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Sara Wilkie

Apps and Sites That Work on All Devices for BYOT | Inside the classroom, outside the box! - 0 views

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    "With more and more schools launching, 'Bring Your Own Technology' or 'Bringing Your Own Device' (BYOT/BYOD) I created a symbaloo of all apps and web tools that work on all devices to help educators get started. Even though I am a firm believe, it doesn't matter what site/app the students use to show mastery of a concept, some educators need a starting place and many have loved this symbaloo so I, of course, want to pass it along."
Sara Wilkie

Socrative Garden » Our Mission - 0 views

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    "We are a team of educators, entrepreneurs, and engineers passionate about improving education. We believe in super simple tech tools to enhance classroom engagement, assessment and personalization. Thank you for joining us as we share strategies, tips and ideas for using Socrative. Join in the conversation and help our community grow!"
Sara Wilkie

About High Tech High - 0 views

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    "High Tech High began in 2000 as a single charter high school launched by a coalition of San Diego business leaders and educators. It has evolved into an integrated network of schools spanning grades K-12, housing a comprehensive teacher certification program and a new, innovative Graduate School of Education. "
Richard Fanning

Teachers Easy Guide to The Most Important Web Tools in Education - 2 views

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    "Educational Technology and Mobile Learning has compiled a list of some of the best web tools we have reviewed before. These tools are aggregated into lists that you can bookmark and access whenever you want."
Sara Wilkie

The challenge of responding to off-the-mark comments | Granted, and... - 0 views

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    I have been thinking a lot lately about the challenge we face as educators when well-intentioned learners make incorrect, inscrutable, thoughtless, or otherwise off-the-mark comments. It's a crucial moment in teaching: how do you respond to an unhelpful remark in a way that 1) dignifies the attempt while 2) making sure that no one leaves thinking that the remark is true or useful? Summer is a great time to think about the challenge of developing new routines and habits in class, and this is a vital issue that gets precious little attention in training and staff development. Here is a famous Saturday Night Live skit, with Jerry Seinfeld as a HS history teacher, that painfully demonstrates the challenge and a less than exemplary response. Don't misunderstand me: I am not saying that we are always correct in our judgment about participant remarks. Sometimes a seemingly dumb comment turns out to be quite insightful. Nor am I talking about merely inchoate or poorly-worded contributions. That is a separate teaching challenge: how to unpack or invite others to unpack a potentially-useful but poorly articulated idea. No, I am talking about those comments that are just clunkers in some way; seemingly dead-end offerings that tempt us to drop our jaws or make some snarky remark back. My favorite example of the challenge and how to meet it comes from watching my old mentor Ted Sizer in action in front of 360 educators in Louisville 25 years ago. We had travelled as the staff of the Coalition of Essential Schools from Providence to Louisville to pitch the emerging Coalition reform effort locally. Ted gave a rousing speech about the need to transform the American high school. After a long round of applause, Ted took questions. The first questioner asked, and I quote: "Mr Sizer, what do you think about these girls and their skimpy halter tops in school?" (You have to also imagine the voice: very good-ol'-boy). Without missing a beat or making a face, Ted said "Deco
Sara Wilkie

We don't need to 'get it' | The Thinking Stick - 0 views

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    "We don't get it, we're not suppose to get it, but we need to learn it. There are so many new technologies, new sites, and new programs being created that people are starting to get frustrated by the amount of new networks, sites, and pace at which things are being created in the name of education. Now, I'll be the first to admit that I don't get most of it, in fact what I think we are all trying to do is to wrap our heads around all of it, make sense of it, and see if it is worth using in education. "
Lynette Breedlove

Teens Investigate Texas Education Budget | PBS Reporting Labs - 1 views

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    Video reports done by students at Austin HS in Austin. This one is on education cuts in Texas.
Sara Wilkie

CIESE - Curriculum: Educational Links: Real Time Data Sites - 1 views

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    "Many of our classroom projects use realtime data sites that are difficult to find. This page contains links to some of the most compelling Internet web sites for educational use. These include a host of sites that have real time weather, air, water, and satellite information that will enhance traditional classroom lessons. "
Sara Wilkie

CERET-Education in Renewable Energy Technology - 0 views

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    "Mission Statement- Increasing the availability and use of renewable energy through a world-class Consortium for Education in Renewable Energy Technologies"
Sara Wilkie

The 31 most influential classic books in education - a crowd-sourced list « G... - 0 views

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    "This list came from a crowd-source appeal via Twitter and an email to colleagues and friends. Each book on the list received at least 5 votes from the 50 or so folks who responded; good enough for me"
Sara Wilkie

{12 Days: Tool 4} Twitter Cheat Sheet | Learning Unlimited | Research-based Literacy St... - 0 views

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    "For those just getting started, a few basic terms to help you easily and quickly navigate your way around Twitter. For those who already use Twitter, you may want to jump down to the next section, Benefits for Educators, or simply download the Twitter Cheat Sheet at the bottom of the post."
Sara Wilkie

Hard Fun - 0 views

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    "Once I was alerted to the concept of "hard fun" I began listening for it and heard it over and over. It is expressed in many different ways, all of which all boil down to the conclusion that everyone likes hard challenging things to do. But they have to be the right things matched to the individual and to the culture of the times. These rapidly changing times challenge educators to find areas of work that are hard in the right way: they must connect with the kids and also with the areas of knowledge, skills and (don't let us forget) ethic adults will need for the future world. "
Richard Fanning

Coursera - 1 views

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    Education for Everyone. We offer courses from the top universities, for free. Learn from world-class professors, watch high quality lectures, achieve mastery via interactive exercises, and collaborate with a global community of students.
Lynette Breedlove

http://education.skype.com - 2 views

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    Project by Skype to connect teachers with each other and with experts
Sara Wilkie

Top 10 Mistakes When Using Technology - SimpleK12 - 0 views

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    "Top 10 Mistakes Educators Make When Using Technology: What process changes are you making? 4.) Not giving the kids a choice. Give guidelines and options ... but give up some control. Let them choose what technology to use, allow them to take charge of their learning. 3.) Not changing your teaching style. Kids have access to information instantly and can look up facts ... how do you see this changing how you teach in the classroom?
Sheri Alford

Professional Learning Communities: Communities of Continuous Inquiry and Improvement - ... - 0 views

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    "The literature on educational leadership and school change recognizes clearly the role and influence of the campus administrator (the principal, and sometimes an assistant principal) on whether or not change will occur in the school. It seems clear that transforming the school organization into a learning community can be done only with the leaders' sanction and active nurturing of the entire staff's development as a community. Thus, a look at the principal of a school whose staff is a professional learning community seems a good starting point for describing what these learning communities look like and how they operate. "
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    Attributes of Professional Learning Communities The literature on educational leadership and school change recognizes clearly the role and influence of the campus administrator (the principal, and sometimes an assistant principal) on whether or not change will occur in the school. It seems clear that transforming the school organization into a learning community can be done only with the leaders' sanction and active nurturing of the entire staff's development as a community. Thus, a look at the principal of a school whose staff is a professional learning community seems a good starting point for describing what these learning communities look like and how they operate.
Sara Wilkie

20 Twitter Hashtags Every Teacher Should Know About | Edudemic - 3 views

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    "Check out our collection to find a wealth of Twitter chats that are great for all kinds of educators."
Sara Wilkie

5 Habits of Innovative Educators | Courtney O'Connell - 2 views

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    RT @DrTonyWagner: "@HuffPostEdu: 5 habits of innovative educators http://t.co/d6f4yV5U0M" Some worthwhile advice #sbisdea
Lynette Breedlove

The Padagogy Wheel v2.0 - 1 views

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    Blooms verbs combined with activities, combined with apps. In addition, there are core attributes and skills as well as an outer layer encouraging thoughtful examination of how tech tools should do more than substitute for non-tech tools. Great resource! (Note, this is aimed at post-secondary educators, but is easily adaptable K-12)
Sara Wilkie

Are You Ready to Join the Slow Education Movement? - 0 views

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    "Personalized learning requires teachers to become co-learners and release their iron grip on the learning process. It requires districts to trust principals, principals to trust teachers, and teachers to trust students. It requires a great deal of conversation about what real learning is and why it matters. engaged-students2This student-driven approach to learning allows kids to explore what matters to them, to build things that don't work and to figure out why. It requires them to form opinions and justify them based on solid evidence. And it requires adults who care and can speak carefully and honestly into the lives of kids. All learning should be formative. "
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