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Patrick Higgins

The Hangman by Maurice Ogden - 0 views

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shared by Patrick Higgins on 19 Jun 08 - Cached
  • Patrick Higgins on 19 Jun 08
     
    I have been searching for this one for a while. Great video to show regarding any social issue that involves standing up for those not able to stand on their own.
  • Patrick Higgins on 19 Jun 08
     
    Great video for anyone talking about the Holocaust or any other issue involving people standing up for those without a voice.
Patrick Higgins

NSFW: After Fort Hood, another example of how 'citizen journalists' can't handle the truth - 2 views

www.techcrunch.com/...rnalists-cant-handle-the-truth

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  • Patrick Higgins on 09 Nov 09
     
    This author brings up the question that I've wrestled with before: just because we can, does it mean that we should? Or should our abilities always go to make us more human?
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  • Danielle Kopp on 10 Nov 09
     
    This is such a scary topic but something that needs to be thought about. This has happened in our own town, instead of helping, people are video taping someone being beat up. I wonder though how this happens? Does it happen because it can or we have the technology to allow it or has the moral compass of our nation changed so that we don't see anything wrong with it? Crazy article.
  • Patrick Higgins on 10 Nov 09
     
    Did you watch the "This American Life' cartoon? That is exactly what you are describing, where even the premise of creating news shows altered how kids behaved in the face of a situation that called for social action. It raises the question for me of "should the kids know more how to operate the high tech camera, or when to step out from behind it and act?"
  • Danielle Kopp on 10 Nov 09
     
    Yeah I watched the cartoon and saved it in hopes that I can show it to my students one day and have that discussion. I think they NEED to know how to step out and act - being a good person and citizen should always be number one and if they do that then they will use their technology for the best things! I love these diigo posts - thanks!
Patrick Higgins

Indexed - 0 views

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shared by Patrick Higgins on 08 Dec 08 - Cached
  • Patrick Higgins on 08 Dec 08
     
    Although probably not fully appropriate for the students, check out what this writer does with index cards. I love how she uses simple graphs and charts combined with common language and non-math situations.
  • Patrick Higgins on 08 Dec 08
     
    This blog just cracks me up.
Patrick Higgins

Printing The NYT Costs Twice As Much As Sending Every Subscriber A Free Kindle - 0 views

www.businessinsider.com/...every-subscriber-a-free-kindle

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  • Patrick Higgins on 03 Mar 09
     
    You just have to let your kids go nuts with this one.
  • Patrick Higgins on 03 Mar 09
     
    While unlikely, this just jumps up at me. As Josh wrote in the diigo notes for the page, what if we did this for schools?
Erica Hartman

sketch up teacher guide - 0 views

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shared by Erica Hartman on 21 Jun 09 - Cached
  • Erica Hartman on 21 Jun 09
     
    great activities, videos, for sketch up
Patrick Higgins

THE DIRECTORS BUREAU SPECIAL PROJECTS - 0 views

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  • Patrick Higgins on 06 May 09
     
    What a blast. We played with this today when we were trying to find some interesting ways for our Advanced Drama students to warm up.
Patrick Higgins

The Strength of Weak Ties » Towards a Framework For Visual Literacy Learning - 0 views

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shared by Patrick Higgins on 09 May 08 - Cached
  • The auditory nerve transmits sound to the brain and is composed of about 30,000 fibers. Contrast that with the optic nerve which sends visual signals to the brain through 1 million fibers (Burmark 2002). Basically, you’ve got a dial-up connection from the ear to the brain and broadband from the eye to the brain.
  • Visuals, when combined with other multimedia, provide individuals with a competitive voice. One that can be heard. One that can be measured. One that says “here I am, and here’s what I think, here is what I have to contribute. Now what do you think?” Kids have meaningful things to say, so challenge them to produce visual content with purpose and with pride.
  • Patrick Higgins on 09 May 08
     
    Here are some things to think about...
Patrick Higgins

Zero-Thumb Game: How to Tame Texting | Edutopia - 0 views

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shared by Patrick Higgins on 06 Jun 08 - Cached
  • guiding exercises in text translation: pulling up a MySpace page or a lingo-drenched school paper and asking students to translate the writing into standard English. Or they ask students to translate passages from classic literature into texting speak to demonstrate their comprehension of the writing and to create a form of multilingual focus, similar to how learning a foreign language tends to enhance a student's understanding of his or her native tongue.
    • Patrick Higgins
      Patrick Higgins on 06 Jun 08
       
      This is a great example of how to take a typical assignment and give it an atypical outcome.
  • Patrick Higgins on 06 Jun 08
     
    Another good reason to address the texting issue.
  • Patrick Higgins on 06 Jun 08
     
    Check out how this teacher is viewing the use of text message lingo in her classroom. Very forward-thinking stuff here.
Patrick Higgins

theitclassroom: Magical Moments - 0 views

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  • Patrick Higgins on 26 Oct 08
     
    Look what Erica is up to; better yet, what her students have found in their collaborative work.
  • Patrick Higgins on 26 Oct 08
     
    Please read this. I love this stuff.
Patrick Higgins

Teachers try to keep up with technology - 0 views

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  • Patrick Higgins on 08 Nov 08
     
    Erica's in the paper...
Erica Hartman

Official Google Blog: Our Googley advice to students: Major in learning - 0 views

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  • ... communication skills. Marshalling and understanding the available evidence isn't useful unless you can effectively communicate your conclusions.
  • .. analytical reasoning. Google is a data-driven, analytic company. When an issue arises or a decision needs to be made, we start with data. That means we can talk about what we know, instead of what we think we know.
  • . a willingness to experiment. Non-routine problems call for non-routine solutions and there is no formula for success. A well-designed experiment calls for a range of treatments, explicit control groups, and careful post-treatment analysis. Sometimes an experiment kills off a pet theory, so you need a willingness to accept the evidence even if you don't like it.
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  • ... team players. Virtually every project at Google is run by a small team. People need to work well together and perform up to the team's expectations.
  • ... passion and leadership. This could be professional or in other life experiences: learning languages or saving forests, for example. The main thing, to paraphrase Mr. Drucker, is to be motivated by a sense of importance about what you do.
  • Patrick Higgins on 25 Jul 08
     
    Great article from the Google Blog about who they want and how to promote thinking skills in the classroom.
  • Patrick Higgins on 25 Jul 08
     
    Read this. It's worth it.
Patrick Higgins

Using Writing In Mathematic - 0 views

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  • Patrick Higgins on 24 Jun 08
     
    This site shows some great ways to get started writing in math classes.
Erica Hartman

FRONTLINE: growing up online: watch the full program | PBS - 0 views

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  • Erica Hartman on 02 Dec 08
     
    free to watch
Patrick Higgins

How tablets will change magazines, books, and newspapers - Feb. 10, 2010 - 1 views

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  • The point is, Kelly says, media are changing. As they get mashed up with other media, newer forms are born. "Right now digital magazines are in the same phase that cinema was when it started out just recording plays. They weren't really movies." Reading will evolve. It's our job to make sure, however, that magazines adapt along with it.
Patrick Higgins

Peace Corps | Coverdell World Wise Schools - 2 views

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  • Teachers, home-schoolers, service-learning providers—find rich educational opportunities and cross-cultural lessons, stories, activities, videos, and much more.
  • Patrick Higgins on 19 Feb 10
     
    Great opportunity to connect 
  • Patrick Higgins on 20 Feb 10
     
    If you are looking to bring speakers to your classroom, the Peace Corps, as part of their responsibilities, offer educational outreach to schools. You can contact them through this website to set something up.
  • Danielle Kopp on 22 Feb 10
     
    Thanks Pat, this will work well for our Change the World Unit!
Patrick Higgins

Daily Media Use Among Children and Teens Up Dramatically From Five Years Ago - Kaiser F... - 1 views

www.kff.org/...entmedia012010nr.cfm

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  • Patrick Higgins on 05 Feb 10
     
    If we ever thought we didn't need to help kids understand context and meaning in media, we were mistaken.
Patrick Higgins

YouTube - Goomoodleikiog - 0 views

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  • Patrick Higgins on 02 Apr 09
     
    This is right up our alley.
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