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Shaeley Santiago

Kids Who Use Facebook Do Worse in School - TIME Healthland - 9 views

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facebook Empathy education technology socialmedia

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  • Liza Alton on 09 Aug 11
     
    I really liked the last comment by the writer. His kids are the same age as mine and I am thankful that mine were older before they had access to Facebook. But just the same we as educators need to know the good and the bad so we can help our students and their parents become better cyber citizens
Anita Roche

Edmodo | Features for Schools and Districts - 1 views

www.edmodo.com/institutions

edmodo education

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  • School or District
  • Anita Roche on 18 Apr 12
     
    Edmodo provides teachers and students a secure place to connect and collaborate, share content and educational applications, and access homework, grades, class discussions and notifications. Our goal is to help educators harness the power of social media to customize the classroom for each and every learner.
  • Anita Roche on 18 Apr 12
     
    Facebook is not an option at our school. I don't see it ever being an option. Edmodo though is used in a local district and I just saw a presentation on it on last year. Looks very interesting.
  • Julie Bisher on 22 Jun 12
     
    I think edmodo would be good for sharing ideas between teachers on committees gathering materials for professional development.
meineckee

Helping students from rural Mexico feel comfortable in your classroom - Connecting with... - 1 views

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students mexico spanish language barriers classroom

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  • Children from rural Mexico may frequently feel uncomfortable in the American classroom environment. For starters, students may have grown up playing only with their siblings and cousins.
  • if a student is attending an American school for the first time, it may also be the first time he or she is surrounded by a different culture, language, food, and set of expectations for behavior. This can make a child feel very nervous, out of place, or shy.
  • the definition of a good education, or una buena educación, held by Mexican parents is far more comprehensive than the dominant American definition of a good education. For Mexican parents, the term una buena educación is a term used to refer to the broad education of a child rather than the solely the schooling of a child. In fact, the term in Spanish meaning “well-educated” is synonymous with the term ser gente decente, or “to be a good person.” A good education serves as the foundation for all other learning and instills in children a sense of moral, social, and personal responsibility. This includes teaching a child how to treat elders with respect, behave properly, and become a person of good moral standing.
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  • While parents in rural Mexico place a very high value on education and learning English, mothers bring the cultural understanding that schooling is the responsibility of the teacher and the school rather than the parents. They often do not realize that most children entering kindergarten already know their ABCs, the colors and the numbers. A mother from rural Mexico might expect that her son or daughter would learn all of these things in school.
  • some new immigrant parents may work long hours, may be unable to read, or may fill the house with things other than books or school supplies.
  • she may not understand that teachers’ requests to bring in supplies are to be followed, that classroom open-houses are normally attended by parents, or that homework frequently comes before family time in many American households.
  • Without authentic caring relationships with educators, students may feel disillusioned with their schooling experience and struggle to do well in school
  • To show respect to a teacher, a student may refrain from acting silly or boisterous, may not call out, or may not ask a question if they feel like they would be bothering their teacher.
  • may feel uncomfortable performing in front of the class or displaying information upon request.
  • but would be very willing to share in a small group setting.
  • Assign small group work in class to create a less intimidating environment for a new student. Avoid asking a new student to display their knowledge in front of the class until that behavior seems more familiar. Allow the student to be bicultural! Treat his or her language and ethnicity as assets rather than hurdles to overcome.
  • meineckee on 30 Jun 14
     
    This article has a lot of good information on relating to students and parents originally from rural Mexico. There are many good points in the first and second chapters of the article.
mverbrugge50315

Should Schools Monitor Students Social Media Accounts - 1 views

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education Twitter technology socialmedia Facebook

shared by mverbrugge50315 on 06 Aug 14 - No Cached
  • The company states that it actively looks for anything online that could threaten the safety and well-being of students in the district, including cyberbullying and threats of self-harm. These could be posts that are initiated from school, or not; using school-owned technology, or not. The technology also allows for the flagging and reporting of drug use or class-cutting – or really anything publicly posted by a student that could be viewed as problematic to the school
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      mverbrugge50315 on 06 Aug 14
       
      Seems like a good service to take burden off of administrators as they have a full plate and in the grand scheme of things, $40,500 seems fairly reasonable. Curious if price is based on number of students in that school?
  • The reality of course is that if a child wants to circumvent tracking and monitoring software, it is pretty easy to do.
    • mverbrugge50315
      mverbrugge50315 on 06 Aug 14
       
      Was a question I had, if district were to invest in a service, how easy would it be monitor. When our school caught kids drinking via Facebook/Twitter they caught on and changed settings to private.
  • Most people would agree that parents have a responsibility to keep tabs on what their kids are doing online.
    • mverbrugge50315
      mverbrugge50315 on 06 Aug 14
       
      YES!! I'm amazed when I see some things on FB or Twitter for some of my students and how do parents not have more control and make them take it down.
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  • that schools monitoring social media amounts to a violation of a student’s privacy. I am not particularly convinced of that. Most students I speak with are savvy enough to realize that what they post in public spaces online is open for anyone to see.
    • mverbrugge50315
      mverbrugge50315 on 06 Aug 14
       
      With anit-bullying laws becoming more prevelant, the issue of privacy is going to become more irrelevant b/c it's actually against the law
  • $40,000 could be used to hire an additional school counselor, at least part-time. At a time when school budgets are shrinking and support staff are routinely being cut, are schools trying to cut corners by relying on a technological solution to a problem?
  • And are they right for doing so?
    • mverbrugge50315
      mverbrugge50315 on 06 Aug 14
       
      Our district needs to cut nearly $3 Million dollars from our budget over a two year period, so it's a matter of weighing priorities. Student safety vs other things in place. All depends what current money is going towards
  • mverbrugge50315 on 06 Aug 14
     
    A service called Geo Listening is available for around $40,000 for districts to use and they monitor students social media. Questions about student privacy and whether this is a service schools can afford
Marzia Benson

DEVELOPING THE INTERCULTURAL DIMENSION IN LANGUAGE TEACHING: A PRACTICAL INTRODUCTINO F... - 1 views

languagecenter.cornell.edu/...intercultural.pdf

cuture global empathy

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  • Marzia Benson on 25 Jul 11
     
    This is a publication of The Council of Europe, " The Council of Europe has a long and well established tradition of developing consensus on the aims and guiding principles of language teaching. Through its programmes of activities and publications it continues to pursue the development of language teaching to meet the needs of the contemporary world. Among its most recent initiatives in this tradition are the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages providing guidelines for teaching, learning and assessment, and the European Language Portfolio which allows learners to plan and reflect upon their learning, and to chart and describe their proficiency. There has also always been a concern to help teachers develop their theory and practice, for example by organising seminars and interaction networks and by publishing compendia which offer examples of good practice." This guide direct teachers to use language as a means to intercultural understanding.
Virginia Lake

McGraw-Hill Education and ePals® Join Forces to Expand Global Collaborative L... - 3 views

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education collaborative students epals learning

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  • McGraw-Hill Education today announced that it has formed a collaboration with ePals Corporation, an education media company and the world's leading global learning network.
  • pairs world-class content from McGraw-Hill Networks, McGraw-Hill Education's award-winning digital social studies learning program for Grades 6-12, with ePals' global community and social learning platform.
  • he collaboration will allow teachers and students to connect with peers in more than 200 countries to enjoy the type of authentic, global learning experiences that are required for 21st century education and workplace success.
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  • With a strong focus on critical thinking, reading, writing and other academic skill development, these interactive experiences will aid teachers in meeting Common Core as well as other standards.
  • directed initially toward middle school and high school social studies topics.
  • "By bringing together McGraw-Hill Networks' strong educational content and ePals' global community of classrooms, we're expanding students' worlds while providing them the means to master Common Core standards through top-quality project-based learning experiences."
  • For additional information, visit www.mheducation.com.
  • Learn more about McGraw-Hill Education's digital learning resources on ePals.
  • The Company has offices across North America, India, China, Europe, the Middle East and South America, and makes its learning solutions available in more than 60 languages.
Julie Bisher

http://www.empathiceducation.com/ - 2 views

www.empathiceducation.com

walking in the shows of others

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  • Julie Bisher on 10 Jul 12
     
    What Empathic Education Is: Reflection and Immersion Empathic Education is a system of education where empathy, the "walking in the shoes of others, " is taught through reflection and immersion. In Empathic Education, students read about empathy, they write about empathy, and they actually delve into the world of others and experience the joy and pain of people who are "not exactly like me."
  • Terri Kretzinger on 10 Jul 12
     
    Very good article!
Carl Spilles

Empathy - Potential and Practice | Brown University - 2 views

www.choices.edu/...supplemental_tah_journal5.php

empathy practice classroom

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  • Our habit of perceiving the world as best suits our interests often blinds us to others' perceptions and impairs our ability to work with them to resolve conflicts peacefully.
  • Designing a course that listens to "other voices" of history and the present day and employs empathy allows students to come to a better understanding of history and current events. This approach will develop an appreciation for the complexities of history and social affairs. Upon learning these complexities students will be more engaged in analyzing the perceptions, stances, and experiences of the many related peoples of history and the present world.
  • Carl Spilles on 08 Apr 14
     
    An excellent article about teaching empathy through current events and history.
  • Heidi Bellon on 11 Apr 14
     
    This is an excellent article!!! A great read for all!
Sara Rael

Mapping Out a Get-to-Know-You Project | Teaching Tolerance - 1 views

www.tolerance.org/...pping-out-get-know-you-project

education tolerance mapping supporting empathy

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  • Submitted by Sarah Anderson on July 11, 2012 Keywords: Stereotypes and bias One of the simplest ways to foster compassion and understanding in our classrooms is to give students opportunities to share stories about their lives. By communicating and listening, students can break down stereotypes and see each other as real people.
  • Celebrating diversity is not just about recognizing other cultures and ethnicities. It is also about acknowledging that we all have rich and complex stories with varied pasts and personal struggles. The more we know about each other’s lives, the easier it is to accept and understand. 
  • Sara Rael on 19 Jul 12
     
    This would be great for introducing maps plus a start of the year opener.
Marzia Benson

Multimedia Teaching with Video Clips: - 0 views

www.sicet.org/...1_Berk.pdf

videos and learning the brain multimedia Net Generation technology in classroom

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  • Marzia Benson on 14 Jul 11
     
    "How can video clips embedded in multimedia presentations be used to improve learning in college courses? To answer this question, a review of the theoretical and research evidence on videos and the brain is presented first. That is followed by a description of the theory of multimedia learning as it relates to videos and a review of studies using videos over the past four decades in college courses. The results of these studies and the verbal and visual components of a video potentially provide a best fit to the characteristics of this Net Generation of students and a valid approach to tap their multiple intelligences and learning styles. Concrete guidelines are given for using available video technology in the classroom, selecting appropriate video clips for any class, and applying those clips as a systematic teaching tool. The use of clips can also attain 20 specific learning outcomes. Toward that end, 12 generic techniques with examples to integrate video clips into teaching across the college curriculum are described."
ericksonda

Be a Good Digital Citizen: Tips for Teens and Parents | Common Sense Media - 3 views

www.commonsensemedia.org/...zen-tips-for-teens-and-parents

cyber citizenship

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  • Digital Citizenship Tips for Teens For teens, we offer five simple rules of digital citizenship to help them create a world they can be proud of -- and inspire others to do the same. Think before you post or text -- a bad reputation could be just a click away. Before you press the "send" button, imagine the last person in the world that you’d want seeing what you post. What goes around comes around. If you want your privacy respected, respect others' privacy. Posting an embarrassing photo or forwarding a friend’s private text without asking can cause unintended hurt or damage to others. Spread heart, not hurt. If you wouldn’t say it in person, don’t say it online. Stand up for those who are bullied or harassed, and let them know that you’re there for them. Give and get credit. We’re all proud of what we create. Illegal downloading, digital cheating, and cutting and pasting other people’s stuff may be easy, but that doesn’t make it right. You have the responsibility to respect other people’s creative work -- and the right to have your own work respected. Make this a world you want to live in. Spread the good stuff. Create, share, tag, comment, and contribute to the online world in positive ways.
Marzia Benson

UNDERSTANDING AND ASSESSING INTERCULTURAL COMPETENECE: A SUMMARY OF THE THEORY, RESEARC... - 1 views

www.hawaii.edu/...Norris.pdf

Global Empathy Teaching Culture

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  • Marzia Benson on 25 Jul 11
     
    This paper "summarize(s) theory and research on intercultural competence, paying particular attention to existing approaches and tools for its assessment. We also review examples of the assessment of intercultural competence in the specific contexts of general education and college foreign language and study abroad programs. [The authors] hope that these resources will provide a useful basis to foreign language (and other) educators as they seek to understand and improve the intercultural competencies of their students.
Sara Rael

Schools Can Challenge Boundaries by Registering for 'Mix It Up' | Teaching Tolerance - 1 views

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education tolerance

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  • Submitted by Maureen Costello on July 18, 2012 Keywords: Diversity and inclusion Stereotypes and bias Bullying and exclusion Mix It Up At a time when the nation’s schools are becoming more segregated, teachers and students across the country have an opportunity to show the rest of the world they’re committed to challenging these boundaries by registering for Teaching Tolerance’s Mix It Up at Lunch Day. The Oct. 30 event,
Evemarie Zimmerman

Using Diigo in the Classroom - Student Learning with Diigo - 2 views

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shared by Evemarie Zimmerman on 29 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • Classes could use Diigo to review content in a type of fact-checking activity. The internet could be used to research important points of study and see if that information can be confirmed with bookmarks.
  • Teaching students to research is a common standard across all grade levels, elementary, middle school, high school, and beyond. Diigo excels as a research tool: Students can save relevant websites to lists in their Diigo student accounts. Each saved bookmark captures the URL and a screenshot, and can be searched later. Students can highlight important information right on the website, using Diigo. Later, when students return to the website, they find the reason they saved the bookmark in the first place. Students can use virtual sticky notes to summarize the important points of information from the website. This activity will mimic the time-tested procedure of using note cards to summarize and organize research projects. Students working on similar topics can create and join groups in order to collaborate. Later, when students need to document their sources, Diigo can be used to recall website URLs for citing sources.
  • Evemarie Zimmerman on 29 Jun 11
     
    my students can start research and take it home with them
  • Evemarie Zimmerman on 29 Jun 11
     
    maybe students will actually be willing to document since it will be easy to fin the source
Kari Bosma

Internet Safety & Cyberbullying Resources - 8 views

www.aea1.k12.ia.us/...internetresources.html

etiquette internet internet safety safety cyberbullying technology

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  • Kari Bosma on 07 Aug 11
     
    This is a collection of Internet Safety and Cyberbullying Resources provided by Iowa's Keystone Area Education Agency. I highlighted the two websites that I currently use to teach about  Cyber Citizenship, which are Cybersmart and Professor Garfield: Internet Safety and You.
  • Dianne Hugdahl on 08 Aug 11
     
    This collection is one to bookmark and use. Different levels of resources.
Kari Bosma

Teaching is Elementary: Skype in the Classroom...For Real! - 5 views

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education skype twitter etiquette technology

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  • Kari Bosma on 07 Aug 11
     
    On this blog a fourth grade classroom teacher shares how she and another teacher (that she connected with via twitter) collaborated to use Skype to connect and complete a Mystery State Project. I think that this is a neat idea and that my fourth grade teachers would be interested in trying this.
  • Dianne Hugdahl on 08 Aug 11
     
    I teach all levels at the high school and I can see this as an asset for my classes.
Deb Little

Global Competence and its Significance to the American Schools - 1 views

asiasociety.org/...-significance-american-schools

education global empathy citizenship

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  • Deb Little on 19 Aug 12
     
    Tony Jackson describes what the American education system needs to leapfrog from its current status today, to one of innovation and effectiveness, especially as it prepares children for a global future. (00:15:29)
  • Deb Little on 19 Aug 12
     
    This video presentation by Tony Jackson is one I think educators need to view. He speaks about how we need to help our kids be globally competent by doing four things: 1) Kids need to investigate the world by asking questions that are globally significant. 2) Our kids need to recognize the perspectives of others in the world. 3) Our kids need to be able to communicate ideas to others in the world through technology, media, and nonverbal and verbal means. 4)Our kids need to understand that they can change the world with their knowledge and contributions.
Robert Dickson

Media and Technology Resources for Educators | Common Sense Media - 1 views

www.commonsensemedia.org/educators

InternetSafety digitalcitizenship cyberbullying Internet_safety education

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  • Robert Dickson on 16 Jul 11
     
    Turn wired students into great digital citizens Get all the tools you need with our FREE Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum and Parent Media Education Program.
  • April Cooper on 05 Jul 12
     
    I like this resource! Many free tools and lesson plans to use with students.
Amy Keller

Top 100 Tools for the Twittering Teacher | Best Colleges Online - 4 views

www.bestcollegesonline.com/...ols-for-the-twittering-teacher

teaching web2.0 tools education twitter apps social resources

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  • Amy Keller on 25 Jul 11
     
    Twitter has become a powerful tool for community organizers, marketers, and others who want to share and receive information in a fast, friendly environment. It's no wonder, then, that teachers have also found success on Twitter, using the tool to connect with students, share information with parents, and find useful resources. Here, we'll take a look at 100 tools that can help twittering teachers make the most out of this helpful microblogging tool.
Sandy Kluver

Empathic Education: The Transformation of Learning in an Interconnected World - Comment... - 8 views

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global empathy education

shared by Sandy Kluver on 20 Jul 11 - Cached
  • Learning becomes less about pounding facts into individual students' brains and more about how to think collaboratively and critically. To be effective, collaborative learning requires mutual respect among all the players involved, a willingness to listen to others' perspectives, being open to criticism and a desire to share knowledge, and being responsible for and accountable to the group as a whole.
    • Sandy Kluver
      Sandy Kluver on 20 Jul 11
       
      Powerful statement that includes being respectful to others. Lifelong learning skills!
  • Dianne Hugdahl on 21 Jul 11
     
    This article really drove home the idea again for changing our education system to adapt to the times. The factory system connection and the way different ideologies influenced our teaching is very powerful. We need to be setting critical thinking skills at the forefront of our objectives. We are looking for students to continue their life with a thirst of finding out more.
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