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Anthony DiLaura

iPads in Education ning - 0 views

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    The social network that explores iPads in education. From tips and tricks to the latest iPad news to video tutorials this site will be a valuable resource for us.
Tara Maynard

WSD's eToolbox - 1 views

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    This is a fantastic wiki. Can we think of how ours can showcase all this for ZPS?
Kip Holland-Anderson

Why Project-Based Learning Can Improve Motivation And Relevance In Your Classroom - 0 views

  • Project-based learning is not without its difficulties for both students and teachers. Technology can be employed to support the learning efforts of both students and teachers as they work on their projects.
  • Teachers are concerned about motivation as well as technical issues of thinking and learning.
  • teacher must be concerned with motivation, because this motivational energy will help students processed in the face of challenging lesson material
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  • Researchers have found substantial evidence that focusing on relatively long term problems that require meaningful engagement with challenging subjects that integrate ideas from a number of diverse disciplines in which is supported by practical and useful technology can help overcome many classroom challenges and prepare students for practical and relevant skills for the future.
  • Problem-based learning at once allows groups of students to collaborate, to apply themselves in real-world challenges that demonstrate the relevance of the material, explore and integrate information from across multiple domains and allow the teacher to adopt the role of facilitator and co-learner rather than as the single point of expertise in the classroom.
  • In this framework, teachers are well employed as a master craftsman who provide just enough scaffolding in order to ensure students can remain on task and productive rather than floundering without guidance.
Anthony DiLaura

Khan Academy Implications on Instruction- Blog discussion - 0 views

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    An amazing analysis of the Khan vs. Wolfram approach to math instruction in the US. What is our approach to math instruction- direct teacher led vs. student centered inquiry based learning? How do each of these two gentlemen approach math instruction are they opposing or complementary?
Shari Moore

Teaching in the 21st Century: How to Integrate Wonderopolis into Reading Workshop - 0 views

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    Writing questions
Jackie Frens

iPad Academy - 3 views

shared by Jackie Frens on 26 Apr 11 - No Cached
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    Tips and Tricks, Lessons, etc. Links to articles with more information. An aggregate of tagged links.
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