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http://www.GoogleLitTrips.com - 0 views

www.googlelittrips.org geography google googleearth language arts literacy literature
shared by Caroline Bucky-Beaver on 15 Aug 08 - Cached
  • Caroline Bucky-Beaver on 15 Aug 08
     
    This site is an experiment in teaching great literature in a very different way. Using Google Earth, students discover where in the world the greatest road trip stories of all time took place... and so much more!
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100 Awesome, Free Web Tools for Elementary Teachers | Smart Teaching - 37 views

www.smartteaching.org/...-tools-for-elementary-teachers elementary tools web2.0 resources teaching
shared by Caroline Bucky-Beaver on 16 Nov 08 - Cached
  • Caroline Bucky-Beaver on 16 Nov 08
     
    The Internet can be a scary place for elementary teachers. On one hand, you want to share the Internet as a wonderful tool with your students, but on the other, you worry about safety and helping them find the most useful resources without getting lost on the information superhighway. Because of this, we've put together a listing of some of the best sites for elementary teachers and students online, plus a few tools to help you keep everything together.
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ENCHANTED LEARNING HOME PAGE - 25 views

www.enchantedlearning.com Lots of free resources! More available for only $20_year. Highly recommended! education Teaching activities resources science
shared by Cynthia Ellington on 07 May 09 - Cached
  • Cynthia Ellington on 07 May 09
     
    Enchanted Learning Software creates children's educational web sites and games designed to stimulate creativity, learning, enjoyment, and imagination."> <!-- Home.html, Enchanted Learning Software, EnchantedLearning.com --> This is a cached version of http://www.enchantedlearning.com. Diigo.com has no relation to the site.none
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DIGITAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS: Tools and Technologies for Effective Classrooms - 22 views

www.guide2digitallearning.com/blog_jon_orech pedagogy wikibestpractice wikis collaborative projects creative problem solving collaboration
shared by Caroline Bucky-Beaver on 25 Mar 09 - Cached
  • “Turbo-Charged Wikis: Technology Embraces Cooperative Learning”
  • A wiki-based project should not be the first time students work together. Collaborative projects work well, but only if an environment of cooperation already exists.
  • assignment of the project must possess two qualities. First, it must be an authentic problem or situation which must be solved collaboratively. Second, the final product must be utilized by another audience, preferably classmates to advance the learning of the entire class. In other words, the wiki cannot result in an assignment that is merely "turned in." Also teachers need to remember that the wiki is only the tool to enhance learning; the problem solving is what drives the project.
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  • To make sure this project progresses, teachers need to instill the five components of Cooperative Learning: namely, Positive Interdependence, individual Accountability, Face to Face Interaction, Group Processing, and teaching small-group social skills. The most important of the two are Positive Interdependence and Individual Accountability.&nbsp;
  • Caroline Bucky-Beaver on 25 Mar 09
     
    Great article on how to best prepare for a wiki-based project.
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