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nickyforest

Conducting Research-based Projects in Elementary Grades with Safety in Mind -- THE Journal - 1 views

  • elementary school students choose to conduct research for school projects.
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      How elementary school students choose to conduct research is a big question mark.
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      A great article on elementary school student research.
  • Fortunately, there are best practices for teachers to adopt and safe websites for learners to visit, which she shares here with THE Journal.
  • Did the students have a list of safe sites to use for their research, appropriate for their grade level
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      Students did not have a list of approved websites that were appropriate for their use.
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  • She and her mom were proud that she had done her own research. When she said that she got her information from Wikipedia, I suggested that she might wish to include her source on the project, but she did not want to. She did not know if she would be presenting the project to her classmates.
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      Research from a 3rd grader was done using only Wikipedia and that was not cited on her research project.
  • My concern was not just about the credibility of using Wikipedia for academic purposes. The reading level was too advanced for a typical third-grader. Researchers (Anderson, 2012) have found the overall readability of numerous Wikipedia articles too difficult for many readers.
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      Wikipedia is not written at a 3rd grade level, or for any elementary student for that matter.
  • How is the research process introduced to elementary students, particularly for using the internet? Are learners provided an age-appropriate online tutorial? Is there a standards document indicating skills that students should be developing in elementary grades for using technology to conduct research?  What guidelines/templates are students provided for developing their projects? Are they provided a checklist/rubric for how projects would be graded? Who sees their projects?  How do you make parents aware that their children will be doing internet research and that their children’s “online safety” has been considered?
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      What are the guidelines for elementary school student research. These six questions were asked of teachers in two different states.
  • elementary learners can hop on the Research Rocket at the online portal Kentucky Virtual Library: How to Do Research and find an interactive and engaging tutorial designed just for them. Content might also benefit classroom lessons and discussions, particularly in K–2 when
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      School districts in Kentucky have a virtual library where students can learn about how to do research.
  • ibrary media specialists in the School District of New Berlin (WI) developed a series of research guides and templates, organized by grade-bands. Templates for grades 4 to 6 combine a checklist or rubric.  Lankau, Parrish, Quillin and Schilling (2004) developed the Research Project Guide: A Handbook for Teachers and Studentsfor Humble Independent School District in Texas.
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      LMS staff in Wisconsin and Texas have organized templates, rubrics and checklists to help students with their research.
  • Symbaloo, a social bookmarking tool, for this purpose. The Elementary Research Guide focuses on the Super 3 and Big 6 research models for grades K–2 and 3 to 5, respectively. Presentations on the Super 3 and Big 6 models, posted on Slideshare.net, illustrate that educators value both models.  
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      Resources for research projects also include Symbaloo, Super 3 and Big 6 which are readily available to students and teachers.
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    Some real examples of research done wrong while highlighting how much research skills need to be taught, starting in elementary school.
Jill Abair

PD Artifact- Abair - 1 views

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    This is my link for my PD Artifact Blog Post. The link for my PD artifact can be found in my post.
Michael Oquendo

Screencastify - Google Drive - 1 views

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    This is my PD Artifact about Google Docs
Leah Starr

Starr Finch : BiblioNasium - 1 views

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    PD Artifact on my blog
Kate Frisbie

Professional Development Artifact - 2 views

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    Kate's PD artifact...a very elementary flipped PD on using Google Sites to host your PBL units.
Joy Ray

PD Artifact - 0 views

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    Whoops! I accidentally posted the wrong link yesterday! This is the complete PD Artifact that I created on blogging in the classroom.
holly_esterline

Individualized Technology Goals (ITGs) for Teachers: A Fable of the Staff Development w... - 0 views

  • other types of staff development, including modeling, co-teaching, conferencing, finding resources, and mentoring her teachers.
  • She focused her time on individual teachers and their needs using Vygotsky's theory of the Zone of Proximal Development and scaffolding.
  • collaborate with other teachers if they want to choose the same goal
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  • Flexible Differentiated Plan
  • how can we make them more independent
  • requires much collaboration, discussion, and time, because each plan is tailored to that campus and to individual teachers' needs.
  • improvement in instruction takes work, practice, and a determination to not just recognize systematic problems, but to fix them.
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    a couple of good outlines of the process for individualized PD
seantheoret

Using Google Forms and Flubaroo for Formative Assessment - 2 views

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    This is a link to my PD artifact which can be found on my EduBlogs site.
Jill Dawson

A Must See Graphic on Creative Commons for Students ~ Educational Technology and Mobile... - 0 views

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    Creative Commons Infographic! This would be a good resource for a classroom.
Jill Dawson

Copyright Flowchart: Can I Use It? Yes? No? If This… Then… | Langwitches Blog - 0 views

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    This flowchart covers copyright and Creative Commons.  It is a wonderful resource!
Jill Dawson

EDCI 325: Teacher Leadership in Technology Integration: Practice Digital Citizenship wi... - 1 views

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    This is a link to my professional development artifact and resources.
teachpoint0

Teach.0 - 0 views

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    Jen's flipped PD artifact
anonymous

How to Take Digital Citizenship Schoolwide During the 2016-17 School Year | EdSurge News - 0 views

  • Clear Institution-Wide Communication
  • All stakeholders must have a clear understanding of both the “why” and the “how” of fully integrated digital citizenship.
  • professional development
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  • Digital Citizenship PD
  • highlighted their lessons that were shining examples.
  • In-Person PD
  • During these meetings, challenges will pop up.
  • talk with these teachers about how they have seen technology both and help and hinder their students’ learning. Many discovered they are already teaching digital citizenship and this new integrated model would just help them do it more intentionally and with our new common vocabulary
  • Follow-up
  • Teachers shouldn’t be the only, or even the first, people that students hear from about digital citizenship
  • Make sure teachers feel supported as they roll out their lessons.
  • Students need to know that it is part of a larger culture shift, and not just a one-year initiative
  • Make sure that school counselors have participated in digital citizenship education like their teacher counterparts so they are prepared to talk with parents and students. Continue offering resources, webinars, and in-person presentations for parents so they feel supported and empowered to talk to their students about when and how they are using technology.
  • Agree on the digital citizenship goals, share your vision, train your teachers, and follow-through by continuing to support all stakeholders
Edith Fogarty

BESchool Technology Integration: Organizing Shared Files in Google Drive - 0 views

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    My Professional Development Project showing teachers who to create folders to facilitate sharing documents in Google Drive.
Cally Flickinger

Twitter | Boston Public Schools Library & Media Services - 0 views

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    Easy cheat sheet for Twitter in Education
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