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Camilla Elliott

Does reading actually change the brain? | Futurity - 0 views

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    "After reading a novel, actual changes linger in the brain, at least for a few days, report researchers. Their findings, that reading a novel may cause changes in resting-state connectivity of the brain that persist, appear in the journal Brain Connectivity."
Camilla Elliott

Can Hacking The Brain Make You Healthier? : NPR - 0 views

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    Deep brain simulation to address depression
Rhondda Powling

What Your Students Really Need to Know About Digital Citizenship | Edutopia - 0 views

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    "The greatest software invented for human safety is the human brain. It's time that we start using those brains. We must mix head knowledge with action. In the classroom, there are two essential approaches in the digital citizenship curriculum that Vicki Davis uses to teach: proactive knowledge and experiential knowledge. "Proactive Knowledge: I want my students to know the "9 Key Ps" of digital citizenship. I teach them about these aspects and how to use them. While I go into these Ps in detail in my book Reinventing Writing, here are the basics"
Rhondda Powling

Getting Critical About Critical Thinking | Edutopia - 0 views

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    "Critical thinking is when the brain is active, making connections to the material and applying original thought to the concept. It's the difference between struggling to remember ("ugh!") and struggling to solve ("yeah!")." Whilst all kids think, not all activities trigger critical thinking. There are some ideas here that use targeted approaches and strategies to cause those young brains to work.
Camilla Elliott

Context is critical for making memories | Futurity - 0 views

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    "Very often, our memories must distinguish not just what happened and where, but when an event occurred-and what came before and after. New research shows that a part of the brain called the hippocampus stores memories by their "temporal context."" We need to remember not just what happened, but when.
Camilla Elliott

Paraplegics learn to walk after years with the help of virtual reality and exoskeletons... - 0 views

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    "Researchers had created a brain-machine interface (BMI) that allowed Pinto to control a robotic exoskeleton for the symbolic kickoff at São Paulo's Corinthians Arena."
Rhondda Powling

Shakespeare - Good Tickle Brain: A Mostly Shakespeare Webcomic - 1 views

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    3 panel comics of many of Shakespeare's plays. Amusing comics that offer an interesting way to get students discussing the plays.
Rhondda Powling

The Sound of Hamlet, part 1 - Good Tickle Brain: A Mostly Shakespeare Webcomic - 0 views

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    comic strip that plays with with Shakespeare. One of the best known musicals (Sound of Music) has been mashed with "that most-beloved of Shakespeare plays... Hamlet."
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