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Bereiter and Scardamalia (1996) argue that there is a difference between learning and knowledge building. Learning is activity directed towards improving personal knowledge. Knowledge building is trying to improve knowledge itself by considering ideas in regard to their strengths, weaknesses, applications, limitations, and potential for further development. Both learning and knowledge building are needed in schools. This paper traces the development of both in a Grade 5/6 classroom studying physical science. Knowledge transforming discourse is central to knowledge building because it is the means through which knowledge is formed, criticized, and amended (Scardamalia, Bereiter & Lamon, 1994). In this knowledge building classroom, the capacity for transformative discourse was afforded by Knowledge Forum® and classroom processes. Our paper deals with how this class engaged in the process of articulating and changing their learning goals as they reflected on and evaluated their class' knowledge building progress. Our sources of data come from discourse in the Knowledge Forum® database and videotapes of classroom discussion. A second set of analyses designed to capture students' activity in the database used data from the Analytic Toolkit, a suite of tools designed to track each student's use of Knowledge Forum. A third set of measures came from a pretest and post-test of students' knowledge of physical science. Our results showed that students who engaged in knowledge building discourse around central features of physical science also improved their learning.

The iResponse Standard is an intuitive and easy to use classroom responder system that allows for in-the-moment student-teacher interaction. No Internet service or subscription service required. Works with a stand-alone network router.

Tons of resources for integrating iPads into the Classroom

Welcome to the companion website to our ELI presentation on Assessing Learning Spaces. We have made many of our instruments and resources available for your reference. However, since we have worked in cooperation with several institutions and modified their instruments for our use, we'd ask that you contact them directly to get permission to do the same. The San José State University Academic Success Center opened in October 2006 with a goal to increase student success by providing 21st-century technology, informal and formal learning spaces, and the services and support. The objective was to build an integrative center that provides students with an innovative space and technology tools for collaboration and promotes faculty pedagogical innovation through the use of our Incubator Classroom, winner of the 2007 Campus Technology Innovators Award. By combining physical space, technology tools, and an intensive professional development program, the ASC exemplifies a new synergistic model for the campus.

Step-by-step guide on how one instructor integrated iPads in the classroom which allowed the combining of student response, just-in-time teaching, constructivist development and several other educational buzz terms in one simple device.

Understanding the thoughts, feelings, and motivations of other people - social perspective taking - plays an important role in the classroom experience.

"Bloom's Digital Taxonomy - Activity Analysis Tool Purpose: This tool is designed to analize classroom activities and units for the balance of Higher Order and Lower Order thinking skills. Analysis can either be a simple overview of task construction or a analysis of time allocation to each specific taxonomic level.

" 13Share on email Edutopia Quiz: What's Your Emotional Intelligence? Emotional intelligence -- the ability to empathize, persevere, control impulses, communicate clearly, solve problems, and work with others -- can be a critical skill for teachers. This quiz should help you learn more about how you manage emotions. It takes less than five minutes to complete and provides personalized tips for how to improve the way you manage your classroom and interact with your students. Think about the last week as you answer the following questions. How often have you engaged in the behavior or activity described while at school?"

General Information, How To, Binders for specific classes ( Math, Social Studies, etc)

"Ebooks from Free Technology for Teachers" - produced by Richard Byrne

A number of researched-proven learning theories are ideal for use with response technologies. Teaching strategies that were difficult to implement become ideal with the use of immediate feedback in the learning environment.

Research exploring barriers to teachers implementing information and communication technology-assisted collaborative project-based learning as a classroom teaching methodology with students.