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Great Critical Thinking lesson - 0 views

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    OBJECTIVES 1. Recognize reasons and conclusions 2. Recognize unstated assumptions 3. Draw conclusions 4. Appraise evidence 5. Evaluate statements 6. Judge whether conclusions are warranted
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Social Media Guidelines for Schools - 0 views

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    This is a collaborative project to generate Social Media Guidelines for school districts. The goal of this guideline is to provide instructional employees, staff, students, administrators, parents and the school district community direction when using social media applications both inside and outside the classroom.
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Why I Left Teaching Behind #edweek09 - 0 views

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    A post from a young teacher on why she decided to leave teaching. We need to read it and reflect!!!
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Using Facebook for Learning - 0 views

  • According to the Educause report 7 Things You should Know About Facebook, “Facebook’s structure encour­ages users to view relationships in a broad context of learning, even as affiliations change—from high school to college to gradu­ate school to the workplace. By opening itself to virtually anyone, Facebook has become a model for how communities—of learn­ers, of workers, of any group with a common interest—can come together, define standards for interaction, and collaboratively cre­ate an environment that suits the needs of the members.”
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    Apps geared toward using Facebook as a tool for teaching and learning
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6 Steps to Kill Your Community - 0 views

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    Some common sense advice lurking here....
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Twenty-Five Interesting Ways to use Twitter in the Classroom - 0 views

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    A collaborative presentation compiled by teachers. Some snippets of ideas for lessonplans.
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An awsome blog of resources: See Reading and Writing Mathematics - 0 views

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    An awsome blog of resources
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It's SO over: cool cyberkids abandon social networking sites - 0 views

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    It's SO over: cool cyberkids abandon social networking sites
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    "From uncles wearing skinny jeans to mothers investing in ra-ra skirts and fathers nodding awkwardly along to the latest grime record, the older generation has long known that the surest way to kill a youth trend is to adopt it as its own. The cyberworld, it seems, is no exception. The proliferation of parents and teachers trawling the pages of Facebook trying to poke old schoolfriends and lovers, and traversing the outer reaches of MySpace is causing an adolescent exodus from the social networking
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Edutopia News | September 21, 2011 - 0 views

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    Tips for teachers to help students be safe on the Internet.
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An overview of copyright law for teachers - 0 views

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    Copyright law provides educators with a separate set of rights in addition to fair use, to display (show) and perform (show or play) others' works in the classroom. This article give an oveview of copyright for educators
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TeacherTube Audio - Computer Terminology, The lighter Side - 0 views

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    Computer Terminology, The lighter Side
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Revisiting the web2tutorial wiki- good wiki! - 0 views

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    Teachers are using the new Web 2.0 tools to launch their classroom into the 21st century. Students are creating online content, collaborating with other students around the world and showcasing their work to a global audience. Web 2.0 facilitates professi
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eSN Special Report: 21st-Century Teacher Education - 0 views

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    Responding to a key need, schools of education are ramping up efforts to prepare future teachers to integrate technology into their instruction
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The New School Learning Commons Discussion Wiki - 0 views

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    This wiki is the Supplement to the book: The New Learning Very interesting.
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What educators can learn from brain research - 1 views

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    Who would have thought??? ;-) The brain can still learn new concepts after various ages, and that every student can be taught many different ways. In a sense, the brain can be rewired.
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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).
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www.simplescience.net - 1 views

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    The idea of SIMPLE SCIENCE is to have informative music video presentations for use in the primary school classroom. They are designed to be used as part of a lesson to reinforce learning objectives and scientific concepts and also as a useful revision tool for the SAT exams. They work particularly well on a large whiteboard but can also be viewed on the computer screen and TV.
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    The idea of SIMPLE SCIENCE is to have informative music video presentations for use in the primary school classroom. They are designed to be used as part of a lesson to reinforce learning objectives and scientific concepts and also as a useful revision tool for the SAT exams. They work particularly well on a large whiteboard but can also be viewed on the computer screen and TV.
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