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Debra Gottsleben

Reading a Book Versus a Screen: Different Reading Devices, Different Modes of Reading?|... - 0 views

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    "A research project focusing on reading behavior going on at Johannes Gutenberg University (go figure) asks the question of whether or not we actually read in a completely different way using our ereaders, and if the effects are undesirable. Has technology developed its own significant physical procession of human motor movements for consuming info and entertainment on today's digital media? Sure it has, and according to this study at least, it's harmless-just different. posted by Ian Jukes Nov 10, 2011"
Debra Gottsleben

Free Technology for Teachers: Close Reading Strategies, Rubrics, and Sample Assessments... - 0 views

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    "The University of Maryland, Baltimore County has an excellent resource for history teachers. The UMBC Assessment Resource Center for History offers sample assessments based on readings from six eras in U.S. history. The assessments include multiple choice question and performance tasks based on close reading exercises. The performance task assessments include scoring rubrics, sample responses from students, and the documents that students need in order to complete the performance tasks."
Debra Gottsleben

Subtext - 0 views

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    "Read any book with your friends in Subtext. You can exchange ideas and share all types of information and Web content as you read. Join now and discover the world's first collection of community-enriched books"
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    App which makes reading more social. Should share with Lang. Arts teachers as well.
Debra Gottsleben

Why Web Literacy Should Be Part of Every Education | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and... - 0 views

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    "Like reading, writing, and arithmetic, web literacy is both content and activity. You don't just learn "about" reading: you learn to read. You don't just learn "about" arithmetic: you learn to count and calculate. You don't just learn "about" the web: you learn to make your own website. As with these other three literacies, web literacy begins simply, with basics you can build upon. For some it can lead to a profession (i.e. becoming a computer programmer) while for most it becomes part of the conceptual DNA that helps you to understand and negotiate the world you live in."
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    Not specific to social studies but an important article about the importance of web and digital literacies.
Debra Gottsleben

MyReadingMapped™ - 0 views

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    "This site is an extenstive compendium of documentaries, in the form of interactive Google Maps on Historic Events. In a sense it is a library of maps that allow you to do much more than just watch and read. You get to digitally experience the event by finding and zooming in on the locations you read about in the related eBooks."
Debra Gottsleben

The Future of Reading and Writing is Collaborative | Spotlight on Digital Media and Lea... - 0 views

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    very interesting post on reading and writing. Although not specifically directed at social studies there are many connections to the Soc. Studies classroom
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    Article is directed at English teachers but lots of ideas for social studies classroom
Debra Gottsleben

The Times and the Common Core Standards: Reading Strategies for 'Informational Text' - ... - 0 views

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    Article on using the NYT as a source for informational text. Many good ideas about incorporating the Times into the class. 
Debra Gottsleben

Founders Online: Home - 0 views

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    The National Archives, through its National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), has entered into a cooperative agreement with The University of Virginia Press to create this site and make freely available online the historical documents of the Founders of the United States of America. "Through this website, you will be able to read and search through thousands of records from George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison and see firsthand the growth of democracy and the birth of the Republic."
Debra Gottsleben

DoodleBuzz: Typographic News Explorer - 0 views

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    "DoodleBuzz is a new way to read the news through an experimental interface that allows you to create typographic maps of current news stories." "The interface for DoodleBuzz is simply a scribbled line. Draw a straight line. Draw a curved line. Draw a crazy, chaotic, all-over-the-place messed up line. It's up to you how you want to layout the information - DoodleBuzz simply provides a blank canvas for you to use and abuse."
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    Very interesting way to view news
Debra Gottsleben

It's Not a Pipe: Teaching Kids to Read the Media | Edutopia - 0 views

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    post about teaching students about media literacy.
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    Some good ideas here.
Debra Gottsleben

Welcome to the Frontpage - 0 views

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    "If a picture is worth a thousand words, a good animation is worth ten thousand. After reading book after book about the Pacific War and finding only complicated maps with dotted lines and dashed lines crisscrossing the pages, we decided to depict the key naval and land battles using animation technology."
Debra Gottsleben

The Innovative Educator: 10 Proven Strategies to Break the Ban and Build Opportunities ... - 0 views

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    Excellent article on using cell phones in class. Links to research, templates for lessons, letter etc. This is a much read!
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    Not directed specifically towards social studies but there is so much useful information in this article wanted to share.
scott klepesch

Qwiki - 0 views

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    is a multimedia encyclopedia containing more than three million entries. Qwiki publishes narrated, illustrated, interactive reference entries. To use Qwiki, enter a topic in the search box or select a topic from the featured topics on the homepage. Then watch, listen, and read the Qwiki entry for that topic. Below your chosen Qwiki you will see a selection of related Qwiki entries. You can also find related materials by clicking the "Q" symbol that appears at the end of the Qwiki play bar.
scott klepesch

The History 2.0 Classroom: Currently Reading... - 0 views

  • insight and concrete examples that can help educators understand how computers are reshaping our economy, the jobs that will be available to our students & more importantly, how we can begin to restructure our classroom instruction to help develop the expert and complex thinking skills that are required to compete and hold a job in our changing economy.
  • Computers don't cause unemployment, they can replace only specific types of jobs / tasks: 1. Routine Cognitive - cognitive tasks that can be accomplished by following specific rules 2. Routine Manual - manual tasks that follow precise, physical movement that can be programmed
  • Step two, help our students developed the skills and abilities necessary to find, understand, analyze and evaluate information.
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  •  Expect our students to create, analyze, share, collaborate and produce something new based on the information that is collected.
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    Article discusses the skills and experiences schools should focus on. Jobs that prize memorization and recall are being replaced by computers. What is valued can be fostered in a rich digital classroom.
scott klepesch

10 Tips for Designing Infographics « San Fran Beat - 0 views

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    "Assuming you're not working for a media corporation with huge graphics and statistics departments at your disposal, you may want to create some infographics for your own articles. With today's flood of information, infographics allow readers to quickly digest and understand complex data. A good infographic will not only inform readers, but will also create interest and convince people to read your article similar to how good headlines and photos attract readers. In contrast, both boring and overly complex graphics will quickly convince readers to ignore your article."
scott klepesch

Nieman Reports | Summer 2010 - 0 views

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    "Explore the emerging realms of digital territory where news and information reside-or will soon. It's a place where game playing thrives and augmented reality tugs at possibilities. It's where video excels, while the appetite for long-form text and the experience of "deep reading" is diminished, and it's where the allure of multitasking greets the crush of information. Learn how young people negotiate their journey, and travel inside the brain to discover its capacities in the digital realm. Dig deeper into topics covered in the magazine by clicking on the books in our digital library to reveal selected videos, articles, blogs and Web sites"
Debra Gottsleben

The Innovative Educator: Scoop.it! Lets You Create Beautiful Subject-Specific Reading C... - 0 views

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    Some interesting ideas about how to use scoop.it in the class. A great way to curate content.
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    scoop.it sounds like it has so many applications. This could work in conjunction with our new libguides. I
Debra Gottsleben

Geocube - The world of Geography at your fingertips - 0 views

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    "Geocube is an attractive online resource about Geography. Geocube is based on the principle of the Rubik Cube with six faces and 54 topics. It is a virtual and easily accessible website which is available online for free. Move the Geocube around with your mouse and explore the faces and topics.Geocube provides an accessible way to read, see and watch what Geography is and geographers do. This is a European initiative developed by HERODOT, the European Network for Geography in Higher Education and is available to anyone who is interested in Geography."
scott klepesch

Free Technology for Teachers: Royal Society Journal Archives Made Available Online - 0 views

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    "Royal Society Publishing recently announced that it has made the archives of its journals available online for the world to search and read. Any of their published papers that are more than 70 years old can be viewed for free in their entirety. In total, this makes 60,000 historical scientific papers available. Included in these archives are papers written by Benjamin Franklin and Isaac Newton. You can search the archives here."
Debra Gottsleben

Constitute - 0 views

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    Constitute allows anyone to read, search and compare every constitution in the world, indexed by topic.
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