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Dana Huff

Put Poor Students to Work - Brainstorm - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 14 views

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    Sent to me just now via a my blog. Would be a great piece to pair with "A Modest Proposal."
The0d0re Shatagin

Tech Tips For Teachers: Free, Easy and Useful Creation Tools - The Learning Network Blo... - 7 views

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    Ryan Goble, who often coaches teachers in what he calls the "mindful" use of technology, has written today's guest post on user-friendly tools that enable the creation of student projects.
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    NYTimes article recommending 5 free tools: Visualizing Text, Comic Text, Interactive Timelines, Digital Interactive Presentations, Idea Maps & Brainstorms
The0d0re Shatagin

Mind Map Freeware - Create mind maps (graphical representations of thought processes) f... - 9 views

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    Edraw Mind Mapping Software - Mind Maps are visual representations of a concept, idea, a thought process.
Dana Huff

Nota : Casual Collaboration - 7 views

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    "Mash your ideas and media together with friends in a dynamic whiteboard wiki. Using photos, videos, and other web content you can instantly create brainstorms, presentations, scrapbooks, and enjoy an interactive chat with more than 50 friends."
Adam Babcock

College Accept-tion to the Rule - NYTimes.com - 7 views

  • 1. WARM-UP/DO-NOW: In their journals, students respond to the following (written on the board prior to class): “Imagine that you are a college admissions counselor. What would you want to know about each of your potential applicants to decide whether or not you should accept them to your college? Create a list of questions.” Students then share their responses. The teacher should write students’ questions on the board under the categories “Academics,” “Extracurricular,” “Career Goals,” “Talents,” “Personal Qualities,” and “Other.”
  • 3. Tell students that they will be writing letters to college admissions counselors to introduce themselves and to persuade the college to admit them. Students refer to the categories and questions from the initial brainstorming exercise and answer each question for themselves. This procedure will serve as pre-writing for the actual letter.
  • –If you were a college admissions officer, what would you want to know about each of your potential applicants to decide whether or not you should accept them to your college?
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