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Newsela | Nonfiction Literacy and Current Events - 0 views

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    News articles and opinion pieces available at different levels of text complexity.
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    News articles and opinion pieces available at different levels of text complexity.
lizziechase

Fiction with a twist blog: Upper primary/lower secondary - October 22 start - 17 views

Dear everyone Fiction with a Twist is a 5 week blog, hosted by the School Libraries and Information Literacy Unit with a full set of teaching resources at http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/raps/twist1...

started by lizziechase on 09 Oct 12 no follow-up yet
Glenda Morris

Fried Technology: What's the Difference Between "Doing Projects" and "Project Based Lea... - 23 views

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    Great blog post outlining the difference between simply "doing projects" and "project based learning". 
Glenda Morris

PhD in Googling - 5 views

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    Short slideshow on Google short cuts
Carla Shinn

Surprising Tips That Help Kids Learn to Read - 18 views

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    "Almost every adult who cares for young children knows that sharing books with them is an important way to promote their reading skills. But research shows that subtle features of the way adults act during story-time make a big difference in children's literacy-and that most grownups aren't using these simple but effective techniques."
Carla Shinn

6 Tech Skills Expected of Incoming HS Freshmen - 39 views

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    Here is my very modest proposal: we pick the top "ICT skills" that classroom teachers should be able to expect of all students and design short, authentic tasks that can be easily assessed. If each core classroom teacher gives and evaluates one skill at the beginning of the freshman year, a profile of every student can be compiled and remediation can be provided through classes taught by the librarian.
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    Didn't find your proposal? Went to PBS website.
Carla Shinn

NetSmartz Five: Five Things You Should Know About the Evolution of Social Media - 24 views

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    List includes both history and current trends. Social Media History includes a great interactive infographic.
Celia Emmelhainz

Thinking and memorizing; test preparation and taking menus - 0 views

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    Good tips to convey to students on study skills, memorization, thinking processes, flashcards, and more. 
Carla Shinn

HYPERLINKED LIBRARY MOOC - 18 views

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    What emerging trends are changing library services? What does the connected world of "continuous computing" mean for 21st Century libraries? The Hyperlinked Library MOOC offered by the School of Library and Information Science at San José State University provides a roadmap toward becoming a participatory, interactive, user-centered library.
jenibo

Cool Tools for 21st Century Learners: Google Docs - 19 views

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    worth spending some time working down this list of Google Docs related resources gathered by Susan Oxnevad.
jenibo

Rules for thinking in a digital world - 23 views

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    Argues that the development of IT skills in isolation without general knowledge is compromised. 
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