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Animal Assisted Therapy for Special Needs Children - 0 views

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  • Kids and animals are a natural combination. Pets are great companions, and they teach the value of responsibility to children. For children with disabilities, this companionship is particularly invaluable, as they may have trouble making friends with kids their own ages because of low self-esteem. Animals give children an opportunity to connect with another living being, which is extremely important to any child's development.
  • Cyndi Sitterding on 28 Sep 13
     
    National site promoting animal therapy for special needs children. Highlights horses, dolphins, and dogs.
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The Teacher's Guide To Using YouTube In The Classroom - 0 views

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  • Hope Odendahl on 30 Sep 13
     
    YouTube can be an effective way to add visuals, give students resources to review lectures, and create centers in the classroom.
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18 iPad Uses: How Classrooms are Benefiting from Apple's Tablets - 0 views

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  • Christina E on 01 Oct 13
     
    Identifies a variety of ways classrooms can use iPads in beneficial ways
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Five Ways that Smart Boards Are a Smart Choice in the Classroom - 2 views

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  • Sarah Lillejord on 01 Oct 13
     
    This site gives five ways that the smart board could be used to help you teach your students.
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Animal Assisted Therapy, Exploring the therapeutic link between animals and humans - 0 views

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  • Cyndi Sitterding on 01 Oct 13
     
    Humane society advocates using animals to heal, comfort and give purpose to lonely or sick children.
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How pets benefit child development - 1 views

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  • Physical
  • Walking a dog or running in the yard and throwing a ball are great ways to exercise the dog as well as for children to get away from sedentary indoor activities and move around. Small motor skills can be encouraged by allowing children to scoop food and pour water into dishes, and by helping to groom them
  • Social
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  • Children are more prone to approach and interact with another child who is playing with a pet. In this way, a pet can be the bridge between a less socially outgoing child and other potential playmates.
  • Emotional
  • Pets can facilitate various aspects of emotional development such as self-esteem and a sense of responsibility.
  • Cognitive
  • Encouraging children to read about their favorite pet or to take part in obedience classes with a parent and the pet can all encourage a child's cognitive development as it sparks the desire for learning. Bringing the child along to a veterinarian appointment will give him a chance to ask questions about proper care and his pet's health.
  • Pets as therapy
  • Because of the special bond that often develops between pet and child, pets can sometimes fill the role of comforter. Since the relationship is non-judgmental from the pet's perspective, a hurting child might be more willing to initially trust a pet than a person
  • Cyndi Sitterding on 01 Oct 13
     
    Focus on the benefit of pets for children.
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Service Animals in Schools (Adopted January 2012) - 0 views

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  • In the past 20 years there has been an expansion of the diversity of service animals being utilized by persons with disabilities, with some confusion as to what truly is a “service animal”.  Effective March 15, 2011, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations define a service animal as “a dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability” (USDJ, 2011). 
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Revised ADA Requirements: Service Animals - 0 views

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    ADA requirements for service animals.
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Unexpected Learning Opportunities Through Games | Grand Canyon University - 2 views

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  • When a student can be so engaged and motivated, this type of learning tool becomes an important part of the curriculum. Clegg (1991) pointed out the most important predictor of learning is the instructional context and not necessarily the actual game, but the collaborative and cooperative learning built into the overall experience, offering an engaging environment for information assimilation.
  • Games create competitive and collaborative situations making learning fun and engaging; meeting the many needs of the students (Weiss & Loebbeck, 2008). During the early grades, teachers spend up to eight hours with their students each day; they could utilize the interactive and social aspects in games in order to realize additional learning in the classroom and use it to support other subjects (Klopfer, Osterweil, & Salen, 2009).
  • Alyssa Deaton on 01 Oct 13
     
    An article about the benefits of games in the classroom. Provides statistics and examples on how effective they are. Search Criteria-Bing: Learning through games research
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teachwithyouripad - Social Studies Apps - 0 views

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  • Brian Ely on 01 Oct 13
     
    This blog offers numerous apps that can be used in conjunction with ipads and tablets in the social studies classroom. Various apps can help students learn geography, American history, and connect with different cultures around the world.
  • Brian Ely on 01 Oct 13
     
    This blog offers numerous apps that can be used in conjunction with ipads and tablets in the social studies classroom. Various apps can help students learn geography, American history, and connect with different cultures around the world.
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Promethean - 0 views

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  • Sarah Downie on 01 Oct 13
     
    The Promethean website promotes its interactive whiteboards and their positive effects on classroom performance.
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SMART Board interactive whiteboards shown to be highly effective for collaborative lear... - 0 views

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  • Amanda Gagnon on 01 Oct 13
     
    This study was done at a high school and the evidence showed that doing group activities, discussions, etc. on a SMART Board is an effective tool. Although this was conducted at a high school, the evidence may correlate to all age groups in activities where the entire class works as a whole. (Complete URL: http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/research/international_research/canada/11_0142_new%20brunswick_research_summary.pdf) Bing: SMART Boards in schools
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"We Don't Need Smart Boards, We Need Smart People (Jerry Brodkey) | Larry Cuban on Scho... - 1 views

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  • Bailey Scott on 01 Oct 13
     
    The author of this article discusses why SMART boards (and other technology) are not needed in the classroom. The author finds no extraordinary benefits of SMART boards and therefore supports the idea of less technology in the classroom.
  • Bailey Scott on 01 Oct 13
     
    The author of this article discusses why SMART boards (and other technology) are not needed in the classroom. The author finds no extraordinary benefits of SMART boards and therefore supports the idea of less technology in the classroom.
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Effects of Violent Video Games On Agressive Behavior, Agressive Cognition, Agressive Af... - 1 views

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  • mary gnozzio on 01 Oct 13
     
    This pdf shows a more specific study done on effect of video games and aggression. It also shows that it not only increases aggressive behavior but also aggressive thoughts. School violence is becoming a problem so it is important to understand things such as video games impact on children's aggression because it can help us better prevent classroom violence.
  • mary gnozzio on 01 Oct 13
     
    This pdf shows a more specific study done on the effect of video games and aggression. It also shows that it not only increases aggressive behavior but also aggressive thoughts.
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boston_parents_paper_puzzling_through.pdf - 0 views

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  • mamajra on 03 Oct 13
     
    "Best practises" teaching strategies and tips for teaching children with an ASD.
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The Teacher's Guide to Facebook - 0 views

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  • Jenna Stollberg on 03 Oct 13
     
    This blog gives guidelines for teachers about how to present themselves on facebook and how to handle requests from students. It stresses that teachers are professionals and the way they present themselves on any type of social media should reflect that.

Effectiveness of Art in Schools - 3 views

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Digital Versus Print: Encouraging Literacy is a Balance | Wonder of Children - 0 views

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  • Jaron Stanage on 04 Oct 13
     
    Thoughts from a teacher giving the pros and cons of digital print, as well as providing some other articles and research about the print to digital movement and how one best adjusts to it
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Technology and art: Engineering the future - 0 views

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  • Amanda Mayers on 04 Oct 13
     
    This article touches on the interconnected-ness of art and technology. It briefly compares new ways of doing and seeing art as opposed to older methods. It also looks into how new technology is able to create new types of art.
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