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Cyndi Danner-Kuhn

iPads in Primary Education: Staff Training - 3 views

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    iPads in Primary Education Since Apple decided to make a push into the education market with the iPad 2 and its built in AV tools, it appears (in my humble opinion) that the PC it is no longer the cutting edge technology that it once was. My blogs aim to investigate the use of this handheld technology in primary education, in particular Spring Cottage Primary School's 'iPad journey' and look at some of the apps that can be used across the curriculum to engage, motivate and inspire children's learning in the classroom.
Gwen Lehman

Interactive Exhibits - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum - 0 views

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    Gain access to primary resources centering around the hot topics of Kennedy's presidency - Civil Rights, Cuban Missile Crisis, Race to the Moon and more. By entering the various interactive timelines, students and educators can view primary documents and videos of the events as they unfolded.
Dean Mantz

15 Blogging Tips for Students and Teachers | Integrating Technology in the Primary Clas... - 3 views

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    Insight for elementary teachers when they are looking to integrate blogging.
Gwen Lehman

Black History Month 2015 - 0 views

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    ReadWorks.org has a complied list of articles, primary sources with curriculum and videos for black history month. Resources are grouped by grade level ranging from grades K-12. Thanks to Linda Flint for sharing this resource.
Cyndi Danner-Kuhn

Tech Twins - Home - 0 views

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    It would be very helpful if you could provide us with a bit of information. This helps tremendously as we make plans. * The primary audience for this workshop will be K-12 teachers. Is that correct? * Are there any specific objectives or programs you hope to support through these trainings? * The confirmation indicates the workshop schedule is 8:30-3:30, Is that correct? Attached, you'll find the proposed agenda's for our week of workshops. Please review them to make sure they meet your objectives and let us know if we need to make any changes or if you need any clarification on what's included. Please reply to this email as soon as possible to let me know if the agenda's meet your approval. Don't hesitate to contact me if you have questions. I'm looking forward to meeting you all in June. With my summer travel schedule, email is the most efficient way to reach me. I do check several times a day.
Cyndi Danner-Kuhn

Adam Foster - Mobile Device Educational Consultant - 1 views

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    "Adam Foster is a UK based independent iPad/mobile device educational consultant, providing training and support for schools using tablet technology to enrich learning and teaching. Adam was one of the first teachers in the UK to deploy a 1:1 iPad trial in a Primary School and presents at education shows and regular training events."
Cyndi Danner-Kuhn

20 Great iPad Apps for Primary Literacy | The Creative Education Blog - 4 views

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    "So I asked everyone on Twitter for some advice on what th best apps were out there, and @narthernlad came back with so many suggestions I'm going to split them over a couple of posts! Here are some suggestions for literacy apps to try with your students. If you have any other suggestions for a great iPad literacy app, I'd love to hear them. Just add them in the comments below."
Cyndi Danner-Kuhn

Gajitz | Great Gadgets, Strange Science & Technology with a Twist - 9 views

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    bout Gajitz | One-Stop Gadgets, Science & Tech Spot What is Gajitz dot com? Gajitz is as much an interactive archive of innovations past, present and futuristic as it is a collection of the latest and greatest gadget designs, sensational scientific discoveries and terrific new technologies … with a twist. The primary focus of this tech publication (read: blog) is on objects, finds anddesigns that defy particular typologies, wander away from convention and are more than merely consumable objects.
Cyndi Danner-Kuhn

Crickweb | KS2 Numeracy - 7 views

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    "42 Key Stage 2 Numeracy interactive resources for Primary Schools. Maths interactive resources and activities for your IWB."
Cyndi Danner-Kuhn

Teach Generation Now - 0 views

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    Tech Tools for Teachers is a FREE e-newsletter for primary and secondary teachers. Each fortnight we review a different tech tool and provide step-by-step instructions on how to use it. All this information gets delivered straight to your email inbox for free. Subscribe now!
Dean Mantz

Teaching Ideas - Free lesson ideas, plans, activities and resources for use in the prim... - 5 views

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    Fantastic collection of lesson plans and educational resources for educators.  Time to explore!
Dean Mantz

Zoomin.cct.edc.org - 0 views

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    "Zoom In is a free web-based platform that helps students build literacy and historical thinking skills through "deep dives" into primary and secondary sources. Choose from 18 content-rich US history units designed to supplement your regular instruction and help students practice skills required by the new, higher standards: reading documents closely and critically, identifying point of view and purpose, engaging in text-based discussions, and writing explanatory and argumentative essays grounded in evidence."
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
Gwen Lehman

The Anne Frank Center - 0 views

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    Contains diary excerpts, teacher resources and more about Anne Frank.
Cyndi Danner-Kuhn

Top 10 Web 2.0 Tools for Young Learners -- THE Journal - 11 views

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    "Gail Lovely is adamant about the nature and potential of Web-based learning tools. "Web 2.0 is about trust," she said at a recent talk. "It's about sharing and collaborating." And, she insisted, it's about putting the power to learn and create in the hands of the students. "
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