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Vicki Davis

REading with Sound: The Interplay of Text and Sound in Ebooks and its effect on retention - 3 views

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shared by Vicki Davis on 21 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • Vicki Davis on 21 Oct 13
     
    Yes, this study was funded by Booktrack (a 2011 study), however, I find that the information is fascinating. By setting sound tracks of different mood music, this study showed: *Virtually all subjects performed moderately to significantly better on information retention tests. * Subjects reported a strong correlation with interacting with the enhanced platform and an ability to focus. There are other results on this, but I find this fascinating and find this a very interesting point to consider as ebooks evolve. Will ebook authors attach music to different pages? Will reading become more cinematic and theatrical? All kinds of interesting thoughts here.
Vicki Davis

Soundsnap.com: Find and Share Free Sound Effects and Loops - 0 views

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shared by Vicki Davis on 04 May 08 - Cached
  • Diane Hammond on 04 May 08
     
    Find and share free sound effects and loops
  • Vicki Davis on 24 Aug 08
     
    Sound effects and music for free - but your work must be creative commons and you must share it!
  • Vicki Davis on 24 Aug 08
     
    Sound effects and music for free - you must creative commons license it.
Randall Fujimoto

Music Lessons Build Brain Power (LA Times) - 5 views

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shared by Randall Fujimoto on 25 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Randall Fujimoto on 25 Apr 10
     
    Cutting music and arts instruction to save money is shortsighted
anonymous

A List of some of the best Music websites + download, listen, search and share songs fo... - 28 views

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shared by anonymous on 24 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • anonymous on 24 Sep 11
     
    Today i am introducing to you a set of the best music sharing web tools. All these tools are free and easy to use. They can allow you to listen and share music with your friends through a real time listening. Educators can use these tools to educationally share and study songs with their students as well.
Ted Sakshaug

Ricci Adams' Musictheory.net - 2 views

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shared by Ted Sakshaug on 29 Apr 09 - Cached
  • Ted Sakshaug on 29 Apr 09
     
    many lessons on music theory
Ed Webb

Why hard work and specialising early is not a recipe for success - The Correspondent - 0 views

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shared by Ed Webb on 09 Mar 20 - Cached
  • dispelling nonsense is much harder than spreading nonsense.
  • a worldwide cult of the head start – a fetish for precociousness. The intuitive opinion that dedicated, focused specialists are superior to doubting, daydreaming Jacks-of-all-trades is winning
  • astonishing sacrifices made in the quest for efficiency, specialisation and excellence
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  • Most things that people want to learn do not resemble language, golf or chess, but rather a game in which the generalist has an advantage. A hostile learning environment
  • Seemingly inefficient things are productive: expanding your horizons, giving yourself time, switching professions. 
  • early specialisation is a good idea if you want to become successful in certain fields, sports or professions. In fact, in some cases, it’s the only option. Take chess, for example: if you don’t start early, you won’t stand a chance at glory.
  • learning chess is not a good model for learning other things. Epstein explains this using the work of psychologist Robin Hogarth, who makes the distinction between friendly (kind) and unfriendly or hostile (wicked) learning environments.
  • In a friendly learning environment, such as chess, the rules are clear, the information is complete (all pieces are visible on the board), and you can (ultimately) determine the quality of every move. In other words, the feedback loop
  • friendly learning environments are the exception. The world is not as clear-cut as golf or chess. So early specialisation is often a bad idea. 
  • In hostile learning environments without repetitive patterns, mastery is much harder to achieve. The feedback loop is insidious. Unlike chess, experience does not necessarily make you better. You may stick with the wrong approach because you’re convinced it’s the right one. 
  • The better a teacher scored on their own subject (i.e., the higher the grades their students got in that subject), the more mediocre students’ scores were across the complete programme (all modules). The explanation? Those teachers gave their students rigidly defined education, purely focused on passing exams. The students passed their tests with high marks – and rated their teachers highly in surveys – but would fail later on. 
  • In learning environments without repetitive patterns, where cause and effect are not always clear, early specialisation and spending countless hours does not guarantee success. Quite the opposite, Epstein argues. Generalists have the advantage: they have a wider range of experiences and a greater ability to associate and improvise. (The world has more in common with jazz than classical music, Epstein explains in a chapter on music.)
  • Many modern professions aren’t so much about applying specific solutions than they are about recognising the nature of a problem, and only then coming up with an approach. That becomes possible when you learn to see analogies with other fields, according to psychologist Dedre Gentner, who has made this subject her life’s work.
  • Another advantage generalists and late specialists have is more concrete: you are more likely to pick a suitable study, sport or profession if you first orient yourself broadly before you make a choice.
  • Greater enjoyment of the game is one of the benefits associated with late specialisation, along with fewer injuries and more creativity.
  • which child, teenager or person in their 20s knows what they will be doing for the rest of their lives?
  • Persevering along a chosen path can also lead to other problems: frustrations about failure. If practice makes perfect, why am I not a genius? In a critical review,
  • The tricky thing about generalist long-term thinking versus specialist short-term thinking is that the latter produces faster and more visible results.
  • specialising in short-term success gets in the way of long-term success. This also applies to education.
  • (Another example: the on-going worry about whether or not students’ degree choices are "labour market relevant".)
  • Teachers who taught more broadly – who did not teach students readymade "prescribed lessons” but instilled "principles" – were not rated as highly in their own subject, but had the most sustainable effect on learning. However, this was not reflected in the results. These teachers were awarded – logically but tragically – lower ratings by their students.
  • the 10,000 hour gang has considerable power with their message "quitters never win, winners never quit".Epstein’s more wholesome message seems weak and boring in comparison. Some things are simply not meant for everyone, doubt is understandable and even meaningful, you can give up and change your choice of work, sports or hobby, and an early lead can actually be a structural disadvantage. 
  • "Don’t feel behind." Don’t worry if others seem to be moving faster, harder or better. Winners often quit.
Martin Burrett

Auditorium - 3 views

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shared by Martin Burrett on 26 Mar 12 - Cached
  • Martin Burrett on 26 Mar 12
     
    This is a fun musical themed logic game where players must direct light particles into containers by placing arrows in the correct places. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Educational+Games
Suzie Nestico

Father: Why I didn't let my son take standardized tests - The Answer Sheet - The Washin... - 0 views

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shared by Suzie Nestico on 27 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • My wife and I had Luke “opt out” of No Child Left Behind standardized testing (here in Pennsylvania known as the Pennsylvania System of School Achievement, or PSSAs).
  • Last week I did just that. I looked at the test and determined that it violated my religion. How, you might ask? That’s an entirely different blog, but I can quickly say that my religion does not allow for or tolerate the act of torture and I determined that making Luke sit for over 10 hours filling in bubble sheets would have been a form of mental and physical torture, given that we could give him no good reason as to why he needs to take this test.
  • ch a reason for opting out of the PSSA testing will negatively affect the school’s participation rate and could POTENTIALLY have a negative impact on the school’s Adequate Yearly Progress under the rules of No Child Left Behind.
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  • I asked Luke what he thought about it all. He just smiled. I also asked him what some of his friends were saying. According to Luke, they did not believe that NCLB and PSSAs were going to be used to evaluate the school. They didn’t know about AYP and the sanctions that came with it. Luke’s friends just thought the tests, “were used to make sure our teachers are teaching us the right stuff.” My guess is that is what most parents believe. Why wouldn’t they believe it? They’ve been told for nine years that we are raising standards, holding teachers accountable, and leaving no children behind. Who wouldn’t support that?
  • This time, instead of having Luke sit through another meeting, he researched the Japanese earthquake and tsunami as a current events project.
  • The point was to give Luke some experience in how to conduct planned civil disobedience in a lawful manner.
  • That, of course, is the real problem. NCLB and the standards movement is a political bait and switch. Sold as one thing (positive) to the public and then in practice, something radically different (punitive). This is probably one of the biggest reasons I decided to do the boycott—to make my community aware and to try and enlighten them of the real issues.
  • My answer is that the government is not listening. Teachers, principals, teacher educators, child development specialists, and educational researchers have been trying to get this message out for years. No one will listen.
  • Civil disobedience is the only option left. It’s my scream in a dark cave for light. I want teachers to teach again. I want principals to lead again. I want my school to be a place of deep learning and a deeper love of teaching. I want children exposed to history, science, art, music, physical education, and current events—the same experience President Obama is providing his own children.
  • Maybe civil disobedience will be contagious. Maybe parents will join us in reclaiming our schools and demand that teachers and administrators hands be untied and allow them to do their jobs—engage students in a rich curriculum designed to promote deep learning and critical thinking.
  • Suzie Nestico on 27 Mar 11
     
    Another PA parent opts his child out of PSSA standardized testing as a measure of civil disobedience.  Word of caution:  This can very much hurt a school's Adequate Yearly Progress and ultimately the school may suffer.  But, what if this movement spread amongst parents?  What then?  Would the government take over the school?  
Vicki Davis

"Be the Beat" lesson Plans (Heart Disease) - 9 views

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shared by Vicki Davis on 07 May 10 - Cached
  • Vicki Davis on 07 May 10
     
    So many great health and science lesson plans running around. This is from the American Heart Association and is three lessons to help kids. This from the site: "Sudden Cardiac Arrest can strike anyone, anywhere - and a victim's chance of survival depends on the people around them. Be the Beat offers free games, music, videos and giveaways to educate teens about recognizing a cardiac arrest, calling 911, CPR and using an AED, while they have fun! Schools play a vital role in this movement to train teen lifesavers. As a complement to your CPR and AED program, or other curriculum, check out our free resources and register now so we can keep you updated on the latest news. Then, encourage your students to play and learn on Be the Beat. Together we can create the next generation of lifesavers!" With summer approaching in the USA and the inevitable tragic drownings that always happen - your teaching could save someone's life!
Vicki Davis

Education Week Teacher: How Jay-Z Can Help Us Remix Education - 3 views

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shared by Vicki Davis on 29 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Vicki Davis on 29 Sep 11
     
    Article in edweek about innovation (using rap music and Jay-z as the interesting backdrop) and wrapping up with a well needed discussion about teacherpreneurship.
Vicki Davis

Capzles Social Storytelling | Online Timeline Maker | Share Photos, Videos, Text, Music... - 4 views

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shared by Vicki Davis on 17 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Ted Sakshaug on 17 Aug 09
     
    capture memories, tell stories, travel through time
  • Michael Walker on 27 Jun 10
     
    Capzles helps anyone create beautiful, interactive, rich-media timelines online using videos, photos, text, music, audio and most documents..
  • Vicki Davis on 17 Apr 13
     
    This timeline maker that lets you add video, pictures, and text was highly recommended by the educational technology and mobile learning blog. It is a timeline maker with multimedia.Very cool.
Vicki Davis

Flipping the Non-Flippable Classes | Edutopia - 9 views

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  • Vicki Davis on 11 Nov 14
     
    Can you flip classes like PE, dance, and elementary education? This article from Jon Bergmann and Aaron Sams shows you how. For example, I have some girls who want to flip cheerleading practice and are designing an app to do just that. Instead of learning dances at practice, why not upload the videos and music and have the girls learn it before practice. We're currently going to build this into the app for the school. AWESOME.
Vicki Davis

Year 8 English Booster SoW - Writing Styles - Resources - TES - 4 views

www.tes.co.uk/...ter-SoW-Writing-Styles-6114910

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shared by Vicki Davis on 07 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • Vicki Davis on 07 Mar 12
     
    Great lesson that turns writing students into music producers to improve writing. Designed for the middle school classroom.
Fred Delventhal

The Kid Should See This. - 21 views

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shared by Fred Delventhal on 24 Aug 11 - No Cached
  • Fred Delventhal on 24 Aug 11
     
    The Kid Should See This. There's just so much science, nature, music, arts, technology, storytelling and assorted good stuff out there that my kids (and maybe your kids) haven't seen. It's most likely not stuff that was made for them... But we don't underestimate kids around here.
Ted Sakshaug

Google Reader (73) - 0 views

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  • Ted Sakshaug on 08 Jul 09
     
    PodSafe Audio is a community of musicians who create music and share it for the purpose of fair-use in podcasts.
yc c

Interactive timer - 21 views

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shared by yc c on 27 Oct 09 - Cached
  • yc c on 27 Oct 09
     
    Use music as a timer in class
Ted Sakshaug

Symphony of Science - 17 views

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shared by Ted Sakshaug on 04 Jun 10 - Cached
  • Ted Sakshaug on 04 Jun 10
     
    a site designed to deliver science knowledge by music. Nice Mash-up
Vicki Davis

Top 10 reasons why tablets will proliferate in education - InfoBarrel - 6 views

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shared by Vicki Davis on 23 Dec 12 - No Cached
  • Vicki Davis on 23 Dec 12
     
    The fact is that Tablets are here, they are useful, and they are proliferating as we speak. Most of my money this Christmas was spent at Amazon and the Apple store. Apps and music are where we spend our money. Two of my kids wanted iphones and the other, an ipad mini. Merry Christmas to Apple - I think many others are like that as well. I've been testing the Kenna tablet from SchoolTube which is a heavy duty droid tablet with slots for just about everything. Tablets are everywhere.
Ted Sakshaug

Western States Black Research and Educational Center - 0 views

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shared by Ted Sakshaug on 05 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Ted Sakshaug on 05 Feb 10
     
    The Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum (MCLM) maintains the largest and most academically substantial, independently held collection of rare and out-of-print books, documents, films, music, photographs and memorabilia on African American history and culture in the United States.   MCLM's primary goal is to make the collection available to the public as a cultural compass to a more complete view of American history. 
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