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Cara Whitehead

Figurative Language | Articles - 17 views

www.spellingcity.com/figurative-language.html

figurative language online games worksheets

shared by Cara Whitehead on 03 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • Reinforce your students' understanding of figurative language with VocabularySpellingCity's figurative language lessons, interactive games, printable worksheets, and powerpoint presentations.
Nancy Prentice

21st-Century Libraries: The Learning Commons | Edutopia - 0 views

www.edutopia.org/...-learning-commons-beth-holland

LearningCommons

shared by Nancy Prentice on 01 Apr 15 - No Cached
  • Libraries are reinventing themselves as content becomes more accessible online and their role becomes less about housing tomes and more about connecting learners and constructing knowledge.
  • Libraries are reinventing themselves as content becomes more accessible online and their role becomes less about housing tomes and more about connecting learners and constructing knowledge
  • Printed books still play a critical role in supporting learners, but digital technologies offer additional pathways to learning and content acquisition. Students and teachers no longer need a library simply for access. Instead, they require a place that encourages participatory learning and allows for co-construction of understanding from a variety of sources.
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  • the space does include paper books and physical artifacts, as well as flexible furniture and an open environment, digital content encourages students to explore, play, and delve deeper into subjects they may not otherwise experience
  • a flexible space with moveable chairs, desks, and even bookshelves. Small rooms can be opened up to allow for group projects, and the circulation desk as well as the sides of the stacks are writeable with dry-erase markers to encourage the collaboration and sharing that the previous space had discouraged.
  • the role of the coffeehouse in the birth of the Enlightenment -- it provided "a space where people would get together from different backgrounds, different fields of expertise, and share."
  • interact with the content, the technology, the space, and each other in order to gain context and increase their knowledge.
  • Students and teachers no longer need a library simply for access. Instead, they require a place that encourages participatory learning and allows for co-construction of understanding from a variety of sources.
Beverley Humphrey

Meegenius - personalised ebooks - 7 views

www.meegenius.com

ebooks ebook personalised

shared by Beverley Humphrey on 29 Jun 10 - Cached
  • Ann Mengel on 29 Jun 10
     
    Read or personalize classic tales and have them read back with word highlighting. Nice collection of children's classic picturebooks. Registration allows you to save your personalized books and share with others. Use on an interactive whiteboard or available as an app for ipod Touch, iPhone, or iPad.
Fran Bullington

SC_001.swf (application/x-shockwave-flash Object) - 4 views

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searching_strategies interactive Information fluency cool tools

shared by Fran Bullington on 27 Jun 10 - No Cached
  • Fran Bullington on 27 Jun 10
     
    Internet Search Challenge. Use Google to answer the question:What is the url of a page that lists the number of shows that have opened on Broadway year-by-year since 1984? Time to beat? 10 minutes
Anne Weaver

Digital Literacy Tour - 28 views

www.google.com/...digitalliteracy.html

cybersafety

shared by Anne Weaver on 12 Sep 10 - Cached
  • Donna DesRoches on 12 Sep 10
     
    The curriculum is designed to be interactive, discussion filled and allow students to learn through hands-on and scenario activities. On this site you'll find a resource booklet for both educators and students that can be downloaded in PDF form, presentations to accompany the lesson and animated videos to help frame the conversation
James Whittle

University of Limerick Referencing Tutorial - 0 views

www.ul.ie/referencing

referencing interactive

shared by James Whittle on 03 Dec 10 - No Cached
  • James Whittle on 03 Dec 10
     
    See section "Reference List" (students required to identify parts of a work to complete a reference entry). "Citing" section may also be useful. The site has Havard style focus but good for generic skills.
Fran Bullington

Interactive online Google tutorial and references - Google Guide - 2 views

www.googleguide.com

google tutorial guide search information literacy

shared by Fran Bullington on 23 Jun 08 - Cached
  • Kathy Blades on 23 Jun 08
     
    Nancy Blackman's Google Guide. Great guide to use with teachers and students.
beth gourley

ThinkeringSpace Library Study - 0 views

www.id.iit.edu/...study_insights.htm

design libraries

shared by beth gourley on 20 Aug 08 - Cached
  • sought to understand representative libraries within the Chicago
  • The first, More Than Books, reveals the wide range of library offerings, indicating that they are much more than warehouses of books or media
  • The third, Underused Expertise, identifies the broad expert skills of librarians, and the low use of this public resource.
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  • The second, Constant Change, describes the continued efforts that have been made by the library to meet patrons' expectations and keep up with technology.
  • The fourth, Life-long Relevance, highlights the lack of continued interaction of patrons with the library through their different life phases
  • The fifth, Community Outreach, describes the movement of the library in two opposite directions, towards both masses and niches
  • The sixth, Sanctioned Initiatives, addresses the impact of high-level initiatives, such as the Early Literacy Program
  • beth gourley on 20 Aug 08
     
    This is one component of the webpage Thinkering Space the focuses on library observations that will inform design criteria for Thinkering Space
Fran Hughes

School Library 2.0 - 5/1/2006 - School Library Journal - 0 views

www.schoollibraryjournal.com/index.asp

21stCenturyLibrary school_libraries future

shared by Fran Hughes on 18 Feb 09 - Cached
  • interface that would allow students to build a virtual collection of their favorite books by letting them copy a record to display on their “bookshelf.
  • use blogs and podcasts to facilitate book discussions and booktalks.
  • You can further stimulate a dialogue by establishing a “Book Talk” program through voicemail.
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  • So set up a special “Book Talk” phone number so students can submit their contributions from their cellphones
  • “Library Powered”
  • Interactive technologies have already galvanized the greater library community
  • The digitally re-shifted library will end the argument over flex vs. fixed scheduling once and for all by shifting to a new model.
  • The library is still functioning as the “Intel Inside,” but that doesn’t have to mean “In Your Presence.”
  • How else can libraries harness the power of 2.0 to provide services wherever and whenever they are needed?
  • screencasting
  • pathfinders
  • generated from keyword searches
  • but rather reconsidering what works best in meeting new challenges in a changing educational world.
  • Fran Hughes on 18 Feb 09
     
    Say good-bye to your mother's school library
Alice Bryant

Reading 2.0 - home - 0 views

readingtech.wikispaces.com

reading technology use booktalks

shared by Alice Bryant on 10 Nov 08 - No Cached
  • Cathy Oxley on 10 Nov 08
     
    A wiki by Anita Beaman and Amy Oberts to try to mesh Web 2.0 interactive technologies with traditional books and reading.
Raymond Lai

Penguin's Incredible Vision of Books on the iPad Doesn't Look Anything Like Books - iBo... - 0 views

gizmodo.com/...oesnt-look-anything-like-books

shared by Raymond Lai on 04 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Raymond Lai on 04 Mar 10
     
    The evolution of books on the iPad combining text, images, sound, video, interactivity and augmented reality. wow.
Robin Cicchetti

Born Digital, in Video: Identities | Berkman Center - 20 views

cyber.law.harvard.edu/...identities

digital natives video Curriculum social media

shared by Robin Cicchetti on 09 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Robin Cicchetti on 09 Feb 11
     
    3 minute video on digital natives and the permanence of their digital footprint. From the Berkman Center, Harvard University.
Anne Weaver

SlimeKids - School Library Media Kids - 30 views

www.slimekids.com

reading reading promotion

shared by Anne Weaver on 13 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • Deven Black on 13 Mar 11
     
    School Library Media Kids -- Packed with book trailers and language arts-related games, School library media Kids is designed to provide an interactive learning experience to get students motivated to learn on their own! Students can choose from exceptional literacy-related resources such as author and book review websites as well as superb educational tools including reference works and search engines.
Donna Baumbach

Home » You Are What You Read - 27 views

youarewhatyouread.scholastic.com/kids

books reading literacy social_networking interactive

shared by Donna Baumbach on 23 May 11 - No Cached
  • Donna Baumbach on 23 May 11
     
    Share your 5 favorite books You Are What You Read is a place for readers all over the world to connect with each other through their shared "Bookprints," as we celebrate the books that make us who we are today. Once you sign up, you'll be able to input your Bookprint - the five books that were the most special to you. You'll then be able to connect with other kids who share the same books you like and discover new books to enjoy.
Dennis OConnor

Learn It In 5 - Home - 26 views

www.learnitin5.com

tutorials Web2.0 technology howto

shared by Dennis OConnor on 14 Aug 11 - Cached
  • What is Web 2.0? Learn it in 5 minutes or less   At Learn it in 5, you'll learn what is Web 2.0, and strategies for using Web 2.0 technology in the digital classroom - all in 5 minutes or less. Learn it in 5 is a powerful library of how-to videos, produced by technology teachers, for the purpose of helping teachers and students create classroom strategies for today's 21st century's digital classroom. These step-by-step how-to videos walk teachers through Web 2.0 technology, demonstrating how to use Web 2.0 applications like blogs, social networks, podcasts, interactive videos, wikis, slide sharing and much more.
  • Dennis OConnor on 14 Aug 11
     
    Video site dedicated to short instructional tutorials for the technology classroom.  
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