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

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shared by marciapeterson on 28 Feb 15 - No Cached
  • marciapeterson on 28 Feb 15
     
    Transforming the library into a learning commons, with details about a school library in Chicago.
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Brletic Elementary - Library to Learning Commons - YouTube - 0 views

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EDCI325 Change-Project Library Learning Commons

shared by marciapeterson on 08 Feb 15 - No Cached
  • marciapeterson on 08 Feb 15
     
    Many school libraries are moving to a Learning Commons model, which emphasizes group work, use of electronic devices, and critical thinking to support the Common Core. This video shows the transformation of an elementary school library in California.
Emily Wood

Best 1-to-1 iPad Apps for Elementary School | Common Sense Education - 0 views

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Change-Project edci325 ipad

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  • highly rated
  • keep students engaged and learning
  • teachers to assess and manage classes, and opportunities for students to think, create, and share.
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  • this game maker can be a classroom game changer
  • provide specific feedback, and encourage collaboration among students
  • multimedia learning and communication tool
  • offers both teacher- and student-paced learning.
  • self-assessment among their students.
  • making meditation a daily practice for both students and teachers.
  • allows students to share work and reflect on their artistic process
  • rich platform for getting kids into programming and digital creation.
  • ersatile storytelling tool.
  • inspire kids to embark on learning adventures that get them to explore, create, and share safely
  • From cardboarding to cooking, this app helps kids find the fun in DIY
  • lets students of many ages and abilities publish their own digital books.
  • easy-to-use whiteboard tool
  • sketch and note-taking
  • offering a one-stop shop for creative learning of foundational skills.
  • fun gameplay while internalizing fundamental number concepts.
  • get kids excited about learning and reading
  • storytelling, illustrating, and publishing.
  • : This large collection of books and videos on a wide variety of topics is an easy -- and free -- enhancement to any classroom library.
  • Engaging, high-quality news stories
  • an excellent interactive science resource
  • grammar
  • makes science relevant with lots of classroom potential.
  • innovative, community-based platform that helps students plan, strategize, and collaborate.
nickyforest

Doing Internet Research at the Elementary Level | Edutopia - 0 views

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shared by nickyforest on 05 Feb 18 - No Cached
  • Doing Internet Research at the Elementary Level
    • nickyforest
      nickyforest on 11 Feb 18
       
      Great article on doing internet research with elementary school students.
    • nickyforest
      nickyforest on 11 Feb 18
       
      A great article about doing internet research with elementary school students.
  • eaching research skills in third grade -- just at the time where my students' reading skills are such that they can feel successful and just at the time when they have mounds and mounds of natural curiosity. In the
    • nickyforest
      nickyforest on 11 Feb 18
       
      Third grade seems to be the most common grade to start some authentic research skills. I know 2nd grade teachers that start with an animal project in a limited way to get students thinking about how to look at information.
  • Your parents said you can have any pet you want. What will you need to keep the pet?")
    • nickyforest
      nickyforest on 11 Feb 18
       
      This teacher of 3rd graders changed up the project her students did to this fun question.
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  • SweetSearch search engine, which weeds out the junk they usually find on Google or Bing and which highlights their keywords and pulls text from the website into the list of search results.
    • nickyforest
      nickyforest on 11 Feb 18
       
      Good search engine to use with elementary students
  • My older students will be using EasyBib to organize their links and their notes. While my third graders will not be doing true citation yet, I will be teaching citation to my seventh graders and requiring all of their projects to be accompanied by a bibliography, which they will create in EasyBib.
    • nickyforest
      nickyforest on 11 Feb 18
       
      Older students will use EasyBib to do citations, but 3rd grade will not.
  • The SweetSearch Tutorial: Not only is SweetSearch an amazing search tool for kids, but they have some great resources here for helping digest what research is and how to approach it. Copyright Confusion Wiki: A one-stop shop for all things copyright and fair use. How to Do Research Another take on the research process from the Kentucky Virtual Library. Diigo for Educators A robust social bookmarking tool through which students can bookmark sites, highlight right on the site, share bookmarks with their peers and take notes on webpages. Teachers can create student accounts without needing emails. SweetSearch A kid-friendly search engine. EasyBib A robust online citation and organizing tool. Flickr Find copyright-free images with Creative Commons licenses. Search Creative Commons Find Creative Commons content on popular sites.Filed Under
    • nickyforest
      nickyforest on 11 Feb 18
       
      more resources
    • nickyforest
      nickyforest on 11 Feb 18
       
      Some other great resources from the article.
  • Hannah Fjeld on 05 Feb 18
     
    Story of lessons learned from one tech teacher's annual research unit, done exclusively online. Uses a variety of tech tools for research.
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