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Vicki Davis

CNN Student News Transcript: April 14, 2011 - CNN.com - 7 views

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    Next week is the anniversary of the oil spill. Here is a CNN student news segment to help you study this. (Hat Tip: Richard Byrne, Free Tech for Teachers)
Vicki Davis

To boost student learning, improve student health, says panel - 2 views

  • Mazany also noted plans to institute a policy incorporating health and wellness as part of school improvement planning, but did not offer additional details.
  • Charles Basch, a professor of health education at Teachers College of Columbia University, presented highlights from his research on the relationship between student health and achievement. Basch’s research identifies major health risks that have a negative impact on learning, including asthma, teen pregnancy, poor vision and a lack of breakfast. “It’s not a coincidence that children in the 5,000 lowest-performing schools are the same ones that experience the greatest health disparities,” he said.
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    "Charles Basch, a professor of health education at Teachers College of Columbia University, presented highlights from his research on the relationship between student health and achievement. Basch's research identifies major health risks that have a negative impact on learning, including asthma, teen pregnancy, poor vision and a lack of breakfast. "It's not a coincidence that children in the 5,000 lowest-performing schools are the same ones that experience the greatest health disparities," he said."
Suzie Nestico

Xtranormal | Text-to-Movie - 2 views

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    Cool cartoon animation tool/video. Can choose characters, setting, etc. and it will produce animated cartoon videos.
Dennis OConnor

Jeff Clark - Portfolio Illustrating Patterns in Data - 10 views

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    This is a tantalizing portfolio page of infographic generators.  As a writing teacher I see many applications. As an information fluency advocate I see a way to understand data that excites the mind. Many of these programs use social media sources to build visual comparisons and patterns.   What a find! 
Dean Mantz

The Comic Book Periodic Table of the Elements - 27 views

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    Creative way to teach the Periodic Table with use of cartoons.
John Marr

Patriot Acts: 10 Cool, Crazy Superhero Nationalists | Underwire | Wired.com - 3 views

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    10 nationalist superheroes for U.S. comic books.
Fred Delventhal

Because It Flew - Home - 10 views

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    Free! Minimal preparation required For kids in school or on summer vacation Appropriate for ages 9-17 (grades 4-12) Engaging (even fun!) project for students STEM integrated with language arts Cash awards, remote mentoring session with professional graphic artist
Vicki Davis

Can a Lack of Sleep Set Back Your Child's Cognitive Abilities? -- New York Magazine - 11 views

  • “Sleep disorders can impair children’s I.Q.’s as much as lead exposure.”
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    Please tell parents that even losing an hour of sleep will impair their children. "The performance gap caused by an hour's difference in sleep was bigger than the normal gap between a fourth-grader and a sixth-grader. Which is another way of saying that a slightly sleepy sixth-grader will perform in class like a mere fourth-grader. "A loss of one hour of sleep is equivalent to [the loss of] two years of cognitive maturation and development," Sadeh explains."
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