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Infographic: "How Does The Act Of Writing Affect Your Brain?" | Larry Ferlazz... - 0 views

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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

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

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Study: Reading novels makes us better thinkers - Salon.com - 1 views

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Time to push back in favor of fiction?

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Steve Ransom on 17 Jun 13

No kidding. Common core swings the pendulum far in the other direction with document-based evidence, informational/expository texts, and sapping the love of the printed word right out of learning.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">No kidding. Common core swings the pendulum far in the other direction with document-based evidence, informational/expository texts, and sapping the love of the printed word right out of learning.</div>

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The Differences Between Projects And Project-Based Learning | Edudemic - 0 views

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projectbasedlearning projects compare

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

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

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The web's 'echo chamber' leaves us none the wiser (Wired UK) - 0 views

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audience echochamber

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Important in all worlds, analog and digital.

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Slicereader - Easy reading for Mac - 0 views

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reading app text application mac assistivetechnology

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A great, free text chunking app for those who need textual information processing accommodations or those with short attention spans or distractability... Mac-only

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TubeChop - David Weinberger on Too Big To Know (46:26) - 0 views

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knowledge internet

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Great video on how the internet is changing our ideas of knowledge, AND a great example of the effective use of PowerPoint

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We Don't Like "Projects" | Edutopia - 0 views

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pbl projects critique

shared by Steve Ransom on 09 Jun 13 - No Cached

In short, we seem to have students who believe that projects are for assessment purposes only.
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he gave the project the highest praise a teenager can give anything: he stayed up until 2:00 AM working on it.
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if learning isn't accompanied by the psychological stress of an exam, then they're somehow "let off the hook" and can devalue the content.
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Steve Ransom on 09 Jun 13

How sad that we've coopted the "project" in such ways. We can change this.

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SearchReSearch: Be prepared: What will happen to your content when you die? - 0 views

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Google takes you through its Inactive Account Manager so that you can tell it what to do when you are no longer responsive. You'll have to appoint at least one trustee.

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Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story - YouTube - 2 views

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Chimamanda adichie story culture TED

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The A-Z Dictionary of Educational Twitter Hashtags | Edudemic - 0 views

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hashtags list directory twitter

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Professional blog | The Reflective Educator - 0 views

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teacher preservice highered advice pd classroommanagement pln learning passion

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Great advice... all things that hopefully came up in class, but they take a while to really "learn". Don't wait.

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2013 Internet Trends - Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers - 0 views

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internet trends research statistics socialmedia

shared by Steve Ransom on 04 Jun 13 - No Cached

Steve Ransom on 04 Jun 13

A good souce of current data if you need it for any projects.

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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

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

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Doctopus Demonstration - YouTube - 0 views

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googleapps google Doctopus script video howto screencast

shared by Steve Ransom on 29 May 13 - No Cached

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We tried out the Flubaroo script in class for automatically grading assignments with Google Docs. This script, Doctopus, is more about managing assignments and can really save a great deal of time once you have it all set up with a class using Google Apps.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">We tried out the Flubaroo script in class for automatically grading assignments with Google Docs. This script, Doctopus, is more about managing assignments and can really save a great deal of time once you have it all set up with a class using Google Apps.</div>

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http://www.vsb.bc.ca/sites/default/files/13May28_op_commIII_item3.pdf - 0 views

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aup socialmedia policy

shared by Steve Ransom on 28 May 13 - No Cached

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from Vancouver, BC schools A nice example of guidelines for both students and employees

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Blogush | 186 Videos that will make you go Huh, Whoa, Wow, Ahhh, and Ha-Ha - 0 views

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videos list collection presoresource compilation

shared by Steve Ransom on 25 May 13 - No Cached

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Nice categorization of usable video for all kinds of reasons.

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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

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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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GeoGuessr - Let's explore the world! - 0 views

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geography maps google location game interactive

shared by Steve Ransom on 17 May 13 - No Cached

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A very cool geography game that uses Google Maps Street view. Turns players into sleuths who have to use all of their knowledge and skills to figure out where they are.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A very cool geography game that uses Google Maps Street view. Turns players into sleuths who have to use all of their knowledge and skills to figure out where they are.</div>

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