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High school that teaches through video games, film and music: Coming to Cleveland soon?... - 0 views

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shared by Rachael Bath on 06 Jan 14 - No Cached
  • hey’re not going to come to school to play games. They’re going to come to school to create games.
  • the first Ohio public school to utilize digital arts as a means to actively engage students who struggle to learn in traditional school models, as well as to meet the needs of students who may be interested in a career in technology fields.
  • the creation of digital products– games, recordings, or films - that shows mastery of essential concepts.
  • Rachael Bath on 06 Jan 14
     
    What a great concept. I hope we see more of these schools emerging across the world in the near future.
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How Our Brains Stop Us From Achieving Our Goals (and How to Fight Back) - 2 views

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  • Rachael Bath on 05 Jan 14
     
    "How Our Brains Stop Us From Achieving Our Goals (and How to Fight Back)" This is a great explanation of how the brain works. These examples are not related to education, but we can easily reflect upon how what we do in the classroom could have negative effects on students. There are also suggestions about how you can make mental changes to ensure success.
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If You Want to Change, Don't Read This - Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic - Harvard Business Review - 3 views

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  • optimism breeds overconfidence and hinders change by perpetuating false hopes and unrealistic expectations
  • we need to start by building self-awareness
  • we must come up with a realistic strategy that focuses on attainable goals,
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  • we will need an enormous amount of effort and dedication in order to both attain and maintain any desired changes
  • change requires self-critical insight, humble goals, and indefatigable persistence. It means going against our nature and demands extraordinary levels of willpower
  • Rachael Bath on 05 Jan 14
     
    A great read with some points highlighted to help establish change and recognise why change is difficult for many of us.
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5 Good Chrome Extensions for Students and Teachers ~ Educational Technology and Mobile ... - 7 views

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shared by Rachael Bath on 27 Dec 13 - No Cached
  • eliminates all distractions from your online reading experience,
  • Connect Clearly to Evernote
  • Chrome Remote Desktop allows users to remotely access another computer through Chrome browser or a Chromebook
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  • hort-term basis for scenarios such as ad hoc remote support, or on a more long-term basis for remote access to your applications and f
  • cite web sites with one click using the EasyBib Toolbar
  • build a fully-formatted, alphabetized, and Word-processor-ready bibliography.
  • ebook reader
  • uto-scroll
  • create interactive flashcards
  • engaging quizzes and games.
  • dd synonyms, audio pronunciation, contextual twitter examples, and contextual sentence examples from real news sources
  • Rachael Bath on 27 Dec 13
     
    This would be a great start for anyone with Chromebooks or just using the Chrome browser to get the most out of the experience
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Small Business Tools 2013 » Tech Coach HQ - 1 views

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  • Rachael Bath on 27 Dec 13
     
    A great resource for many tools that would be suitable for classroom use. An obvious choice if these are tools businesses use, as teachers we MUST teach these skills.
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DICTATION - Chrome Extension - 2 views

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shared by Rachael Bath on 10 May 13 - No Cached
  • Rachael Bath on 10 May 13
     
    A great clean tool that could be used in Special Ed and Primary grades to support Literacy for those students who have difficulty writing/typing
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Take your Phrasebook on the go-and translate by camera in 16 more languages - Google Tr... - 1 views

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  • Rachael Bath on 10 May 13
     
    Translate your google Chat with someone of another Language as you chat.
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Google Docs Word Sort - see note for more info - YouTube - 3 views

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  • Rachael Bath on 10 May 13
     
    A very well presented how-to video on making interactive learning (Literacy) tasks for Pre-School and Junior Primary students in Google Docs
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Timelapse: Landsat Satellite Images of Climate Change, via Google Earth Engine - 1 views

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  • Rachael Bath on 10 May 13
     
    This would be a great discussion starter for environmental change.
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110216-za-bully.png (1000×1995) - 4 views

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shared by Rachael Bath on 28 Apr 13 - No Cached
  • Rachael Bath on 28 Apr 13
     
    Interesting information although it is not Australian. It would be great to see this kind of research done in Australia as we have a great deal of differences in attitude and management of this issue than our northern neighbours.
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Digital Citizenship Poster for Middle/High School | TeachBytes - 7 views

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  • Rachael Bath on 28 Apr 13
     
     A great thought provoking poster that all 12YO+ should discuss with teachers, parents an peers.
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High-tech v no-tech: clash of the classrooms - 3 views

www.brisbanetimes.com.au/...classrooms-20120514-1ym31.html
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  • Rachael Bath on 15 May 12
     
    A great thought provoker and how the extreme compare. Would love to know what you think of this article.
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Technology in Education: The 'cloud' ate their homework - 2 views

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  • Rachael Bath on 14 May 12
     
    Funny thought but an interesting Idea for BYOD schools and the amount of typing needed for assignments etc. and the availability of work at home & school without having duplicate copies and versions of the same assignment.
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Passport to new age skills - The Times of India - 1 views

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  • Rachael Bath on 14 May 12
     
    An international education is an effective way to acquire global skills. Pratibha Jain and Karan Gupta, Education Times overseas counsellors, on how to choose a country that suits your requirements
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Ranking: Australia's higher education system world-class | Story & Education Stories | ... - 1 views

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  • Rachael Bath on 14 May 12
     
    Nice to know where we stand in the world
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Education system is 'stifling young innovators' | The Australian - 0 views

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  • Rachael Bath on 14 May 12
     
    Education system is 'stifling young innovators' an interesting read and some thought provoking comments. What do you think?
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