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100 Different Evernote Uses - Andrew Maxwell | Web designer in Portland Oregon - 2 views

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    Perhaps someday, our kids will be able to use it. 
Michael Walker

25 Awesome Virtual Learning Experiences Online - Virtual Education Websites | AceOnline... - 1 views

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    These might offer some of the opportunities for connecting learning that Dodge talked about at TIES.
Michael Walker

Rau's Room - 0 views

  • .Were presented with a question at the beginning of their Genetics unit: Why are Genetics important to the person that I am? 
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      The Key: A good essential question!
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    Teacher and consultant Jill Burdo developed this curriculum with the staff at Oakland.
Michael Walker

Engagement - TIES 2009 - 0 views

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    Great advice and activities on student engagement. Well worth exploring.
Michael Walker

Classroom Management of Laptops - School Computing - 1 views

  • the teacher must circulate in the classroom
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      This is the "Bottom Line!"
  • Don’t forget your established classroom management skills.
  • Try to find ways to celebrate all sorts of different successes.
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  • Catch them being good
  • Teach good note-taking skills!
  • For better discussion, lower laptop screens
  • Designate a scribe. Consider designating a student as scribe for the day and have him/her take notes for the class. Allow other students to use the laptop only during student-centered activities and not during teacher-centered lessons.
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      Then the scribe can share with the rest of the class.
  • Hold students accountable.
  • Remember, it's about them; not you. You don't have to be a master of technology, nor do you have to understand everything kids can do with technology. Create a framework for an engaging, student-centered assignment and let students surprise you with their innovative contributions!
  • disruptive behavior with laptops is also more likely to occur when laptops are integrated into a learning activity where they aren't essential, or in the classrooms of teachers who have discipline issues without laptops.
Michael Walker

Google Earth (Google Teacher Academy Resources) - 1 views

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    Great resources for using Google Earth in the classroom. 
Michael Walker

http://1to1schools.net/ - 2 views

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    Great new resource!! Take some time over Winter break to check this out and feel free to add your voice!!
Michael Walker

Flash Assignment: History at Autodizactic - 1 views

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    Language Arts 1:1 activity Could be adapted.
Michael Walker

The Differentiator - 1 views

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    Allows you to select the thinking skill, content, product, and groups for different projects
Michael Walker

Discovery Box Homepage - 3 views

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    Interesting possibilities with this.
Michael Walker

"Alice Project" Highlights - 0 views

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    The Alice Project model could be used with other novels and maybe other subjects as well.
Michael Walker

Inquiry-based Learning and the Web: An epaper - 0 views

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    This is a good process for us to explore how we can transform our classrooms 
Michael Walker

Concord.org - The Concord Consortium - 1 views

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    Science resources and FREE software
Michael Walker

10 things you can do with a laptop (Gary Stager at eLearn09) » Moving at the ... - 1 views

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    Some fabulous resources here.
Michael Walker

The Electric Educator: Google-Proof Questioning: A New Use for Bloom's Taxonomy - 0 views

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    Blog post with suggestions for creating "Google proof" questions. Great ideas in the comments as well.
Michael Walker

10 Google Forms for the Classroom | ICT in my Classroom - 2 views

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    Great list of examples of how to use Google Forms in your classroom. Includes links to the actual forms!
Michael Walker

Sun Newspapers - MNSUN.com - 0 views

  • We are thrilled that the district has implemented new programs to help students who are not making adequate yearly progress and implemented a one-to-one laptop program at South View Middle School.
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    Nice to know our efforts are appreciated!
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