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Kerry Gallagher

10 Uses of Padlet in the History Classroom - 1 views

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teaching ebtl2 Padlet

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  • Kerry Gallagher on 23 Sep 13
     
    Reasons Padlet is great for classroom use and how it can be leveraged in the history classroom. Some of these techniques can be used in almost any classroom! Got this from Beth Gryczewski on Twitter @Gryczewski. She's a very techie history teacher. Worth following!
Julie Merrill

That Was History - Series for Middle and High School Students - 0 views

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EBTL2 Education technology history

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  • Julie Merrill on 01 Dec 13
     
    I came across this on Feedly through Free Technology for Teachers. It's a weekly series of short videos that highlight interesting/important events that took place during the same week in history. Topics range from serious/somber events to record breaking, such as this week's titled, "Chuck Yeager Breaks the Sound Barrier." Worth checking out....
  • Kerry Mullen on 01 Dec 13
     
    Thanks for sharing. Some great short videos.
Kerry Gallagher

Changing the Teaching of History - 1 views

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Literacy Education technology Web Literacy

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  • Kerry Gallagher on 15 Nov 13
     
    The importance of asking students GREAT questions to help them understand how to use the Internet properly. There is a lot of history propaganda and misinformation out there. How do we help kids sort it all out?
Kerry Gallagher

List of History Teachers to Follow on Twitter - 0 views

www.activehistory.co.uk/historyteacherlist

Twitter PLN

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  • Kerry Gallagher on 01 Dec 13
     
    If you know a history teacher looking to build a PLN on Twitter, this list is awesome! I was psyched that I was on it, but also found a whole crew of great educators I didn't even know were out there. Definitely worth a visit.
Steve Olivo

Greg's iOS Experiment by Greg Kulowiec - 1 views

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ebtl2 technology teaching learning iPad

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  • Steve Olivo on 07 Feb 14
     
    Perhaps you've come across Greg at MassCUE presenting on iPads in the classroom, or perhaps you're familiar with his blog "The History 2.0 Classroom" at http://kulowiectech.blogspot.com/. This is a new site of his that is documenting "the process of only using an iOS device for one month." A few posts in, and there are already some great demos for using iPads for classroom work flow.
  • Kathy Santilli on 09 Feb 14
     
    This was a very interesting article. Greg was able to complete many tasks using his iOS device. I noticed he used quite a few Google tools to complete them. I agree there are some good examples of work flow for iPads here, which I find is always a challenge, but never impossible!
Donna Martinson

Dickens, Austen and Twain, Through a Digital Lens - 0 views

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  • Donna Martinson on 19 Sep 13
     
    This article explains how advancements in technology have enhanced the humanities. The digitization of texts combined with statistical analysis software has enabled literary scholars to analyze literature in a whole new way. The unprecedented techniques mix algorithms and written expressions to detect the frequency of word usage, nuances in the structure of sentences, and common thematic elements in and among texts. The digital analysis of literature provides a new type of lens for scholars to examine works to learn more about the cultural contexts in which the pieces were written.
  • Sharon Burke on 20 Sep 13
     
    I frequently find myself "defending" the impact of the Internet and technology on students' desire and ability to read and write. To me, it seems that the Internet has increased the amount of reading students do now, especially outside of school. Sure formats have changed but mostly in the direction of concision, something English teachers have been championing forever. Gone are the gatekeepers around who gets to publish (i.e., be heard, gain international attention for a cause, etc.) Never mind the access to ivy league courses...
Kerry Gallagher

A Teacher's Defense of Homework - 6 views

www.theatlantic.com/...279967

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  • Kerry Gallagher on 26 Sep 13
     
    This is a real and current issue. I assign homework. I believe it helps me assess that students have mentally digested what happened in class through their reflections, and helps my students prepare for class when we are operating in a flipped capacity. Tough issue with people who feel strongly on all sides. This is one teacher's perspective.
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  • Laura Warren on 26 Sep 13
     
    I give homework too, Kerry. for some of the same reasons that you do. I think the issue of homework is often simplified in the media (I don't think elementary kids need much-certainly not all of these "creative" projects that kids can't do without Mom and/Dad helping them and believe me, I've often been angry at my children's teachers for the fifty math problems when ten would have sufficed!), But I get also tired of all of these "kids need the time to unwind and play" arguments that seem to come out of affluent parent's mouths. Many (not all!) kids when they are not in school (especially in our community!) have lives that make me exhausted. Kids are on millions of teams and seem to spend lots of their lives in structured activities. When I ask kids if they enjoy these activities, many (not all) seem very unenthusiastic about them. So I don't think they are doing a lot of "unwinding: or play. I have never done anything in my life that was worthwhile that didn't involve of lot of hard and sometimes routine work. I don't want to see young kids stressed and burned out-but I think the debate over homework sometimes is so intense because it is a diversion from the larger issue how we are raising our children today which is more nuanced and painful debate.
  • Sharon Burke on 27 Sep 13
     
    I like to think of Homework as "enrichment." What could be more interesting than an inspiring or provocative or beautiful lecture, reading, podcast, data set, etc., to inform the subject matter being taught in class. History has so much to teach us and we are unbelievably privileged to live in a time where information is plentiful and accessible in whatever format appeals to us. I had the best experience this summer reading Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies on my iPad. Being able to tap on a word for a definition (hello etymology!!) and Googling English royalty and the schism between the Catholic church, Henry VIII, and Thomas Cromwell role, i.e., the rise of the middle class, was a total blast. And completely self-directed. Who owns the learning, yup.
  • Jan Rhein on 29 Sep 13
     
    I was going to stay out of this because it is such a hot button issue, but in the end, I decided to comment. I think we all know there is no easy answer. I have a daughter in high school here in Reading who does 7-8 hours of homework per night and spends at least half her weekend, every weekend, studying and doing more homework. It has become a real issue for my daughter and my family. It is September, and to say she is burnt out is an understatement. More balance is needed. An hour and a half to two hours of homework in each class per night equals 7 or so hours minimum every night after attending school for 6 1/2 hours each day. This normally means getting to bed well after midnight each night, and up again by six the next morning to do it all again. She is exhausted. It's not mentally or physically healthy for anyone, let alone an adolescent. This is just my perspective as a teacher and the parent of a high schooler. I am not against homework, and have always instilled a strong work ethic in my kids, but the time and stamina needed to complete the pure volume of homework, study for tests, complete individual and group projects, day in and day out, is not sustainable.
  • Kerry Gallagher on 29 Sep 13
     
    Thanks for posting your perspective, Jan. Indeed, 7 hours of homework after a full day of school sounds staggering. There are other articles at the Atlantics website in which teachers argue against assigning any homework at all (see http://m.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2013/09/should-i-stop-assigning-homework/279803/). Both perspectives are interesting and both talk about what their research shows. I think 7 hours a night is too much. I think assigning mere "worksheets" is not helpful. I posted this because I have been considering my own practice. I don't think it has to be 2 hours a night or nothing, though. There is no easy answer.
annemariecory

Listen Edition partners with Socrative - 0 views

www.listenedition.com/...life-science

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  • annemariecory on 20 Dec 13
     
    Has anyone seen this new feature of Socrative yet? There are a lot of audio files for History/Social Studies and STEM and many lessons designed for both subjects, which use Socrative to evaluate student learning. What do you think?
  • cms share on 27 Dec 13
     
    Annemarie, There is some great content for STEM classes in this link. I shared the volcano and roach robots with some of the teachers at CMS and will direct them to the entire list. Thanks for sharing this.
Laura Warren

The Most Important Year in High School is Ninth Grade - 1 views

www.theatlantic.com/...281056

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  • Laura Warren on 02 Nov 13
     
    The authors want educators to pay attention to freshman year.
  • Kerry Gallagher on 15 Nov 13
     
    I completely agree with this. For example, I debated my colleagues in the history department at the beginning of the school year when we were nailing down our DDMs. I argued that 9th graders are different than all other high school standards and their DDM should not be measured in the same way as 10th and 11th graders. As a teacher who has taught a variety of teen grade levels over my career, I can really vouch for the fact that 9th graders are unique.
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