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Atmosphir - Free Video Game / Creation Tool for Mac and PC - 0 views

atmosphir.com

atmosphir design education gaming tools

shared by Patrick Higgins on 20 Sep 08 - Cached

Patrick Higgins on 20 Sep 08

This is a free videogame creation tool. How can you use this with your students? Will this pull in some of your students to create an alternate assessment? Instead of write a paper, or do a diaroma, create a video game that represents your idea. I love this stuff.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is a free videogame creation tool. How can you use this with your students? Will this pull in some of your students to create an alternate assessment? Instead of write a paper, or do a diaroma, create a video game that represents your idea. I love this stuff.</div>

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Patrick Higgins on 20 Sep 08

Video game creation software. Thanks to Kevin Jarrett

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21st_century_skills_education_and_competitiveness_guide.pdf (application/pdf Object) - 0 views

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21stcenturyschools 21stcenturyskills change schoolchange

shared by Patrick Higgins on 12 Sep 08 - No Cached

Patrick Higgins on 12 Sep 08

Check out this report from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. It is loaded with support for the types of thinking and writing we are doing.

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Patrick Higgins on 12 Sep 08

Partnership for 21st Century Skills new publication. Worth reading.

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ChaCha. Good Answer. | Application to Become a ChaCha Guide - 0 views

search.chacha.com/guidesignupnow

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Patrick Higgins on 12 Sep 08

Do you think you have what it takes to be a chacha guide?

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Patrick Higgins on 12 Sep 08

Make money by answering cha-cha's questions.

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ASCD - 0 views

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ascd joy learning mustread pedagogy schoolchange

shared by Patrick Higgins on 09 Sep 08 - No Cached

Patrick Higgins on 09 Sep 08

This one is a no-brainer--meaning that not only should we be reading it, we should also be creating our schools in its likeness.

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Patrick Higgins on 09 Sep 08

I'd like to think that we are doing this through the Connections class.

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From Toy to Tool: Cell Phones in Learning: Rocketron...Listen To News On Your Phone...O... - 0 views

www.cellphonesinlearning.com/...n-to-news-on-your-phoneon.html

connections news rocketron specialeducation

shared by Patrick Higgins on 17 Sep 08 - Cached

Patrick Higgins on 17 Sep 08

This would be great for students who took in information better in auditory form.

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Patrick Higgins on 17 Sep 08

Current events and news via your cell phone. Just dial this number and get updates: 408-907-2323

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Diigo Blog » Announcing "Diigo Educator Accounts" - 0 views

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diigo studentaccounts tools

shared by Patrick Higgins on 19 Sep 08 - Cached

Patrick Higgins on 19 Sep 08

This is interesting. Diigo accounts for students to share resources.

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Patrick Higgins on 19 Sep 08

Student accounts for Diigo.

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Steli Efti : Throw Down the Gauntlet: Break the Chains of Bad Practice, Build Our Future - 0 views

supercoolschool.typepad.com/...throw-down-the.html

21stcenturyschools change education

shared by Patrick Higgins on 23 Aug 08 - Cached

Consider letting students create teacher PD as part of their technology education program.
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Move towards a model of embedded professional development.  Binge professional development that happens in one day rarely creates sustainable, system wide change.  Move toward embedded programs like the 23 things that involve teachers in their own pd and requires them to research, reflect, and use the tools.
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Patrick Higgins on 23 Aug 08

Give this a read. What do you think?

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Patrick Higgins on 23 Aug 08

Great article at Supercool School.

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Hail to the New Chief: A Guide to the 2008 Presidential Candidates' Education Agenda | ... - 0 views

www.edutopia.org/s-next-2008-politics-education

civics edutopia elecrtion politics

shared by Patrick Higgins on 22 Aug 08 - Cached

Patrick Higgins on 22 Aug 08

this might help

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Patrick Higgins on 22 Aug 08

Edutopia's guide to choosing the presidential candidates stance on educational issues.

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Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge - 0 views

www.wecanchangetheworldchallenge.com

connections ecogeeks green nsta science siemens

shared by Patrick Higgins on 03 Aug 08 - Cached

Patrick Higgins on 03 Aug 08

Erica showed me this. She's planning on doing it with her students.

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SpaceClass - 0 views

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shared by Patrick Higgins on 30 Jul 08 - Cached

Patrick Higgins on 30 Jul 08

This one is fantastic. Can we bring this into something we are doing? Or at least use it for a quick write?

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Get Local! | OpenSecrets - 0 views

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shared by Patrick Higgins on 03 Aug 08 - Cached

Patrick Higgins on 03 Aug 08

Campaign contributions by local area. Great stuff to see who is promoting whom for president.

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Patrick Higgins on 03 Aug 08

How great is this for understanding who is contributing to the campaigns?

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Global Education Collaborative Project Database - 0 views

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collaboration collaborative projects

shared by Patrick Higgins on 29 Aug 08 - Cached

Patrick Higgins on 29 Aug 08

Great database for global collaborative projects

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Patrick Higgins on 29 Aug 08

If you are looking for a great global project to join, these are worth looking into.

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Million Futures - 0 views

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connections futures predictions visual

shared by Erica Hartman on 10 Sep 08 - Cached

Erica Hartman on 10 Sep 08

awesome visual writing task, def. a quick write

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2008 Election ProCon.org -- Which candidate would make the best U.S. President? - 0 views

www.2008electionprocon.org

civics election politics procon socialstudies

shared by Patrick Higgins on 22 Aug 08 - Cached

Patrick Higgins on 22 Aug 08

great resource.

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Patrick Higgins on 22 Aug 08

Pro-con's page about the election this year. Straightforward.

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Google For Educators - 0 views

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civics educators election google socialstudies

shared by Patrick Higgins on 22 Aug 08 - Cached

Patrick Higgins on 22 Aug 08

Google's collection of election tools for your classroom. Good stuff here for visual learners

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Patrick Higgins on 22 Aug 08

Great political/election coverage through google.

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Education Podcast Signup - 0 views

educationpodcast.com

free people podcast signup

shared by Erica Hartman on 20 Aug 08 - Cached

Erica Hartman on 20 Aug 08

great podcasting tool for middle school

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content.select (video/x-ms-wvx Object) - 0 views

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did didyouknow know sony you

shared by Patrick Higgins on 21 Aug 08 - No Cached

Patrick Higgins on 21 Aug 08

Here is the link to the new version of "Did you Know"

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Beyond the Book: A New Role for Your Students | Edutopia - 0 views

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connections edutopia research

shared by Erica Hartman on 22 Aug 08 - Cached

Erica Hartman on 22 Aug 08

great idea for conections classroom, assign one student the role of researcher

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Google Docs Templates - 0 views

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bibliography citation cite docs research research2.0

shared by Patrick Higgins on 24 Sep 08 - No Cached

Patrick Higgins on 24 Sep 08

useful

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Patrick Higgins on 24 Sep 08

Google Docs Citation templates.

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21 Things That Became Obsolete This Decade - 2 views

www.businessinsider.com/e-obsolete-this-decade-2009-12

obsolete tech

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Atmosphir - Free Video Game / Creation Tool for Mac and PC - 0 views

21st_century_skills_education_and_competitiveness_guide.pdf (application/pdf Object) - 0 views

ChaCha. Good Answer. | Application to Become a ChaCha Guide - 0 views

ASCD - 0 views

From Toy to Tool: Cell Phones in Learning: Rocketron...Listen To News On Your Phone...O... - 0 views

Diigo Blog » Announcing "Diigo Educator Accounts" - 0 views

Steli Efti : Throw Down the Gauntlet: Break the Chains of Bad Practice, Build Our Future - 0 views

Hail to the New Chief: A Guide to the 2008 Presidential Candidates' Education Agenda | ... - 0 views

Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge - 0 views

SpaceClass - 0 views

Get Local! | OpenSecrets - 0 views

Global Education Collaborative Project Database - 0 views

Million Futures - 0 views

2008 Election ProCon.org -- Which candidate would make the best U.S. President? - 0 views

Google For Educators - 0 views

Education Podcast Signup - 0 views

content.select (video/x-ms-wvx Object) - 0 views

Beyond the Book: A New Role for Your Students | Edutopia - 0 views

Google Docs Templates - 0 views

21 Things That Became Obsolete This Decade - 2 views

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