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Amy Dyment

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  • Amy Dyment on 07 Oct 13
     
    We used ipad camera and phonto
  • Amy Dyment on 07 Oct 13
     
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Christopher Twomey

Japan's Education Minister Aims to Foster Global Talents - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...-to-Foster-Global-Talents.html

Education

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  • Christopher Twomey on 04 Oct 13
     
    I stumbled across this article and I had flashbacks to "The World is Flat" and the need for today's students to think globally. I am always curious about other country's perspectives on education. I also found his remarks about his son's educational opportunities interesting.
  • Christopher Twomey on 04 Oct 13
     
    I stumbled across this article and I had flashbacks to "The World is Flat" and the need for today's students to think globally. I always curious about other country's perspectives on education. I also found his remarks about his son's educational opportunities interesting.
Steve Olivo

Close Reading for NonFiction Point of View : Losing Facebook Friends and Other Tragedies - 5 views

kateandmaggie.com/...g-nonfiction-for-point-of-view

EBTL2 DBQ DDM Research Bias Nonfiction Literacy

shared by Steve Olivo on 03 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • Steve Olivo on 03 Oct 13
     
    This is so well written and so well explained that I feel like I want to drop everything I'm doing today and share it with my students
  • Julie Merrill on 04 Oct 13
     
    Steve, I'm so glad you came across this, and shared it. I especially love the Nonfiction sentence frames that can be used in the classroom. It gives the kids a structured start to looking at the language used in nonfiction writing. I also like how the article writes about empowering the reader through being able to discern the point of view and bias that may be present. It reinforces the message that just because something is in print, doesn't mean that it's true, and also forces students to interact with the text not only to make meaning, but to truly understand the purpose behind what they're reading.
  • Sharon Burke on 04 Oct 13
     
    You said it bro. Uncovering bias is a very sophisticated skill, probably the hardest to teach because bias can be so subtle. My 9th graders will love this. Thanks for sharing.
Kerry Gallagher

Vine & Instagram Video in the Classroom - 3 views

www.edutopia.org/...vine-instagram-video-education

vine instagram

shared by Kerry Gallagher on 01 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • Kerry Gallagher on 01 Oct 13
     
    I started using Vine late last year to post videos of our students doing great things. (Reading to first graders, working together at field day, encouraging one another during a Smart Board review game, etc.) This Edutopia blog post gives TONS of links to really great ideas for using Vine with kids as a way to assess their understanding. Some of them are really funny and insightful. I know there is some nasty stuff out there on Vine and Instagram, but if we teachers don't show kids how to use these social media outlets in a positive way, who will? Right? I think I might give some of these ideas a shot.
  • Julie Merrill on 04 Oct 13
     
    Thanks, Kerry. I haven't used Vine before, though I've seen it used. I'm definitely interested in trying it out this year. It's amazing how creative some people can be in six seconds! Taylor and I recently started using Instagram to post what's going on in our classrooms. We are loving it so far. It's something that the kids are on anyway, so the interest is there. They love going on to "like" pictures of themselves and their peers, and even "like" the picture Taylor posts of the homework board! It's also a fast and easy way to keep parents informed about what's going on in the classroom on a daily basis. I also love that even though we're only in October, it's a photo log of the many things that we've done already this year. I look forward to giving the video capabilities a try.
JDeeatRMHS

The Possibilities of Mobile: Openly Networked, Inquiry Based Learning - 0 views

connectedlearning.tv/the-possibilities-of-mobile

Connected Learning mobile

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  • JDeeatRMHS on 03 Oct 13
     
    This is the October series of webinars from the Connected Learning Community. The first webinar, "Mobile learning: turning place into a learning space," took place today and the full recording of it is available at this url.
Kerry Mullen

Tellagami - 0 views

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EBTL2 Tellagami

shared by Kerry Mullen on 03 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • Kerry Mullen on 03 Oct 13
     
    If you loved xtranormal, here is a similar app. We used this to get ready for our 3rd/4th grade assembly this Friday.
  • Jan Rhein on 03 Oct 13
     
    I was so sad to learn that Xtranormal closed that part of their business. It was easy to use, and free for educators. Thanks for the suggestion of Tellagami! I tried it, and really liked it. It has a record option as well as a text-to-speech option. I wish there was a child avatar, maybe I'll send that along as a suggestion!
Kerry Gallagher

New Is Not a Better: New vs. Innovative - 3 views

www.overcomingbias.com/...new-is-not-better.html

teaching technology

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  • Kerry Gallagher on 03 Oct 13
     
    This is a commentary on American culture in general, but educators should take it to heart.
Kerry Mullen

My Reading Mapped - 1 views

myreadingmapped.blogspot.com

EBTL2 maps

shared by Kerry Mullen on 02 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • Kerry Mullen on 02 Oct 13
     
    This is a great resource for social studies teachers. Students can follow along while discovering buried treasure, sunken ships, look up battle sites of the American Revolution and so much more.
Kerry Mullen

Citation maker for Tweets - 2 views

Yes I did post it. Glad you found it useful.

twitter citation maker

started by Sharon Burke on 30 Sep 13 1 follow-up, last by Kerry Mullen on 02 Oct 13
Jan Rhein

Flipped Classroom - 2 views

www.flippedlearning.org/...LitReview_FlippedLearning.pdf

EBTL2

shared by Jan Rhein on 29 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Jan Rhein on 29 Sep 13
     
    Interesting article that describes the four pillars of the flipped classroom model. Examples are given of improved academic performance by students at schools using this model.
  • Sharon Burke on 30 Sep 13
     
    Thanks for the article on flipped learning, Jan. This is handy and timely for me.
Kerry Mullen

Citing a tweet - 4 views

www.theatlantic.com/...280005

EBTL2

shared by Kerry Mullen on 30 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Kerry Mullen on 30 Sep 13
     
    Great way to cite tweets for a paper. Either APA or MLA format is available.
Donna Martinson

Information Science and Library Issues Collection - Document - 2 views

go.galegroup.com/...i.do

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  • Donna Martinson on 29 Sep 13
     
    After learning more about the uses of QR codes in the classroom in ebtl2 class and from reading the blog comments about them on the Ning, I looked for an article that explained more about the educational implications. In this article, written over a year ago, the information may be a little outdated, but it helped clarify the big picture for me. I thought sharing it may help others better understand what a great classroom tool it can be.
Kerry Gallagher

A Teacher's Defense of Homework - 6 views

www.theatlantic.com/...279967

shared by Kerry Gallagher on 26 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • 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.
Kerry Mullen

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  • Kerry Mullen on 29 Sep 13
     
    We used pic collage along with Creative Commons.
R Ferrazzani

Using QR Codes to Differentiate Instruction | Edutopia | Diigo - 1 views

www.diigo.com/...tiate-instruction-monica-burns

QR_codes

shared by R Ferrazzani on 27 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • R Ferrazzani on 27 Sep 13
     
    I found this article while searching the "community" tool in Diigo. It's a great companion to Kerry's top 3 apps she can't live without.
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  • R Ferrazzani on 27 Sep 13
     
    People are using QR codes to differentiate learning or create stations within your class. I can see applications for kindergarten on up to use this tool. The article mentions Viualead as tool to create unique looking QR codes. My ADD is kicking in and now I have to find out about Visualead!
  • Kerry Gallagher on 27 Sep 13
     
    I love the idea of using it for stations! My head is spinning already. Maybe I will use it for an activity on the Protestant Reformation with my 9th graders next week. One station for each of the Reformation movements after Luther: Anglican, Calvinist, Anabaptist, etc. The code could lead the kids to primary sources on the web. Thanks for the new idea Robyn.
  • Taylor Pelletier on 28 Sep 13
     
    Thanks for sharing, Robyn! What a great and simple way to differentiate instruction! In class last Monday, I was thinking of ways to use audio QR codes as a way to share student work...this article gave me a ton of new ideas on how to integrate QR codes into my instruction!
  • Kerry Mullen on 29 Sep 13
     
    Love these ideas. Jan and I talked about using QR codes for a project with third grade and this gives us some great information. Thanks for sharing!
Meg Powers

Does Research Support Flipped Learning? - 1 views

www.eschoolnews.com/current-issue

flipped classroom learning eSchoolNews EBTL2

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  • Meg Powers on 26 Sep 13
     
    eSchoolNews is a monthly publication that comes to me via email (I'm sure many of you receive it) that is chock full of articles about technology in education. September's issue covered many topics but one in particular stood out to me, Does Research Support Flipped Learning?, intrigued me because the sub title suggests that it might work and improve student learning. A few key points include "Students are actively involved in their own learning.." and in many cases this method "..maximizes time with the instructor and increases the focus on higher-order thinking skills." WOW! Those are two of my favorite skills for students to master. The article also points out four essential elements of a flipped classroom - cleverly calling them the "four pillars of F-L-I-P" (Flexible Environment, Learning Culture, Intentional Content, Professional Educators.) A short article that does a good job of highlights the trend of a flipped classroom.
  • Sharon Burke on 27 Sep 13
     
    I flipped my intro to library. I really loved the format of Monday night's class and immediately flipped my intro to library to Advisory Research Challenge: Locating and Evaluating Information. Six research challenges, one that everyone had to do and the rest in pairs. The focus was on RMHS and RPL resources for RMHS students, which are many and varied and very sophisticated. Total fun. Time flew. Kids had to dive in, do the research and then present. It was so apparent to discern what needed to be clarified and/or emphasized. Thanks G-Dawg1
Steve Olivo

Musselman / Science - Mining for Chocolate Chip Cookies Activity - 0 views

mrmusselman.blogspot.com/...-chocoate-chips-model-for.html

ebtl2 science elementary

shared by Steve Olivo on 26 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Steve Olivo on 26 Sep 13
     
    This looks like a great, engaging hands-on activity. Sometimes I wish I taught science just so I could do fun things like this.
Gary d'Entremont

London Calling - American Flag - 4 views

To create this photo collage, we used a creative commons licensed image from Flickr for the American flag. The photo of the both of us was taken by Gary. The actual app to create this collage was c...

London Calling - Pic Collage

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