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Engaging Your School Community Through Social Media - 0 views

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  • Schools are busy places, and parents need a trusted place to find the right information.
  • It must be mobile friendly.
  • It must be easy to update, preferably automatically.
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  • Link your other social media initiatives on your website.
  • The hardest but most important part is that your site must provide a sense of your school's culture.
  • Be sure to monitor your posts.
  • Our teachers use Twitter to celebrate what they are doing in their classrooms, ask questions, share resources, and document their learning.
  • At this point, we use LinkedIn to recruit potential teachers and reach the working members of our TIS families.
  • Since you may not be able to police the other videos, you should have an official YouTube channel.
  • Now our news is a blog, constantly updated -- we post articles and announcements as they are written.
  • Anna Kron on 11 Oct 15
     
    This blog post is about creating home-to-school connections through the use of various social media platforms. I hope my school utilizes the different types of technology discussed in this article so that I have an efficient means through which I can reach my students' families.
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Technology Integration / Career & Technical SMART Resources - 0 views

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  • Alexis Johns on 11 Oct 15
     
    List of technology resources that can be applied in the CTE areas.
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21st Century Skills Definition - The Glossary of Education Reform - 0 views

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  • The term 21st century skills refers to a broad set of knowledge, skills, work habits, and character traits that are believed—by educators, school reformers, college professors, employers, and others—to be critically important to success in today’s world, particularly in collegiate programs and contemporary careers and workplaces. Generally speaking, 21st century skills can be applied in all academic subject areas, and in all educational, career, and civic settings throughout a student’s life.
  • Leadership, teamwork, collaboration, cooperation, facility in using virtual workspaces
  • Critical thinking, problem solving, reasoning, analysis, interpretation, synthesizing information
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  • Research skills and practices, interrogative questioning
  • Creativity, artistry, curiosity, imagination, innovation, personal expression
  • Perseverance, self-direction, planning, self-discipline, adaptability, initiative
  • Oral and written communication, public speaking and presenting, listening
  • overview of the knowledge, skills, work habits, and character traits commonly associated with 21st century skills
  • Information and communication technology (ITC) literacy, media and internet literacy, data interpretation and analysis, computer programming
  • Civic, ethical, and social-justice literacy
  • Economic and financial literacy, entrepreneurialism
  • Global awareness, multicultural literacy, humanitarianism
  • Scientific literacy and reasoning, the scientific method
  • Environmental and conservation literacy, ecosystems understanding
  • Health and wellness literacy, including nutrition, diet, exercise, and public health and safety
  • Amanda Eller on 10 Oct 15
     
    The term 21st century skills refers to a broad set of knowledge, skills, work habits, and character traits that are believed-by educators, school reformers, college professors, employers, and others-to be critically important to success in today's world, particularly in collegiate programs and contemporary careers and workplaces. Generally speaking, 21st century skills can be applied in all … This website inspired me to plan lessons that encourage creativity, curiosity, imagination, personal expression, and innovation. I want my students to be able to process and use information and have adaptable skills in many different areas!!
  • Alexis Johns on 10 Oct 15
     
    Educational Reform. Defining 21st century skills. Debate on worth of skills.
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Brain Boosters offers kids' educational activities online. - 0 views

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  • Alexis Johns on 10 Oct 15
     
    Good class openers. Brain teasers. Entry Ticket.
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Practical Ed Tech Tip of the Week - 3 Ways to Map Stories | Practical Ed Tech - 0 views

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  • The Tour Builder uses a slide-like format for creating tours. Each slide or stop in the tour can have a date or range of dates attached to it. The tour plays in same sequence as that students build stops in their tours. Have students create the stops in the tour chronologically to tell a timeline story.
  • StoryMap JS is a nice tool for creating mapped stories. On StoryMap JS you create slides that are matched to locations on your map. Each slide in your story can include images or videos along with text.
  • Sarah Ebener on 09 Oct 15
     
    gives examples of how students can tie a map in to a story. Good for history classes, maybe for showing where different battles took place?
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Comfortably 2.0: Creating & App Smashing with App Dice - 0 views

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  • One die has six "creation" apps, while the second die has six "showcase" apps.
  • For the creation apps I used Popplet Lite, Pic Collage, Doodlebuddy, Trading Cards, Skitch and Word Clouds. For the showcase apps I used ShowMe, Educreations, Tellagami, Thinglink, 30Hands, and iMovie.
  • Sarah Ebener on 10 Oct 15
     
    brief explanation for how to create and use dice blocks in class when app-smashing. This would be nice for those kids who want you to just tell them what to do rather than feel like they have too many choices.
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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.
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Ebooks Will Surge in Classrooms, Study Says | School Library Journal - 1 views

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  • Emma Folland on 10 Oct 15
     
    This articles from earlier this year explains why ebooks are going to do very well in the classroom according to a study that was condusted
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4 pros and cons of e-readers vs. textbooks - TODAY.com - 0 views

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  • Emma Folland on 10 Oct 15
     
    This articles is from Today.com where the pros and cons of ebooks are examined
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The Why and How of Using Facebook For Educators - No Need to be Friends At All! - The E... - 5 views

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  • James Reinhard on 23 Oct 14
     
    How to use the social media Facebook, generally perceived as a distraction, as tool for education
  • Kelly Post on 10 Oct 15
     
    Really great step by step information on how to safely use FB in the classroom. Bold statement by the author of the article: We have an obligation as educators to model appropriate online behavior and learn right along our students.
  • Megan Kannenberg on 10 Oct 15
     
    I think this is a great resource for using Facebook safely in the classroom. The article is definitely directed towards teachers. It provides nice step-by-step instructions for locking down the privacy of what you post to maintain that professional relationship with students and their parents.
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Tablets vs. Textbooks - ProCon.org - 0 views

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  • Emma Folland on 10 Oct 15
     
    This article presents both sides of pro's and cons for using ebooks in the classroom (with citations)
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50+ Tools for Differentiating Instruction Through Social Media | Edutopia - 1 views

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  • Imagine a world where resources were limited to what was found in the classroom or the school closet known as the "Curriculum Materials Room." Picture a world where students wrote letters with pen and paper to communicate with other students and adults outside of the building. Due to postage costs, the teacher either sent the letters in bulk or paid for stamps out of his or her own pocket. Can you recall a time when student interests like skateboarding or video were never used as part of learning curriculum because the tools needed were either too expensive or not yet conceptualized? Do you remember a time when non-traditional learners struggled, and absenteeism meant a high likelihood of students doing poorly in school, and possibly having to retake the course?
  • Amanda Eller on 10 Oct 15
     
    Social media can enhance differentiated instruction if the tools are selected with a careful eye on individual students' readiness, interests, and learning profiles. In my classroom, I plan to try out "Kaizena" which is introduced on this website. I will use "Kaizena" to give feedback to my students' writing pieces.
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Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: 10 Ideas for Innovative Math Instruction - 0 views

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  • Lisa Nielsen found school boring + irrelevant. That ticked her off. She writes this blog to share ideas to help change that for others.
  • Amanda Eller on 10 Oct 15
     
    This site is full of innovative ideas and resources to "spice up math class." I personally am excited to try out "Teacher TV" which provides videos of math lessons. I want to watch these lessons to see how other teachers may teach a lesson differently than I would. I may be able to reach more students this way.
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http://contentmarketinginstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/58SocialMediaTips.pdf - 0 views

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  • Emma Folland on 10 Oct 15
     
    This gives 58 different suggestions for marketing ebooks with social media
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Position Statement on Digital Content and E-books in School Library Collections | Ameri... - 0 views

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  • Emma Folland on 10 Oct 15
     
    This will explain about the AASL and their views on ebooks in school libraries
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Ebooks Take Hold in Schools-Slowly | School Library Journal - 0 views

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  • Emma Folland on 10 Oct 15
     
    Why e-books are taking off slowly
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SLJ Survey: Ebook Usage in School Libraries Expected to Rise Incrementally - The Digita... - 0 views

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  • Emma Folland on 10 Oct 15
     
    How e-book usage is changing in school libraries over the next few years
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25+ Top Apps for Elementary Music (iPhone/iPad) | AppCrawlr - 0 views

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  • TeacherKit - Class Organizer, Teacher Planner, Gradebook, Assignment List, Attendance and Student 's Grade ★★★★ 3,040 "I am an elementary music teacher with 565 students in 22 classes."
  • Doceri Interactive Whiteboard
  • Rhythm Cat - Learn To Read Music
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  • Freddie The Frog® - Music Education for Kids.
  • Megan Kannenberg on 10 Oct 15
     
    A site with teacher-rated apps for the music classroom. Apps are grouped by function and ranked within functional categories.
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iPads in the Elementary Music Classroom - Teacher Tools - Music & Technology -MusTech.N... - 0 views

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  • Class Dojo: When I had a class that came to music after recess, lunch, and PE, I needed something motivating to help them focus. Class Dojo did just that. I set it up at http://www.classdojo.com and then accessed it through the free app to continuously give individual points for good listening. Price: Free
  • Photon EDU: If you like to use musictechteacher.com, quavermusic.com, and/or incredibox.com-all flash-based websites-then it is a challenge to use them on them on the iPads because iPads do not play flash-based websites. With a click of the lightning bolt button, Photon EDU makes flash-based websites work on the iPads. Price: $4.99
  • Megan Kannenberg on 10 Oct 15
     
    A resource for apps that are appropriate for the elementary music classroom. I particularly like the idea of PhotonEDU that allows flash sites to run on ipads.
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Websites for Kids - 2 views

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  • http://www.funbrain.com/ Funbrain offers games on composers, instruments, reading and vocabulary.
  • www.creatingmusic.com Elementary-age students can enjoy exploring, creating and manipulating music.
  • pbskids.org/chuck/index.html#/jazz Elementary students can enjoy playing with an interactive Improvisation Station.
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  • www.music.indiana.edu/muslib.html An extremely comprehensive resource with great references to composer's pages and information.
  • Megan Kannenberg on 10 Oct 15
     
    Compilation of online resources for the elementary general music classroom I can use these as activities in my music classroom.
  • Megan Kannenberg on 10 Oct 15
     
    Compilation of online resources for the elementary general music classroom I can use these as activities in my music classroom.
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