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Kerry Gallagher

Why You Should Use Video In Education - 1 views

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    This is an interesting infographic. Perhaps this is why the flipped model has gotten some traction. The truth is that because of the internet and social media we get a lot of our information and communication done via video. Heck, my own kids haven't ever really talked on the phone. They only video chat with our relatives using FaceTime. Like all other teaching tools, though, video needs to be varied with other methods and it requires a great teacher for the information to have the right impact on the kids. Summary: When I was a student, 'using video in education' mostly meant showing a movie in class. Which to me, as a student, was clearly much better than the alternative of a lecture. With so much interactive multimedia technology available to today's students, 'video in education' means way more than it used to.
Kerry Gallagher

4 Pillars & 12 Standards of Flipped Learning - 1 views

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    Infographic that is a great guide to making sure you have designed your flipped lesson/unit with the right frame of mind and that your students will get the maximum learning experience. I like that it specifically talks about how the flipped model requires a great teacher to work, rather than eliminating the need for a teacher (which I've read as a criticism of the flip in other places). I also like that it specifically requires time to be carved out for student reflecting and thinking.
Kerry Gallagher

The 6 Education Technology Trends You Should Know About - 1 views

shared by Kerry Gallagher on 28 Feb 14 - No Cached
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    Not too long ago, the NMC Horizon Report: 2014 Higher Education Edition was released, with the aim of examining emerging technologies for their potential impact on and use in teaching and learning within higher education settings. This is the eleventh time the New Media Consortium has put out this report, and it is interesting to look back ...
Kerry Gallagher

Embracing "The F Word" in the Classroom - 5 views

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    What F word am I talking about? Intrigued?
Kerry Gallagher

Infographic - Tech is a Key Part of Education - 2 views

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    I noticed that the link I posted for this last time was wrong. This is the correction, My apologies for the previous error. It is worth a look if you don't mind taking a moment.
Kerry Gallagher

Awesome Visual on the Importance of Reading Aloud to Kids - 3 views

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    Some nights I am so tired and don't want to read to my daughters, but I always do anyway. Lately my pre-K-er is pointing out her "sight words" while we read too. I know it is important bonding time for us, but it also makes a big difference for her long term learning. This infographic explains it all.
Kerry Gallagher

30 Education Innovators Worth Following on Twitter - 3 views

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    I wish I could convince some of my skeptical colleagues at RMHS how valuable Twitter has been for my own self-directed professional development. For the most part, they think I tweet about random daily happening and any comments about my participation in social media are tongue in cheek. I shrug it off because they don't understand the truth of the value of social media to me. Here is a list of people UNDER 30 YEARS OLD worth following to enhance your own social media self-directed professional development experience. Enjoy!
Kerry Gallagher

BYOD Resources - Cybraryman Internet Catalogue - 1 views

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    I follow Jerry Blumengarten on Twitter and have had a few Tweet conversations with him. He has great insights about tech integration that change learning, rather than for the sake of tech integration. This page is like his version of a Diigo page for BYOD resourcs. It links to a lot of great BYOD blogs, articles, lesson examples, etc. Cybrary Man's Educational Web Sites The internet catalogue for students, teachers, administrators & parents. Over 20,000 relevant links personally selected by an educator/author with over 30 years of experience.
Kerry Gallagher

7 Things We Should Start Teaching In Schools ASAP - 6 views

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    Real life skills that I certainly did not learn from school. I think my parents taught me most of them. Others I had to self-teach. The rest I still don't know how to do! Should schools teach these skills? Or should they be parents' responsibility?
Kerry Gallagher

2 Pros and 2 Cons to Education Technology - 0 views

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    I'm not sure I agree with the cons here, at least at the high school level. If students want to cheat they will find a way to cheat, whether they have technology or not. They need to learn from those poor choices and mature over time. As far as distractions go, I'd rather have a student respond quickly to a text and move on with their work on their phone in my class than to forbid them from using the powerful tools on the phone entirely.
Kerry Gallagher

Using Blogs in the Classroom - A Reflection - 1 views

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    Written by a professor at Framingham State. A nice reflection of the benefits and pitfalls of blogging in the classroom. Something I need to work on is how to continue to assign writing (the more practice they get the better they get at it) without making it so overwhelming for me to give meaningful feedback. Also, he talks about how it is hard to get students to comment on one another's posts and how to monitor it online.
Kerry Gallagher

How to Embed YouTube Videos on Edline - 4 views

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    It's so obvious! Why didn't I figure this out? Awesome step by step guide in the form of a Google Drive Doc.
Kerry Gallagher

6 Ways Social Media Will Change in 2014 - 4 views

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    I guess I need to look into Google+ and start teaching kids more about how to create and produce a good audio/video podcast!
Kerry Gallagher

How Social Media Impacts College and Post-Grad Admissions - 1 views

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    Interesting way to show teens how important it is to think before you post. I think we should lead my example. My teen students are welcome to follow me on Twitter. What do you think?
Kerry Gallagher

When Parents Want to Opt Their Children Out of EdTech - 1 views

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    A really interesting reflective post about parents' concerns about screen time and our increasing use of screens as a way to encourage learning. What should schools do when curriculum and instruction conflicts with parenting? No easy answer here. Just posing more questions.
Kerry Gallagher

What is Social Learning and Does it Work? - 0 views

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    Explains how social media can facilitate and expand student learning. Robyn, it even has a cook infographic!
Kerry Gallagher

Why do teachers have an excuse when it comes to technology in the classrooms? [guest post] - 0 views

shared by Kerry Gallagher on 13 Dec 13 - No Cached
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    A Somali student writes a guest post for a blogger I follow. She explains that social media is already present in schools, whether teachers are using it or not. Teachers have an opportunity to help students broaden their understanding of any topic through social media, and they should take advantage of it.
Kerry Gallagher

Inequity and BYOD - 1 views

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    I've thought a lot about this topic and how BYOD makes it so plain which students are haves and which are have-nots. We are lucky to be in the cohort and to have supplemental devices in our classrooms. How can we make BYOD more universal without making economic inequity so obvious in more classrooms. It seems unrealistic to put 10 iPads in every classroom district wide, so what is the answer?
Kerry Gallagher

Why I Don't Use TPACK or SAMR with my Teachers - 1 views

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    Interesting perspective on how SAMR, and tech integration in general, should be rolled out in professional development. It's not about using technology to teach better. It's about teaching better and using technology to amplify that great teaching.
Kerry Gallagher

List of History Teachers to Follow on Twitter - 0 views

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    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.
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