Global Competence - 0 views
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Messaging Shakespeare | Classroom Examples | - 0 views
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Brown's class was discussing some of the whaling calculations in Moby Dick. When one student asked a question involving a complex computation, three students quickly pulled out their cell phones and did the math. Brown was surprised to learn that most cell phones have a built-in calculator. She was even more surprised at how literate her students were with the many functions included in their phones. She took a quick poll and found that all her students either had a cell phone or easy access to one. In fact, students became genuinely engaged in a class discussion about phone features. This got Brown thinking about how she might incorporate this technology into learning activities.
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Brown noticed that many students used text messaging to communicate, and considered how she might use cell phones in summarizing and analyzing text to help her students better understand Richard III. Effective summarizing is one of the most powerful skills students can cultivate. It provides students with tools for identifying the most important aspects of what they are learning, especially when teachers use a frame of reference (Marzano, Pickering, & Pollock, 2001). Summarizing helps students identify critical information. Research shows gains in reading comprehension when students learn how to incorporate isummary framesi (series of questions designed to highlight critical passages) as a tool for summarizing (Meyer & Freedle, 1984). When students use this strategy, they are better able to understand what they are reading, identify key information, and provide a summary that helps them retain the information (Armbruster, Anderson, & Ostertag, 1987).
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To manage the learning project, Brown asked a tech-savvy colleague to help her build a simple weblog. Once it was set up, it took Brown and her students 10 minutes in the school's computer lab to learn how to post entries. The weblog was intentionally basic. The only entries were selected passages from text of Richard III and Brown's six narrative-framing questions. Her questions deliberately focused students' attention on key passages. If students could understand these passages well enough to summarize them, Brown knew that their comprehension of the play would increase.
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Pearson Foundation: Empowering the 21st Century Superintendent - 0 views
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In March, 2008, the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) launched a new initiative dedicated to helping superintendents, aspiring superintendents and district leadership teams build their knowledge, skills and confidence as effective technology leaders.
TeacherTube - When I Grow Up... - revised - - 0 views
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Great video When I Grow Up which was released and than revised by a PA teacher. Resembles the Machine is US/ing us in creation but focuses on what we should be doing as educators to be sure kids are prepared
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Good video to use to sress the importance of developing 21stC_skills in preparing kids for the future
Are They Really Ready to Work? - 0 views
Do Our Students Measure Up? - 0 views
David Sirota - 0 views
Six Rules for Effective Forecasting - 0 views
Wired 1.01: School's Out - 0 views
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