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Kenneth Griswold

Connected Educators | Strengthening connected online communities of practice in education - 0 views

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    Connected Educators highlights initiatives such as Connected Educator month to empower teachers to develop online communities of practice.
Kenneth Griswold

What Does It Mean to Be a Connected Educator? | Edutopia - 0 views

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    Educators share their stories about becoming "Connected Educators" in this Edutopia community forum.
Kenneth Griswold

Twitter for Teachers - YouTube - 0 views

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    An excellent playlist of YouTube videos showcasing how Twitter can be used by educators to build a personal learning network and become connected educators.
Kenneth Griswold

Content Curation | Flickr - Photo Sharing! - 0 views

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    Connected educators think strategically about content curation. How do we collect, curate, and share the best resources, ideas, and content for teaching and learning. This sketch does a nice job illustrating the steps in the process.
Kenneth Griswold

Ways to Evaluate Educational Apps - Tony Vincent - Learning in Hand - 0 views

  • RelevanceThe app’s focus has a strong connection to the purpose for the app and appropriate for the student CustomizationApp offers complete flexibility to alter content and settings to meet student needs FeedbackStudent is provided specific feedback Thinking SkillsApp encourages the use of higher order thinking skills including creating, evaluating, and analyzing EngagementStudent is highly motivated to use the app SharingSpecific performance summary or student product is saved in app and can be exported to the teacher or for an audience
  • Here's my list: Use of app is relevant to the purpose and student needs Help or tutorial is available in the app Content is appropriate for the student Information is error-free, factual, and reliable Content can be exported, copied, or printed App’s settings and/or content can be customized Customized content can be transferred to other devices History is kept of student use of the app Design of app is functional and visually stimulating Student can exit app at any time without losing progress Works with accessibility options like VoiceOver and Speak Selection App is free of charge No in-app purchases are necessary for intended use of app App loads quickly and does not crash App contains no advertising App has been updated in the last 6 months App promotes creativity and imagination App provides opportunities to use higher order thinking skills App promotes collaboration and idea sharing App provides useful feedback
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      Regarding Relevance, I would probably add a check to decide if the app is grade-appropriate and that it will support student growth toward mastery of curricular standards, lesson objectives, etc.
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    Tony Vincent's excellent rubric for evaluating education apps (plus links to several others).  
Kenneth Griswold

Free Technology for Teachers: Digital Explorer - Follow Expeditions and Learn About Sci... - 0 views

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    Digital Explorer is an organization that helps students learn about science and geography through the study of expeditions around the world. Digital Explorer publishes educational materials that are connected to expeditions. via Feedly Digital Explorer - Follow Expeditions and Learn About Science via Free Technology for Teachers http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
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