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Brennan Kurkowski

Best Practices for Using Technology in the Classroom | CIDDE - 0 views

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  • Alignment: Technology should be used for a purpose—not for the sake of being flashy and not as a distraction
  • As with lectures, discussions, and labs, provide your students with guidance when dealing with media technologies
  • Also, consider your own access to technology: make sure that you are familiar with all of the technology that you use and that media technology in your classroom is functioning correctly before the class.
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  • Be sure that the technology that you intend to use is accessible to your students. While computers are virtually ubiquitous, and students living on campus have ready access to computing labs and other technology on campus, do consider whether or not your students have access to technology that you want them to use
  • tructure their interaction with the media and to assess their learning at the end of it.
  • Technology should be used as reinforcement of and supplement to your teaching, but it should not be a simple reiteration of exactly what you have done in another format.
  • Lauren Rehbein on 10 Feb 14
     
    Best Practices for Using Technology within the Classroom
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  • Lissa Wedell on 18 Feb 14
     
    four basic principles to keep in mind when using technology in the classroom
  • caitschroeder on 20 Feb 14
     
    Discusses four principles to keep in mind when teaching in the classroom
  • Emilee Purcell on 25 Feb 14
     
    Show good ways to use technology so it is most beneficial in the classroom.
  • Stephanie Bechette on 03 Mar 14
     
    This website suggests why it is useful to use technology in the classroom. It has four different topics, each including reasons as to how technology can affect a students learning in the classroom.
  • Luke Golisch on 04 Mar 14
     
    This would be useful for me because it states the best technology for the classroom. It also states the next best technology and ways to use them for instruction.
  • Kayla Fischer on 06 Mar 14
     
    This article talks about best practices to implement when using technology in the classroom.
Brandon Thornton

Student Experience | PBS LearningMedia | PBS - 0 views

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  • New Student Portal & Productivity Tools PBS LearningMedia now offers a student learning portal and a suite of productivity tools for teachers. These new features make it easy to create personalized learning experiences for students to explore inside or outside of the classroom. PBS LearningMedia for Students K-12 students now have a dedicated place to access trusted content, homework support, and custom coursework. PBS LearningMedia for Students offers direct-access to curriculum-aligned resources while allowing students the freedom to investigate at their own pace and delve into topics that ignite their curiosity. Visit Site Productivity Tools for Teachers Digital productivity tools make it easier than ever for students to connect with curriculum concepts. The Lesson Builder, Quiz Maker and Storyboard tools offer dynamic opportunities to personalize learning experiences while targeting a range of learning styles. Lesson Builder: Create and assign interactive lessons that can be used in class or as homework assignments. Quiz Maker: Enhance lessons with personalized quizzes about PBS LearningMedia resources to test students’ understanding of key concepts. Storyboard: Illustrate complex concepts by designing interactive web pages using resources, graphics and images from PBS LearningMedia. Students can also create Storyboards to demonstrate their understanding of lessons.
Alissa Zawacki

Education World: Managing Technology: Tips from the Experts - 0 views

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  • 1. Always run through a technology lesson before presenting it to the class -- and always have a back-up lesson prepared in case the technology fails.
  • 8. Make it a class rule that students can help one another but cannot ever touch another student's computer. That way, you can be sure that learning occurs even when students help one another.
  • 10. Keep a red plastic cup at each computer. When students need help, have them place the highly visible cups on top of their monitors.
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  • 14. Post a list of all your rules for technology use in a visible place. When a rule is broken, ask the offending student to read the rule aloud.
  • 16. Attach plastic hooks to monitors to hang headphones on when they're not being used.
  • 20. Type PLEASE WAIT FOR INSTRUCTIONS on 8 by 11 papers, laminate them, and tape one sheet to the top of every monitor. Students flip the signs to the back of the monitor after you've given directions.
Kayla Ludwig

Fun Technology Activities for Kids - Computer Lesson Plans, Teaching Ideas, Resources - 0 views

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  • free technology lesson plans that are perfect for teaching students about a range of cool technology topics.
  • Movie making is a fun activity that kids will love to learn about. Use Windows Movie Maker to teach students about important movie making techniques before burning their finished work to DVD for them to take home.
  • Have fun learning about Photoshop as you try a range of fun activities and challenges. Edit digital photos using a range of cool effects that will impress your friends and family.
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  • Design and build some cool Lego cars. Use this lesson plan and activity to help children create vehicles that can compete against each other in challenges such as speed and strength.
  • Being able to make your own website is an extremely useful skill to have. This lesson will teach you the skills you need to know. Learn the basics of web design using Dreamweaver.
  • Robots are a popular topic that children enjoy learning about. These fun robotics based activities and ideas offer students the chance to learn more about robots while having fun at the same time.
  • Teach the basics of robotics with this introduction lesson plan. Help kids understand some of the important definitions as well as key ideas behind robot mechanics and artificial intelligence.
  • Kayla Ludwig on 03 Oct 14
     
    Teaching technology to kids SITE 2
gosdeck13

Classroom Technology That Every Teacher Needs - 0 views

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  • The following five technological tools are must haves for the classroom of today. Each tool provides teachers with a method in which they can actively engage their students in the learning process.
  • The Internet -
  • It provides information both beneficial and detrimental to students with easier access than ever with a simple click. The information available to students online is vast.
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  • LCD Projector
  • allows a teacher the opportunity to share activities, videos, Power Point presentations, etc. from their computer with the whole class.
  • Document Camera
  • You simply put the document you want to show your students under the camera, and it is shot up on the screen through your LCD projector. Once it is up on the screen you can use the camera to take a screen shot of the document and save it directly to your computer for later or just use the live version. A document camera also allows you to place diagrams, charts, textbooks , etc. on a large screen so that all your students can see the images, passages, etc. at one time.
  • Smart Board
  • Teachers can create engaging, active lessons using the many tools
  • They can transpose diagrams, charts, and templates, have students come up and actively participate in the lesson, and then print anything such as notes that were completed on a particular day and given to students as a handout
  • students are enthusiastic
  • Digital Camera
  • engage students in the learning process.
  • Teachers who use this technology find that students will work hard to learn because they enjoy the interaction with the camera and the fact that it is a different style of teaching and learning.
Hannah Pettepiece

The Early-Literacy Shift: New Words, New Media, New Friends - 0 views

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  • It used to be that my students learned to write by writing on paper. Sometimes they wrote in notebooks and sometimes they wrote on single sheets, but no matter how they wrote, I was the intended audience. In most cases, I was the only person who ever saw that writing. Sometimes their parents would take the time to read through their notebooks and papers as they came home or at the end of the school year. Sometimes they would read their writing aloud to the class. But in most cases, unless I posted their writing on a bulletin board in the hallway, a very limited number of people had access to that writing. Wow! Has that changed! Now, my students regularly write on their blogs, not just for me, but also for their parents, grandparents, other relatives, friends and potentially the whole world to see. When they write a tweet, they have the potential of all of our Twitter followers seeing what they write, and since many of our followers are classroom groups, that number is potentially far higher. Not exactly the same as writing in a notebook. Their audience now exists in places they have never been and may never visit.
  • Hannah Pettepiece on 26 Sep 13
     
    How technology helps literacy
Danielle Schaar

Four Free Assessment Apps for 1:1 Classrooms | Edutopia - 0 views

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      If you want to see feedback from these apps or for more apps check the comments at the bottom of this page
  • omplete an exit slip, a quick quiz, or multiple-choice exam
  • behavior management tool that monitors students
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  • collecting student work and assigning quizzes
  • heck off the names of students in a guided reading group, keep track of the Common Core Standards you address, and type in observations and next steps for each child. I've created Google Forms to monitor homework and record notes from math conferences.
  • goes straight to spreadsheets you can access from a free Google account.
  • Danielle Schaar on 01 Apr 15
     
    This a good website if your are looking for free assessment apps for your classroom
Kaiti Montemurro

Ten Ways to Get Smart With SMARTboard | Tech Learning - 0 views

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  • 6. Interactive worksheets ~ There are Websites that allow you to create your own worksheets which can then be printed out. Why not create the worksheet for use on the SMARTboard? It could be used as a guided practice lesson or independent activity at the “SMARTboard Center” in your classroom. Students could work in pairs and check each other’s work or you could provide answer sheets for self-checking.
Emily Guida

What Is an IEP? | Individualized Education Program - Understood - 0 views

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  • If your child receives special education services, he must have an Individualized Education Program (IEP). That’s the law.
  • It spells out your child’s learning needs, the services the school will provide and how progress will be measured.
  • Here’s a quick look at what an IEP must include, by law:
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  • The IEP is meant to address each child’s unique learning issues and include specific educational goals. It is a legally binding document. The school must provide everything it promises in the IEP.
  • Two things must happen before a child can get special education services.
  • 1. An evaluation.
  • 2. A decision.
  • Emily Guida on 18 Sep 15
     
    Everything you need to know about an IEP
Alexis Lyans

15 Assistive Technology Tools For Students With Disabilities - 0 views

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  • One tool to help students with disabilities even in the face of a special education teacher shortage is assistive technology. Today, assistive technology can help students with certain disabilities learn more effectively. Ranging in sophistication from “low” technologies such as a graphic organizer worksheet to “high” technologies including cutting-edge software and smartphone apps, assistive technology is a growing and dynamic field.
  • Text-To-Speech Assistive Tools
  • Intel Reader
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  • FM Systems
  • Graphic organizers can be effective in helping students to organize their thoughts during the writing process.
  • Kurzweil 3000
  • Sound-Field Systems
  • Sip-and-Puff Systems
  • Jouse3
  • Sip-and-Puff Systems From Origin Instruments
  • Proofreading Software
  • Ginger
  • Ghotit
  • Math Simulations
  • Certification is a faster way for current teachers to qualify to teach this growing population. At Alvernia University Online, teachers can pursue a special education certification for grades PreK-8 or 7-12 to help make a difference for children with special needs. They will also improve their marketability in the process, gaining additional opportunities for their career.
  • Alexis Lyans on 28 Sep 15
     
    This article gives multiple types of technologies and ideas to integrate into a special education classroom to enable the growth of all students. 
wisemankn18

Technology in Education - Education Week - 0 views

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  • While there is much on-going research on new technologies and their effects on teaching and learning, there is little rigorous, large-scale data that makes for solid research, education experts say. The vast majority of the studies available are funded by the very companies and institutions that have created and promoted the technology, raising questions of the research’s validity and objectivity. In addition, the kinds of studies that produce meaningful data often take several years to complete—a timeline that lags far behind the fast pace of emerging and evolving technologies.
  • For example, it is difficult to pinpoint empirical data to support the case for mobile learning in schools—a trend that educators have been exploring for several years now—let alone data to support even newer technologies such as tablet computers like the iPad. The studies that do look at the effects of mobile technologies on learning are often based on small samples of students involved in short-term pilots, not the kind of large-scale, ongoing samples of students that educators and policymakers would like to see (Education Week, Feb. 23, 2011).
  • However, there are a handful of large-scale studies that do point to trends and observations in the education technology field. For example, Project RED, a research initiative linked closely with the One-to-One Institute, which supports one-to-one laptop initiatives in K-12 schools, released a study about successful implementation models of education technology in October 2010. That study found that most of the schools that have integrated laptops and other digital tools into learning are not maximizing the use of those devices in ways that best make use of their potential. The report goes on to outline the critical steps needed to capitalize on that potential (Project RED, 2010).
  • Matt Langlie on 24 Feb 14
     
    This article discuses how the pace of technological advances are increasing dramatically. It also discusses technology differences between schools and it explains how some are excelling while others are falling behind.
  • wisemankn18 on 21 Sep 15
     
    Research on technology in schools
Kellyn Brink

Online Associate Degree - Early Childhood Education | Penn Foster College - 1 views

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  • Get Your Early Childhood Education Degree Online
  • are expected to increase 17%,
  • e online at just $79
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  • faster than average
  • Early Childhood Education Associate degre
  • Penn Foster graduates have gone on to work in a variety of environments like Bright Horizons, the Goddard School, Head Start, and YMCA, just to name a few.
  • Maddi Starr on 31 Mar 15
     
    This is a good site to check out if you are planning to get a degree online for a teaching major, along with gives statistics of job availability.
  • Kellyn Brink on 22 Sep 15
     
    This website helps to explain how you can go about getting your Early Childhood Education online.
Margaret O'Malley

3 Tips on Integrating Technology in the Classroom - US News - 1 views

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  • . Plan ahead: There has to be a comprehensive strategy in place to implement technology into the school system, Wise says, and the teachers have to be involved in the planning stages.
  • 2. Try something new: The Digital Learning Day website includes a number of teacher "toolkits" with lesson ideas and devices for enhancing lessons with technology. One tool mentioned is the website Animoto, which allows students to create and upload videos, such as oral book reports. There are also lists of ideas for digital learning, which have been submitted by other teachers.
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  • ntegrating technology into a high school classroom isn't a one-step process. "You can't just slap a netbook [computer] on top of a textbook and say, 'Great, now we have technology,"
  • digital learning starts with teachers,
  • performance is enhanced by technology
  • he first annual Digital Learning Day falls on February 1 and will celebrate innovative K-12 instructors who successfully bring technology into the classroom by assigning online course content,
  • When a school says, 'OK, we want to use technology better,' you have to develop your goals and what learning outcomes you're trying to reach,"
  • As technology evolves, so must the teachers. "For the last 100 years, teachers have essentially been the sage on the stage," Wise says. "They're the only access point of knowledge."
  • 1. Plan ahead: There has to be a comprehensive strategy in place to implement technology into the school system, Wise says, and the teachers have to be involved in the planning stages."When a school says, 'OK, we want to use technology better,' you have to develop your goals and what learning outcomes you're trying to reach," Wise says. School leaders and teachers must then think about the "three T's," he adds, which ask how teaching can be improved, what technology will be used, and how time will be used more efficiently.
  • Login Welcome, {{name}} Logout Rankings & Advice Education Health Money Travel Cars Law Firms News U.S. News Home education Facebook Twitter Education Rankings & Advice Home Colleges Grad Schools High Schools National Rankings State Rankings High School Notes Blog (function ($) { "use strict"; $(function () { var $metaCurrentState = $('meta[name=current_state_abbreviation]'), $headerSearch = $('#headerSearch-highSchools'), $headerState = $('select[name=bhs-school-state]', $headerSearch), $headerStates = $('option', $headerStates), currentStateAbbreviation = ''; if ($metaCurrentState.length > 0) { currentStateAbbreviation = $metaCurrentState.attr('content'); $headerStates.each(function () { var $state = $(this), text = $state.text(), value = $state.val(); if (text === currentStateAbbreviation) { $headerState.val(value); } }); } }); }(jQuery)); (function($) { $(document).ready(function() { function autocomplete_school_name_widget() { var state = $("#bhs-header-state option:selected").val(), url = 'http://' + window.location.hostname + '/education/best-high-schools/' + state + '/name-autocomplete?timestamp=0&limit=10', redirect_url = 'http://' + window.location.hostname + '/education/best-high-schools/search-bounce'; if ($.fn.usnAutocomplete) { $('#bhs-header-school').usnAutocomplete({ responseFormat: 'newlineList', autocompleteOptions: { serviceUrl: url, paramName: 'q', onSelect: function() { window.location.href = r
  • Login Welcome, {{name}} Logout Rankings & Advice Education Health Money Travel Cars Law Firms News U.S. News Home education Facebook Twitter Education Rankings & Advice Home Colleges Grad Schools High Schools National Rankings State Rankings High School Notes Blog (function ($) { "use strict"; $(function () { var $metaCurrentState = $('meta[name=current_state_abbreviation]'), $headerSearch = $('#headerSearch-highSchools'), $headerState = $('select[name=bhs-school-state]', $headerSearch), $headerStates = $('option', $headerStates), currentStateAbbreviation = ''; if ($metaCurrentState.length > 0) { currentStateAbbreviation = $metaCurrentState.attr('content'); $headerStates.each(function () { var $state = $(this), text = $state.text(), value = $state.val(); if (text === currentStateAbbreviation) { $headerState.val(value); } }); } }); }(jQuery)); (function($) { $(document).ready(function() { function autocomplete_school_name_widget() { var state = $("#bhs-header-state option:selected").val(), url = 'http://' + window.location.hostname + '/education/best-high-schools/' + state + '/name-autocomplete?timestamp=0&limit=10', redirect_url = 'http://' + window.location.hostname + '/education/best-high-schools/search-bounce'; if ($.fn.usnAutocomplete) { $('#bhs-header-school').usnAutocomplete({ responseFormat: 'newlineList', autocompleteOptions: { serviceUrl: url, paramName: 'q', onSelect: function() { window.location.href = r
  • 2. Try something new: The Digital Learning Day website includes a number of teacher "toolkits" with lesson ideas and devices for enhancing lessons with technology. One tool mentioned is the website Animoto, which allows students to create and upload videos, such as oral book reports. There are also lists of ideas for digital learning, which have been submitted by other teachers.[Experts give parents tech tips on embracing digital education.]One idea that has seen great results, say Wise and Hall, is the "flipped classroom." With this setup, they explain, the lectures and homework are reversed. Students will listen to a webcast or recording of the teacher's lecture at home, and then they will come to class and work on projects and problem-solving activities related to the lecture with the teachers.
  • 3. Become an educational designer: As technology evolves, so must the teachers. "For the last 100 years, teachers have essentially been the sage on the stage," Wise says. "They're the only access point of knowledge."But now, Wise says, teachers are more like designers, who get to choose and develop what kinds of content their students access and which technologies they use. Wise says that with new content technologies, too, teachers can quickly see assessment results of their students."They have tools so that instead of seeing 25 students sitting in front of them looking the same," Wise says, "they now know that this student needs this particular assistance, and this student needs that something else."
  • hayley stankiewicz on 16 Oct 12
     
    3 Tips to Adding technology in the classroom
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  • Connor Oelfke on 31 Jan 13
     
    A great site on giving tips on how to use technology in the classroom.
  • Abby Cleary on 22 Feb 13
     
    Three tips to make sure the classroom uses effective technology
  • Desiree Stevens on 28 Feb 13
     
    This website gives great tips on ways to integrate technology into the classroom.
  • Emily Dulle on 02 Oct 13
     
    Integrating Technology into the classroom
  • Jasmine McDonald on 08 Oct 13
     
    This site is useful because it helps in understanding how to bring technology into the classroom in an appropriate non-forceful manor.
  • Ellie Heiking on 18 Feb 14
     
    Tips on how your students can benefit from tech. in the classroom.
  • emily dreher on 02 Apr 14
     
    There are tips on how to successfully use technology in your classroom.
  • Emma Gorski on 23 Apr 14
     
    This article talks about how integrating technology into the classroom is a process instead of a one-step action. It gives three pieces of advice on ways to transition into having a technology based classroom.
  • Margaret O'Malley on 23 Sep 15
     
    3 Tips on Integrating Technology in the Classroom
Ross Lemke

Using Smart Boards in the Classroom - 1 views

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  • It can accommodate different learning styles.
  • Use it as a tool for note-taking.
  • Brainstorming in the classroom can be fun with a Smart Board
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  • Tactical learners can use the screen and learn by touching and marking at the board, audio learners can have a discussion and visual learners can observe the teaching on the board.
  • lassroom games can be played with ease on the board.
  • ll forms of media– videos, photographs, graphs, maps, illustrations, game
  • Martyna Malinowska on 07 Apr 14
     
    The benefits of having a classroom equipped with a smartboard
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  • Faith Anderson on 11 Oct 14
     
    This site would be useful to teachers because it explains what smart boards actually are. This page describes how smart boards can be used in the classroom. The website also points out why smart boards are useful in the classroom and the benefits of using them.
  • Ryan Zierath on 14 Oct 14
     
    Importance of smartboards
  • Ryan Zierath on 14 Oct 14
     
    Importance of Smartboards
  • Destinee Kafka on 02 Feb 15
     
    I chose this site to give me a quick and easy place to answer questions that arise as I'm teaching.
  • Ross Lemke on 16 Apr 15
     
    This demonstrates reason why a smartboard is useful in the classroom and ways to use it. 
Max Grinde

Finding Video Resources for use in the Classroom | Educational Technology Services - 0 views

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  • Using Video in the Classroom Resource Details Cost Animoto Animoto helps you create videos from your photos, video clips, words and music. iphone/ipad app. Free 30 sec videos/Paid membership for full length, pro or HD videos Skype in the classroom Skype is a free and easy way for teachers to open up their classroom. Meet new people, talk to experts, share ideas and create amazing learning experiences with teachers from around the world. Free VoiceThread VoiceThread is an interactive collaboration and sharing tool that enables users to add images, documents, and videos, and to which other users can add voice, text, audio file, or video comments. You can post your VoiceThread on your website or save it to an MP3 or DVD. VoiceThread allows those with hearing impairments to collaborate through webcam commenting and sign language. Free single eduactor licence/Paid memberships for class or departments Google Earth Get the world’s geographic information at your fingertips. Take a virtual journey to any location in the world. Explore 3D buildings, imagery, and terrain. Find cities, places and local businesses. Take a trip to a faraway place, stroll through a 3D forest and travel back in time. Record a tour to present in class or view online. Free download, desktop, web or mobile/Google Earth Pro, free trial, paid licence Web cams Many Internet sites have "web cams" which automatically load camera images of various objects or locations. The images are then uploaded to a web page. No special software, plug-ins, or equipment is needed to view web cam images. Free Camtasia Record your screen, edit and customize professional quality videos, and share them with anyone, on nearly any device. Free 30 day trial/Paid license AV apps Got an AV app for that? Yes, InfoComm does! iPhones, iPads and other mobile device bring pocket light meters, troubleshooting guides, signal generators and more right to your phone. Free - Paid 80 educational alternatives to YouTube Watching educational videos is a great way to learn because it allows studetns to build a visual picture or model in their mind. The visual dimension not only helps them understand concepts better but also stimulates curiosity and encourages self-training. Free ebook
Lauren Finke

5 Unique Uses of Twitter in the Classroom - US News - 0 views

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  • "[Twitter] is not something I'm going to be using to chat [with students]," Newman says. "I use it as an additional way to let students know if there's some last-minute news, like class being cancelled."
  • Creating a personal brand. A motivation for going to college is to prepare for a future in the workplace. But good grades without a strong personal brand may not lead to immediate employment, says Alyssa Hammond, associate director of undergraduate career services and adjunct professor at Bentley University.
  • 2. Learning to be concise. Although writing lengthy essays about the Declaration of Independence or the Federalist Papers involves heavy research and labor, exacting a response to these materials in 140 characters or fewer can also require deep thought.
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  • In the course, students were required to build a personal brand on Twitter, deciding what type of voice and content they would produce for their online community.
  • "I think [Twitter in the classroom] would be well received if it were used in a good way," Machielse says. "I think if [professors] are using it just for the sake of using technology, students are going to complain about it."
  • Taylor Thiede on 01 Oct 14
     
    5 Unique Uses of Twitter in the Classroom
  • Lauren Finke on 22 Oct 14
     
    how you can bring twitter into the classroom in an educational way
pospyhalan23

New cellular pathway triggering allergic asthma response identified -- ScienceDaily - 0 views

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  • earchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, with collaborators in Korea and Scotland, have identified a novel signal
  • he results are published in the January 19 online Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
  • "These findings and the related mechanism are very different from the current residing view of activation of specific T helper cell responses," said principal investigator Eyal Raz, MD, professor of medicine. "The role of cAMP formation and action in dendritic cells in the induction of allergic response was really surprising," added co-author Paul Insel, MD, professor of pharmacology and medicine. "It suggested to us that this signaling pathway is involved in other immune-related functions." The immune response of humans, mice and other vertebrates consists of two fundamental components. The first is the innate immune system, which recognizes and responds to pathogens in an immediate, but generalized, way and does not confer long-lasting immunity. The second is the adaptive immune system in which highly specialized T and B cells eliminate or prevent pathogen growth -- and create immunological memory in case of future encounters with the same pathogen. Th2 immunity is one of two major aspects of adaptive immunity. Th1 responses target intracellular pathogens, such as viruses and bacteria that have invaded host cells. The Th2 response is more effective against extracellular pathogens (such as bacteria, parasites and toxins that operate outside of cells) and also plays a major role in allergic reactions and related diseases. Allergic asthma is triggered by inhaled allergens, such as pet dander, pollen, mold and dust mites. It is characterized by inflammation and narrowing of the airways, resulting in wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath, coughing and other symptoms. The common form of allergic asthma is associated with an exaggerated Th2 immune response. Allergic asthma affects people of all ages, most often appearing in childhood. More than 25 million Americans suffer from the condition.
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  • additional, novel insights into human allergy," he said.
  • pospyhalan23 on 29 Jan 15
     
    Insight to how allergies affect us
Erin Lockwood

Tammy's Technology Tips for Teachers - Google Stuff - 0 views

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  • Erin Lockwood on 25 Feb 15
     
    Helping teachers make better classrooms, one mouse-click at a time.
Elizabeth McCullick

Teachers Network: How To: Incorporate Technology in the Classroom: How to Integrate SMA... - 0 views

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  • Some ways that I use SMARTboard in my classroom: With my morning message. After students read my morning message, I often include a “ps” that invites them to come up and respond to a question or graph. To watching BrainPOP movies and playing the quizzes. To go over math problems. To create charts. To look at maps or photographs. To view interactive websites. To prepare for tests (way more exciting on a SMARTboard!). As a math tool (for example, elapsed time, protractor, graph paper). With Inspiration software (for class brainstorms, spelling word sorts, etc.).
  • Elizabeth McCullick on 02 Feb 15
     
    This site can give teachers more ideas on how to incorporate smartboards into their classrooms.
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  • How to teach persuasive writing Have students listen to or read examples of persuasive writing. Together, listen and look for words, phrases and techniques that helped the writer persuade the listener. Brainstorm something that is important to an individual child or the group. Is it extra recess? Another chapter of the read aloud? The potential closing of a library? The more authentic the issue, the more passionately your students will write. Once the important privilege is chosen, have the child (or class) start to list reasons why they should be allowed this privilege. "Just because," and "because I like it" should not be considered valid reasons. Students can work together to generate at least three good reasons to support an argument. This list of persuasive words (44K PDF)* and phrases from the site Teaching Ideas may help get students started. Have students do some research to gather facts or examples that support their reasons. Have students summarize their position.
  • jkapitanski on 20 Feb 15
     
    This site outlines how to teach persuasive writing to students.
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