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Craig Seasholes

Montview Math & Health Sciences Elementary - 0 views

montview.aurorak12.org

schools action research professional development

shared by Craig Seasholes on 08 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • Craig Seasholes on 08 Feb 12
     
    model school highlighted in the video 
Cathy Oxley

MyFootprintSD What kind of mark are you leaving? - 12 views

myfootprintsd.com/index.html

digitalfootprint digital citizenship internet safety cybersafety footprint

shared by Cathy Oxley on 12 Jul 10 - Cached
  • Donna Baumbach on 12 Jul 10
     
    "In a digital world, the question is not whether you will leave a mark. The question is, "What kind of mark are you leaving?"" The content of MyFootprintSD is designed to make students cognizant of their digital footprint. In that way, it helps students be aware of what is safe and what is risky when using the web or other digital communication tools. In working through it, students will grow aware of how far these kinds of tools spread into their lives and how large the effects of their use can be (for better or for worse). Lessons and activities are explained here for educators but directions are included on the students' portion of the website as well. Elementary, Middle school, and high school
Fran Bullington

Durham Nockamixon Elementary School | Library - 7 views

www.palisadessd.org/...browse.asp

school library games Information fluency

shared by Fran Bullington on 29 Nov 10 - No Cached
  • Fran Bullington on 29 Nov 10
     
    Links to several library games.
Cathy Oxley

Medieval Times - Ecole Whitehouse Elementary, Canada - 0 views

www.yesnet.yk.ca/...medieval_theme.html

castels medieval middleages webquest

shared by Cathy Oxley on 12 Oct 08 - Cached
  • Cathy Oxley on 12 Oct 08
     
    This page has a lot of good links to medieval webquests and links to Middle Ages information. Mostly suitable for Yrs 4-7.
Donna Bills

Home - Heather Forest, Storyteller/Author - 9 views

www.heatherforest.com

Heather Forest storytelling folktales resources authors education books reading

shared by Donna Bills on 29 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Donna Bills on 29 Mar 10
     
    Lovely podcasts of some of her stories to share with your students highlight this storyteller's home page.
  • Susan Rardin on 30 Mar 10
     
    Thank you for sharing Heather Forest's website. I just had Storyteller, Priscilla Howe come to my elementary school library for the 2nd time. You can hear some of Priscilla's stories at her website - priscillahowe.com. Priscilla Howe storytelling folktales
Lissa Davies

K-3 Teachers Guide to Twitter - 0 views

www.k-3teacherresources.com/teachers-guide-to-twitter.html

twitter elementary socialnetworking professional development

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  • Lissa Davies on 04 Jun 11
     
    K-3 teachers guide to twitter
Cara Whitehead

Learning Games For Kids - 22 views

www.learninggamesforkids.com

interactive elementary resources

shared by Cara Whitehead on 28 Aug 11 - Cached
  • Cara Whitehead on 28 Aug 11
     
    Free educational games and songs games for kids
Dennis OConnor

The Future of Reading and Writing is Collaborative | Spotlight on Digital Media and Lea... - 19 views

spotlight.macfound.org/...g-and-writing-is-collaborative

Writing collaboration future literacy 21cif

shared by Dennis OConnor on 10 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • “I think the definition of writing is shifting,” Boardman said. “I don’t think writing happens with just words anymore.”
  • In his classes, Boardman teaches students how to express their ideas and how to tell stories —and he encourages them to use video, music, recorded voices and whatever other media will best allow them to communicate effectively. He is part of a vanguard of educators, technologists, intellectuals and writers who are reimagining the very meaning of writing and reading.
  • The keys to understanding this new perspective on writing and reading lie in notions of collaboration and being social. More specifically, it’s believing that collaboration and increased socialization around activities like reading and writing is a good idea.
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  • “We find when writing moves online, the connections between ideas and people are much more apparent than they are in the context of a printed book,”
  • transmedia work
  • The MIT Media Lab tagged collaboration as one of the key literacies of the 21st century, and it’s now so much a part of the digital learning conversation as to be nearly rote. In his new book, “Where Good Ideas Come From,” Stephen Johnson argues that ideas get better the more they’re exposed to outside influences.
  • Laura Flemming is an elementary school library media specialist in River Edge, N.J. About three years ago, she came across a hybrid book—half digital, half traditional—called “Skeleton Creek” by Patrick Carmen. “The 6th graders were running down to library class, banging down the door to get in, which you don’t often see,” Flemming said.
  • It is not only the act of writing that is changing. It’s reading, too. Stein points to a 10-year-old he met in London recently. The boy reads for a bit, goes to Google when he wants to learn more about a particular topic, chats online with his friend who are reading the same book, and then goes back to reading.
  • “We tell our kids we want them to know what it’s like to walk in the shoes of the main character,” Flemming said. “I’ve had more than one child tell me that before they read ‘Inanimate Alice,’ they didn’t know what that felt like.”
  • Stein says it’s better to take advantage of new technologies to push the culture in the direction you want it to go. Stein is fully aware of the political and cultural implications of his vision of the future of reading and writing, which shifts the emphasis away from the individual and onto the community. It’s asking people to understand that authored works are part of a larger flow of ideas and information.
Pam Jeffrey

Digitally Speaking / Blogging - 7 views

digitallyspeaking.pbworks.com/Blogging

web 2.0 blog

shared by Pam Jeffrey on 11 Nov 09 - Cached

  • Using Feed Readers

     

    Feed readers are probably the most important digital tool for today's learner because they make sifting through the amazing amount of content added to the Internet easy.  Also known as aggregators, feed readers are free tools that can automatically check nearly any website for new content dozens of times a day---saving ridiculous amounts of time and customizing learning experiences for anyone. 

     

    Imagine never having to go hunting for new information from your favorite sources again.  Learning goes from a frustrating search through thousands of marginal links written by questionable characters to quickly browsing the thoughts of writers that you trust, respect and enjoy.

     

    Sounds too good to be true, doesn't it?

     

    It's not!  Here's a Commoncraft tutorial explaining RSS Feeds in Plain English:

     

    Feed readers can quickly and easily support blogging in the classroom, allowing teachers to provide students with ready access to age-appropriate sites of interest that are connected to the curriculum.  By collecting sites in advance and organizing them with a feed reader, teachers can make accessing information manageable for their students. 

    Here are several examples of feed readers in action:

     

    Student Blogs

    http://www.pageflakes.com/wferriter/20982438

     

     

    This feed list includes several elementary, middle and high school blogs that students can explore during silent reading or while online at home.

     

     

    Current Events 

    http://www.pageflakes.com/wferriter/16714925

     

    This feed list includes links to several news websites that cover topics that are a part of one teacher's required social studies curriculum. 

     

    Global Warming

    http://www.pageflakes.com/wferriter/22534539

    Used specifically as a part of one classroom project, this feed list contains information related to global warming that students can use as a starting point for individual research. 

     

    While there are literally dozens of different feed reader programs to choose from (Bloglines and Google Reader are two biggies), Pageflakes is a favorite of many educators because it has a visual layout that is easy to read and interesting to look at.  It is also free and web-based.  That means that users can check accounts from any computer with an Internet connection.  Finally, Pageflakes makes it quick and easy to add new websites to a growing feed list—and to get rid of any websites that users are no longer interested in.

    What's even better:  Pageflakes has been developing a teacher version of their tool just for us that includes an online grade tracker, a task list and a built in writing tutor.  As Pageflakes works to perfect its teacher product, this might become one of the first kid-friendly feed readers on the market. Teacher Pageflakes users can actually blog and create a discussion forum directly in their feed reader---making an all-in-one digital home for students. 

     

    For more information about the teacher version of Pageflakes, check out this review:

     

    http://teacherleaders.typepad.com/the_tempered_radical/2008/02/pageflakes-for.html

     

     

    For more information on using feed readers to organize and manage information, check out this handout: 

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