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Susan Stansberry

Mozilla X-Ray Goggles - 0 views

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    X-ray Goggles is another great tool that Mozilla makes to help students learn the code that powers much of what they see on the Web. X-ray Goggles is a free tool that lets you remix any page that you find on the Internet. (Note, it doesn't change the way others see the page, it only changes the way that you see it). To use X-ray Goggles you need to install it in your Chrome or Firefox bookmarks bar. Then you can launch it on any webpage. When you launch X-ray Goggles you will be able to select images and text on a page and then shown the code behind your selection. X-ray Goggles will let you then alter the code to display new things on that page. Watch my video here to learn how to use X-ray Goggles.
Aaron Funkhouoser

Getting Started with Firefox extension - Diigo help - 0 views

  •  Feature Highlight: Highlights Diigo saves the day with "highlights". Highlights let you select the important snippets on a page and store them in your library with the page's bookmark. Let's try it. Just open a page, maybe one of your old-school bookmarks or one of your new cat bookmarks, and find the information on that page you actually care about. Select that important text. Got it? Okay, now put your hemet on, 'cause this might blow your mind! Click the highlight icon on the Diigo toolbar. It's the one with the "T" on a page with a yellow highlighter. You will notice that the selected text gets a yellow background. This means that the text has been saved in your library, and as long as you have the Diigo add-on the text will be highlighted on the page! How's that for easy?   Now you've highlighted the text. It will appear in your library within the bookmark for the page it is on. Go to your library and you can see how it works. If you're not sure how to get to your library, just click the second icon on the toolbar (Diigo icon to the left of the search bar) and then select "My Library »".
  • Sticky Notes on the Web What? I can put a sticky note on a web page? How? Oh, that's right! Diigo. Just right-click anywhere on the page and choose to "add a floating sticky note". Type up your note and choose "Post", then move the note anywhere on the page. You have to type a note first, before you move it where you want, otherwise there's nothing to move!
  •  Feature Highlight: Highlights Diigo saves the day with "highlights". Highlights let you select the important snippets on a page and store them in your library with the page's bookmark. Let's try it. Just open a page, maybe one of your old-school bookmarks or one of your new cat bookmarks, and find the information on that page you actually care about. Select that important text. Got it? Okay, now put your hemet on, 'cause this might blow your mind! Click the highlight icon on the Diigo toolbar. It's the one with the "T" on a page with a yellow highlighter. You will notice that the selected text gets a yellow background. This means that the text has been saved in your library, and as long as you have the Diigo add-on the text will be highlighted on the page! How's that for easy?   Now you've highlighted the text. It will appear in your library within the bookmark for the page it is on. Go to your library and you can see how it works. If you're not sure how to get to your library, just click the second icon on the toolbar (Diigo icon to the left of the search bar) and then select "My Library »".
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  • Sticky Notes on the Web What? I can put a sticky note on a web page? How? Oh, that's right! Diigo. Just right-click anywhere on the page and choose to "add a floating sticky note". Type up your note and choose "Post", then move the note anywhere on the page. You have to type a note first, before you move it where you want, otherwise there's nothing to move!
aahughes8

Where Learning Happens - Edmodo - 1 views

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    Edmodo is a site that allows teachers to make pages that their students/parents can join to get important information. As the teacher you can post important information that you want your students/parents to know. You can create polls that the members of the page can answer. Teachers can make quiz's and assignments to be completed and graded on Edmodo. This Collaboration tool is great for teachers, students, and parents to have a place where you can see all of the information that you need for the class
lunastella22

Cleopatra: Searchasaurus - Powered By EBSCOhost - 1 views

  • In the year 48 B.C., the great Roman general Julius Caesar traveled to the city of Alexandria in Egypt. He took up residence in the Egyptian palace and demanded to have the country's rulers, 21-year-old Cleopatra VII and her younger brother, Ptolemy XIII, brought before him. Cleopatra was hesitant. She and her brother were in the midst of a long and bitter battle for power over Egypt. She thought--with good reason--that her enemies would try to kill her if she were seen approaching the palace. Still, she knew it was important to answer his demand. Caesar was extremely powerful, and Cleopatra knew he could be helpful in her struggle against her brother.
  • In Cleopatra's brief life she was involved in war- and peace-making, royal intrigue, a ruthless struggle for power, violent and treacherous acts, and legendary love affairs. She ruled over--and then lost--an entire kingdom, and her name is forever linked with two of the most powerful men of the ancient world, Julius Caesar and Marc Antony. Although we know little of absolute fact about her, she lives on in our imaginations--on movie and television screens, in books and newspaper articles. Somehow Cleopatra's vivid, larger-than-life story reaches out from centuries ago and continues to enchant us today
  • Cleopatra's full name was Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator. In Greek, Cleopatra means "glory of her race," and Philopator means father-loving. She was born in 69 B.C., the third daughter of Ptolemy XII, king of Egypt. Ptolemy XII, who was known by the more familiar name of Auletes ("flute player"), was a descendant in a dynasty that had begun in 323 B.C., when Ptolemy I, a native of Macedonia and a subordinate of Alexander the Great, became one of three Diadochi (successors) to gain control over portions of Alexander's massive empire. Cleopatra would ultimately become the last of the Ptolemaic dynasty to rule Egypt.
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  • Cleopatra herself was, first and foremost, a Ptolemy. The very best of ancient Greek and Egyptian cultures lay at her feet. She received her education from the best scholars in Egypt. Servants fulfilled her smallest whim. She lacked for nothing, and there was little she could have wanted that would not have been granted her. But life during that period, as Ptolemy XII knew, was not perfect. Beneath the outward glamour and elegance, Egypt and the Ptolemy line were in grave danger. A self-indulgent king, Ptolemy XII watched as the Egyptians became increasingly restless and dissatisfied with his leadership. Moreover, the kingdom had been split when his brother became king of Cyprus, and when the Egyptians discovered that Ptolemy XI, his father, had left a will that ceded Egypt to Rome, Ptolemy XII found himself on unstable ground indeed.
  • The exiled queen first traveled to the Roman province of Syria, where she found backers to help her raise her own army in return for offering to share Egypt's wealth once she was restored to the throne. Cleopatra began to face the fact that Rome, not Egypt, was the central power of the Mediterranean world. Therefore, she reasoned, would it not make sense to ally herself with Rome rather than fight it?
  • By 48 B.C., Cleopatra had raised a substantial army. Determined to regain the throne, she led the army to Pelusium in northern Egypt in preparation for fighting her brother and his regents for control of the kingdom. Cleopatra knew that the Ptolemy dynasty was not as powerful and influential as it had once been. The glorious days of Egypt's ascendancy were gone, and Rome was now the world's great power. But the queen held a burning desire to restore Egypt to its former splendor and influence. She was convinced that she would be the one ruler who could honor her ancestors by renewing the Ptolemaic reign, and she was determined to do so by whatever means were necessary. Cleopatra VII did not know, as she readied her forces for battle, that the two Romans with whom she would cast her lot during this struggle would change her life forever--and secure her place in world history.
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    World history (999 BCE-500 CE), Among other women Cleopatra rose to power under some unusual circumstances. Cleopatra has been the inspiration for all sorts of books and plays.
mrzahra

5 Resources about integrating technology in the classroom - 1 views

* Smart tablet, video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaUxBkkvcmE I chose this resource because it is accessible to all types of learners (handicapped and able bodied). It also has a large screen...

started by mrzahra on 22 Sep 14 no follow-up yet
robinlynn0312

FactCheck.org - A Project of The Annenberg Public Policy Center - 1 views

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    Everyone knows that Facebook is putting more and more articles on their website. But how do we know that these articles are telling us true facts? This website is a great resource in order to make sure that the articles that we are reading are factual or not.
ashton_barbee

Application Resources - 1 views

APPed Review https://appedreview.com  I chose this app, because it was very beneficial when I was researching apps. It gave multiple reviews for each app and I enjoyed that it was accompanied by a ...

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started by ashton_barbee on 09 Oct 17 no follow-up yet
Angie Tompkins

Eli Pariser: Beware online filter bubbles | Talk Video | TED.com - 0 views

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    As web companies strive to tailor their services (including news and search results) to our personal tastes, there's a dangerous unintended consequence: We get trapped in a "filter bubble" and don't get exposed to information that could challenge or broaden our worldview. Eli Pariser argues powerfully that this will ultimately prove to be bad for us and bad for democracy. Our filter bubble causes Google and other search engines to limit our searches by personalizing them. Personalized filters look at what you click on first which will throw off the balance of the information you receive. This filter bubble is important to understand so you know when search engines are personlizing your searches so that you can learn how to balance your searches.
rachelrose2013

LMS enhances K12 instruction | District Administration Magazine - 0 views

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    This article is about how much more efficient classrooms could be if they all used learning management systems. Although many teachers are afraid that an lms would be too complex to handle, the article argues that it will make a teachers life easier in the long run to take advantage of this technology. During week 7, we will be talking about these systems in class.
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    This article is about how much more efficient classrooms could be if they all used learning management systems. Although many teachers are afraid that an lms would be too complex to handle, the article argues that it will make a teachers life easier in the long run to take advantage of this technology. During week 7, we will be talking about these systems in class.
katelyn_butler

10 Ready-to-Borrow Project Ideas | Edutopia - 1 views

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    This website gives a list of 10 multi-subject project ideas that revolve around project based learning. I found this website useful because it is targeted for teachers that are looking for quick ideas to build off of. The projects are also engaging and useful for students.
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    This website gives a list of 10 multi-subject project ideas that revolve around project based learning. I found this website useful because it is targeted for teachers that are looking for quick ideas to build off of. The projects are also engaging and useful for students.
mariadouthat

Plagiarism - The Writing Center at UNC-Chapel Hill - 0 views

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    This is an excellent website that tells about the effects of plagiarism and how you are able to avoid it through thorough note taking skills. The University of North Carolina instills the values that we need to strive for every day.
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    This is an excellent website that tells about the effects of plagiarism and how you are able to avoid it through thorough note taking skills. The University of North Carolina instills the values that we need to strive for every day.
hannahnmills

Weebly Training - Atomic Learning - 0 views

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    Weebly is a powerful tool that allows you to easily create your own website. This series of online training tutorials will present you with the basics of how to sign up for a Weebly account, create your own website, publish that site, and even optimize it so that the major search engines like Bing®, Google™, and Yahoo!™ will stand the best chance of finding it. Because of Weebly's use of drag and drop elements, even novice users will be able to create impressive looking websites!
Susan Stansberry

5 Tips For Making Your Class As Addictive As A Game - Edudemic - 1 views

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    Game designers have mastered certain tricks that make games so addictive that people can't stop playing them. Here are the top five secrets that game designers know, and some tips on how you can use these same game dynamics to make learning in your classroom as addictive as gaming.
vbarney

My Library - 0 views

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      Link 2: https://kb.iu.edu/d/bckk Although this website is made by Indiana University to answer common questions that students have, we believe it is still a very useful site to help understand the difference between a Google Custom Search (GCS) and a Google Site Search (GSS). 
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      Link 3:  http://techwelkin.com/benefits-of-using-google-custom-search-engine-cse This website is great to take a look at if you do not quite understand why Google Custom Search Engine (GCSE) is so beneficial. On the page you will see the top ten reasons for why you should use this awesome Google feature.  #lessonplan #tutorial
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      Link 4:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BDoOOUQ_CYEGnIY-gGQniHiTlNvxY88hpAn3CRlW0Tg/mobilebasic Do not understand how this applies to your lesson plan? Well, this is the link for you. It tells why it is important for students as well as telling how to share and collaborate your different search engines. If there's anything you need to know about GCSE in your classroom, it is here. #lessonplan #searchengine
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      Link 5:  http://realorsatire.com/worldnewsdailyreport-com/ This was chosen to show that there are many sites out there that are not as reliable as you may think. World News Daily Report sounds legit, but when on their page, you can soon start to realize that their journal is faux. Although the articles may be based off of something true, there is so much false information in it causing it to be a fake news article. This is why you need Google Custom Search Engines. They cut out the hassle of clicking on false information websites. How helpful and convenient is that? #lessonplan #websites
  • Link 2:https://kb.iu.edu/d/bckkAlthough this website is made by Indiana University to answer common questions that students have, we believe it is still a very useful site to help understand the difference between a Google Custom Search (GCS) and a Google Site Search (GSS). 
thexfiles93

The Science of Storytelling: Why Telling a Story is the Most Powerful Way to Activate O... - 0 views

  • The Science of Storytelling: Why Telling a Story is the Most Powerful Way to Activate Our Brains
  • The Science of Storytelling: Why Telling a Story is the Most Powerful Way to Activate Our Brains
  • Our brain on stories: How our brains become more active when we tell stories
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  • We are wired that way. A story, if broken down into the simplest form, is a connection of cause and effect. And that is exactly how we think.
  • Why does the format of a story, where events unfold one after the other, have such a profound impact on our learning?
  • A story can put your whole brain to work.
  • Exchange giving suggestions for telling stories
  • a story is the only way to activate parts in the brain so that a listener turns the story into their own idea and experience.
  • Write more persuasively—bring in stories from yourself or an expert
  • The next time you struggle with getting people on board with your projects and ideas, simply tell them a story, where the outcome is that doing what you had in mind is the best thing to do.
  • The simple story is more successful than the complicated one
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    This website discusses the importance of storytelling when teaching new material to a class. We felt like when most people think of storytelling they only think of teaching in that method to younger kids but it can actually be beneficial to all ages. We thought this website had a lot of good reasons and facts as to why storytelling can be beneficial in the classroom.
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    This article is a good read because at the bottom it gives tips on how to get people engaged and do what you want them to do!  Highlighted in green is the important tips I took out of this read. 
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    This article is a good read because at the bottom it gives tips on how to get people engaged and do what you want them to do!  Highlighted in green is the important tips I took out of this read. 
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    A good story can make or break a presentation, article, or conversation. But why is that? When Buffer co-founder Leo Widrich started to market his product through stories instead of benefits and bullet points, sign-ups went through the roof. Here he shares the science of why storytelling is so uniquely powerful.
Susan Stansberry

Free Technology for Teachers: X-Ray Goggles Help Students See How Webpages Are Made - 0 views

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    "X-ray Goggles is a free tool that lets you remix any page that you find on the Internet. You can install X-ray Goggles in your Chrome or Firefox bookmarks bar. Then you can launch it on any webpage. When you launch X-ray Goggles you will be able to select images and text on a page and then shown the code behind your selection. X-ray Goggles will let you then alter the code to display new things on that page."
laurenpgray

6 Tech Tools That Boost Teacher-Parent Communication | Common Sense Education - 0 views

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    I chose this resource because it talk about six tools that help with teacher-parent communication. Being able to communicate with your students parents is a very important factor and it explains that and how to improve it. It discusses six different apps that are used in different ways and gives alternatives to the one he describes.
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    Common Sense Education provides a list of various tools that teachers can use to communicate with parents, whether they want to communicate via social media, use remind alerts, or start something like a class website.
julianthomason

What Is on the Horizon for Education Technology? - EdTech - 0 views

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    Link to article from Ed Tech Magazine that goes into depth about upcoming technology breakthroughs in the classroom in the near future. Ed Tech Magazine also possesses articles that are state-specific. This website is a great resource that is easy to navigate and have bookmarked for future use.
teach_ashley

Digizen - Kids - 0 views

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    We think that these areas of the Digizen site will be of particular use and interest to you. Look for the digizen guide on each page - they are colour coded to show if the content is useful for teachers, parents and/or kids. Happy browsing!
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    This site has many resources for teachers, parents, and even students so that they can learn more about digital citizenship and what that looks like in their lives.
rachelrose2013

The simple LMS move that has made our teachers more effective | eSchool News - 1 views

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    This article is about a school district that began using an LMS system for all instruction and assessment. The school saw drastic changes in the organization of teachers and classrooms, as teachers were able to use a single interface to assign work, assess students, post grades, and cater to blended learners. This will be helpful after we talk about LMS in class as a type of information management system.
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    This article is about a school district that began using an LMS system for all instruction and assessment. The school saw drastic changes in the organization of teachers and classrooms, as teachers were able to use a single interface to assign work, assess students, post grades, and cater to blended learners. This will be helpful after we talk about LMS in class as a type of information management system.
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