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Interesting Ways* to use Voicethread in the Classroom

Master Brain-Based Learning in 10 Simple Steps * Comments on "Master Brain-Based Learning in 10 Simple Steps" * New in Category: K-12 News Thanks to advances in technology, we can now actually view the brain as it learns through neuroimaging and brain-mapping studies. This is one of the most exciting areas is brain-based memory research available today.

SOLO is a true hierarchic taxonomy - increasing in quantity and quality of thought * SOLO identifies five stages of understanding. Each stage embraces the previous level but adds something more. * SOLO is a powerful tool in differentiating curriculum and providing cognitive challenge for learners * SOLO allows teachers and learners to ask deeper questions without creating new ones * SOLO is a powerful metacognitive tool

# Confirmation/Verification - students confirm a principle through a prescribed activity when the results are known in advance. # Structured Inquiry - students investigate a teacher-presented question through a prescribed procedure. # Guided Inquiry - students investigate a teacher-presented question using student designed/selected procedures. # Open Inquiry - students investigate topic-related questions that are student formulated through student designed/selected procedures.

We have had a lot of requests for an article that summarises the transition to the new education paradigm. This article will introduce the general community to the new education paradigm.

Great example of the inquiry process. Class delves into Papua New Guinea and the Fred Hollows Foundation.

Glogster howto wiki - education wiki

Good example of schools using inquiry process for real life purposes.

Resources for ActivBoard

IWB resources - lists

Math and thinking templates interactives

Photo, caption and music backing. Very quick and easy to create a digital story.

Enter photos, captions and add music backing. Very quick and easy web2.0 tool to create a digital story.

Interactives science Electricity, Circuits, Current

The Hero factory - make your own superhero and then write about it

Guy Claxton is * Originator of the educational Building Learning Power programme: helping young people become better real-life learners

online 'big books' various motivations.

A list of skills which Mark Prensky has listed as essential for the 21st century.

This is a collection of web resources about IWB's. It uses Jog the web to move through the sites.