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Diigo V5: Collect and Highlight, Then Remember! on Vimeo - 0 views

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      How to use Diigo
trina79

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  • 1. Design a tiny house for ANY character or author. This is the project that got my students and me hooked on STEM. After reading some informational texts on the environmental benefits of tiny houses (science), watching researching tiny house clips (technology), and evaluating character traits, my students designed a tiny house to fit the needs of a character in the novel we were reading. They used Floorplanner.com to design their houses (engineering) while calculating square footage so as not go over the 500 sq ft mark (math). I can not tell you how much my students loved this project. They really got into the design symbolism for the character and especially enjoyed seeing their designs come to life in 3D. 
  • trina79 on 28 Oct 17
     
    This blog entry has great suggestions for ways to have students do STEM in language arts. I plan to use some of these activities as options for my 6th graders independent reading projects. My favorite STEM idea provided was designing a tiny house for any character or author.
unipatricia

How to Use Social Media as a Learning Tool | Edudemic - 0 views

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  • Megan Skiles on 12 Oct 15
     
    Use social media in the classroom. Students are using social media daily why not use it as a learning tool as well.
  • unipatricia on 14 Nov 17
     
    I think it is important since social media is implemented in students lives, I think it is necessary to keep up with the trends and use it in the classroom.
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.
Ms. Rebecca Carton

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How Math Controls Social Media - 1 views

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  • Ms. Rebecca Carton on 12 Oct 15
     
    by Jason Keath on Jan 26, 2011 Algorithms are running some of the coolest social media technologies on the web right now. Algorithm is a fancy word for a set of rules to solve a problem. It is a math equation.
Ms. Rebecca Carton

Math, PBL and 21st Century Learning for All Students - 0 views

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  • Ms. Rebecca Carton on 12 Oct 15
     
    Jason Ravitz Independent Research and Evaluation Professional Considering project-based learning as a way to teach 21st century competencies? Or perhaps you have already used PBL in your schools and want support for your discussions with administrators, parents or board members?
Ms. Rebecca Carton

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  • Ms. Rebecca Carton on 12 Oct 15
     
    Teaching resources and activities for all subject areas
  • Brandon Hayes on 12 Oct 15
     
    I love YouTube. Anything you want to know more about is likely on YouTube. The information is not always the greatest because anyone can post anything on YouTube but if you want to hear someone else tell you something looking on YouTube is a fantastic way to go. TedTalks are amazing; this type of resource can not ever be over used and is not taken advantage of enough. This TedTalk is 5 years old and is still very powerful. Students and teachers can both benefit from changing the way they consume information and redirecting their interest with the voice of a good speaker is a great way to get things going in that direction.
Ms. Rebecca Carton

Conrad Wolfram: Teaching kids real math with computers | TED Talk | TED.com - 0 views

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    TED Talk Video - Teaching kids math with computers
Brandon Hayes

10 Hands-On Strategies for Teaching Area and Perimeter | Scholastic.com - 0 views

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  • Brandon Hayes on 12 Oct 15
     
    This website is from an elementary school teacher's classroom. The teacher shares some creative ways to engage young students with some hands on activities.
Brandon Hayes

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  • Brandon Hayes on 12 Oct 15
     
    This resource might is from the Rod Library at UNI and I am not sure if it will be accessible for those outside the UNI campus. This is a short article that is packed with some good information.
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  • Brandon Hayes on 12 Oct 15
     
    This is a website full of information and observations regarding learning and what it looks like in today's culture. Aside from having a wealth of good information this website is also well designed and easy to navigate.
Brandon Hayes

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  • Brandon Hayes on 12 Oct 15
     
    This is article/information is part of book. The book is available through the library's website. Social media is a very interesting piece of the online pie. It is impossible to avoid the social media beast; so lets learn about it so it will be our friend.
Brandon Hayes

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    Social Media and the Feds - The plan
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  • Brandon Hayes on 12 Oct 15
     
    School is a scary place but it can be even scarier when we change our relationship to it.
Megan Skiles

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  • Google Slides presentation
  • 13. Vocabulary slides
  • linked to various senses.
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  • Google Drawings
  • 14. Current events memes with Google Drawings
  • 16. Simple shape drawings
  • Google Drawings
  • 17. Virtual manipulatives with Google Drawings (@
  • 18. Add pins, info to Google Maps
  • 19. MyMaps with geography research (
  • MyMaps
  • place to add research
  • 20. Digital portfolio folder with QR code links
  • QR codes
  • Megan Skiles on 12 Oct 15
     
    20 Apps available on Google for the classroom!
  • Megan Skiles on 12 Oct 15
     
    20 Apps available on Google for the classroom!
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300+ Awesome Free Internet Resources You Should Know - 0 views

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  • 1. Hyperdocs
  • 2. Gallery walk
  • posting QR codes
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  • 3. Augmenting literature
  • shared Google Document.
  • all over the world by sharing Google Docs/Slides/etc.
  • . Online buddies
  • 5. Tables of contents
  • 6. Published doc with embedded videos
  • DocentEDU
  • teachers can add videos and make it interactive with questions and discussion boards.
  • 7. Google Classroom with kindergarteners
  • 8. Use research tool to find famous quotes
  • research tool
  • 9. All about me project
  • 10. Intro to blogging with Google Slides
  • each student a slide
  • instant blog!
  • 11. Google Slides Choose Your Own Adventure Story
  • 12. Microscope smartphone pictures
  • oogle Slides pres
  • Megan Skiles on 12 Oct 15
     
    A huge list of apps and online resources you can use in your classroom.
  • Megan Skiles on 12 Oct 15
     
    A huge list of apps and online resources you can use in your classroom.
trina79

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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.
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