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Jon Bunch

Advantages and Disadvantages of Multicultural Education - 1 views

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    In today's society, there are many reasons that teachers and students and other educators need to embrace multicultural education. Education shouldn't be complete without it especially since it teaches us valuable life skills it's important for teachers to research cultures extremely thoroughly before teaching their students about them.
Jon Bunch

Multicultural Education :: Case Study, Students, Teaching, solution - 2 views

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    A teaching case study is defined as a narrative that describes a specific event within the school environment that allows professionals to investigate critical issues that impact the learning of students. Creating a case study can be seen as a form of professional development, educators learning from real examples.
Glenn Hervieux

Portfoliogen - Create a Free Customized Teacher Portfolio Webpage in Minutes! - 3 views

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    Online portfolio for teachers - FREE. I would encourage especially pre-service teachers to consider using a tool like this to help provide something more engaging than the standard resume. One of my goals this summer is to use something like this or a blog resume to document my work, experience, skill sets, and learning. 
Glenn Hervieux

Alice in WonderTech: How Common Core Will Propel Schools into the 21st Century - 1 views

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    An award-winning English teacher and tech. coach/trainer, Alice shows how the CCSS recognizes the importance of technology in the classroom and gives specific ideas for meeting a number of standards. Definitely worth checking out!
Glenn Hervieux

Stages of PLN adoption | The Thinking Stick - 7 views

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    This is a helpful look at the stages many go through as they begin the journey of building a PLN. I've read a couple of posts by those extending themselves into the realm of connected relationships online: Chez Vivian "Oh, what a tangled web we weave" - http://goo.gl/CFnKv & Fenella Olynick: "Staying the Course: Connections, Reciprocity, and the Web" http://goo.gl/H8UKp
Lisa Noble

Why We Teach Scratch » bit by bit - 1 views

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    interesting article. Like the links to ISTE.
Glenn Hervieux

Blended Learning - Denver Public Schools - 2 views

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    Innovative use of blended learning, using a  rotating centers approach: Teacher instruction, Group work, Technology group. They are able to do more differentiated instruction within this model and looks like they're using some digital curriculum or an LMS. 
Glenn Hervieux

Introduction - The Logic of Backwards Design - 2 views

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    Great to see we're back to encouraging backwards design as we approach the CCSS. I use parts of this myself in technology planning & professional development - "Begin with the end in mind" (Stephen Covey)
Lisa Noble

Screencast Tutorial: Making a Popcorn Maker Video « Kevin's Meandering Mind - 5 views

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    a great step-by-step video to playing around in Popcorn. This is a keeper.
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    You're right-this is a great intro to Popcorn Maker. Popcorn Maker has an excellent intro video that allows you to try things out, as they are teaching you about the tool: https://popcorn.webmaker.org/
Lisa Noble

New MOOC 'Instreamia' Offers Language Learning With A Twist | Edudemic - 1 views

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    interesting idea for second-language learning MOOC, but where's the French?
Glenn Hervieux

"How Can I Coach a Resistant Teacher?" (Part 1) - The Art of Coaching Teachers - Educat... - 4 views

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    There's one request for advice that I receive more than any other from coaches: How can I coach a resistant teacher? This article explores that by helping those who coach teachers to look at themselves as much as they do those they coach. Good read for instructional leaders.
Glenn Hervieux

The Danger of Using Creative Commons Flickr Photos in Presentations | Librarian by Day - 12 views

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    Interesting discussion on copyright issues with Flickr images with Creative Commons license - be sure to read the comments
Glenn Hervieux

TC Reading and Writing Project's Videos on Vimeo - 0 views

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    39 Instructional videos on K-8 pathways to the CC Standards. What do you think of the approach these teachers are taking? How can they help you in your transition to the CCore? Some practices here are applicable to high school, as well. 
Glenn Hervieux

New School Technology - The Ugly Truth of Technology Integration - 6 views

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    Technology integration isn't always as easy as presenters make it out to be. Here is a model to explore to assess/implement tech. integration. TPACK stands for Technological, Pedagogical, and Content Knowledge. This framework looks at each of these domains of knowledge, and how they overlap with each other within a given context. It can be an important tool when addressing the problem of technology integration.
Brendan Murphy

Monitoring your kids on Facebook? That's so 2009. - 3 views

  • much cooler after-party.
  • What sex education used to be — it's now the 'technology talk'
  • But as with anything online, each of these apps comes with serious caveats.
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  • Anyone receiving a text or photo can use their 10 seconds to capture a "screenshot,
  • "It's not anything that every parent and grandparent hasn't already seen," Harkness said. The problem, he adds, is the actions "get documented, replayed and sent around," and kids "forget how fast it moves and how far it goes."
  • some of the new social networking sites have become ripe targets for spreading malware and propagating scams.
  • Also worth noting is that almost every mobile app available collects some kind of personal data, such as a person's birthdate or the location of their phone, and shares that information with third parties for marketing purposes
  • Several consumer advocates actually recommend exposing their kids to social media sites earlier than age 12, when they're more receptive to hearing lessons about online etiquette and safety.
  • Levey links her kids' devices to her iTunes account so she's aware of any program they download.
  • Federal Trade Commission's guide to talking to kids about being online: http://1.usa.gov/PWkwfp
kirstentschofen

Nine Elements - 0 views

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    9 different elements of digital citizenship to consider
kirstentschofen

Everyone - Think Before You Post (English) - YouTube - 0 views

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    Everyone can see what you post on line PSA message
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