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Google Forms a teacher/student connection - YouTube - 0 views

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googleforms video inspiration

shared by Steve Ransom on 03 Jan 13 - No Cached

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Such an authentic and inspirational use of Google Forms. A perfect example of how what matters most is what we DO with our tools, not the tools themselves

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Education Week Teacher: Tips for Tech-Cautious Teachers - 0 views

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edtech integration tips advice PTEd preservice newbies

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Has this tool been recommended by colleagues or student I respect, or is someone else willing to try this tool with me?
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  The importance of having a network of educators to connect with!
  
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In other words, model what you want your students to do: Use technology as a tool for learning.
- Steve Ransom on 02 Nov 12
  
  That's it. YOU have to use the tools first so that you can integrate them with your students in a natural, logical way. Demonstrate being a [digital] learner for yourself. Then, it is just a natural extension with your students.
  
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Steve Ransom on 02 Nov 12

Excellent suggestions pertinent to EDTS 523 and those new/struggling with education technology. Start small. Just keep growing.

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talking word processor | Free Resources from the Net for EVERY Learner - 0 views

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tts text2speech msword word addin

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WordTalk is a powerful free tool that ought to be on every computer in every school where Microsoft Word is installed on a Windows computer! This is a tool that has the potential to benefit ALL learners, especially any who struggle with reading or writing. I'm adding WordTalk to my list of Extra Special Learning Resourses. WordTalk is a high quality free add-in that provides convenient, versatile and customizable text-to-speech for any document written or opened in Microsoft Word. It works in every version of MS Word, from Word 97 through Word 2010; and it's available to run on every version of Windows from Windows 98 through Windows 7.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"> WordTalk is a powerful free tool that ought to be on every computer in every school where Microsoft Word is installed on a Windows computer! This is a tool that has the potential to benefit ALL learners, especially any who struggle with reading or writing. I'm adding WordTalk to my list of Extra Special Learning Resourses. WordTalk is a high quality free add-in that provides convenient, versatile and customizable text-to-speech for any document written or opened in Microsoft Word. It works in every version of MS Word, from Word 97 through Word 2010; and it's available to run on every version of Windows from Windows 98 through Windows 7.</div>

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If Education Technology Was A Baseball Team - Edudemic - 0 views

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technology tools list collection gr8 edts423 ideas services classroom

shared by Steve Ransom on 26 Feb 13 - No Cached

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A great, practical collection of tools and services that can be easily integrated into your teacher toolbelt and used with both students and parents.

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Principal: 'I was naïve about Common Core' - 0 views

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commoncore testing standardizedtesting highstakestesting accountability critique

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The Common Core places an extraordinary emphasis on vocabulary development
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Teachers are engaged in practices like these because they are pressured and afraid, not because they think the assessments are educationally sound. Their principals are pressured and nervous about their own scores and the school’s scores. Guaranteed, every child in the class feels that pressure and trepidation as well.
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I am troubled that a company that has a multi-million dollar contract to create tests for the state should also be able to profit from producing test prep materials. I am even more deeply troubled that this wonderful little girl, whom I have known since she was born, is being subject to this distortion of what her primary education should be.
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Real learning occurs in the mind of the learner when she makes connections with prior learning, makes meaning, and retains that knowledge in order to create additional meaning from new information.  In short, with tests we see traces of learning, not learning itself.
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Parents can expect that the other three will be neglected as teachers frantically try to prepare students for the difficult and high-stakes tests.
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They see data, not children. 
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The promise of the Common Core is dying and teaching and learning are being distorted.  The well that should sustain the Core has been poisoned.
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Whether or not learning the word ‘commission’ is appropriate for second graders could be debated—I personally think it is a bit over the top.  What is of deeper concern, however, is that during a time when 7 year olds should be listening to and making music, they are instead taking a vocabulary quiz.
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Data should be used as a strategy for improvement, not for accountability
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A fool with a tool is still a fool.  A fool with a powerful tool is a dangerous fool.
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What Makes a Question Essential? - 0 views

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question essential PBL inquiry

shared by Steve Ransom on 22 May 13 - No Cached

Steve Ransom on 22 May 13

Notice how the diversity of learning tools at our disposal today enable students to more efficiently tackle these sorts of questions. Nice examples for most content areas

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Five-Minute Film Festival: Learn to Use Web 2.0 Tools | Edutopia - 0 views

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web2.0 tutorials learn pd socialmedia screencasts video

shared by Steve Ransom on 04 Jun 13 - No Cached

Steve Ransom on 04 Jun 13

Learn more/something new this summer. DIY materials and learning abound today!

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Don't Be the Office Tech Dinosaur - Yahoo! Finance - 0 views

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technology professional development web 2.0

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Laurel Loewenguth on 23 Apr 13

adapting to new technology and keeping pace with current tools. Discusses many points raised in EDTS about adapting to new ways of doing things.

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Google adds remote desktop to Hangouts, lets users simultaneously video chat and troubl... - 0 views

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google+ hangouts screenshare

shared by Steve Ransom on 02 May 13 - No Cached

Steve Ransom on 02 May 13

Google+ Hangouts now allow you to screenshare/share desktop with those in your hangout. Great new feature to provide troubleshooting/support amongst other things. Google+ Hangounts allow you and 8 others to have a video meeting and access/share your Google Docs with those in the meeting. Great tool.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Google+ Hangouts now allow you to screenshare/share desktop with those in your hangout. Great new feature to provide troubleshooting/support amongst other things. Google+ Hangounts allow you and 8 others to have a video meeting and access/share your Google Docs with those in the meeting. Great tool.</div>

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NYLearns - Be a part of the revolution - 0 views

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standards NY nystandards edts523 lessonplanning resources portal

shared by Steve Ransom on 18 Nov 11 - Cached

Steve Ransom on 18 Nov 11

A great planning and resource management tool for NY teachers

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VideoNot.es - 0 views

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video notes googledocs youtube googledrive

shared by Steve Ransom on 03 Sep 13 - No Cached

Steve Ransom on 03 Sep 13

A great tool to take notes on video content from popular video hosting sites and sync notes with the video itself as well as in Google Drive.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A great tool to take notes on video content from popular video hosting sites and sync notes with the video itself as well as in Google Drive.</div>

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Blogs Wikis Docs Chart - 0 views

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wikis blog googledocs comparison compare

shared by Steve Ransom on 18 Oct 11 - No Cached

Steve Ransom on 18 Oct 11

Good chart to compare 3 major web2.0 tools

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Tracking America: Poverty and Policy - 0 views

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data poverty statistics tool visual visualization interactive

shared by Steve Ransom on 05 Nov 12 - No Cached

Steve Ransom on 05 Nov 12

Nice set of manipulatable visualizations to explore basic data and trends and relationships dealing with poverty, gender, and level of educational attainment.

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ESOL Teaching Strategies - 0 views

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ELL esol technology tools ideas

shared by Steve Ransom on 09 Mar 13 - No Cached

Steve Ransom on 09 Mar 13

Nice document linking teaching strategies for ESOL students to technologies that can support them in the learning

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Should my class blog, tweet, Google App, Moodle, Desire2Learn, or Edmodo? Arrghhh!!! | ... - 0 views

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socialnetworking web2.0 tools comparison classroom features matrix

shared by Steve Ransom on 17 Jun 13 - No Cached

Steve Ransom on 17 Jun 13

A handy little matrix to help you make decisions regarding creating an online component to your classroom.

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Radio Show » Mapping Media to the Common Core - 0 views

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podcasting radioshow radio tips howto tools process

shared by Steve Ransom on 16 Jun 13 - No Cached

Steve Ransom on 16 Jun 13

Good tips and resources on podcasting/creating a radio show by Wesley Fryer.

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Salman Khan on the YouTube lectures and teaching tools that power the Khan Academy's mi... - 0 views

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khanacademy interview video salkhan

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Steve Ransom on 19 Oct 12

Be sure to read parts 2 and 3 for multiple perspectives on Khan Academy

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100 Ways to Use Digital Cameras | Scholastic.com - 0 views

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photography camera digital ideas classroom education

shared by Steve Ransom on 25 Oct 12 - No Cached

Steve Ransom on 25 Oct 12

The digital camera is often an overlooked device for use in the classroom by students. It's an easy way to meaningfully use technology. Combined with web 2.0 tools, it opens up so many possibilities.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The digital camera is often an overlooked device for use in the classroom by students. It's an easy way to meaningfully use technology. Combined with web 2.0 tools, it opens up so many possibilities.</div>

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blubbr - Play & create video trivia games - 0 views

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