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Virtual Field Trips Home - 1 views
Virtual Stock Exchange - Home - 7 views
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stock exchange game
Our Courts - Homepage - 4 views
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Spearhead by Justice O'Connor, Our Courts is a web-based education project designed to reinvigorate civics learning inside and outside the classroom.
STUDYBLUE | Make online flashcards & notes. STUDY anywhere, anytime. - 28 views
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Students quoted as using this to create flashcards to review on phone in University of Washington report: http://www.washington.edu/news/articles/college-students-limit-technology-use-during-crunch-time
Why Aren't Teens Reading Like They Used To? - 24 views
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Text and audio from NPR reporting on a roundup of studies put together by Common Sense Media.
USINFO Photo Gallery - 0 views
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5th grade standard
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ruby bridges civil rights picture
Catching Up With The Kids: Moving School Libraries Into The New Media Era - 45 views
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Libraries have done a world of good for schools. They provide a self-directed learning environment and a quiet place to work and study - not to mention the wealth of carefully organized stories, articles, reference materials and other information for students to use whenever they need it. It's no secret that the library is essentially a campus warehouse for media products. Trouble is, media is changing....
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I heard that a lot of school libraries closed recently. That's too bad. Maybe this could help school libraries alive.
Study Methods / Méthodologie - 19 views
Why digital natives prefer reading in print. Yes, you read that right. - 19 views
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"Textbook makers, bookstore owners and college student surveys all say millennials still strongly prefer print for pleasure and learning, a bias that surprises reading experts given the same group's proclivity to consume most other content digitally. A University of Washington pilot study of digital textbooks found that a quarter of students still bought print versions of e-textbooks that they were given for free."
Digitally Speaking / Blogging - 7 views
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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:
The Racial Dot Map: One Dot Per Person | Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service - 22 views
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This map is an American snapshot; it provides an accessible visualization of geographic distribution, population density, and racial diversity of the American people in every neighborhood in the entire country.
Futurist Speaker - 1 views
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Senior Futurist at the DaVinci Institute, and Google's top rated Futurist Speaker. Unlike most speakers, Thomas works closely with his Board of Visionaries to develop original research studies. This enables him to speak on unusual topics and translate trends into unique business opportunities.
Free Cisco Exam Question Answers Available on Cisexams - 1 views
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Cisexams is an amazing site which provides valuable free Cisco exam dumps and practice tests. By practicing these Cisco certification exam questions and practice tests you will be able to score brilliantly. We strongly recommend Cisexams to all certification candidates for preparing any of their Cisco exams confidently. For more information visit the Official Cisexams website: http://www.cisexams.com/
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