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Becky Seymour

On Bullying: Resources and Questions for Writing or Discussion - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    Links to a large number of cyberbullying resources.
pjspurlock

The Hottest Chat App for Teens Is Google Docs - The Atlantic - 0 views

  • As more and more laptops find their way into middle and high schools, educators are using Google Docs to do collaborative exercises and help students follow along with the lesson plan. The students, however, are using it to organize running conversations behind teachers’ backs.
    • pjspurlock
       
      Interesting point! Maybe something we could address in the curriculum and also inform teachers?
  • As more and more laptops find their way into middle and high schools, educators are using Google Docs to do collaborative exercises and help students follow along with the lesson plan. The students, however, are using it to organize running conversations behind teachers’ backs.
njcaswell

Why This Tech Executive Says Her Plan to Disrupt Education Is Different - The New York ... - 0 views

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    Why do so many education initiatives from tech executives fail? And will this one succeed?
llisai

Rules for Social Media, Created by Kids - 1 views

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    7th grade girls speak to social media "rules"
Jill Abair

The Secret of Effective Motivation - 2 views

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    THERE are two kinds of motive for engaging in any activity: internal and instrumental. If a scientist conducts research because she wants to discover important facts about the world, that's an internal motive, since discovering facts is inherently related to the activity of research.
Leah Starr

Blogging in the 21st-Century Classroom | Edutopia - 0 views

  • First and foremost, student writing is improving by leaps and bounds
  • Their improved skills transfer to formal work.
    • Leah Starr
       
      Example of rhetorical questions prompt.
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  • A mini-lesson and quick in-class prompt using rhetorical questions has resulted not only in well-argued blog posts, but also in students excitedly telling me how they used that technique for their HSPA persuasive task.
  • Introverted students tend to share more online than they do in person; blogging is an invaluable way for me to get to know them better as people and students.
    • Leah Starr
       
      Blogging gets more students involved. Introverts can have their voices heard.
  • t’s no secret that students value an authentic audience for their writing.
    • Leah Starr
       
      Authentic audience!
  • Encouraging students to blog about topics from other classes helps them see connections among subjects and realize that writing is a worthwhile skill in any field.
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    This articles shows how engaging and beneficial blogging can be in the classroom.
njcaswell

Good Leaders Make Good Schools - The New York Times - 1 views

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    David Brooks writes about the importance of school principals in shaping school culture.
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