views

  • How can we best use limited resources to support learning and familiarize students with technology?
  • get creative with lesson structure
  • Take advantage of any time that your students have access to a computer lab with multiple computers.
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  • Relieve yourself from the pressure of knowing all the ins and outs of every tool. Instead, empower your students by challenging them to become experts who teach one another (and you!) how to use new programs.
  • "Pass it On" Buddy Method
  • Students assist one another in creating digital products that represent or reflect their new learning. It’s a great way to spread technological skills in a one-computer classroom.
  • Group Consensus Method
  • Small groups of students engage in dialogue on a particular topic, then a member uses a digital tool to report on the group's consensus.
  • Rotating Scribe Method
  • Each day, one student uses technology to record the lesson for other students.
  • Whole Class Method
  • Teachers in one-computer classrooms often invite large groups of students to gather around the computer. Here are a few suggestions for making the most of these activities
  • When we are faced with limited resources, it is tempting to throw up our hands and say, "I just don't have what I need to do this!" However, do not underestimate your ability to make it work.
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    Might help create a blended classroom, even when you have to share the blender.  Common sense advise for the real world of underequipped classrooms and stretched thin teachers.
Christy White

ProProfs: Knowledge Sharing Tools & Free Online Education - 5 views

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    Wow. Great free site where you can create polls and online quizes. They can be embedded into your website and voting can be restricted to one vote per person. Lots of great possibilities.
Nik Peachey

Nik's Quick Shout: Quick Twitter Video Activity - 4 views

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    "Educators seem to be constantly searching for new activities and ways to use Twitter with their Students. At the same time developers seem to be constantly looking for ways to build on the success of Twitter and develop apps and sites that will extend its functionality and increase its usefulness and usability."
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    Educators seem to be constantly searching for new activities and ways to use Twitter with their Students. At the same time developers seem to be constantly looking for ways to build on the success of Twitter and develop apps and sites that will extend its functionality and increase its usefulness and usability.
Dana Huff

SideVibe - 12 views

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    "A simple way to place useful, formative classroom lessons over any Web page. "
Rose Black

Plagiarism checking tool - the most accurate and absolutely FREE! - 12 views

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    In this technological age a plagiarism checker is essential for protecting your written work. A plagiarism checker benefits teachers, students, website owners and anyone else interested in protecting their writing. Our service guarantees that anything you write can be thoroughly checked by our plagiarism software to insure that your texts are unique.
Dana Huff

Evernote as Portfolio | The story of using Evernote as a portfolio in my k-12 school - 14 views

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    This blog explores the option of using Evernote as a portfolio tool. Worth checking into.
James Miscavish

The World A.T. Ways » In which 10 Twitter applications might change your glob... - 0 views

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    ake a poll of your followers, i.e., your students. Let your students poll each other. This tool could help jumpstart a discussion on a topic.
James Miscavish

Comics in the Classroom: 100 Tips, Tools, and Resources for Teachers | Teaching Degree.org - 1 views

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    Excellent compendium of practical strategies and resources for using comics in the classroom for a variety of purposes.
Victoria Keech

Teaching and technology ~ presentations and resources for educators - 15 views

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    This is a handy 'how to' website for how to use lots of social networking tools
Caroline Bachmann

Video Writing Prompts - Teach Hub - 11 views

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    Video writing prompts for teaching with response questions
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