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Hannah Hacker

The Classroom Web Page: A Must-Have in 2008 | Edutopia - 0 views

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  • When hyperlinks on that page are connected to high-quality resources, the students quickly become used to getting to the classroom page and moving on to the resources.
  • Students gain access to many more curriculum resources.
  • ailing to establish a classroom component on the Web can marginalize the perceiv
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  • ed importance of school.
  • Through the inclusion of an email address, a contact form, or another communication tool, students and their families gain extended access to their teachers. The teacher is the most valuable resource in the classroom, so it only makes sense to provide greater access.
  • Hannah Hacker on 09 Oct 15
     
    This article talks about the positives of having classroom websites with student involvement.
Katie Upah

Twitter in the English Classroom - 0 views

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  • high school students use Twitter to respond, in character, to issues and events in Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible. Students tweeted in real-time while reading the play as a class. They needed to consider tone, language and personality of their assigned character in order to respond appropriately.
  • Their results demonstrated that students had significant motivation to participate creatively in communicating their learning processes.
  • Katie Upah on 08 Oct 15
     
    This article discusses a research study performed on high school students in which they utilized Twitter to respond to characters, issues, and events while reading a play as a class.
mrsstacycampbell

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

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21st Century Learning

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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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Twenty-first-century learning will ultimately be “learner-driven.”
  • 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!
Anne Pudenz

Best Education Blogs to Watch in 2015 | ExamTime - 3 views

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  • Anne Pudenz on 08 Oct 15
     
    Provides a list of the 14 best educational blogs to watch in 2015. The blogs range from technology, 21st century skills, eLearning, instructional practices, Web 2.0 tools, and general resources.
  • Kim Carlson on 08 Oct 15
     
    Thank you for this source. People are always asking who should I follow. This list is a great place to start. Teachers will enjoy looking at these and expanding their PLNs.
Nicole Heinrichs

Free Technology for Teachers: How to Create & Distribute Flipped Lessons Through EDPuzzle - 4 views

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  • EDpuzzle is a neat tool that allows you to add your voice and text questions to educational videos.
  • sign videos to studen
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  • Nicole Heinrichs on 08 Oct 15
     
    This blog is great for getting new ideas about technology in the classroom.
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  • Anne Pudenz on 08 Oct 15
     
    This is a great resource! I actually stumbled across this tool a few weeks ago, but I haven't tried it in the classroom yet. I plan to try it in upcoming weeks. I think it will be great for teachers and students because students can pause/replay the video if needed and teachers can add questions and create quizzes to track student progress and understanding. I'm not currently aware of another tool that has those features and seems to be as user-friendly as EDPuzzle.
  • Kim Carlson on 08 Oct 15
     
    I like this resource. It's something that I'm going to share with my social studies teachers in particular. They are showing videos and this would increase student participation I think. This is a great resource for teachers.
  • Ping Gao on 09 Oct 15
     
    I also like this recourse. It is useful for teachers to implement flipped instruction.
  • Kelly Post on 10 Oct 15
     
    Good resource. Like the video walk-through on setting up EDPuzzle. Cool in EDPuzzle: You can add questions and notes to specific places in a video.
Nicole Heinrichs

A Teacher's Treasure - 2 views

www.ateacherstreasure.com

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  • differentiation & alternative assessment
  • otebooking
  • 100 templates for you to choose from and mix & match
  • Nicole Heinrichs on 08 Oct 15
     
    This blog is a good read. It offers resources to use in your classroom and helpful tips.
Laura H.

10 Teaching Practices for The 21st Century Teacher ~ Educational Technology and Mobile ... - 4 views

www.educatorstechnology.com/...hing-practices-every-21st.html

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  • 1- Maintain good communication skills
  • 2- Getting students engagement
  • 3- Use Humour 
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  • 4- Act don't react
  • 5- Be clear and precise in your instructions
  • 6- Give room to individualized learning
  • 7- Positive feedback
  • 8- Involve students in decision making
  • 9- Use peer  learning
  • 10- Love your subject/ job
  • Laura H. on 08 Oct 15
     
    Teaching tips in a 21st century classroom
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  • Katie Upah on 08 Oct 15
     
    I really like the tips presented in this article and agree that I could utilize this resource when I become a teacher because the tips are modern and achievable. I believe this resource is mostly for teacher use because it is entitled "teaching practices for teachers," meaning students probably would not benefit from reading about how to become a better teacher. Rather, teachers can use this resource to discover some easy tips they could easily apply to their classroom to become stronger, 21st century teachers. Another resource that could be considered: http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/06/33-digital-skills-every-21st-century.html. This provides a link to another article on the same site entitled "The 20 Digital Skills Every 21st Century Teacher Should Have."
  • Hannah Hacker on 09 Oct 15
     
    Lots of good tips were given here, I hope that more teacher will discover this resource and learn how to apply this to their classroom.
  • Ping Gao on 09 Oct 15
     
    I like this website as well. It provides practical suggestions
  • Lisa Bindert on 10 Oct 15
     
    This provides good tips for all teachers regardless of whether the class is flipped or traditional. I saved it for my own library.
Laura H.

AP Human Geography - National Geographic Education - 0 views

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  • Resources include instructional content for teachers; career profiles, news articles, and encyclopedic entries for student reading, as well as teacher background reading; and multimedia, which includes maps, photos, and videos contextualized with rich information for use in the course.
  • learn how to use and interpret maps and to understand the role of mental mapping.
  • Laura H. on 08 Oct 15
     
    National Geographic's page for AP Human Geography. Includes resources divided out by unit topic. This will provide great, online resources for students to delve deeper into subject material through extension activities.
Laura H.

Resources for Flipped Classroom - 6 views

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  • Flipped Classroom Resources
  • The Journey to a Flipped Classroom 
  • The Flipped Classroom Model: A Full Picture « User Generated Education
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  • Flipping the classroom with iTunes U 
  • Digital Differentiation with Screencasting
  • Flipping the Classroom
  • Laura H. on 08 Oct 15
     
    Opening video is basic but resources at the bottom are quite helpful. Creates a useful list of resources for flipping a classroom.
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  • Ping Gao on 09 Oct 15
     
    I like this website, too. It is particularly useful for teachers.
  • Kelly Post on 09 Oct 15
     
    Great site giving proof that flipping the classroom works! This site is a great place to start because she did a lot of the research for you and gives a list of great sources to get you started.
  • Lisa Bindert on 10 Oct 15
     
    I liked this site. It gives webcasts and web pages that you can look at. A great place to look for ideas if beginning the process of flipping. I have saved it to my library and plan to dig deeper into the many resources the author shared.
Laura H.

Students Who Make Apps @coolcatteacher - 0 views

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  • Students can program apps. They can pitch their ideas. They can handle defending their dreams. Students can code. Students can create. Those who think students can’t do these things either haven’t tried or have a limited view of themselves as educators.
  • App programming with Crescerance has been awesome since I first learned about it from fifth grader Kennedy and from Susan Bearden at ISTE 2014.
  • Want to know more about our Shark Tank event this past spring? Here’s our wiki page on the event. 
  • Laura H. on 08 Oct 15
     
    Evidence of students programming their own apps. While I can't teach them how, I can encourage them. Hoping to use this in AP to develop a program for building a city.
Katie Upah

50 Useful Links For Learning & Teaching The English Language - 4 views

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  • Katie Upah on 08 Oct 15
     
    This article provides 50 links to websites, articles, organizations, learning resources, teaching resources, references, and communities and blogs.
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  • Ping Gao on 09 Oct 15
     
    I like this website, because it provides resources for teachers. There are other similar resources I used the tag: EnglishLearning.
  • Zoey Salisbury on 11 Oct 15
     
    Katie, I agree that this resource can be used efficiently for other teachers future classrooms, just maybe not my own. The reason why it would not be efficient for my future classroom is because my specific area of teaching is more towards the sciences, and my the language arts. But I did love how there were multiple different websites that were available for further information and valuable resources for teachers. I also enjoyed how there were different topics to choose from such as websites, learning resources, articles and advice, teaching resources, reference, communities & blogs, and many other related posts. This website seems to be just for teachers, especially with other the different resources that are right at the fingertips for any language art or foreign language art teacher. Especially since the resource seems to be just for the english subject or even the foreign language arts course. There were also many different tools, printables, and as they say other great stuff for ELL educators are all available. I am not aware of any other similar resources to be considered, especially since I wasn't interested in looking for ELL websites. But overall, an excellent resource.
  • Erin Keiser on 11 Oct 15
     
    Katie, this is an awesome list of resources! I think so often that teachers neglect ELL learners, especially if they aren't ELL teachers. I was just talking with one of my TESOL friends this last weekend and we both agreed that classroom teachers need to be more accommodating to their ELL students.
  • Ellie Bullock on 12 Oct 15
     
    YAY TESOL. I love seeing other teachers post about TESOL because every teacher is going to encounter ELL students in their teaching career. This is a great list of resources! I have used many of them and know that having them all in one place is extremely helpful. Since this is my future, I would definitely use this website to keep track of resources. It is for teacher use. Most ELL students would have difficulties navigating through these resources and understanding why they would be useful until a teacher helped them understand why. There are many lists on the internet for ESL help, but most have a lot of dead links. From what I looked at, this list looked very helpful!
Katie Upah

Nine Strategies for Reaching All Learners in English - 0 views

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  • Readers and Writers Workshop is an instructional model that focuses on students as learners, as well as readers and writers in practice. As readers and writers, students are mentored, working in a supportive and collaborative environment with their mentor on touchstone texts.
  • As a middle school ELA teacher, I continue to collaborate with my peers in the building and across the school district. I participate in planning and designing instruction, inquiry-based studies, and collaborative coaching and learning. These activities have provided me with a repertoire of research-based best practices to engage the readers and writers in my ELA classroom.
  • Provide instruction in basic reading strategies using reciprocal teaching practice that includes predicting, visualizing, questioning, clarifying, and summarizing.
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  • From the first day of school, we encourage students to choose the books they read. We model how to choose and review a book for reading. We also encourage students to choose books at their independent reading level rather than at their frustration or difficult level. Students read for 30 minutes daily and complete an entry on the reading.
  • Teach students to mark or highlight text for main ideas and also for answers to specific questions. Text annotation is an excellent method to make meaning and provide evidence to support answers.
  • Use t-chart graphic organizers to have them identify specific lines from a text and explain their thoughts about the lines.
  • Katie Upah on 08 Oct 15
     
    This article lists 9 general strategies to appeal to all students in the English classroom, both in the middle school and the high school.
Hannah Hacker

Using a classroom webpage to communicate with parents - 0 views

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  • The positive response from families was immediate. Working parents tell Kathleen that they check the site each day before going home or picking up their child from school.
  • Other emails come from teachers and students from across the country who find information about Kathleen’s site through the George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF), which posted an article and video highlighting the use of technology to create community with parents and students at Scroggs Elementary.
  • Hannah Hacker on 09 Oct 15
     
    This article provides constructive feedback from parents and students about their thoughts on classroom websites.
akmuni

The Top 20 Higher Ed EdTech Blogs 2014 | MediaCore Video Platform - 3 views

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  • Naturally, we come across a lot of educational content on the web. Whether written by professional bloggers, industry analysts, technology journalists or real teachers and professors, there’s no shortage of commentary on educational technology online.So, we thought we’d highlight our favourite higher ed blogs that focus on applications of technology in teaching and learning. Enjoy!
tabathaduncan

What are 21st century skills? - 0 views

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  • tabathaduncan on 13 Oct 14
     
    The 21st century skills are a set of abilities that students need to develop in order to succeed in the information age. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills lists three types: These skills have always been important for students, though they are particularly important in our information-based economy.
tabathaduncan

Lesson Info: Growing Plants Gizmo | ExploreLearning - 0 views

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  • tabathaduncan on 13 Oct 14
     
    This was a cool resource I had found for an ITU that I'm creating that is based on plants
  • Nikki Lyons on 15 Oct 14
     
    I like Gizmo a lot. I actually used this same link in one of my projects for another class!
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