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» 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.
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Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus - An online thesaurus and dictionary of over 145,000 words th... - 5 views

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shared by Vicki Davis on 13 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Vicki Davis on 13 Oct 09
     
    Another visual thesaurus that many people like. (I also use visuwords as it is free.) This is great for helping students define and understand vocabulary in context.
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Voxopop - a whole new way to talk online - 12 views

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shared by Jazzper I on 19 Oct 09 - Cached
  • That's right! Voxopop talkgroups let you discuss your interests and passions with people from all over the world, using your real voice. It's a whole new way to talk online. Find talkgroups to join, or start your own and spread the word. Great for families & friends, interest groups, website owners, bloggers, podcasters and teachers. Start talking, it's FREE!
    • Jazzper I
      Jazzper I on 20 Dec 09
       
      Me like!
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Lure of the Labyrinth - 11 views

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shared by Ted Sakshaug on 22 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Ted Sakshaug on 22 Oct 09
     
    Lure of the Labyrinth is a digital game for middle-school pre-algebra students. It includes a wealth of intriguing math-based puzzles wrapped into an exciting narrative game in which students work to find their lost pet - and save the world from monsters! Linked to both national and state mathematics standards, the game gives students a chance to actually think like mathematicians.
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21 Free online photo editing tools :: 10,000 Words - 18 views

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shared by Nelly Cardinale on 30 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Nelly Cardinale on 30 Oct 09
     
    "When Photoshop, GIMP or similar image editing programs aren't an option, there are more than a few online alternatives that will help make simple changes to your photos and images. No wacky morphing tools here; just the features journalists need."
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Tagul - Gorgeous tag clouds - 17 views

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shared by Kelly Faulkner on 24 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Kelly Faulkner on 17 Jan 10
     
    shaped word clouds a la wordle
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Why Wordle-By Steven W. Anderson - 21 views

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shared by Jennifer Garcia on 25 Nov 09 - No Cached
  • Jennifer Garcia on 25 Nov 09
     
    Why wordle? Ideas for using wordle in the classroom.
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apophenia: spectacle at Web2.0 Expo... from my perspective - 11 views

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shared by Vicki Davis on 30 Nov 09 - Cached
  • about the implications of turning the backchannel into part of the frontchannel
  • I received word from the organizers that I was not going to have my laptop on stage with me.
  • only learned about the Twitter feed shortly before my talk. I didn't know whether or not it was filtered. I also didn't get to see the talks by the previous speakers so I didn't know anything about what was going up on the screen.
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  • I counted for the time when I could get off stage.
  • Had I known about the Twitter stream, I would've given a more pop-y talk that would've bored anyone who has heard me speak before and provided maybe 3-4 nuggets of information for folks to chew on. It would've been funny and quotable but it wouldn't have been content-wise memorable.
  • But why why why spend thousands of dollars to publicly objectify women just because you can? This is the part that makes me angry.
  • I don't mind being critiqued. I think that being a public figure automatically involves that.
  • Vicki Davis on 30 Nov 09
     
    I blogged on this yesterday, but this is a post to read and share with college level and higher who are following Web 2.0 and specifically the use of backchannels.
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PC Hysteria Claims Another Professor - The Daily Beast - 5 views

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shared by Felix Gryffeth on 03 Mar 16 - No Cached
  • Felix Gryffeth on 03 Mar 16
     
    "Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), which stood up for Quenette's"
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Resource: Colour Thesaurus - 3 views

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shared by Martin Burrett on 09 Oct 18 - No Cached
  • Martin Burrett on 09 Oct 18
     
    "For fun, the writer and children's book illustrator has created a series of images that can help young writers broaden their language and writing, encouraging young authors to "Fill your stories with a rainbow of images" - A great resource for the primary/elementary classroom and beyond…"
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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.
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Math Video Help, Math Worksheets, Math Word Problems - 5 views

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shared by Vicki Davis on 13 Apr 08 - Cached
  • Vicki Davis on 13 Apr 08
     
    A great place for math videos. This looks very interesting.
  • Vicki Davis on 13 Apr 08
     
    Tons of math videos and clips here. Some great resources for math teachers. From kindergarten to upper level math!
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Think.com - Safety & Netiquette Lesson - 1 views

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shared by Vicki Davis on 16 Apr 08 - Cached
  • Identify and provide examples of proper and improper netiquette; Generate a list of preferred web behaviors for their class; Understand and use a few Think.com content creation tools; Define "safety" and describe/draw an environment that values safety; Develop a greater sense of personal responsibility and web community; and Define the following words: accountable, community, enforcement, environment, etiquette, inappropriate, law, netiquette, private, responsible, rule, safety.
  • Vicki Davis on 16 Apr 08
     
    Think.com's safety lesson with nets standards. Think.com is excellent to use with younger students and is very walled and has an excellent profanity filter. I highly recommend it and have personally used it for a summer blogging project. Excellent site. It also requires an extensive verification process by the participating schools.
  • Vicki Davis on 16 Apr 08
     
    Excellent digital citizenship lesson from Think.com and oracle.
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Wisdom Quotes - Get Wiser Slowly - 5 views

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shared by Maxime Lagacé on 28 Jan 21 - No Cached
  • Maxime Lagacé on 28 Jan 21
     
    Quotations website that can help you find the right words for your articles or simply for inspiration. The website is organized by authors and topics.
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