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Melissa Walker

Wiggio - 0 views

www.wiggio.com

edtc 610 tools collaboration all subjects

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  • Melissa Walker on 16 Feb 14
     
    Wiggio is a great resource for collaboration within groups. The site allows users to post important dates within a shared calendar, use to do lists and assign specific tasks to group members and my favorite of all, send text/voice messages to remind group members of important info.
anonymous

ClassDojo - 1 views

www.classdojo.com

all subjects behavior management

shared by anonymous on 15 Feb 14 - No Cached
  • Jessica Reeves on 15 Feb 14
     
    This is an amazing classroom management system to promote positive behavior. Each student in the class is given an avatar. Simply click on the student's name and give/take dojo points for the behaviors you've programmed in. All of the data is logged into the site and saved for the duration of the year. Use the class feature daily or weekly to identify classroom strengths and areas for improvement. Individual student reports are also available and serve as a powerful tool for parent conferences and grade level meetings. Teachers can choose to reward students based on their positive behaviors by points or percentage. I have used the site extensively in my classroom (5th grade) and have found it to be the most effective positive behavior strategy I've ever tried.
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  • Emma Dyroff on 10 Mar 14
     
    I LOVE Class Dojo! I start this at the beginning of school with my classes, they love the little avatars that go along with their names and love hearing the chimes when points are given out. During independent work time, I keep my dojo up on my interactive white board as a constant visual reminder of our behavior management system. I also installed the app on my iPhone, which syncs to my board, so I can give points from across the room if I'm pulling a small group at my kidney table. I love it! Works magic!
  • anonymous on 30 May 14
     
    A great free online tool for tracking student behavior. This site allows teachers to instantly record student behavior and participation in class. It also graphs students weekly behaviors and allows students to set goals. Teachers can link class dojo up to parents' email and cell phones so parents can recieve daily updates on their childs behaviors and choices in school.
  • Samantha Biskach on 03 Jun 14
     
    I have a few teachers who have used this tool in their own classrooms and absolutely love this technology. In order to stay organized, Class Dojo allows teachers to keep track of students behavior. Then, teachers could have a simple way of tracking data in order to allow for positive incentives. Displaying data for the class shows how behavior is effecting classroom lessons and keeps students accountable for their actions. Behavior reports are also good printouts to bring to parent-teacher conferences.
anonymous

Blogger - 2 views

Hi Holly, I think you started a new topic (for discussion) rather than sharing a bookmark. Can you bookmark Blogger and tell us why you like it more than other blogs (if that is the case)? Dawn

tools blogs

started by Holly Fairbrother on 15 Feb 14 1 follow-up, last by anonymous on 15 Feb 14
Holly Fairbrother

https://www.edmodo.com/ Edmodo - 2 views

Great for managing projects and collaboration.

tools

started by Holly Fairbrother on 15 Feb 14 no follow-up yet
deneedevenish

ShowDocument - EDTC 610 - 1 views

www.showdocument.com

tools EDTC showdocument screen sharing

shared by deneedevenish on 11 Feb 14 - Cached
  • deneedevenish on 11 Feb 14
     
    This website is an amazing tool. You can share files, documents, and even your screen with your group partner. ShowDocument allows teams to complete co-edits, use a whiteboard for brainstorming, view video clips, search web pages, and even utilize google maps. ShowDocument has a lot of collaborative web tools in once place. You have to pay for a membership to use chat translators and screen captures, but the basic tools are ideal for most group projects. Best, Denee
abschaffer1

Debategraph - 0 views

debategraph.org/Stream.aspx

social studies ELA

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  • deneedevenish on 11 Feb 14
     
    Debategraph is a fantastic tool for individual and group study. It is perfect for organizing thoughts, ideas and facts. You can create bullet points and subcategories of information. On Debategraph you can map your ideas and collaborate with team members. I used Debate graph on my website in 605 as a language arts tool. Its a an ideal tool for brainstorming and organizing a persuasive or informative argument. Students can also present information using the debategraph as a visual. Best, Denee Devenish
  • abschaffer1 on 19 Feb 14
     
    Debategraph allows users to map and discuss ideas. EDTC 610
Kate Woodward

Multicultural Education Links - 0 views

www2.nau.edu/Multi.html

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  • Kate Woodward on 14 Nov 13
     
    This site provides many links to other sites, for those wanting to know more about multicultural education.
Mary Babiarz

MapMaker Interactive - National Geographic Education - 0 views

education.nationalgeographic.com/...interactive-map

EDTC 610 social studies interactive map geography environment tools global

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  • Mary Babiarz on 16 Oct 13
     
    This site allows you to customize your own map. You can even create a link so others can access the map you have created. You can add physical systems like water, land, and climate. You can also add populations, culture, political, economic, environment, and society information. You can also draw on the map and place markers. This would be very useful for 7th grade World History and Geography. It could actually have a place in any grade. I have not used it yet, but I plan to. I like everything about it so far.
Mary Babiarz

Flocabulary - EDTC 610 - 3 views

http://www.flocabulary.com/ This website offers educational rap songs and rap videos. You can start a free trial that lasts 30 days, but there is a fee for individuals and better pricing for sch...

video audio social studies mathematics science music EDTC 610

started by Mary Babiarz on 16 Oct 13 no follow-up yet
Rich Agosta

Splashtop - 0 views

www.splashtop.com

tools video audio images all subjects

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  • Rich Agosta on 14 Oct 13
     
    With Splashtop software I am able to access my laptop through my iPad. This software allows me to move freely around my classroom and instruct. In our health lessons I am able to display our power points or access online resources on my computer from my iPad. It also has a tool called whiteboard, which allows me to draw, highlight, circle, or point out different things that are displayed on my screen. This could really come in handy when we talk about different muscles in the body and allow me to really point out a specific muscle. This is a great resource for a teacher, but unfortunately is not free.
Fatima Sitson

Story Jumper - 3 views

http://www.storyjumper.com/ You can use this site as another way for students to publish their writing. It works great for when they are writing stories. Teachers will have to set up a class list, ...

started by Fatima Sitson on 08 Oct 13 no follow-up yet
Barbara Lindsey

Learning In Burlington: A quick research tip - 1 views

www.patrickmlarkin.com/...a-quick-research-tip.html

615 Spr15 blog all learners

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  • When you do a random Google search for information on something (i.e. Martin Luther King Jr.) you don't really now the quality of the site before digging beneath the surface of the link.
  • The top sites about Martin Luther King Jr. here are from the Nobel Prize, Stanford University and the King Center which was founded by Coretta Scott King.
    • Barbara Lindsey
      Barbara Lindsey on 01 May 15
       
      This is a good first step to helping students develop information literacy skills when doing online research.
  • Barbara Lindsey on 19 Mar 15
     
    This blog post discusses the advantages of doing a search in Diigo using the 'community' search function as opposed to doing a search in Google. This can be used to demonstrate to colleagues as well as students the benefits of doing educational searches via curated social bookmarking sites such as Diigo.
kakmeehan

Education World: Homework Study Hall: Making Up Missed Work - 4 views

www.educationworld.com/...admin347.shtml

homework students attendence study

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  • kakmeehan on 29 Jun 15
     
    How one principal managed to turn around failing grades by instituting a mandatory study hall for missed homework. He also communicated with parents when 5 assignments were missed. The teachers had indicated that grades would improve if students did their homework and were better prepared for class as a result.
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  • Andrea Meyers on 17 Oct 15
     
    A mandatory homework policy has been successful at our middle school. Students must complete all homework and quizzes before they are permitted to take summative assessments, and parents are notified when assignments are missing or when students do not pass a summative. Resource time, aka study hall, is time set aside for students to make up missing work and get extra assistance as needed. It's good to read about a similar successful program for high school, and I wonder if this kind of program could be helpful for addressing our team's identified learning gaps.
  • voorheel on 19 Oct 15
     
    Our school does this as well, especially our math department. Of course it is up to the teacher as to whether or not they want to implement this strategy but administration seems to fully support the cause. I have a science teacher friend and a math teacher friend who both to do this. They give the students detention slips and they come after school to make up or re-take work or assignments. I cannot see myself doing this (an art teacher) but I can see why math and science would want to. I feel that most teachers should make themselves available at lunch for students. I would not suggest every day availability, but students could come meet and get help by appointment only. Too often I hear from students that the teacher tells them to come in the next day for lunch and there is no one to be found in the classroom.
  • HECTOR AVILAFLORES on 20 Oct 15
     
    I like the idea of a before and after homework study hall. I can contest to being so busy that you do not want to chase your child around to get their homework done. My son is only five and it is a hassle to get him to do his homework, therefore, I can only imagine how it will be when he gets older. I believe that this might benefit more students if this were implemented nationwide. Students can get the extra assistance they may not be able to get at home with their assignments. I wonder how well this would benefit my school?
  • dottererkat on 20 Oct 15
     
    I think this is a great idea, especially in high school and middle school! I have been speaking to middle schools in Pennsylvania, and the principals discussed how they have decided to implement homework/tutoring study halls. I think it encourages students to stay on top of their own homework. Also, it allows teachers to have one on one interaction with students, who are struggling. I thought it was smart of the principal to have another administrator oversee the process of tracking missed homework. Data has become such an important part of being a teacher, and using it to help students strive to be better in school is great.
kakmeehan

Back to school: How parent involvement affects student achievement (full report) - 7 views

www.centerforpubliceducation.org/...Parent-Involvement.html

students testing learning attendence

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  • kakmeehan on 29 Jun 15
     
    Good article on how involving parents in the school community can lead to better student achievement and attendence.
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  • kakmeehan on 29 Jun 15
     
    This is more pertinent to Group 6's EQ but relevant for all teachers.
  • calqlus on 30 Jun 15
     
    I agree with you, Katherine. I think that this article typifies the heart of our EQ in that enumerates important statistical macrodata concerning parental involvement in overall student achievement. A nice find, indeed.
  • Andrea Meyers on 17 Oct 15
     
    The report provides plenty of research results to support the more parental involvement in schools, and specifies which types of parental involvement yield the greatest academic improvements: programs and interventions to increase family engagement in homework, targeted programs on parenting practices regarding attendance, and regular school communication with parents such as orientations and newsletters. This quote from the Conclusion summarizes the research well: "While all forms of parent involvement play significant roles in the health of the school and the community, home learning activities are perhaps the wisest investment of school dollars and effort to produce long-lasting academic gains. While such involvement is fairly straightforward in elementary school, it's also possible later on. At the middle and high school level, school activities that promote the parent's role in maintaining high expectations for their children benefit students."
  • voorheel on 19 Oct 15
     
    "Parent involvement can make a difference in a child's education." I know this is true in my school. I know for a fact that my students who have parents that are involved do better academically. This does not mean that the parent necessarily has to have a high level of education. I have had students really succeed because their parents check their agenda and homework each night when they come home. Sometimes, just knowing or having a parent that cares and that is there to push you is enough.
  • HECTOR AVILAFLORES on 20 Oct 15
     
    I agree wholeheartedly with the quote that states "Parent involvement can make a difference in a child's education." Once I read this line, I was intrigued with the rest of the article. I am a very driven individual when it comes to education, and I want that for my son as well. My wife and I are constantly coaching our son on the importance of education, and making sure that he completes his work on time and correctly. I have seen first hand in my two years of teaching what parent involvement can do for a students school work. I have seen students whose parents are actively involved in their school careers, and the students performed on a much higher level than those of students whose parents did not seem to be involved.
earljones_jr

Bridging the Gap: Technology Trends and Use of Technology in Schools - 4 views

www.ifets.info/...6.pdf

EDTC615 technology gap

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  • earljones_jr on 29 Jun 15
     
    This article addresses how use of technology in schools is ineffective at raising achievement. In particular, the authors remark that student production via technology is inadequate and it's use in schools pales in comparison to how it is used outside of school
  • calqlus on 30 Jun 15
     
    I had to download this journal article, Earl, as it makes very strong points about how the investment in technology and its payoffs in student education are often not parallel. The argument that the authors make regarding the financial input and the student output not being equivalent is important. Worthy of further investigation, I'd argue, is the benefit of so much technology in school's today and just how much the students are benefiting remarkably from its availability; whether non-technological methodologies were more efficient; and lastly, if the upkept of technological investments are actually helping the students' retention, learning, and lesson applications, overall.
earljones_jr

Gender Gap - Education Next - 4 views

educationnext.org/gender-gap

EDTC615 gender gap

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  • earljones_jr on 29 Jun 15
     
    This interview provides research that supports an instructional gap based on gender. It mentions how and why girls are outperforming boys academically. The interviewees suggest ways to address the gender gap.
  • mattyerger on 30 Jun 15
     
    This article definitely examined many factors that could be a cause of an instructional gap, including gender. As I read through the interview, it discussed topics such as "Is it a problem that so few men are teachers? and Is single-sec education a viable strategy for addressing the problem"? My school has discussed creating an all-males 8th grade class, but without seeing proven data that this is in the best interest of the student/school, I don't think I could support this strategy. Great article on gender gaps and how it is effecting our educational system.
  • Derrick Thomas on 01 Jul 15
     
    Rather interesting article. I work at an all boys school and it is very rewarding to see these young men excel in academics. We also study the male brain and customized our lessons to reach the male brain. Some customization used are brain breaks, water, multimedia and music and many others. Great article
earljones_jr

Dyslexia and Reading Instruction - 1 views

www.sess.ie/...slexia-and-reading-instruction

EDTC615 dyslexia reading

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  • earljones_jr on 29 Jun 15
     
    This website outlines dyslexia, how those with dyslexia read differently than what is typical, and how to provide targeted instruction when teaching reading to those with dyslexia.
sthompson1265

Improving Literacy from a Different Angle - 2 views

www.districtadministration.com/...oving-literacy-different-angle

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  • sthompson1265 on 29 Jun 15
     
    This article talks about the importance of reading and writing in the Career and Technical classes. The article went on to talk about CTE students, and the educators in these content area and how they have decided to make reading and writing literacy their main focus, because students in these classes cannot read, comprehend and or analyze the materials give in the class.
sthompson1265

Bringing Industry to the Classroom - 0 views

www.ascd.org/...Industry-to-the-Classroom.aspx

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  • sthompson1265 on 29 Jun 15
     
    This article takes about the importance of Career and Technical classes in the schools. It also takes about students should be expose to both college and career ready education and not have to choose.
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