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Brandon Hayes

What is 21st Century Education - 0 views

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21st Centary Learning

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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

Shibboleth Authentication Request - 0 views

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Educational Resources

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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.
Brandon Hayes

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

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Instructional Practice

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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.
Ms. Rebecca Carton

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

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  • Ms. Rebecca Carton on 12 Oct 15
     
    TED Talk Video - Teaching kids math with computers
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

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

Socrative - 0 views

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Sarah Ebener

Google for Teachers: 100+ Tricks | TeachHUB - 2 views

www.teachhub.com/google-teachers-100-tricks

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  • Use the image search. Type in your search word, then select Images to use the image search when trying to put a picture to your term. Get a definition. If you want a definition without having to track down an online (or a physical) dictionary, just type "definition:word" to find the definition of the word in your results (i.e.: "definition: serendipity" will track down the definition of the word "serendipity").
  • Collect research notes with Google Notebook. Use this simple note-taking tool to collect your research for a paper or project.
  • Study the oceans with Google Earth 5. Google Earth 5 provides information on the ocean floor and surface with data from marine experts, including shipwrecks in 3D.
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  • 30. Send invitations. School shouldn’t be all about work. Find out how to send party invitations using Google Docs.
  • 40. Add a "Waiting for Response" label. If you have emails in your inbox that you are holding until someone gets back to you, creating this label keeps you from forgetting to follow up on it later.
  • 49. Get a text message with your daily agenda. Keep up with all that you need to do for the day without ever having to log on to your Google Calendar.
  • 56. Access your blog subscriptions. Keep up with your blogs and news feeds that you subscribe to through Reader right on your phone.\
  • Use Google Voice to consolidate phone numbers. If you have a phone in your dorm or apartment, a cell phone, and any other phone numbers, consolidate them into one number with Google Voice.
  • Save as PDF. Save any page as a PDF with this bookmarklet.
  • Search for magazine content. Select Magazines in the Advanced Book Search to locate information from magazines.
  • Read the blog. Google Books is constantly evolving, so stay on top of all the latest news with the Inside Google Books blog.
  • Find books to supplement your assigned texts. Search by subject to see what books you may be able to read to get the extra leg up in your classes.
  • Google SketchUp. If you need to draw 3D figures for class, use Google SketchUp to do so easily and free of charge.
  • Google Wave. This brand new Google product shows great promise for anyone collaborating, but especially for those in school. Communicate, create documents, and more–all in real-time.
  • Sarah Ebener on 10 Oct 15
     
    a list of 100 lesser-known tricks to help with everything Google
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  • Megan Kannenberg on 10 Oct 15
     
    This link is great for teachers to use, especially now that many schools are moving to Google. I particularly like the brief reminders on things that I might not think of for using Google products. This would also be a great resource for students just getting to know the products or older teachers that are less familiar with some of these things.
  • Emma Folland on 10 Oct 15
     
    Sarah Thank you so much for posting this. We were just given permission from our curricilium director that we are allowed to go ahead with Google for Education, so I think this is going to be a great tool to help my teachers with this project. I agree that this recourse can be used very effectively in the classroom. Teachers are always looking for simples tricks and tools, and this offers so many different choices all within one platform! I think this can be used for both teachers and students, but teachers will find more benifits at the beginning because they will be the ones who are introducing all of these tricks to their students, who will then take off with the different tricks! There are other search engines, like Yahoo and Bing, but nothing seems to come close on all the different educational "apps" that are housed like what Google has to offer. It is simple, convienant, and it is something that seems to be lasting, which is always a HUGE plus when it comes to technology trends!
  • Sarah Ebener on 10 Oct 15
     
    I agree, Megan! Emma, happy to hear you are moving to Google Apps for Education. I made the switch my first year of teaching and haven't looked back! Google has so much to offer, and for free usually, that the possibilities seem endless. It has totally revolutionized how I thought I'd be teaching!
  • Ellie Bullock on 12 Oct 15
     
    Google has so many hidden tricks that nobody knows about! Being aware of these can help you use Google to the most of its ability. I would definitely use this since I want to use Google in my classroom. I have found out how wonderful Google is, and I didn't know some of these tips! This is for teacher use for obvious reasons. There are many lists of things out there, but this is a less known topic so there probably aren't too many.
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

Life in a 21st-Century English Class - 3 views

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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.
Morgan McFate

NEA - Social Media Made Simple - 4 views

www.nea.org/53459.htm

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  • “Edmodo allows students to turn projects in digitally, it helps keep kids accountable, and it allows me to provide feedback and annotated notes,” McDonald says.
  • Gould Burgess says Google Forms is one of the most useful applications she relies on. Using it, she can administer a quiz that her students complete electronically, and Google Forms immediately compiles all the data and organizes it into an easy-to-read chart showing how well the class did.
  • Celly, a group messaging service for cell phones, is ideal for educators who want to communicate instantly with students via phone but don’t want to share their personal numbers
  • Morgan McFate on 12 Oct 15
     
    This resource shows a couple of different social media resources that teachers are using in the classroom. 
  • Mary Kimani on 12 Oct 15
     
    I really enjoyed the fact that this website gave several examples of how teachers have implemented technology and 21st century skills in their classrooms. Then gave a couple of examples of other social media avenues that teachers can implement. One thing that I think would be helpful is connecting teachers with PLNs on twitter or other places that would help them see how people in their field are using social media.
  • Ellie Bullock on 12 Oct 15
     
    I think that this resource can be used by teachers very easily. It gives very clear examples on how to use a few websites in an actual classroom. This is a good resource for teacher use. It isn't made for students to look at; it's for teachers to get ideas on how they can use resources. There are always going to many of these blog posts and websites that give tutorials, ideas, lesson plans, etc., but some are good and some are bad. This one is one of the good ones!
Ellie Bullock

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning - 0 views

www.educatorstechnology.com

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  • Ellie Bullock on 12 Oct 15
     
    This blog is centered around educational technology and using it effectively in the classroom. It contains lesson plan ideas, resources, teaching tips, and more.
Katrina Lint

The Most Powerful Tool in the Classroom | Sarah Wike Loyola - 1 views

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  • Katrina Lint on 12 Oct 15
     
    Do you know what the most powerful tool is in the classroom?
  • Anna Kron on 12 Oct 15
     
    I agree, the most powerful tool in our classroom is the Internet (as long as you have tools in your classroom that can utilize it). I thought this post wonderfully and concisely explained the way teachers' roles need to change in the classroom. We are no longer the sole holders of knowledge; everyone has the capability to retrieve information, they just have to learn how to access and use it. I think this post would be useful to show to teachers who are stuck and do not want to give up control of their classroom to the "organized chaos" the article describes. The TED talk included at the end of the article was wonderful as well!
Ellie Bullock

New Technologies and 21st Century Skills - 0 views

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  • Ellie Bullock on 12 Oct 15
     
    Provides resources and talks about each of the 21st century skills to use in the classroom
Ellie Bullock

5 Key Strategies For ELL Instruction - 0 views

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  • Ellie Bullock on 12 Oct 15
     
    ELL instruction is difficult no matter if you are "qualified" to teach these students or not. These are some good guidelines.
Jared Kannenberg

Here's How Gamer-Teachers Use Video Games In The Classroom - Forbes - 1 views

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  • As of fall 2013, 74% of K-8 teachers were using digital games
  • Jared Kannenberg on 12 Oct 15
     
    Gaming in the classroom
  • Mary Kimani on 12 Oct 15
     
    I thought that this was an interesting article when it came to evaluating teachers and the difference between teacher who use gaming in the classroom and those who don't I think however it would have been more interesting to hear more about the experiences of the "Barrier Busters" and the "Naturals" . I definitely appreciated the point that was made about how for Naturals gaming is not considered as some innovation and instead as a teaching tool. What would be the significance of having the number of years the teacher has been teaching?
Ellie Bullock

TESOL Resource Center - 0 views

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  • Ellie Bullock on 12 Oct 15
     
    Gives plenty of resources for TESOL teachers including lesson plans, activities, assessments, teaching tips, etc. You can also contribute your own resources for other teachers. Almost like social media for teachers!
Morgan McFate

Educational Leadership:Multiple Measures:Teaching with Interactive Whiteboards - 1 views

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  • For those who may still be unfamiliar with the technology, an interactive whiteboard is a large display that connects to a computer and a projector. The projector projects the computer's desktop onto the board's surface, where users control the computer with a pen, finger, or other device.
  • The first is the learner-response device—handheld voting devices that students use to enter their responses to questions.
  • A third feature is the interactive whiteboard reinforcer—applications that teachers can use to signal that an answer is correct or to present information in an unusual context
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  • A second feature is the use of graphics and other visuals to represent information
  • Morgan McFate on 12 Oct 15
     
    A quick little website about the some of the pros and cons of using interactive whiteboards in class and how they worked when researched. 
  • Anna Kron on 12 Oct 15
     
    I think that this may be the content of an article, not a website. Also I question how the results they found have changed, considering that this article was published in 2009. Therefore, I am not sure how relevant the content of this article is, because the technology has undoubtedly changed a lot since it was written. This resource is definitely for teacher use; I think the writers are trying to help teachers see how they can utilize interactive whiteboards more effectively in their classrooms. This article left me questioning what the authors were talking about a little bit: under the "What the Research Found" portion of the article, the authors describe three features "inherent in interactive whiteboards" that have increased student achievement. However, the handheld voting devices and projection of graphics and visuals can be done without an interactive whiteboard. It left me unsure about how useful interactive whiteboards are; I think that if I had my choice of technology in the classroom, an interactive whiteboard would not be high on my list.
Amanda Eller

Khan Academy - 1 views

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  • You only have to know one thing:
  • Amanda Eller on 10 Oct 15
     
    Learn for free about math, art, computer programming, economics, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, finance, history, and more. Khan Academy is a nonprofit with the mission of providing a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. I use this site in my math class when we are starting a new unit. My student preview video lessons on this site, and do some practice problems to prepare for the next unit.
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  • Katrina Lint on 11 Oct 15
     
    Khan Academy is for more than math? I never knew! I have used this before to help my ELLs in their math classes. I will have to check out the other options the website offers.
  • Morgan McFate on 12 Oct 15
     
    We just looked at this the other day in our online class! I definitely think this would be a really beneficial as a supplemental resource. Although I wonder would it be worthy enough to use in a lesson or in a classroom? By this I mean is it mainly working through slides and problems? Does it benefit to problem-based learning as much? To me it seems to be mainly for student use in that the teacher doesn't do much in helping other than giving them the links for it.
  • Anna Kron on 12 Oct 15
     
    I definitely think that if I were to use this resource in my classroom, it would be supplemental to my lessons. If students were not understanding the content of the lesson, I would give them the link to the correct videos from this website and ask them to watch. I also could see myself asking students to get a username and log into the site to work on problems so that I could see their understanding of the concepts. I think this resource could be for both student and teacher use: the students watch the videos and work on the problems, the teachers see how students do on the problems and adjust their lessons as necessary. One thing I found interesting about this website is if you click "Test Prep," the only tests that are listed are SAT, MCAT, NCLEX-RN, GMAT, CAHSEE, IIT JEE, and... AP Art History (along with a couple of others that look to be in a different language than English). Why is AP Art History the only AP test included in the test prep?! I think this is an area that this website could expand upon, but don't get me wrong, I think this is a great resource. (In particular, the math videos and lessons of Khan Academy are very strong.)
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