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Beth Worthy

Spanish Speakers: Errors to Avoid While Learning English - 1 views

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English English pronunciations Learn English Learn Spanish to English learning vocabulary Spanish Spanish Speakers Spanish to English

shared by Beth Worthy on 03 Mar 15 - No Cached
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  • Beth Worthy on 03 Mar 15
     
    Learn what are the basic difference between English and Spanish that makes the both languages diverse and the problems which Spanish speakers generally faced while speaking English?
  • Beth Worthy on 03 Mar 15
     
    Learn what are the basic difference between English and Spanish that makes the both languages diverse and the problems which Spanish speakers generally faced while speaking English?
Toni Olivieri-Barton

MAKE | MAKE magazine - 4 views

makezine.com

diy technology magazine howto gadgets hacks blog design maker faire projects

shared by Toni Olivieri-Barton on 11 Apr 13 - Cached
  • Toni Olivieri-Barton on 11 Apr 13
     
    I would love to try to create a Maker Faire. Who has done this?
Linda Nitsche

iEARN - International Education and Resource Network - 1 views

www.iearn.org/

collaboration collaborativeinternetprojects collaborativepartners

shared by Linda Nitsche on 27 Mar 08 - Cached
  • Linda Nitsche on 10 Jul 08
     
    iEARN (International Education and Resource Network) is the world's largest non-profit global network that enables teachers and youth to use the Internet and other technologies to collaborate on projects that enhance learning and make a difference in the world.
Jeff Johnson

The Rush for '21st-Century Skills' - washingtonpost.com - 0 views

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shared by Jeff Johnson on 05 Jan 09 - Cached
  • Jeff Johnson on 05 Jan 09
     
    It wasn't the weightiest observation, but it connected theory with the real world, which is exactly what "21st-century skills" -- this year's educational buzz phrase -- is all about, and why Manassas is trying to make it the core of its curriculum. President-elect Barack Obama (D) called for a "21st-century education system" in naming his new education secretary last month. The phrase "21st-century skills" gets 232,000 hits on Google. Problem is, not everyone is sure what the phrase means.
Betty Gilgoff

http://www.2learn.ca/G2L/g2lgc/g2lgcsites.asp - 0 views

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  • Betty Gilgoff on 23 Oct 08
     
    Global Citizenship making a difference website
Linda Nitsche

The Global Education Collaborative - 0 views

globaleducation.ning.com/

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shared by Linda Nitsche on 27 Mar 08 - Cached
  • Linda Nitsche on 10 Jul 08
     
    This is a community for teachers and students interested in global education. Contribute by adding media, conversation, and collaborative project ideas. Make sure you post an intro in the forum!
Lucy Gray

Technology in Schools Faces Questions on Value - NYTimes.com - 4 views

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shared by Lucy Gray on 04 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • When it comes to showing results, he said, “We better put up or shut up.”
  • Critics counter that, absent clear proof, schools are being motivated by a blind faith in technology and an overemphasis on digital skills — like using PowerPoint and multimedia tools — at the expense of math, reading and writing fundamentals. They say the technology advocates have it backward when they press to upgrade first and ask questions later.
  • how the district was innovating.
  • ...24 more annotations...
  • “We’ve jumped on bandwagons for different eras without knowing fully what we’re doing. This might just be the new bandwagon,” he said. “I hope not.”
  • there is no good way to quantify those achievements — putting them in a tough spot with voters deciding whether to bankroll this approach again
  • district was innovating
  • “Test scores are the same, but look at all the other things students are doing: learning to use the Internet to research, learning to organize their work, learning to use professional writing tools, learning to collaborate with others.”
  • If we know something works
  • it is hard to separate the effect of the laptops from the effect of the teacher training
  • The high-level analyses that sum up these various studies, not surprisingly, give researchers pause about whether big investments in technology make sense.
  • Good teachers, he said, can make good use of computers, while bad teachers won’t, and they and their students could wind up becoming distracted by the technology.
  • “It’s not the stuff that counts — it’s what you do with it that matters.”
  • creating an impetus to rethink education entirely
    • Steve Ransom
      Steve Ransom on 04 Sep 11
       
      Like teaching powerpoint is "rethinking education". Right.
  • “There is a connection between the physical hand on the paper and the words on the page,” she said. “It’s intimate.”
  • “They’re inundated with 24/7 media, so they expect it,”
  • The 30 students in the classroom held wireless clickers into which they punched their answers. Seconds later, a pie chart appeared on the screen: 23 percent answered “True,” 70 percent “False,” and 6 percent didn’t know.
  • rofessor Cuban at Stanford argues that keeping children engaged requires an environment of constant novelty, which cannot be sustained.
  • engagement is a “fluffy
  • term” that can slide past critical analysis.
  • that computers can distract and not instruct.
  • guide on the side.
  • Professor Cuban at Stanford
  • But she loves the fact that her two children, a fourth-grader and first-grader, are learning technology, including PowerPoint
  • $46.3 million for laptops, classroom projectors, networking gear and other technology for teachers and administrators.
  • Mr. Share bases his buying decisions on two main factors: what his teachers tell him they need, and his experience. For instance, he said he resisted getting the interactive whiteboards sold as Smart Boards until, one day in 2008, he saw a teacher trying to mimic the product with a jury-rigged projector setup. “It was an ‘Aha!’ moment,” he said, leading him to buy Smart Boards, made by a company called Smart Technologies.
  • This is big business.
  • “Do we really need technology to learn?” she said. “It’s a very valid time to ask the question, right before this goes on the ballot.”
Lucy Gray

K12 Online Conference 2009 | 2009 PRECONFERENCE KEYNOTE:Going Global: Culture Shock, ... - 3 views

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shared by Lucy Gray on 02 Dec 09 - Cached
  • Lucy Gray on 02 Dec 09
     
    Looking at daily life in foreign lands reveals a colorful spectrum of inspiring metaphors for the shifts we need to make in education. Often what we may find initially chaotic, disorienting and strange in other countries can actually spark new ways of thinking about teaching and learning. Through the voices of teachers and students from around the world, we'll examine the unique aptitudes which allow successful expats to thrive in any environment. These are exactly the skills that future students and teachers will need to confidently enter the digital, global, converging, collaborative world of tomorrow - wherever they might be physically located.
Lucy Gray

OECD Better Life Index - 2 views

www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/responses

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shared by Lucy Gray on 13 Aug 14 - No Cached
  • Lucy Gray on 13 Aug 14
     
    "More than 60 000 users of the Better Life Index around the world have shared their views on what makes for a better life. Explore the interactive map and find out what well-being topics are rated highest and where. Of course this is a small share of the world's population - so why not share your vision of a better life and help us reach 100 000 (or even more) by the end of 2014. "
Lucy Gray

Imagination Foundation - 2 views

www.imagination.is

shared by Lucy Gray on 19 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Lucy Gray on 19 Sep 12
     
    The Imagination Foundation is launching the first ever Global Cardboard Challenge, inviting the world to play while raising funds to foster creativity and entrepreneurship in kids.   September will be the month to organize and build, then on October 6th (the one-year anniversary of the flashmob that came out to make Caine's day) friends, family, co-workers and community members can come out to play at local events, celebrating the creativity and imagination of kids around the world.
Elizabeth Crawford

One Globe Kids - 1 views

oneglobekids.com

global education culture app

shared by Elizabeth Crawford on 02 Oct 15 - No Cached
  • Elizabeth Crawford on 02 Oct 15
     
    One Globe Kids lets students meet new friends online or on their iPad or iPhone. The free Globe Smart Education app presents memorable daily-life stories from youth around the world to help children in kindergarten through grade 5 gain cultural understanding, learn about other countries, and make comparisons to their own lives. The stories reflect the lives of children in Israel, Palestine, The Netherlands, Norway, Haiti, Indonesia, New York City, Burundi, and more. Students can visit Valdo in Haiti right away and then travel the world via in-app purchases ranging from $1.99 to $15.99, per friend. Real stories from around the globe are told child to child, with full-color photographs and narration. Students can record themselves speaking and counting in their friend's language. They can choose an "Adventure" story and decide how they want to interact with their new friends, and they can record a conversation with the "Tell me about yourself" feature. Students also learn interesting facts about each country they visit and enhance their knowledge of geography by putting themselves and their friends and family on the globe and seeing where they are in relation to their new friends. The Globe Smart Education app also includes in-depth teaching supports that will get students moving and thinking.
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