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jenibo

Excellent Checklist for Evaluating Information Sources ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning - 34 views

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    " One of the versatile tools teachers can use to teach students about web content evaluation is called CRAAP . The acronym CRAAP stands for Currency, Relevance, Authority, and Purpose. CRAAP is a test developed by the University of California at Chico to help students evaluate web content ( and any other content) based on those four dimensions. Below is a public domain document, a checklist, that teachers and  students can use to evaluate web content. Click here to download it."
Trudy Griebenow

5 Fantastic, Fast, Formative Assessment Tools | Edutopia - 0 views

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    "Formative Assessment Toolkit Learn the strengths and weaknesses of each tool. You'll need several to meet every classroom situation. These are my fab five tools for formative assessment."
Nancy Prentice

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

  • 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.
jenibo

10 Excellent Lessons from Google to Help Students Better Use Google Maps in Their Learning ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning - 32 views

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    January 5, 2015 Google Maps is an excellent tool to use with students to develop their spatial thinking. Beyond getting driving or walking directions to the other, this tool enables students to discover the world right from their classrooms. It is also a very good way to teach students about geography concepts, distance measurement, map readings and other fundamentals of mapping such as longitude, latitude, locations and many more.
Lissa Davies

iLearn Technology » Blog Archive » Diipo and Edmodo: A Social Network for Classrooms - 0 views

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    A post about 2 safe online social networks: Diipo and Edmodo...
Lissa Davies

Cool Tools for Writing - Part IV « Ed Tech Ideas - 0 views

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    This is part IV in a series dedicated to free, online writing tools for kids. 
Lissa Davies

Rationale for Using Skype in the Classroom « Ed Tech Ideas - 0 views

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    A great blog post about why Skype is a wonderful tool to use in the classroom. It also discusses the way to approach it with parents...
Deb Hanson

Educational Technology Guy: Knovio - create online presentations easilly - 17 views

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    New private beta online presentation tool - check it out...
Dennis OConnor

Caught Cheating: New Ways Kids Are Breaking the Rules - 41 views

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    When is it cheating? When is it collaboration? This thoughtful article from Common Sense Media provides fine advice for parents (or teachers) on how to talk to kids about digital media and ethics.  
Robin Cicchetti

Wikipedia is Not Wicked!| The Committed Sardine - 9 views

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    Teaching Wikipedia. Great post from Gwyneth Ann Jones.
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