"A Different Kind of 'Flipped' Learning: Students Teaching Students
Posted by Ian Jukes on July 9, 2013
"Flipped learning, as you'll find out in the following article from the staff at eClassroom News, isn't just about digital technology. Here we look toward human technology, in which students become teachers in their own right in the quest to better themselves and their peers with relevant learning experiences that put them at the controls.""
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NRICH is a website featuring activities to challenge and engage kids with math problems, games, and projects set in relevant contexts. The site is divided into four student homepages representing the "5 Key Stages," or grade bands within the British education system, and corresponding U.S. K-12 grade level info is available.
Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor founded iCivics to reverse a decline in civic knowledge and help kids better understand and respect the U.S. government. Sixteen games cover core topics like citizenship, rights, the court system, governance, freedom of speech, and constitutional law. You can sort by topic or time needed for gameplay.
The Fractions portion of the AAA Math website is particularly useful because it provides visual representations and easy-to-understand instructions. You can choose from a selection of topics like basic fractions, adding fractions, comparing fractions, converting fractions, reducing fractions, etc.
The Learning Network is a blog-style website that features New York Times news content for teacher use. Great features include a word of the day, a fill-in-the-blanks news story activity, a visual thinking activity that poses an image with questions of inference and comprehension, and even the Six Questions, which regularly use embedded video and audio.
"We create and collect the best free online math games, videos and worksheets and align them to the Common Core. Use Math Chimp in the classroom or at home."
"100 Ways to Use Your iPod to Learn and Study Better
Staff Writers - February 12, 2008
If you don't have an iPad or an iPhone, no sweat! You can use your iPod for more than just listening to music. Educational apps available in the iTunes store can help you study and take notes like a pro! Students of all ages are taking advantage of the educational benefits of the iPod. These apps are especially helpful for working professionals who are attending top online colleges."
A screencast is a digital recording of a computer screen with audio narration. Screencasts can include telestrator ('John Madden pen') annotations. Narrated slideshows include audio recordings synchronized to images without hand-drawn annotations.