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Corrinne Valleskey

Anti-Social Networking: How do texting and social media affect our children? A panel di... - 0 views

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effects student engagement social media learning technology

shared by Corrinne Valleskey on 25 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • How much are kids using media? The total amount of media use by youth ages 8 to 18 averages 6-plus hours a day—more than any other activity. The amount of use has increased significantly, up from 4-plus hours in the last five years. Eighty percent of adolescents possess at least one form of media access. There is extensive multi-tasking associated with media use (instant messaging while doing homework and listening to music on an mp3 player, for example). Of particular concern is the amount of TV kids consume. From 2004 to 2009, television and video use averaged three to five hours per day, peaking between the ages of 11 and 14, a crucial period for kids' social development. Fifty-four percent of teens send text messages, and one third of teens send more than 100 text messages per day. One third talk face-to-face with friends, around the same percentage that talk on cell phones (38 percent) and land lines (30 percent). Twenty-four percent communicate with friends via instant messages. Twenty-five percent contact friends via social networking sites. Eleven percent use e-mail.
  • Corrinne Valleskey on 25 Oct 13
     
    How much time do children really spend using social media? This website explains the effects of social media on classroom engagement. 
Danielle Hucker

100 Classroom Organizing Tricks | Scholastic.com - 0 views

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shared by Danielle Hucker on 29 Oct 12 - No Cached
  • RETHINK YOUR ROOM  22. Instant Math CenterSo you don't have the cash for Cuisenaire rods and other math tools, but you do have kitchen cabinets. Pantry staples like pasta shells and lima beans are perfect for hands-on math work and patterning. 23. ReflectionsIs your room gloomy? Hanging  mirrors or even reflective wrapping paper opposite the windows can really brighten things up! -Frankie Frasure  24. Shower Gallery SpaceHave an ugly wall? Hang a couple of sheets of shower paneling from a home store and let the kids write or draw! Invite the kids to be creative on a theme you are studying in class, whether it's oceans or Pilgrims. -Christina Vrba  25. Hide It AwayUgly storage area? Hit the fabric store and look for a bright fabric or remnant. Use safety pins to hang kids' work or to make it into a word wall. -Robin Shaw  26. Color Your WorldEvery interior designer knows the quickest (and the cheapest) way to overhaul a room is a can of paint. You could  ask parents or teens to volunteer to help! -Peggy Collrin  27. That Holiday Glow I repurposed extra Christmas tree lights by running them along the window sill and around the bookcases in my classroom. I don't light them all the time, but it's always a pick-me-up for the kids when I do! -Mary Jo Pick 
  • FREE (OR ALMOST FREE) SUPPLIES 35-37 Too many teachers spend their own hard-earned cash to outfit their rooms. Here are a few websites you can count on.- Freecycle.org: A nonprofit site where you can give (and get) stuff free in your own town. Great for kids' books, extra furniture, even a DVD player. Be sure to let people know you are a teacher!- Donorschoose.org: A well-respected organization connects donors with classrooms in need. Any teacher can sign up!- Bookins.com: Refresh your library with this book swap site. Give away books that aren't working for ones that will!
  • Danielle Hucker on 29 Oct 12
     
    This sites has tons of organizing ideas for the classroom. These could help out in the future
Destinee Kafka

Technology for Teaching: 10 Ways to Improve Classroom Learning | Scott Steinberg - 0 views

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shared by Destinee Kafka on 06 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • Share Content Online - Whether it's posting videos to a private channel for class members and parents to see, using Google Docs to share materials so students can collaborate on a shared project, or posting homework assignments to a class website for everyone to access, using technology as a tool demands a base level of proficiency from students that they'll need to continue to build on.
  • Create a Class Blog or Wiki - Encourage kids to respond to in-class lessons or current events and topics, and devise a system for posting thoughts, news or impressions of them to a class blog or Wiki. Kids will love improving their creative writing skills and seeing their work appear online, and parents will love being able to feel more connected to the classroom. As the school year progresses, it's often great fun to watch a class' page fill up with posts and discussions, and see kids, parents, and educators engage in more frequent and ongoing dialogue.
  • Promote Greater Good - If there's an international, national or even local need for charitable donations or disaster relief, classrooms can use online tools to solicit and track charitable donations, or spread awareness for these causes. Sites like FirstGiving or Pledgie can help teachers use technology as a complement to cause-based learning. Helping kids create social awareness, all show how high-tech solutions can be used as a tool for kindness, understanding, and good.
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  • Embrace Connected Learning - The concept of "Connected Learning" is at the center of a new theory that champions say "is a model of learning that holds out the possibility of re-imagining the experience of education in the Information Age" that draws on "the power of today's technology to fuse young people's interests, friendships and academic achievement." According to Dr. Mizuko Ito, a leader in the field of Connected Learning and a professor at the University of California, Irvine, and cultural anthropologist of technology use, examples of Connected Learning are when a teacher may ask a student to do a report on their favorite video game, or if a kid who likes to draw on the computer creates the signs and banners for a classroom party.
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      lemaykm07 on 02 Feb 15
       
      Learning in a classroom is often easier with the help of technology, for the student as well as the teacher.
  • Matt Bisbee on 06 Mar 13
     
    More helpful tips on improving classroom learning.
  • Tessa Fure on 07 Mar 13
     
    Technology to improve teaching.
  • Kylie Hedgepath on 02 Feb 15
     
    This websites uses up to date applications that most children and teens are familiar with. This website uses twitter and blogging as means of teaching technology which should spark their interest in the classroom.
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