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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Caroline Bucky-Beaver

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Speaking of History........: Podcast #184 - Creating "Common Craft" Type Videos about H... - 5 views

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    Great use of the Flip cameras in the classroom!!
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DIGITAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS: Tools and Technologies for Effective Classrooms - 22 views

  • “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. 
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    Great article on how to best prepare for a wiki-based project.
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100 Awesome, Free Web Tools for Elementary Teachers | Smart Teaching - 37 views

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    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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Mrs. Schmidt's Webpage - 6 views

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    Project letters written by young students to soldiers in Irag. They have audio recordings, too. Great letters that are in their handwriting and scanned in.
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Read & Create Children's Picture Books Online - BigUniverse.com - 5 views

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    Read publisher and member created picture books. Create and publish your own.
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inspire, motivate, create...ENGAGE! Marzano and Web 2.0 with GPS Standards - 7 views

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    Wiki for Georgia educators linking Marzano strategies to Web 2.0 tools
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Secret Life of Bees Study Guide - 1 views

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    Study guide that is authored by students for the book The Secret Life of Bees
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Student Created Blog Policies - Bud the Teacher's Wiki - 2 views

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    Although meant for bloggers, this could be used for wikis as well.
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classblogmeister.com/bloggers_contract.doc - 1 views

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    I like this blogger's contract for the students to sign before they begin. It could be used for wikis with a little editing.
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Family Math Night - 4 views

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    I'm creating a list of sites to use with Family Math Night Plans
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daronow wonders about having students use www.wordle.net to check what words they're us... - 1 views

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    Uses for Wordle in the classroom
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Collaborative Classroom Projects - 2 views

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    List of collaborative classroom projects
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http://www.GoogleLitTrips.com - 0 views

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    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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Our City Podcast - 0 views

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    Our City Podcast is a podcast for kids and by kids. Students from around the globe are invited to submit a recording all about the city they live in (with the help of their teachers or parents).
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Magic Pen by Alejandro Guillen - 1 views

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    This is a great problem-solving game. The object is to move the red circle from point A to point B, but as the game progresses, the objective grows increasingly difficult and you must problem solve the type of objects needed in order to push the circle along.
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A flickr CC search toy - 0 views

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    Another search engine that will go through Flickr for creative commons images. You can search by tags (not description). I like the way it specifically lists the creative commons license type the person has given the image.
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