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nickyforest

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

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EDCI325 technology EER PD-project research

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  • elementary school students choose to conduct research for school projects.
    • nickyforest
      nickyforest on 11 Feb 18
       
      How elementary school students choose to conduct research is a big question mark.
    • nickyforest
      nickyforest on 11 Feb 18
       
      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
    • nickyforest
      nickyforest on 11 Feb 18
       
      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.
    • nickyforest
      nickyforest on 11 Feb 18
       
      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.
    • nickyforest
      nickyforest on 11 Feb 18
       
      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?
    • nickyforest
      nickyforest on 11 Feb 18
       
      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
    • nickyforest
      nickyforest on 11 Feb 18
       
      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.
    • nickyforest
      nickyforest on 11 Feb 18
       
      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.  
    • nickyforest
      nickyforest on 11 Feb 18
       
      Resources for research projects also include Symbaloo, Super 3 and Big 6 which are readily available to students and teachers.
  • nickyforest on 28 Mar 18
     
    Some real examples of research done wrong while highlighting how much research skills need to be taught, starting in elementary school.
nickyforest

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

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change-project Research Websites

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  • 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
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      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.
Cathy Knight

Add Coding to Your Elementary Curriculum. . . Right Now | Edutopia - 0 views

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  • Cathy Knight on 14 Feb 17
     
    This was a positive article for coding in elementary school. There seems to be strong feelings on both sides.
lstormvt

Elementary School Leadership and PBL | Project Based Learning | BIE - 0 views

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EDCI325 PBL PBLleadership Leadership

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  • lstormvt on 29 Jan 17
     
    A principal relates how his elementary school is transforming itself to a PBL school. An interesting take: his role is that of a teacher guiding his staff through their PBL project: transforming their teaching!
Melissa Greenwood

Impact of Technology in Elementary Classrooms - EdTechReview™ (ETR) - 0 views

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elementary integration

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  • With these technological devices, students can learn from anywhere.
  • provide students with the personalized learning environment
  • helps them learn interactively through many games and apps.
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  • Technology develops students’ social skills, research skills and communication skills.
  • The only task of parents and educators is to make children aware of digital citizenship.
teachpoint0

What Works for Differentiating Instruction in Elementary Schools | Edutopia - 0 views

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technology differentiate elementary

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  • Customizing your teaching to suit each child makes eminent sense. Kids are different, they learn differently, so we should teach them differently, right? But when you're staring out at 20 or 30 students as individual as snowflakes, you may find yourself asking that ever-daunting question: "How?" The short answer is: one step at a time. Teachers at Forest Lake Elementary School in Columbia, South Carolina, have made it their mission for the past decade to differentiate instruction for their diverse students. They started small, and they've grown and honed their strategies each year. Here are their tips -- combined with some advice from Edutopia bloggers and members of the Edutopia community -- on how you can get started. And please use the comments field below to ask questions and add your own suggestions!
marciapeterson

Brletic Elementary - Library to Learning Commons - YouTube - 0 views

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EDCI325 Change-Project Library Learning Commons

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  • 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.
lstormvt

How Should Keyboarding Be Taught in Elementary School? | EdTech Magazine - 0 views

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Keyboarding Change change-project EDCI325 Technology

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  • This year, we tried a different approach so that this skill was not only taught, but also applied across all content areas.
  • NCTE and other respected educational organizations view digital skills such as keyboarding as essential for learners to communicate in the 21st century.
    • lstormvt
      lstormvt on 12 Feb 17
       
      ISTE as well
  • How could we use Google Docs to complete assignments? Wouldn’t these tools allow students to complete unfinished work at home? Making connections between the technology and the academics had begun.
    • lstormvt
      lstormvt on 12 Feb 17
       
      Google classroom takes this to the next level.
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  • More importantly, the impact of keyboarding instruction has extended beyond test preparation. Our students are seeing it as a way to communicate and collaborate with peers on work that is important.
slangevin

https://ed.edim.co/8690688/digital_citizenship_modules_for_elementary.pdf?Expires=13759... - 0 views

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Digital Citizeship Teaching Teach kit pledge EDCI325

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    Elementary Ed digital citizenship
Melissa Greenwood

One-to-One Technology Integration in the Upper Elementary Classroom | Edutopia - 1 views

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  • 2) Understand Your District's Filtering Restrictions
  • 1) Teach Safe, Effective Technology Use
  • 3) Create a Classroom Homepage
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  • 4) Teach Students to Use Technology to Teach Themselves
marciapeterson

Technology in Elementary Schools | Scoop.it - 0 views

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PLN Resources Curation EDCI325

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  • marciapeterson on 05 Mar 15
     
    My first attempt at curation.  Scoop.it was surprisingly easy to learn, at least at a basic level.  There is probably a lot more to discover.
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.
njcaswell

How to use HP Reveal! Augmented Reality in the Classroom! - YouTube - 0 views

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AR App HowTo Video EDCI325

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  • njcaswell on 14 Mar 18
     
    An excellent HowTo video produced by elementary students about how to use HP Reveal (formerly Aurasma) to add augmented reality to student work.
Hannah Fjeld

Expect the Miraculous | Barrow Media Center - 0 views

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EDCI325 leadership edtech school library teacher librarian blog learning by example

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  • Hannah Fjeld on 03 Mar 18
     
    One of my favorite librarian blogs to follow, Andy Plemmons does creative, innovative, fascinating things in his elementary library. I never fail to be inspired by reading about his work.
khoyttech

Educational Leadership:Technology-Rich Learning:Our Brains Extended - 1 views

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leadership&Technology education curriculum

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  • but today, reading is no longer the number one skill students need to take from school to succeed. Technology is.
  • In these digital times, is it still worthwhile to teach students how to write by hand, calculate in their heads, read, and define words and concepts—that is, most of the elementary school curriculum? Or is that like teaching kids how to hunt for their food? That was useful—once. We say we want kids to think, act, and relate effectively in their future. But many of the "new" Common Core State Standards serve only the needs of the 19th and 20th centuries.
  • Test Prep
elleneoneil

Digital Portfolios for Primary Students! | Powerful Learning Practice - 0 views

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EDCI325 change-project e-portfolios portfolio elementary-school

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  • They love that they have an audience and even more, they love to get comments about their work
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      elleneoneil on 11 Feb 17
       
      Added benefit of built in audience and feedback (feedback could be from teacher or others)
  • Gradually, we begin to add drawings and use other media to show our learning, such as video, Audioboo (for voice recordings or podcasts) and Storybird (to make embeddable storybooks).  We have also used tools such as Animationish and the ScreenChomp app for the iPad. We have taken pictures of posters or other things they have made, or posted combinations of these if we feel that using only one tool is not adequate to show what we can do.
    • elleneoneil
      elleneoneil on 11 Feb 17
       
      Resource ideas. Podcasts! Video! Pictures! Text!
  • there are no big surprises at our student led-conferences.
  • elleneoneil on 11 Feb 17
     
    Teacher testimonial of how e-portfolios worked in their classroom. Had some resources to check out as well.
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