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VocabGrabber : Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus - 17 views

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shared by Adam Babcock on 17 May 10 - Cached

VocabGrabber analyzes any text you're interested in, generating lists of the most useful vocabulary words and showing you how those words are used in context. Just copy text from a document and paste it into the box, and then click on the "Grab Vocabulary!" button. VocabGrabber will automatically create a list of vocabulary from your text, which you can then sort, filter, and save.
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A Rubric for Evaluating Student Blogs - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 10 views

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shared by Mary Worrell on 28 Sep 10 - No Cached

Pentagon destroys thousands of copies of Army officer's memoir - CNN.com - 2 views

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shared by Adam Babcock on 26 Sep 10 - No Cached

Adam Babcock on 26 Sep 10

Washington (CNN) -- The Department of Defense recently purchased and destroyed thousands of copies of an Army Reserve officer's memoir in an effort to safeguard state secrets, a spokeswoman said Saturday.

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The Best Ways To Back-Up Your Computer & Online Work | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the... - 4 views

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shared by Donalyn Miller on 26 Sep 10 - Cached

Donalyn Miller on 26 Sep 10

Tips for backing up your computer content and online information.

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Free Online Graph Paper / Storyboard Paper - 5 views

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shared by Adam Babcock on 26 Sep 10 - Cached

Adam Babcock on 26 Sep 10

Use this generator to make make blank storyboard templates and download them as a pdf

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Tools & Utilities for filmmakers - 6 views

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Education Week: The Misuse of Professional Development - 12 views

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shared by Donalyn Miller on 25 Sep 10 - No Cached

Donalyn Miller on 25 Sep 10

"The Misuse of Professional Development" suggests that professional development must focus on learner outcomes.

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10 Ways to Celebrate Banned Books Week With The New York Times - NYTimes.com - 9 views

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shared by Dana Huff on 25 Sep 10 - No Cached

Dana Huff on 25 Sep 10

Held annually during the last week of September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of intellectual freedom and draws attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted banning of books across the United States, including books commonly taught in secondary schools. Here are ideas for celebrating Banned Books Week -- with your students, your children and anyone who believes in having "the freedom to read."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Held annually during the last week of September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of intellectual freedom and draws attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted banning of books across the United States, including books commonly taught in secondary schools. Here are ideas for celebrating Banned Books Week -- with your students, your children and anyone who believes in having "the freedom to read."</div>

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Zoho Writer - Choosing the Extended Essay2007 - 7 views

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shared by Dana Huff on 23 Sep 10 - No Cached

Dana Huff on 23 Sep 10

St. Columba's College English department's transition year extended essay assignment is a great project.

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Gene Weingarten - Goodbye, cruel words: English. It's dead to me. - 7 views

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shared by Dana Huff on 22 Sep 10 - No Cached

Dana Huff on 22 Sep 10

The English language, which arose from humble Anglo-Saxon roots to become the lingua franca of 600 million people worldwide and the dominant lexicon of international discourse, is dead. It succumbed last month at the age of 1,617 after a long illness. It is survived by an ignominiously diminished form of itself.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The English language, which arose from humble Anglo-Saxon roots to become the lingua franca of 600 million people worldwide and the dominant lexicon of international discourse, is dead. It succumbed last month at the age of 1,617 after a long illness. It is survived by an ignominiously diminished form of itself. </div>

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Education Week: NAEP Writing Exams Going Digital in 2011 - 6 views

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shared by Katie Anderson on 22 Sep 10 - No Cached

Katie Anderson on 22 Sep 10

NAEP writing tests are moving toward digitalization. An Ed Week report. Question: what does this mean for how teachers will teach writing?

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NAEP - What Does the NAEP Writing Assessment Measure? - 4 views

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shared by Katie Anderson on 22 Sep 10 - No Cached

Katie Anderson on 22 Sep 10

Important to consider what NAEP will assess in comparison with state writing tests, especially as they are being reformatted (e.g., Texas with the STAAR test).

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Google Student Blog: Recent updates to Google Docs - 8 views

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shared by Mary Worrell on 22 Sep 10 - No Cached

Mary Worrell on 22 Sep 10

Updates to Google Docs! Some interesting new features here to aid in collaboration.

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George Orwell, "Politics and the English Language," 1946 - 10 views

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shared by Dana Huff on 22 Sep 10 - Cached

Dana Huff on 22 Sep 10

Orwell's advice to writers.

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Nameless, Faceless Children (Blogs & Internet Safety) | Julie A. Cunningham - 7 views

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shared by Mary Worrell on 21 Sep 10 - No Cached

I would say that they primarily need protected from themselves… that they need help moderating their web presence until they understand the full ramifications of things they say online.  I don’t think that means they need to be anonymous.  I do think that anonymity tends to foster less responsible behavior, in both children and adults alike
- Mary Worrell on 21 Sep 10
  
  Hear hear! Boogeyman tactics don't work. Educators and parents should be online, modeling the sort of digital citizenship we hope for our children and students - the kind that will keep them safe.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Hear hear! Boogeyman tactics don't work. Educators and parents should be online, modeling the sort of digital citizenship we hope for our children and students - the kind that will keep them safe.</div>
  
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Mary Worrell on 21 Sep 10

Great article demonstrating the threats of real life and juxtaposing them with the threats of having an active, online life.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Great article demonstrating the threats of real life and juxtaposing them with the threats of having an active, online life. </div>

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Mary Worrell on 21 Sep 10

Great article demonstrating the threats of real life and juxtaposing them with the threats of having an active, online life. Might be a good conversation starter with tech facilitators at your school.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Great article demonstrating the threats of real life and juxtaposing them with the threats of having an active, online life. Might be a good conversation starter with tech facilitators at your school.</div>

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Waiting for Superman - Video - Oprah.com - 9 views

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shared by Adam Babcock on 21 Sep 10 - No Cached

The Medium - Is Learning by Rote Memorization So Bad? - NYTimes.com - 6 views

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Middle School Grading Rubric_Sept10.pdf - Google Docs - 23 views

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shared by Meredith Stewart on 18 Sep 10 - No Cached

Patrick Higgins on 20 Sep 10

This is great! Thanks for sharing this one.

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How to Talk about Books You Haven't Read by Pierre Bayard - Powell's Books - 12 views

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shared by Leslie Healey on 19 Sep 10 - No Cached

Leslie Healey on 19 Sep 10

I do not know whether to laugh or cry. Author obviously is a dedicated reader but non readers will not even get the joke!

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10 Tips on How to Write Less Badly - Do Your Job Better - The Chronicle of Higher Educa... - 18 views

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shared by Donalyn Miller on 18 Sep 10 - No Cached

Donalyn Miller on 18 Sep 10

10 Tips on How to Write Less Badly

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