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Ted Sakshaug

simple private real-time sharing and collaboration by drop.io - 0 views

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shared by Ted Sakshaug on 03 Apr 09 - Cached
  • Ted Sakshaug on 03 Apr 09
     
    an 'applet' from drop.io for web-based rich media chat - choose a name, and hit the 'drop.it' button - you instantly have a real-time, rich media chat feed. simply direct participants to the URL of your chat, and you are able to chat and share any media in line. works with third party clients and on mobile
Maggie Verster

Thirty-One Interesting Ways* to use Wordle in the Classroom - 0 views

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shared by Maggie Verster on 07 May 09 - Cached
  • Maggie Verster on 07 May 09
     
    A collaborative project
Fabian Aguilar

What Do School Tests Measure? - Room for Debate Blog - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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shared by Fabian Aguilar on 12 Aug 09 - Cached
  • According to a New York Times analysis, New York City students have steadily improved their performance on statewide tests since Mayor Michael Bloomberg took control of the public schools seven years ago.
  • Critics say the results are proof only that it is possible to “teach to the test.” What do the results mean? Are tests a good way to prepare students for future success?
  • Tests covering what students were expected to learn (guided by an agreed-upon curriculum) serve a useful purpose — to provide evidence of student effort, of student learning, of what teachers taught, and of what teachers may have failed to teach.
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  • More serious questions arise about “teaching to the test.” If the test requires students to do something academically valuable — to demonstrate comprehension of high quality reading passages at an appropriate level of complexity and difficulty for the students’ grade, for example — then, of course, “teaching to the test” is appropriate.
  • Reading is the crucial subject in the curriculum, affecting all the others, as we know.
  • An almost exclusive focus on raising test scores usually leads to teaching to the test, denies rich academic content and fails to promote the pleasure in learning, and to motivate students to take responsibility for their own learning, behavior, discipline and perseverance to succeed in school and in life.
  • Test driven, or force-fed, learning can not enrich and promote the traits necessary for life success. Indeed, it is dangerous to focus on raising test scores without reducing school drop out, crime and dependency rates, or improving the quality of the workforce and community life.
  • Students, families and groups that have been marginalized in the past are hurt most when the true purposes of education are not addressed.
  • lein. Mayor Bloomberg claims that more than two-thirds of the city’s students are now proficient readers. But, according to federal education officials, only 25 percent cleared the proficient-achievement hurdle after taking the National Assessment of Education Progress, a more reliable and secure test in 2007.
  • The major lesson is that officials in all states — from New York to Mississippi — have succumbed to heavy political pressure to somehow show progress. They lower the proficiency bar, dumb down tests and distribute curricular guides to teachers filled with study questions that mirror state exams.
  • This is why the Obama administration has nudged 47 states to come around the table to define what a proficient student truly knows.
  • Test score gains among New York City students are important because research finds that how well one performs on cognitive tests matters more to one’s life chances than ever before. Mastery of reading and math, in particular, are significant because they provide the gateway to higher learning and critical thinking.
  • First, just because students are trained to do well on a particular test doesn’t mean they’ve mastered certain skills.
  • Second, whatever the test score results, children in high poverty schools like the Promise Academy are still cut off from networks of students, and students’ parents, who can ease access to employment.
  • Reliable and valid standardized tests can be one way to measure what some students have learned. Although they may be indicators of future academic success, they don’t “prepare” students for future success.
  • Since standardized testing can accurately assess the “whole” student, low test scores can be a real indicator of student knowledge and deficiencies.
  • Many teachers at high-performing, high-poverty schools have said they use student test scores as diagnostic tools to address student weaknesses and raise achievement.
  • The bigger problem with standardized tests is their emphasis on the achievement of only minimal proficiency.
  • While it is imperative that even the least accomplished students have sufficient reading and calculating skills to become self-supporting, these are nonetheless the students with, overall, the fewest opportunities in the working world.
  • Regardless of how high or low we choose to set the proficiency bar, standardized test scores are the most objective and best way of measuring it.
  • The gap between proficiency and true comprehension would be especially wide in the case of the brightest students. These would be the ones least well-served by high-stakes testing.
David Hilton

Home | Say Yes to Education - 0 views

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shared by David Hilton on 11 Sep 09 - Cached
  • David Hilton on 11 Sep 09
     
    An organisation devoted to improving inner-city graduation rates in the USA.
Gary Bertoia

Google - Internet Stats - 0 views

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shared by Gary Bertoia on 16 Sep 09 - No Cached
  • Gary Bertoia on 16 Sep 09
     
    This Google resource brings together the latest industry facts and insights. These have been collected from a number of third party sources covering a range of topics from macroscopic economic and media trends to how consumer behaviour and technology are changing over time.
Sally Sharp

RTI Resources: 10 Useful Sites For All Educators - 1 views

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shared by Sally Sharp on 20 Jul 09 - Cached
  • Sally Sharp on 20 Jul 09
     
    Continuing with our RTI series, the following is a summary of the websites we think you will find most useful. These sites are not listed in order of preference.
anonymous

Study: More children of illegal immigrants being born in US; they face high odds of pov... - 0 views

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shared by anonymous on 16 Apr 09 - Cached
  • Overall, illegal immigrants' children account for one of every 15 students in kindergarten through 12th grade.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 16 Apr 09
       
      Wow! Doesn't this give you pause? There are SO many angles to this statistic, aren't there? A powerful article.
Ted Sakshaug

Download-a-Dinosaur - 0 views

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shared by Ted Sakshaug on 24 Jun 09 - Cached
  • Ted Sakshaug on 24 Jun 09
     
    Designs for easy-to-make paper dinosaurs that you can download from this site and print out on your printer. All that is needed is scissors and glue. Soon your office will be overrunning with raptors. How about triceratops with names on them as place settings at a kid's birthday party? Or a 30-minute crafts activity?
Dave Truss

Diigo in Writing Class « What Else? 1DR - 0 views

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Diigo

shared by Dave Truss on 30 Jun 09 - Cached
  • Here a student simply highlights the information she needs to review later in her document (wiki, MS Word, presentation, etc.) in order to analyze the information for her needs.
  • By gathering the information needed, the student is able to synthesize the ideas into his/her own connections
    • Dave Truss
      Dave Truss on 30 Jun 09
       
      Check out the link.
  • By saving the information to a Diigo group, students can connect with each other and share the important ideas for discussion or writing later:
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  • In addition, after students write online (Google Docs, Wikis), the teacher can “Diigo” feedback. What was well done in the writing? What still needs improvement? This fifth grade student read the first annotation about the need to add examples.
  • Through individual or collaborative Diigo annotations, students connect to facts in ways that allow comprehension and connections that deepen their understanding.  Through Diigo annotations for feedback, students easily understand what aspects of their writing need improvement. Diigo is our friend in the writing classroom.
  • Dave Truss on 30 Jun 09
     
    Here a student simply highlights the information she needs to review later in her document (wiki, MS Word, presentation, etc.) in order to analyze the information for her needs. ...Through individual or collaborative Diigo annotations, students connect to facts in ways that allow comprehension and connections that deepen their understanding. Through Diigo annotations for feedback, students easily understand what aspects of their writing need improvement. Diigo is our friend in the writing classroom.
Ted Sakshaug

Homepage - Vizerra.com - 0 views

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shared by Ted Sakshaug on 08 Jul 09 - Cached
  • Ted Sakshaug on 08 Jul 09
     
    Vizerra is a very interesting project that has great potential for use in World History and World Geography courses. Vizerra provides downloadable 3D models of famous places. All of the models offer users a tour of their selected site. Currently, there are five models and tours available on Vizerra. Vizerra aims to have a total of thirty 3D models and tours available for download by the end of 2009.
Charles Johns

Empowered High Schools: Implementation Model for Response to Intervention (RTI) - 0 views

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RTI

shared by Charles Johns on 20 Jun 09 - Cached
  • Charles Johns on 20 Jun 09
     
    Finally, a way to implement Response to Intervention in high schools. This model incorporates Professional Learning Teams and data analysis to establish a system for the delivery of interventions.
Dennis OConnor

Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education - 4 views

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shared by Dennis OConnor on 06 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education
  • Dennis OConnor on 06 Oct 09
     
    The Center for Social Media is a project of the School of Communication at the American University in Washington, D.C. The Center in conjunction with the Media Education Lab at Temple University in Philadelphia and The Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property, a project of the Washington College of Law at the American University in Washington D.C. has developed a Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education. The National Council of Teachers of English is signatory to the document, along with various other legal and educational groups. The code was funded by The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and The Ford Foundation through the Future of Public Media Project. (Annotation by Larry Michaud - UW-Stout E-Learning Practicum)
Fred Delventhal

Lunch Lab Preview Site - 8 views

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shared by Fred Delventhal on 08 Oct 09 - No Cached
  • Fred Delventhal on 08 Oct 09
     
    Web only property for PBS Kids Fizzy's Lunch Lab is a vibrant, fun and kid-friendly media property featuring original characters and funny stories that entertain and educate families about the importance of good nutrition, a balanced diet, and physical activity. Join Professor Fizzy and friends in the super-charged Lunch Lab Test Kitchen, as they prepare healthy snacks, investigate the difference between good and bad food, and learn what happens once the food you eat goes into your body.
Dave Truss

» Would You Please Block? Bud the Teacher - 11 views

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shared by Dave Truss on 07 Oct 09 - Cached
  • What we’ve decided is that we will no longer use the web filter as a classroom management tool.  Blocking one distraction doesn’t solve the problem of students off task – it just encourages them to find another site to distract them.  Students off task is not a technology problem – it’s a behavior problem. 
    • Dave Truss
      Dave Truss on 07 Oct 09
       
      A brilliantly worded statement that needs to be said!
  • This opens up possibilities for students and staff using websites for instructional purposes that in the past were blocked due to broad category blocks.  It requires that staff and students manage their technology use rather than relying on a third party solution that can never do the job of replacing teachers monitoring students.
  • Dave Truss on 07 Oct 09
     
    What we've decided is that we will no longer use the web filter as a classroom management tool.
Vicki Davis

YouTube - Curt Bonk's Flat Classrooms Keynote: The World is Open - 12 views

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shared by Vicki Davis on 06 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Curt Bonk's Flat Classrooms Keynote: The World is Open: Introducing the Heroes, Gurus, and Revolutionaries of the Shared Internet
  • Vicki Davis on 06 Oct 09
     
    Flat Classroom Project keynote for this quarter from Dr. Curtis Bonk where he discusses the trends that are opening up education. It is interesting to watch to see if you know what he is talking about (and who) and some people you know will be in these videos.
anonymous

Trulia Hindsight - Maps of Properties Through Time - 12 views

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shared by anonymous on 23 Oct 09 - Cached
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  • anonymous on 23 Oct 09
     
    Wonderful visualization tool. Excellent!
Vicki Davis

Technology Review: Blogs: TR Editors' blog: Will the Nook Eat the Kindle's Lunch? - 4 views

www.technologyreview.com/...24281

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shared by Vicki Davis on 22 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Vicki Davis on 22 Oct 09
     
    Barnes and Noble's response to the Kindle: The Nook. It uses the Android operating system (Google's mobile OS) and can install 3rd party Android Apps. It also has an MP3 player but does not have built in text to speech (so no UDL here) - If you use the free wifi at Barnes and Noble you can read any ebook for free - otherwise it is something that you need to buy.
Ted Sakshaug

picturing the thirties - 14 views

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shared by Ted Sakshaug on 12 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Ted Sakshaug on 12 Nov 09
     
    explore the 1930s with photos, paintings, newsreels and the like. Students can make their own documentaries
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