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Debbie Nichols

The Newbie Guide to Google Search | Educational Technology Tips - 0 views

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    I was surprised. I learned things from this article. It can be projected in class to teach students also.
Dean Mantz

Educational Leadership:Teaching Screenagers:Teaching the iGeneration - 0 views

  • born between about 1925 and 1946 are often called the Traditional or Silent generation
  • Great Depression, World War II, and the Cold War, they are characterized by a belief in common goals and respect for authority.
  • Baby Boomer generation, born between 1946 and 1964, tends to be optimistic, idealistic, and communicative and to value education and consumer goods.
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  • born between 1965 and 1979, were defined by Douglas Coupland (1991) as Generation X
  • not as easily categorized.
  • 1980s and the birth of the World Wide Web
  • Generation Y, simply meaning the generation after X.
  • Don Tapscott's (1999) term—the Net Generation
  • The point is not to "teach with technology" but to use technology to convey content more powerfully and efficiently.
  • seem to embrace both cell phones and e-mail, with a bit of instant messaging thrown in.
  • Baby Boomers, in general, prefer face-to-face or telephone communication
  • Net Generation
  • social networks like Facebook, instant messages, Skype, and texting.
  • iGeneration, a phone is not a phone. It is a portable computer
  • using technology to enhance education doesn't mean that we should move classes totally online. Students need face-to-face social interaction, especially in the primary and middle school grades.
  • Gen Xers
  • The resources included videos for those who learned by more kinesthetic and auditory modalities, written newspaper reports for those who learned best by visual modalities, and even interactive websites for those with a more tactile and kinesthetic learning style.
  • Instead of showing the video in class, you might have them watch it on YouTube as a homework assignment.
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  • access the video 24/7
Dean Mantz

Maine DOE - Center for Best Practices - Videos - Massabesic Middles School - 0 views

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    Collection of best practices consisting of classroom instruction approaches via the Maine DOE. 
Cyndi Danner-Kuhn

YouTube - Gotta Keep Reading - Ocoee Middle School - 4 views

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    "Check out this video- based off the flashmob Oprah/Black Eyed Peas show!!!! "
Gwen Lehman

MiddleWeb: All About the Middle Grades - 0 views

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    This site is loaded with articles, resources and book recommendations geared toward the 4-8 grade educator. Topics are wide and varying.
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