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Kerry Gallagher

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

www.educatorstechnology.com/...-on-importance-of-reading.html

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  • Kerry Gallagher on 07 Feb 14
     
    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.
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  • annemariecory on 07 Feb 14
     
    Kerry, I had my "aha" moment about 5 years ago, when I was in an Orton-Gillingham training. We were trying to figure out where to divide a word. It was a word that didn't follow the rules completely. When we had gotten as far as we could with the rules, the instructor said that sometimes you just need to tell the student how it's supposed to sound. But she also said, that if a student had heard a word before, they could probably sound it out even if it didn't follow the rules. That's when I realized that all that reading aloud to kids, of books that are too advanced for them to read independently, is building an auditory vocabulary that they can draw upon when they run into unfamiliar words and need to sound them out. Just hearing advanced words helps kids when they have to learn them later.
  • Kelly Strob on 08 Feb 14
     
    I love this visual! Whenever parents ask me what they can do at home to help their child, I tell them to read, read, read! Not only is it building their literacy skills, but kids also love being read to. No matter how crazy my class gets, and it gets pretty crazy sometimes, the minute I start reading a good book all my students are quiet and engaged. Whenever it's time to start a new topic or concept I try and find a good book to introduce it to the kids and they always seem to get more from it than I planned!
  • Kerry Mullen on 11 Feb 14
     
    Great article. I second what Kelly said. We always tell parents to read to their children, no matter how old they are. This is always an interesting conversation with third grade parents as they want their children to read on their own. Then we further explain why reading to them is important and see their "aha" moment.
Kathy Santilli

Air Pano - 2 views

www.airpano.com

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  • Kathy Santilli on 09 Feb 14
     
    Amazing 360 degree Aerial Panoramas of places around the world. Take your students on a virtual field trip with these amazing views. Can be viewed in different resolutions and there are settings for mobile devices. There are currently 2000 aerial panoramas on the site with the goal of adding more over the next 2-3 years.
  • Christopher Twomey on 09 Feb 14
     
    This is a great site for my world geography class! Thanks for sharing.
  • Kerry Mullen on 11 Feb 14
     
    Love this! Thanks for sharing.
Steve Olivo

Greg's iOS Experiment by Greg Kulowiec - 1 views

gregios.postach.io

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!
Kerry Gallagher

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

www.edudemic.com/technoogy-education-signs

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  • Kerry Gallagher on 07 Feb 14
     
    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.
JDeeatRMHS

Google For Doodle Sponsored by Discovery Education - 1 views

www.discoveryeducation.com/doodle4google

art google creativity

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  • JDeeatRMHS on 07 Feb 14
     
    The Google for Doodle Competition has been transformed in to activities and virtual field trips for all grade levels.
  • Kerry Gallagher on 07 Feb 14
     
    I saw this in my Twitter feed a few times today. Definitely intriguing.
Steve Olivo

\"In the End, It All Adds Up to -1/2" via NYTimes - 2 views

nyti.ms/1bkqShL

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  • Steve Olivo on 06 Feb 14
     
    For all you mathematically inclined types out there... For all you writers, best one liner - "After watching the video myself, I checked to make sure I still had my wallet and my watch."
JDeeatRMHS

Tablet Friendly STEM Resources from Concord Consortium - 1 views

us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=2bbe04e91ce28212abca78209&id=ed4d73781d&e=d9aec90e42

tablets HTML5

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  • JDeeatRMHS on 05 Feb 14
     
    Looking for STEM activities for iPads and other tablets? The Concord Consortium has been converting their activities to HTML5 for physics, chemistry, biology, math and Earth and space science.
Kerry Gallagher

30 Education Innovators Worth Following on Twitter - 3 views

www.edudemic.com/education-innovators-twitter

Twitter

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  • Kerry Gallagher on 02 Feb 14
     
    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!
Christopher Twomey

The PC is dead, and this year's CES proves it - 0 views

www.washingtonpost.com/...d-and-this-years-ces-proves-it

technology

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  • Christopher Twomey on 30 Jan 14
     
    Is the PC dead? If so, what is the life span of our smart phone, iPad, and Chrome book? Technology is changing so fast, so how can we possibly keep up? What is the best product for my needs? There are a lot of questions, but also many amazing product ideas. How about "turning our tables, floors and windows into touchscreen displays" or using your "touchscreen wrapped around a coffee cup"?
  • Christopher Twomey on 30 Jan 14
     
    Is the PC dead? If so, what is the life span of our smart phone, iPad, and Chrome book? Technology is changing so fast, so how can we possibly keep up? What is the best product for my needs? There are a lot of questions, but also many amazing product ideas. How about "turning our tables, floors and windows into touchscreen displays" or using your "touchscreen wrapped around a coffee cup"?
Meg Powers

Get Your Kids Using Their Devices To Learn-With An App Purge « Annie Murphy Paul - 0 views

anniemurphypaul.com/...ces-to-learn-with-an-app-purge

devices education students ebtl2 apps

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  • Meg Powers on 30 Jan 14
     
    Interesting article on setting guidelines for limiting the amount of time kids spend on a device. Also brings up issue of parents not really knowing how to help their child use the device for educational purposes. My guess is that most parents defer to their children as the experts on their devices and yield to what they want for apps.
JDeeatRMHS

Deeper Learning MOOC week 2 materials and activities - 3 views

dlmooc.deeper-learning.org/weekly-materials

deeper learning assessment

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  • JDeeatRMHS on 27 Jan 14
     
    This week's theme is looking at student work for deeper learning. The resources are outstanding. If you haven't seen it before, watch the video Austin's Butterfly.
annemariecory

Develop Multi-Sensory Study Skills - 1 views

blog.iqmatrix.com/multi-sensory-study-skills

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  • annemariecory on 25 Jan 14
     
    So I know that we all have heard about multi-sensory learning for a long time now, but this blog post about multi-sensory study skills has some good insights and explanations about why some of these things work. You can never really have too many alternative, multi-sensory approaches to use with your students and it's sometimes hard to stay fresh with these ideas.
  • Julie Merrill on 25 Jan 14
     
    I like the idea of working with the students to figure out which ways they learn best, and how they can customize studying to fit their needs. I think too often we're guilty of pushing methods that have worked for us personally, but they may not work for someone else. It's a good reminder to be open, and to continually ask kids what makes information more memorable for them. I'd also love to see real study skills instruction in the middle school (as a course). I think many times teachers tell kids to "study" for a test, but we haven't really taught them what that means, or what that looks like.
Jan Rhein

The Complete Guide To Twitter Hashtags In Education - 2 views

www.teachthought.com/...-twitter-hashtags-in-education

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  • Jan Rhein on 24 Jan 14
     
    I have not been happy with the output of my Twitter account. I have come to the conclusion that I am not following enough people, and that some of the people I am following are not right for me. I started to do a search on the internet for Twitter and education and came up with this resource. It includes a long, varied, categorized list of people and organizations to follow in education. The categories include such topics as Special Education, Technology, iPads, Design, General, etc. I have started following several of the people/organizations recommended by this resource and am already getting much more out of Twitter.
  • annemariecory on 25 Jan 14
     
    Jan, this is really helpful. I've had a similar feeling about my Twitter account. I'll take a look at some of the hashtags in the article you posted and hopefully we'll both get more out of it!
Kerry Gallagher

How to Embed YouTube Videos on Edline - 4 views

docs.google.com/...edit

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  • Kerry Gallagher on 10 Jan 14
     
    It's so obvious! Why didn't I figure this out? Awesome step by step guide in the form of a Google Drive Doc.
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  • cms share on 10 Jan 14
     
    Fabulous step-by-step directions. I will be passing this along to more teachers at Coolidge. Thank you.
  • Meg Powers on 11 Jan 14
     
    Thanks for sharing Kerry - great directions - very easy to follow. I like the format. I was curious as to whose directions they were so I followed the URL at the bottom. It's from Brevard School District's technology page and it has some great information and links for all grades.
  • Jan Rhein on 24 Jan 14
     
    Thank you! I'm always looking for new ways to use Edline! I'll be trying this out soon.
Kerry Gallagher

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

www.huffingtonpost.com/...ls-should-teach_n_4576389.html

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  • Kerry Gallagher on 21 Jan 14
     
    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?
  • R Ferrazzani on 21 Jan 14
     
    The coding caught my eye as we have had a push in the last month or so to expose students to more computer science opportunities. That's a good example of something we should be teaching in school. Teaching any of these concepts in school isn't a bad idea, but what would it replace? Kids could easily practice some of these basic, practical skills within their own families.
  • JDeeatRMHS on 22 Jan 14
     
    Good to know that our business and technology curriculum is relevant. We teach taxes, budgeting, finance, coding, resume building to those who take our electives. I actually had RWPS students come to me this morning asking if it would be viable to teach a business elective on sutainability.
Kerry Gallagher

BYOD Resources - Cybraryman Internet Catalogue - 1 views

cybraryman.com/byod.html

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  • Kerry Gallagher on 22 Jan 14
     
    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.
R Ferrazzani

Excellent Classroom Poster on How to Cite Information from Internet ~ Educational Techn... - 0 views

www.educatorstechnology.com/...lassroom-poster-on-how-to.html

citations intellectual_property

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  • R Ferrazzani on 21 Jan 14
     
    This is a handy reference tool with easy to read examples for your students.
Kerry Gallagher

2 Pros and 2 Cons to Education Technology - 0 views

www.edudemic.com/education-technology-pros-cons

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  • Kerry Gallagher on 15 Jan 14
     
    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.
JDeeatRMHS

Using Edline to Facilitate a Flipped Classroom - 1 views

eec2.edline.com/the-flipped-classroom

edline flipped classroom

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  • JDeeatRMHS on 07 Jan 14
     
    This is featured on the Edline Help page http://eec2.edline.com/
  • Kerry Gallagher on 10 Jan 14
     
    This is a cool idea. I never thought of using a blog this way. I'm not sure I agree with the say the example video organizes the class Edline website, but it definitely helpful for using Edline to its fullest extend when flipping. Awesome resource!
  • R Ferrazzani on 11 Jan 14
     
    This is a valuable resource for so many features of Edline. I like the blog aspect and am planning to try this out in our class. Using Edline to flip the classroom is fairly simple but had great enhanced features. Love this site.
Kerry Gallagher

Using Blogs in the Classroom - A Reflection - 1 views

earlyamericanists.com/...using-blogs-in-the-classroom

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  • Kerry Gallagher on 10 Jan 14
     
    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.
  • Steve Olivo on 11 Jan 14
     
    This was great to read (and a little satisfying) as these are exactly the same stuggles I face using blogs with my students. Practice has always been a main focus. We always talk about giving students as many "at bats" as possible, but like it was mentioned, with more writing offering quality feedback for every piece is sacrificed. I've experimented with different methods to offset this, but nothing is sticking yet. The student commenting piece is also frustrating because so much scaffolding and monitoring needs to be done for students to do it well that you have to set aside more class time than you have. I would have thought at the college level this would be easier to manage, but apparently not.
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