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Susan Silverman's Lucky Ladybugs project going on for elementary - 0 views
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Essential Question: Why are ladybugs considered to be good luck?
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This project will demonstrate lesson plans designed following principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and examples of student work resulting from the lessons. As teachers we should ask ourselves if there are any barriers to our students’ learning. We should look for ways to present information and assess learning in non-text-based formats.
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A great way to get started with technology is to join in an exciting project. this project by Susan Silverman was designed using the principles of Universal Design for Learning. I've heard her present and she is a pro. (Along with my friend Jennifer Wagner.)
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Susan Silverman creates excellent projects for global collaboration among elementary students.
Fortnightly Mailing: What to advise a student about using the Web - 0 views
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Here are 8 things to do that will make life easier, and your studies more fulfilling.
Is Google Making Us Stupid? - 0 views
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What the Internet is doing to our brains
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A new e-mail message, for instance, may announce its arrival as we’re glancing over the latest headlines at a newspaper’s site. The result is to scatter our attention and diffuse our concentration.
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Some might call this multitasking... but "good" multitasking needs to be purposeful. Those who can filter those attention scattering and diffusing interuptions just may be getting smarter.
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Most of the proprietors of the commercial Internet have a financial stake in collecting the crumbs of data we leave behind as we flit from link to link—the more crumbs, the better. The last thing these companies want is to encourage leisurely reading or slow, concentrated thought. It’s in their economic interest to drive us to distraction.
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All the more reason to educate students on social media literacy with a purpose.
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Study: Teens See Disconnect Between Personal and School Writing : April 2008 : THE Journal - 0 views
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While the vast majority of 12- to 17-year-olds (85 percent) engage in some form of electronic writing--IM, e-mail, blog posts, text messages, etc.--most (60 percent) don't consider this actual writing.
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Why is this a surprise when most adults (educators and otherwise) don't really consider it "real writing" either?
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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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Summarizing complex texts using cell phones increases understanding.
MailCatch.com: Free, Temporary, Anonymous and Environment Friendly Mails - 0 views
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This is a great site for temporary email addresses for students -- perfect for signing your students up with a web 2.0 service that requires an email address.
Google Apps - 0 views
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¿Deseas que tu organización cuente con herramientas de colaboración y comunicación sencillas y potentes sin tener que soportar las molestias habituales y el coste que suponen?
web convert to PDF - 33 views
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Web to PDF Browser Tools PDF Button PDF by E-mail Forum Membership Convert Web Page to PDF
Gaggle.Net - Free Filtered E-mail for Schools and Students - 15 views
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Free teacher controlled email for students.
Teens addicted to internet 'more likely to be depressed, angry and use drugs' | Mail On... - 6 views
Mis Clases de Español: Capacitación para profesores de Español: Coaching, una... - 2 views
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En los últimos días he estado recibiendo muchos mails preguntándome sobre el coaching o entrenamiento para maestros de español (ELE). ¡Qué novedad! Me escriben…¿Pero es que existe el coaching (tan actual en nuestros días en numerosos ámbitos) también para la enseñanza del español ?
Today's the day: signups open for free Google Message Security for K-12 schools - 0 views
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Google Message Security - powered by Postini - provides the capability for administrators to limit messages based on who they are from, where they are going, or the content they contain. Message rules can be applied to groups of users, allowing customization for different user sets (like younger students, older students, and teachers).
Tux Paint - 14 views
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"Tux Paint Open Source Drawing Software for Children (About sponsors) Next From the gallery: Manga Harry Potter By: Vashti Tux Paint is free computer art software for children. * About * Features * Screenshots * Videos * Gallery * Stamps * Reviews * Schools Using It * User Comments * Requirements * Download * Purchase * Documentation * Known Issues * Merchandise * Events * News * Mailing Lists * Developers * Help Us * Links * Contact The Web tuxpaint.org "One of the best freeware programs I have tested in a long time!" - Ask The Computer Lady, February 2006 Open Source CMS 5-Star and "100 Clean" rating, April 2007 More reviews & awards... Tux Paint is a free, award-winning drawing program for children ages 3 to 12 (for example, preschool and K-6). It combines an easy-to-use interface, fun sound effects, and an encouraging cartoon mascot who guides children as they use the program. Kids are presented with a blank canvas and a variety of drawing tools to help them be creative. (See the full list of features.) " -
kidpix like draw program - will run on macs and pcs
Education Sector: Independent Analysis, Innovative Ideas - 5 views
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An independent think tank (read 'political lobbyist'?) focussing on education. Has a mailing list you can subscribe to.
Dead Zones in the Oceans Have Quadrupled Since 1950 … And It's Linked to Our ... - 3 views
Acrostic poem maker - 34 views
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In this online tool, students can learn about and write acrostic poems. An acrostic poem uses the letters in a word to begin each line of the poem. All lines of the poem relate to or describe the main topic word. As part of the online tool, students brainstorm words to help write their poems and can save their work-in-progress to revise and edit, reinforcing elements of the writing process. Students can also print their finished acrostic poems or proudly show off their work by e-mailing it to a friend.
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Students can make acrostic poems using this tool. They will brainstorm ideas on screen to come up with the ideas
Response to Class Project Over 100 BUT - 3 views
No one e-mail with questions. I added a contest, made instruction clearer. Plus I added Turning Points in American History to the projects page. http://www.textbooksfree.org/Turning%20Points%20in%...
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