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Nicole Heinrichs

Inquiry-Based Learning: Developing Student-Driven Questions | Edutopia - 3 views

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  • uses student inquiries, questions, interests, and curiosities to drive learning.
  • starts with questions.
  • Inquiry-based learning is more concerned with the process of learning
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  • Empowering students doesn't mean we're doing less planning,"
  • teachers must be willing to be flexible.
  • Nicole Heinrichs on 08 Oct 15
     
    This article talks about how develop good inquiries through good questioning and organization. I would use this article to remind me of good questioning for students.
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  • Emma Folland on 10 Oct 15
     
    Nicole I really enjoyed watching the video on inquiry based learning. I liked the principals quote that "inquiry based learning is really just a fancy phrase for curiousity." I also liked the young man's quote about "inquiry based learning actually makes you think." Memorization is not allowing kids to explore or think for themselves. The teachers did a nice job of explaining how the students curiousity can help guide what they are learning, while still getting the common core standards mastered. I agree that the concept of inquiry based learning can be used effectively in the classroom. I think that it can be used effectively in my library because we provide resources to help students answer questions they wants to know about. I think that inquiry based learning is something both students and teachers can benifit from. Teachers will find it much easier to teacher if their students are engaged. Allowing students to choose what they are learning about will allow them to be more engaged. While I do not know of anything else that is similar to inquiry based learning, I think that it can be very helpful for students at all levels and I believe more teachers should take advantage of it.
  • Zoey Salisbury on 11 Oct 15
     
    Nicole, I really enjoyed watching this video as well. When I first started watching the video, there was an opening sentence that just drew my attention right away into the video. The teacher said, "I realized how much more they learn, then when I see that they take action and their applying the skills they learn in here, I feel like I have done my job as a teacher." When I start to begin my teacher's journey, I hope to feel that overwhelming joy of teaching my students, not just viable information, but also how it can be applied to the real world settings. I also was excited to hear that all the coordinator said that group based learning is all about curiosity. Which I believe is what we as future or current teachers try to accomplish everyday that we are in the classroom. I agree that the resource can be used efficiently in my own future classroom because I hope to one day teach my students how they want to be taught material, as well as how to share that material with others around them. I believe that the resource is a use for both teachers and students. The reason why is because teachers can learn from their students developing ways, as well as how the student can teach their teacher how they can best develop and comprehend the material. I am currently not aware of any other similar resources that could be considered at this time, but I am confident that as our class continues on, there will be more resources.
  • Erin Keiser on 11 Oct 15
     
    "Inquiry is a fancy term for curiosity". I could not agree more. This is such a motivational video to help us as educators encourage our students to dive further in exploring ideas. Curiosity leads to the ability to create strong, driving questions. I look forward to allowing my students to take charge of their learning by encouraging them to bring up real life questions that will allow them to dive into their inquiry and research. As teachers, we must learn to take a step back and allow the students to facilitate their own learning with strong question asking!
mrsstacycampbell

How Do You Define 21st-Century Learning? - Education Week - 1 views

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  • The term "21st-century skills" is generally used to refer to certain core competencies such as collaboration, digital literacy, critical thinking, and problem-solving that advocates believe schools need to teach to help students thrive in today's world.
  • The research, to date, has provided no evidence that having either computers or whiteboards in schools has any positive effect on students’ reading and writing proficiencies.
  • Twenty-first-century learning means that students master content while producing, synthesizing, and evaluating information from a wide variety of subjects and sources with an understanding of and respect for diverse cultures. Students demonstrate the three Rs, but also the three Cs: creativity, communication, and collaboration.
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  • Embracing a 21st-century learning model requires consideration of those elements that could comprise such a shift: creating learners who take intellectual risks, fostering learning dispositions, and nurturing school communities where everyone is a learner.
  • Twenty-first-century technology should be seen as an opportunity to acquire more knowledge, not an excuse to know less.
  • We need classroom leaders setting an ambitious vision, rallying others to work hard to achieve it, planning and executing to ensure student learning, and defining the very notion of teaching as changing the life paths of students.
  • Twenty-first-century learning will ultimately be “learner-driven.”
  • But being able to Google is no substitute for true understanding. Students still need to know and deeply understand the history that brought them and our nation to where we are today.
  • Technology allows for 24/7 access to information, constant social interaction, and easily created and shared digital content. In this setting, educators can leverage technology to create an engaging and personalized environment to meet the emerging educational needs of this generation.
  • he term "21st-century skills" is generally used to refer to certain core competencies such as collaboration, digital literacy, critical thinking, and problem-solving that advocates believe schools need to teach to help students thrive in today's world.
  • Twenty-first-century learning embodies an approach to teaching that marries content to skill. Without skills, students are left to memorize facts, recall details for worksheets, and relegate their educational experience to passivity. Without content, students may engage in problem-solving or team-working experiences that fall into triviality, into relevance without rigor
  • Twenty-first-century learning will ultimately be “learner-driven.”
  • Katie Upah on 08 Oct 15
     
    This article showcases 11 different education experts and their definitions of 21st-century learning.
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  • Morgan McFate on 12 Oct 15
     
    Takes many view points on how to define 21st-Century Learning and Skills
  • butchsaa on 12 Nov 17
     
    This is a nice tool for teachers to use. I know that I can definitely take a look at it for my own classroom. Learning definitely changes with the use of technology and how accessibly it can be for students to learn facts.
  • Dave Brahn on 13 Nov 17
     
    I think this resource is very applicable to my classroom because one of my main goals to to have my students evaluate and create which is what a lot of the article discussed. Overall this is more for teacher use as it is discussing 21st century skills and what they look like. Also it comes from the Teacher PD source book. I shared an article that was very similar to this that covered 10 signs of a 21st century classroom.
  • msswanson_c9 on 13 Nov 17
     
    I really like the way that this article breaks down 21st Century learning and dispels the myth that 21st Century Learning is the same as learning with technology. I especially like the quote that you highlighted that states "Twenty-first-century learning means that students master content while producing, synthesizing, and evaluating information from a wide variety of subjects and sources with an understanding of and respect for diverse cultures." I think this is a useful article that helps us focus on what will truly help students become 21st Century thinkers, instead of just figuring out ways to have them do their work on the computer.
  • lm522791 on 13 Nov 17
     
    This is a great article and gives me a great definition to wrap my head around. One item I feel is really applicable to learning in no matter the date is "...students master content while producing, synthesizing, and evaluating information from a wide variety of subjects and sources with an understanding of and respect for diverse cultures." Otherwise really good information! Thanks for sharing this.
  • unipatricia on 14 Nov 17
     
    I think this website is a great start when it comes to thinking about teaching 21st century skills. Before you can understand something, you must understand the definition of it. I think it is important to note that 21st century learning is not the same as teaching/learning with technology. This website would be especially useful for teachers, because they need to understand 21st century learning before they can teach it. Great article, thanks for sharing!
trina79

Social Media for Middle Level Classrooms - 1 views

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  • Thus, many teachers are integrating technology with instruction especially since young adolescents are frequent computer users and find technology very engaging
  • teachers and students feel strongly that technology is an essential learning component because it assists with engagement, makes education relevant to students' lives, and serves as an inspiring force (p. 31).
  • "Additionally, learning experiences are greatly enhanced when all students have the technology to access rich content, communicate with others, write for authentic audiences, and collaborate with other learners next door or across the globe"
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  • Integration of social media has the engagement factor teachers and students seek while enabling students to gain a variety of academic and social skills
  • Kaplan and Haenlein (2010) identify seven types of social media: collaborative projects (e.g., Wikipedia) blogs and microblogs (e.g., Twitter, Kidblog.org) social news networking sites (e.g., Digg and Leakernet) content communities (e.g., YouTube and DailyMotion) social networking sites (e.g., Facebook) virtual game-worlds (e.g., Minecraft, World of Warcraft) virtual social worlds (e.g., Second Life)
  • ncreased student engagement and learning and citizenship education are benefits related to social media use in school.
  • For example, middle grades students can discover how technology-assisted writing can foster innovation, global communication and participation, and creative problem solving with a broader communit
  • Further, Ramsay purports that technology-assisted writing can nurture student creativity, communication, and problem solving skills while developing digital citizens.
  • Additionally, social media helps facilitate differentiation by allowing the needs of creative learners to be met through a cooperative learning environment. Students are better able to balance their individualism with the need for contact with others, allowing new ideas to flourish
  • Social media can help adolescents develop and strengthen collaboration skills as they share knowledge, learn with and from others, and are active in the learning process
  • Therefore, inclusion of social media in education activities is necessary to help increase equity among students of different racial and socioeconomic backgrounds by increasing access to information and information technology (Darling-Hammond, Zielezinski, & Goldman, 2014; Grinager, 2006).
  • Darling-Hammond et al. (2014) recommend the following practices to promote optimal learning opportunities for all students: (a) technology access policies should aim for 1:1 computer access and ensure that speedy internet connections are available, (b) policies and practices should favor technology that promotes high levels of interactivity and engagement and that allows for varying learning choices and opportunities, (c) instructional opportunities should enable students to use technology to create content as well as learn material, and (d) learning environments that provide significant and varied levels of teacher support and opportunities for interactions among students as companions to technology use
  • The first issue many educators currently face is equitable access for students and teachers. Further, uncertainty exists on the type and frequency of professional development for middle level educators that addresses ethical and appropriate use of social networking. Additionally, educators must learn how best to help students navigate safely and monitor students in a virtual environment. Lastly, educators must recognize the possibility for distractions and overstimulation that is often linked to certain types of social media and networking activities (Chen & Bryer, 2012).
  • Educators and policymakers need to provide the appropriate technology funding and related professional development so students and teachers have the equipment, knowledge, and skills necessary for taking full advantage of what technology can offer.
  • It is imperative for educators to have professional development opportunities that enable them to learn developmentally appropriate best practices for preparing students
  • AMLE (NMSA, 2010) believes that middle schools must provide adult advocates to middle school students to guide academic and personal development in an inviting, safe, inclusive, and supportive school environment
  • Students need to learn how to make great choices about what they share and what are appropriate actions with others, and always review and manage their online reputations in light of others' ability to contribute to that reputation either positively or negatively with a few clicks of the mouse
  • Edutopia.com, a website published by the George Lucas Educational Foundation and highly regarded by the educational community, provides thoughtful resources on creating social media guidelines for schools.
  • In tandem, teachers must continue to address the issue of plagiarism including how to determine if sources are credible and having clear and consistent plagiarism policies regularly disseminated to students and parents.
  • Research suggests that discussions and collaborations are the most common social media classroom strategies (Chen & Bryer, 2012). Frye, Trathen, and Koppenhaver (2010) proclaim that blogs offer students the ability to publish work and comment on others' writing, which increases motivation.
  • Research shows that social media can increase student learning and engage students who otherwise may be disinterested in the classroom
  • Social media afford[s] the opportunity for all children with online access to contribute to the world in meaningful ways, do real work for real audiences for real purposes, find great teachers and collaborators from around the world, and become great teachers in their own right. (
  • trina79 on 28 Oct 17
     
    The information in this article supports one of the things that my school tech integrationist is trying to get teachers to do with social media. He is asking teachers to do Penpal Schools, which will connect students with other students from around the world. I am going to be having my class do Penpal schools. I also want to try out having my students blog about books we are reading in 7th grade language arts after reading about the benefits of blogging in this article.
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  • msswanson_c9 on 12 Nov 17
     
    How is your school liking PenPals Schools? I started using it in my classroom but found it to be too time consuming and the questions were a bit overwhelming in the project that we chose. My students were also not getting responses in the way that I expected them to. A lot of them were just getting a lot of "hi" from their Pen pals instead of anything useful.
  • butchsaa on 12 Nov 17
     
    Very cool! I really wish I had students at an older age level. Though I can do something like this for 2nd graders it is more difficult with their reading and writing skill levels. Still a pretty cool tool to use for students and teachers alike. Thank you for sharing!
  • lm522791 on 13 Nov 17
     
    Social Media is important. When I was in middle school and high school we didn't learn about social media or how to be safe on the internet. It was more of a foot note than a subject in class that we learned about. Blogging was foreign to me until now. I feel like I have missed a lot because of this.
Nicole Heinrichs

Blended Learning: Combining Face-to-Face and Online Education | Edutopia - 4 views

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  • Blended Learning: Combining Face-to-Face and Online Education
  • we are dooming distance learning to mere correspondence course status
  • What was missing was my own interaction with the students.
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  • create a collaborative space online for students to meet with teachers
  • Your first class should always be Face-to-Face (
  • Assessments should be real-time and the choice of F2F or online should be made available.
  • Online Learning is not differentiated unless teachers specifically utilize the various ways to provide the material
  • Online learning is here and we teachers as experts in education must embrace it.
  • Nicole Heinrichs on 08 Oct 15
     
    This article was very helpful in how to execute online and blended learning. It had great points that would be good to reference in the future.
  • Lisa Bindert on 08 Oct 15
     
    Some very good points for the teacher to consider when implementing and blended learning environment. I am still researching the idea of blended learning in my higher education classes, but have saved this with some of the other articles I have. I shared an article called "7 Things You Should Know About the Flipped Classroom" It too has some good ideas.
  • Anne Pudenz on 08 Oct 15
     
    This website has great points on blended learning. Blended learning, when done effectively, is very beneficial for the teacher and student. Teachers are able to differentiate their teaching and students are able to pause/review videos and receive extra help during the class period. Another similar resource I found was also on Edutopia. This website provides a video of how to make blended learning work in your classroom and also provides resource links. http://www.edutopia.org/practice/blended-learning-making-it-work-your-classroom
hoffeuni

Why All Students Should Learn How to Code in Elementary School - Catapult Learning - 0 views

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  • s a skill set that students could use for a future career in a world that has a shortage of skilled coders and programmers,
  • Coding is especially beneficial to students who are struggling with reading and math.
  • reate digital media and share it with others instead of just being consumers of digital media.
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  • Math concepts such as variables and conditions Logic such as sequencing as well as cause and effect Techniques for solving problems Project design such as the importance of breaking down big ideas to specific tasks Benefits of collaboration and techniques for communicating ideas Ability to take criticism as well as identify and fix errors Perseverance in the face of difficulty
  • incorporating coding helps students gain skills such as sequencing, problem solving, math concepts, as well as perseverance so that they will become better readers, writers, and mathematicians. I believe that making the time during the school day will prove beneficial for all students.
  • Coding is much more visual in the 21st century
  • Resnick, M. (2013). Learn to code, code to learn. EdSurge, May 2013. Retrieved from, https://www.edsurge.com/news/2013-05-08-learn-to-code-code-to-learn Resnick, M., & Siegel, D. (2015). A different approach to coding. Bright/Medium. Retrieved from, https://medium.com/bright/a-different-approach-to-coding-d679b06d83a#.7rk06vjmg
  • hoffeuni on 15 Nov 17
     
    This site provide benefits to coding and what our students can learn within the content while coding. Great resource for trying to get teachers on board.
trina79

7 Benefits You'll Notice When You Start Learning to Code - 7 views

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  • Learning to code has made it into the mainstream, meaning that anyone can learn - you just need concentration, patience, and diligence. I did it, and so can you.
  • It’s been shown that learning to code can help you do better in other subjects that you’re studying or learning. Within programming, you learn how to break down a problem into individual steps and to use a language that the computer understands to logically create a working program.
  • A key area of your life important in growth is a successful career. Learning to code helps achieve that through many avenues and opportunities.
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  • Financial success is an important goal for many, and learning to code can have a significant impact there. No matter what your career, profession, or background; programming skills are useful.
  • 7 Benefits You'll Notice When You Start Learning to Code
  • trina79 on 28 Oct 17
     
    This article would be beneficial to share with teachers so that they know the benefits of teaching students to code. Coding in the classroom has long range benefits that could lead to students having many options in their future careers. Additionally sharing this article with students would show them that while coding is fun; they are also working on developing skills that can help them in the present and future.
  • hoffeuni on 15 Nov 17
     
    I really like this resource. I will definitely be looking at this as I get ready to write my final paper. This is different from all of the other articles that I have seen because it is not directly related to coding with students. I could see how this could be beneficial for a young professionals group all the way up to a senior citizen center.
  • prierj on 15 Nov 17
     
    It's interesting how all of these things connect with coding. As a computer science major I can see how all of these can be impacted by coding, yet I never thought of them. After reading this article I definitely can look back and see this occurring through out the past two years!
akmuni

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY USE AS A LEARNING MECHANISM: THE IMPACT OF IT USE ON...: OneSearch! - 1 views

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  • akmuni on 05 Oct 15
     
    This study contributes to research and practice through the theoretical development and empirical investigation of the role of IT use in organizational learning. We empirically examined the relationship between internal IT use, knowledge transfer effectiveness, absorptive capacity, and franchisee performance on a sample of 783 independently owned franchisees using a comprehensive dataset comprised of both primary and secondary data. The overall results indicate support for the argument that IT use impacts knowledge transfer effectiveness, and absorptive capacity, and that the influence of IT use on firm performance is completely mediated by absorptive capacity. The results are stable across the choice of statistical method and the operationalization of financial performance. Our findings suggest that IT use is an important learning mechanism that enables knowledge outcomes and dynamic capabilities within franchisees. Firms need to recognize these impacts of IT use in order to leverage IT to its fullest extent. This might be more important than ever before, given the rapidly changing business environments and investments in IT-based systems to manage knowledge resources. We hope that the findings of this study encourage the continued examination of the role that IT plays in organizational learning, and the outcomes of such learning.
Megan Skiles

Where Edtech Can Help: 10 Most Powerful Uses of Technology for Learning - InformED : - 0 views

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  • Megan Skiles on 12 Oct 15
     
    How has technology improved our learners by making them more critical thinkers, mobile learners, deeper learning, continuous feedback, unlimited and immediate learning, and creation and contribution.
  • Megan Skiles on 12 Oct 15
     
    How has technology improved our learners by making them more critical thinkers, mobile learners, deeper learning, continuous feedback, unlimited and immediate learning, and creation and contribution.
Nikki Lyons

edWeb: A professional online community for educators - 1 views

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  • Nikki Lyons on 08 Oct 14
     
    "edWeb.net is a highly-acclaimed professional social and learning network that has become a vibrant online community for exceptional educators, decision-makers, and influencers who are on the leading edge of innovation in education. edWeb members are teachers, faculty, administrators, and librarians at K12 and post-secondary institutions. edWeb is a place where educators who are looking for ways to improve teaching and learning can gather and share information and ideas with peers and thought leaders in the industry. Any educator can use edWeb for free to create a personal learning network or professional learning community to make it easier to collaborate, share ideas, and move forward faster with new ideas and initiatives, particularly those than leverage technology to accelerate improvement."
Mary Kimani

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  • Mary Kimani on 11 Oct 15
     
    This free professional learning series will help you to : use digital tools for teaching and learning find and make online resources for learning include e-learning in your teaching practice
Tyler Schaben

A Guidebook for Social Media in the Classroom | Edutopia - 4 views

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  • 12 Ways Teachers are Using Social Media in the Classroom Right Now Tweet or post status updates as a class. Teacher Karen Lirenman lets students propose nuggets of learning that are posted for parents to read. Write blog posts about what students are learning. Teacher Kevin Jarrett blogs reflections about his Elementary STEM lab for parents to read each week. Let your students write for the world. Linda Yollis' students reflect about learning and classroom happenings. Connect to other classrooms through social media. Joli Barker is fearlessly connecting her classroom through a variety of media. Use Facebook to get feedback for your students' online science fair projects. Teacher Jamie Ewing is doing this now, as he shared recently. Use YouTube for your students to host a show or a podcast. Don Wettrick's students hosted the Focus Show online and now share their work on a podcast. Create Twitter accounts for a special interest projects. My student Morgan spent two years testing and researching the best apps for kids with autism (with the help of three "recruits"), and her work just won her an NCWIT Award for the State of Georgia.
  • Ask questions to engage your students in authentic learning. Tom Barrett did this when his class studied probability by asking about the weather in various locations. Communicate with other classrooms. The Global Read Aloud, Global Classroom Project and Physics of the Future are three examples of how teachers use social media to connect their students as they collaborate and communicate. Create projects with other teachers. (Full disclosure: I co-created Physics of the Future with Aaron Maurer, a fellow educator I first met on Twitter.) Share your learning with the world. My students are creating an Encyclopedia of Learning Games with Dr. Lee Graham's grad students at the University of Alaska Southeast. The educators are testing the games, and the students are testing them, too. Further a cause that you care about. Mrs. Stadler's classes are working to save the rhinos in South Africa, and Angela Maiers has thousands of kids choosing to matter.
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  • The myth about social media in the classroom is that if you use it, kids will be Tweeting, Facebooking and Snapchat
  • If you're going to ignore social media in the classroom, then throw out the ISTE Standards for Students and stop pretending that you're 21st century.
  • Tweet or post status updates as a class. Teacher Karen Lirenman lets students propose nuggets of learning that are posted for parents to read.
  • Use YouTube for your students to host a show or a podcast. Don Wettrick's students hosted the Focus Show online and now share their work on a podcast.
  • Communicate with other classrooms. The Global Read Aloud, Global Classroom Project and Physics of the Future are three examples of how teachers use social media to connect their students as they collaborate and communicate.
  • Create projects with other teachers. (Full disclosure: I co-created Physics of the Future with Aaron Maurer, a fellow educator I first met on Twitter.)
  • Further a cause that you care about. Mrs. Stadler's classes are working to save the rhinos in South Africa, and Angela Maiers has thousands of kids choosing to matter.
  • Surely students will post thousands of status updates, pictures, and blogs in their lifetime.
  • If you're going to ignore social media in the classroom, then throw out the ISTE Standards for Students and stop pretending that you're 21st century. Stop pretending that you're helping low-income children overcome the digital divide if you aren't going to teach them how to communicate online.
  • Don't mistake social media for socializing. They're different -- just as kids talking as they work in groups or talking while hanging out are different.
  • Fictional twitter accounts! I just wanted to share something that I have really gotten a kick out of recently. I started a Twitter account for Holden Caulfield @_therealholden_ and "Holden" tweets updates that center on our reading of The Catcher in the Rye. Students can interact and the whole thing has been a lot of fun.
  • Lacie Heiserman on 08 Oct 14
     
    This is a great article about integrating social media into the classroom. It offers a short quiz at the beginning of the article.
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  • Krista Garvin on 11 Oct 14
     
    A teachers how to incorporate social media in their classroom.
  • Krista Garvin on 11 Oct 14
     
    A teachers how to incorporate social media in their classroom.
  • Anne Pudenz on 08 Oct 15
     
    This site offers 12 ways teachers are using social media in their classrooms.  It provides links to classroom examples and other teachers.  
  • Nicole Heinrichs on 08 Oct 15
     
    This article talks about the use of social media in the classroom.  This resource is helpful for wanting to know pointers for using social media in the classroom.
  • Laura H. on 08 Oct 15
     
    Defense of social media in the classroom and ideas for how to use it.
  • Katie Upah on 08 Oct 15
     
    This article asserts why it is important for teachers to address social media in the classroom and 12 ways teachers are using it.
  • Emma Folland on 10 Oct 15
     
    This is a great article that explains different ways to use social media in the classroom. One idea that I wanted to share, but it was not on there, was this idea about having a Twitter Debate. I heard about it in a webcast that I watched last week. I think this could also be a very effective tool for students who are trying to get their point across. They would have to find an article to support their point, and by using Twitter and limiting them to 140 characters, it would force them to make their point consice. I think this article could be helpful with teachers. Teachers can have a lot of different ideas to help students use social media in their classroom. I think that I could use different ideas for the library, specifically tweeting different things that are going on in the library.
  • Sarah Ebener on 10 Oct 15
     
    I really like the idea of connecting with other classrooms through social media. I think this could work for my writing classes as a very authentic way of getting an audience. Maybe "Share your journal entry on social media and see if you get responses from people other than me and the rest of the kids in this class"? Kids and teachers can take control over this and use it in so many ways: sharing their work, reaching out to other people and classes, connecting with each other outside of class, etc. Plus there are so many different platforms (Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest) that allow us to do a variety of things so that you don't have to stick with just one. Thanks for sharing!
  • Alexis Johns on 11 Oct 15
     
    This was a great article that gave a lot of diverse ideas for using social media in the classroom. One that I found I could use in my class would be a discussion forum for students who are in different periods, but taking the same/similar class, to communicate with each other on a variety of discussion topics. It could also be applied to allow my engineering students to communicate with the physics classroom. I believe this resource would most benefit teachers, administration, and technology integrationalist. It would be a great way to introduce the idea of incorporation social media into the classroom at a PD meeting.
  • Christa McCaulley on 11 Oct 15
     
    This was very informative on how to use social media in the classroom in a fun and appropriate way. There are so many platforms for students to seek or gain information, and I find that some teachers are afraid of allowing their students into the social media world in a classroom setting. Also, I would state that those teachers have not themselves explored social media in an educational format. This could be a great resource for many teachers.
  • Tyler Schaben on 11 Oct 15
     
    This whole website in general is really good. What I decided to focus on specifically was this article about good practices for social media in the classroom. If you have the time I would also check out the comments. There are educators that posted their own uses for social media in the classroom that were not mentioned in the article. This is a good read!
  • Erin Keiser on 11 Oct 15
     
    I think this is an awesome resource to give teachers ideas of how to integrate social media in the classroom more effectively. Edutopia always has lots of great, reliable information and resources. One of the things that I think is the most effective is how this article has links to other sites where specific real life teachers have used social media in the classroom effectively.
Katie Upah

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  • To begin with, I don’t lecture. My students don’t take notes, at least not in the traditional sense, and we don’t read a novel and simply answer the questions.
  • It also means my students don’t acquire knowledge just for the sake of acquiring it. They need to do something with it — that’s where “project-based” comes into play.
  • Finally, technology is embedded into the structure of all we do. It’s part of how we research, how we capture information, and how we display our learning. It’s never an accessory tacked on at the end.
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  • One of the most important things we can do is teach our students how to use social media wisely, and how social media can be used for social good.
  • Instead, inquiry and technology are a natural part of our English classes. It’s what my students have come to expect and have started to design themselves.  Instead, of saying, “hand in your assignments,” I say, “publish your assignments and send me the link.” They think about connecting and sharing their learning in the larger world.
  • Katie Upah on 08 Oct 15
     
    This teacher describes how she transformed her classroom into a 21st century learning environment for her students.
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  • Katrina Lint on 11 Oct 15
     
    I have this saved to read later. I am interested in how she transformed her classroom.
  • Anna Kron on 12 Oct 15
     
    I found this post very interesting. It is easy to see how PBL may work in a science or math classroom, but I have always wondered how it would look for English. It seems like this teacher has truly grasped PBL, and her students are enjoying the learning process. I think this resource could be utilized by any teacher who instructs about English content, but depending on the age of the learners, the students may not reach full autonomy as those in this article did. I particularly enjoyed one quote from the teacher, "Finally technology is embedded into the structure of all we do... It's never an accessory tacked on at the end." As we have learned about in other EdTech courses, technology needs to truly transform the learning experience. I believe the teacher is doing that in this classroom.
  • Mary Kimani on 12 Oct 15
     
    This Blog is one that I have bookmarked and will coming back to. This teacher's description of her class is how I want to work to make my class to look like. She had her premise but she had been able to create a class based on inquiry, openness and trust. This empowers students to create a social media campaign, create their own curriculum, and at the same time become more advanced in the content. Ms. Barseghian, I'm gushing, but your class sounds inspirational and worth the gushing.
Anne Pudenz

13 Keys to Successful Blended Learning -- THE Journal - 1 views

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  • Anne Pudenz on 08 Oct 15
     
    13 Keys to Successful Blended Learning. Utilizing technology to create an effective blended learning environment for students.
Sarah Ebener

Why failure is crucial for a student's success - 3 views

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  • More than that, they need to experience failure. While I am a big fan of both project-based learning and blended learning, I believe the most critical piece of the pedagogical puzzle is what we ought to call “Problem-based learning.”
  • Give students problems to tackle–and make the problems real! Lord knows we have plenty of problems worth tackling that can be given to students. They cannot be intractable (how can we achieve peace in the Middle East?) or trivial and uninteresting (what color should classrooms be painted?).
  • Sarah Ebener on 09 Oct 15
     
    interesting article about "problem-based learning" and why it is important for kids to struggle when learning
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  • Lisa Bindert on 10 Oct 15
     
    I really enjoyed the article. Made me think back to a physics teacher who had us do all kinds of things. Map stars, go to the playground and work on centrifugal force. (Wont forget that one, made me sick) I do not teach at the elementary level but think there is validity in having them do these type of projects.
  • Kelly Post on 10 Oct 15
     
    Great article to get you thinking about the importance of having students tackle real problems. Students will retain more when they figure something out instead of being handed a formula to memorize.
  • Emma Folland on 10 Oct 15
     
    Sarah I think this article is well written, and a lot of parents need to read this, long with teachers. I am not sure when our society switched over to make everyone a winner. Making everyone a winner is not reality, and as a teacher that is so frustrating. I think about the scientiests who have made dramatic breakthroughs in their careers, and I would love to know how many times they failed? I am sure it was more times than they have found success, but that makes the success that much better! I do agree that this article is going to be benefical for future classrooms. I take it into this: Students might not find the "right book" on the very first try, and that is ok. If they can't read it because it is too challaning, that is ok. They can try again. I think this is an article that both teachers and students need to read because teachers need to let students fail more and students need to know that it is OK to fail! Life is full of failures...but the failure does not define you, how you handle the failure does! As far as the last question, am I aware of any other resources similar, this question does not really apply. The article focuses on the concept of failure and challanging projects and that is ok so that students know how to respond the next time.
  • Sarah Ebener on 10 Oct 15
     
    great point about "When did everyone become winners?" Students need to struggle sometimes in order to fully understand the assignment, the concept, etc. It drives me crazy when a kid doesn't get something so they just want me to spoonfeed it to them.
Anna Kron

8 Things to Look For in Today's Classroom - 0 views

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  • Students should have the opportunity to not only learn from others but also share their learning with others as well.
  • I actually cared what I was learning about.
  • time to connect and reflect on what is being learned
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  • new and better
  • We need to have students that are able to ask questions and challenge what they see, but always in a respectful way.
  • we spend too much time focusing on being able to tell others what our students can do and know, and not enough time helping students understand those things themselves.
  • Let’s start asking kids to really look into finding what the problems are and giving them some purpose in solving something real.
  • it is not beneficial to give students problems that aren’t real.
  • With most people that having a computer also having a Skype account, there are many that are willing to share their expertise in different areas.  This does not only have to be via technology, but we should also be bring in experts from our community to talk to students. 
  • Treat others with kindness and consideration. Always.
  • have students not only learn, but teach each other.
  • everyone can be a teacher, and everyone a learner
  • Anna Kron on 11 Oct 15
     
    This article discusses eight things we should be looking for in a learner-focused classroom: voice, choice, time for reflection, opportunities for innovation, critical thinkers, problem finders and solvers, self-assessment, and connections.
Erin Keiser

ISTE Standards for Students - 0 views

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  • Erin Keiser on 11 Oct 15
     
    ISTE standards for students describe the skills and knowledge they will need to learn in a global and digital society. Especially important when creating project-based learning lessons.
  • Erin Keiser on 11 Oct 15
     
    ISTE standards for students describe the skills and knowledge they will need to learn in a global and digital society. Especially important when creating project-based learning lessons.
jared sunds

What IS the Difference Between 20th and 21st Century Classrooms - 0 views

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  • jared sunds on 20 Oct 14
     
    Quick blog on what 21st century learning is compared to 20th century learning to clear up confusion.
  • jared sunds on 20 Oct 14
     
    Quick blog on what 21st century learning is compared to 20th century learning to clear up confusion.
trina79

Coding in the Classroom - Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything - 2 views

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  • Why? 5 reasons to teach students to code (poster)Computer science for all (NSF/CNCS)Four reasong why kids should learn to programResnick: Let's teach kids to code (TED)K-12 Computer science framework (2016)
  • How? 3 steps to becoming a coding teacherCoding by design: a design first approachComputational and design thinkingGoogle CS FirstAdding coding to your elementary curriculumCode.org: TeachersBeginner's guide to bringing coding into the classroomTeaching coding: Where do you start?​Lessons involving coding
  • Apps and online tools Cargo-bot (iOS)Code Avengers (Online) (Chrome)Code Combat (Online)Code Monster (Online)Code Studio (Online)Codea (iOS) $Codeacademy (Online)Coding with Chrome (Chrome)Create Apps Anywhere (Online)Daisy the Dinosaur (iOS)EarSketch (Online)Floors (iOS)Gamestar Mechanic (Online)Goolge: Made with code (Online)Hackety Hack (Mac)Hopscotch (iOS) (School edition $)i-Logo (iOS)Khan Academy: Computer programming (online)Lightbot, Jr. (iOS) (Android) $Lightbot: Programming Puzzles (iOS) (Android) (Win) (Mac)Lipa Train (iOS) (Android)Move the Turtle (iOS)Objective-C Programming Language (iOS)Pencil Code (Online)Pythoni (iOS)Run Marco (Online) (iOS) (Android) (Chrome)Scratch (Online)Scratch Jr. (iOS) (Android) (Chrome)ScriptKit (iOS)Simduino (iOS) $simduino aSketch Nation Create (Online) (iOS) (Android)Stencyl (Download for Mac, Windows, Linux)Swift Playgrounds (iOS iPad) (Teacher's guide)Trinket (Online)Tynker (iOS) (Android) (Chrome)Unity Personal Edition (tutorials for students)​
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  • Hardware and hands-on Bee-BotBloxelsCoji the Coding RobotCubetto: Education pageDash and Dot (Blockly iOS app | Android app)Fisher-Price Think & Learn Code-a-pillarLego Education WeDo 2.0 Core SetlittleBitsMakey MakeyOsmo Starter Kit and Coding KitOzobot 2.0 BitPuzzlets Starter PackRaspberry Pi 3 Starter KitSphero 2.0 and Star Wars BB-8 Droid and Ollie
  • trina79 on 29 Oct 17
     
    This page on Kathy Schrock's site has links to different resources for coding and programming in the classrom. I plan to add some of these resources to our Google Site for my team's project and additionally will use them to build a coding curriculum in my classroom.
ehrenhardr

ePals Global Community - 0 views

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  • ehrenhardr on 15 Oct 13
     
    I can use this to connect students with free school safe email, participate in learning experiences that encourage exploration and innovation, join collaborative cultural exchange and language learning projects, and explore resources and learning centers featuring content from top brands.
Kim McCoy-Parker

Intel® Education: Free Teaching Resources, Tools - 1 views

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  • Kim McCoy-Parker on 09 Oct 13
     
    Online Tools for Student-Centered Learning - Web 2.0 tools to engage students in discussions, analyze information and solve problems. Collaborative learning tools for the classroom
  • Megan Brady on 13 Oct 13
     
    Kim this is a great Web 2.0 tool. This would be a great resource for teachers and students in promoting self-directed learning. I think self-directed learning is crucial in education, and gets us away from the "spoon feeding" phenomenon that so many students have grown accustomed to.
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