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Shaeley Santiago

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

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shared by Shaeley Santiago on 09 Aug 11 - No Cached
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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
Jennifer Otten

NEA - Get Smart! - 5 views

www.nea.org/41992.htm

shared by Jennifer Otten on 21 Jun 12 - No Cached
    • Laura Foell
      Laura Foell on 21 Jun 12
       
      Study up about the drop box, mobile mouse pro, edutecher,
    • Jennifer Otten
      Jennifer Otten on 27 Jun 12
       
      Thanks for pointing out the mobile mouse pro. Have you used that before? There are A LOT of things to sift through on the edutecher website.
  • Laura Foell on 21 Jun 12
     
    a lot of interesting material that we could use in the classroom
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  • Sara Rael on 21 Jun 12
     
    What about students that don't have cell phones? My own kids aren't allowed to get on till their 16. Or what about the families that are low income?
  • Laurie Nielsen on 22 Jun 12
     
    I'm with you, Sara. My own kids get a cell phone for Christmas freshman year and DON'T have Internet access, however the Ipod Touch has the Internet. (Kids bought themselves.) This has inspired me to not only poll kids on their Internet access on a computer but on their phone/Ipod as well.
  • Sara Rael on 22 Jun 12
     
    Thanks Laurie, that is a good point. We do have a few Ipod Touches at our school if kids don't have one.
  • Laura Foell on 24 Jun 12
     
    I agree with some of the comments about some kids not having access. But schools should be encouraged to make these available to those without access.
meineckee

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

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shared by meineckee on 30 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • 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.
Shaeley Santiago

LangMedia: CultureTalk - 6 views

langmedia.fivecolleges.edu/culturetalk.html

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shared by Shaeley Santiago on 14 Aug 11 - Cached
  • Deb Little on 19 Aug 12
     
    This site has specific cultural videos targeted for elementary, middle school, and high school students. One video I viewed showed a large family meal being shared in Bangledesh. Lots of material here to give students a world view so different from their own.
Marzia Benson

Skype in Foreign Language Classrooms - 1 views

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Skype Foreign Language

shared by Marzia Benson on 11 Jul 11 - No Cached
  • Marzia Benson on 11 Jul 11
     
    Skype is user-friendly, free video chat software that in recent years has become wildly popular for long-distance communication, be it with college students studying abroad who want to keep in contact with friends and family back in their home country or for international business correspondence.
cc_mcvey

Digital Citizenship - 5 views

Check out these 2 videos (plus 7 more) on Patrick Green's youtube playlist for Digital Citizenship. Great for families and classroom viewing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX1XeJLopbg&list=PL...

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