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Alexis Jackson

Mind Games : Article : Scientific American - 0 views

  • New research shows that video games have great educational potential.
  • Ninety-seven percent of American teenagers regularly play video games.
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      Need to find this study from M.I.T. Education Arcade.
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  • They found that students who went straight to the lecture did not know what to listen for, whereas students who played the game first had better context and greater motivation.
  • M.I.T. Media Lab developed a programming language, Scratch, that enables kids as young as kindergartners to build games. Microsoft has developed a similar tool called Kodu.
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    Incorporating video games into education
Michael O'Connor

6 Videos On Globalization And Technology That Will Blow Your Mind | Edudemic - 2 views

  • ← A Teacher Spends $480 A Year On School Supplies: True Or False? Sweden’s Newest School System Has No Classrooms → Sunday, September 16, 2012 1:45 pm, Posted by Jeff Dunn 1 | Videos 6 Videos On Globalization And Technology That Will Blow Your Mind
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Mr. D D

Apple - Education - Special Education - OS X - 0 views

  • Safari Reader reduces the visual clutter
  • strips away ads, buttons, and navigation bars, allowing students to focus on just the content they want.
  • converts text to spoken audio a
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  • students who benefit from hearing text rather than reading it can listen to assignments on their own time
  • ake snapshots and make short videos,
  • students who struggle with personal interaction — like answering a direct question
  • to express themselves through multimedia.
  • many aspects of learning
  • that are traditionally print oriented can be captured in a concrete, visual way.
  • writing both the visual and the audio elements of a script
  • more engaging
  • Text to Speech, students can have the word or a paragraph read aloud as they’re reading it onscreen.
  • students have quick access to definitions and synonyms to help with grammar, spelling, and pronunciation
  • print disabilities or cognitive challenges or are learning English improve their vocabulary and word-building skills.
  • It lets students who are home or hospital bound engage with the rest of the class.
  • FaceTime is also ideal for students who communicate using sign language.
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    Great Apps for use with students with disabilities
Michael O'Connor

Getting Started - ISTE Community - 0 views

  • This open community is for ISTE members and the wider educational community. It’s here to facilitate learning, networking, and sharing for anyone with an interest in educational technology. Two heads are better than one, and we think the more heads, the better!
  • What can I do here? Spiff up your profile page: In the right navigation, click Settings and tell us about yourself, your work, the web 2.0 tools you use, and what you like to do. Most of all, have fun customizing your page!  Watch this great Getting Started video  Join a group: Looking for like-minded individuals? We have special interest groups, tools, and topics—there’s a group for every interest!  Start or join a discussion: Ask a question, give advice, or leave a comment for a friend.  Write a blog: Got a lot on your mind? Consider writing an ongoing blog and reading others’ posts and comments
  • ISTE Community is a public network
Garth Holman

4 No-Cost Tools for Educators -- THE Journal - 0 views

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      Also see next page. 
  • Technology doesn't have to be expensive. Just ask John Kuglin, a long-time tech guru who shows educators how to tap into myriad free Web resources that can be used in and out of the classroom
  • Enhanced video production and distribution. Mozilla's Popcorn Maker i
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  • Keeping content on hard drives just isn't an option anymore, according to Kuglin, who points to Dropbox, Google Drive, and Pogoplug.com
India Robertson

Who Owns The Learning - Alan November - 0 views

  • "Who Own The Learning?" Excerpted from keynoter Alan November's presentation during the Governor's Education Summit, hosted by Michigan Foundation for Education Leadership (MFEL) and the Education
Cindy Graves

Animoto - Education Video Slideshows - 0 views

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    Create slideshows. Includes backgrounds, music, images.
Brett Henry

Khan Academy - 2 views

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    A great site for videos in math and science, with a long list of practice math problems
anonymous

Free Video Converter| MP4 FLV 3GP AVI MKV DVD| FREE Download - 0 views

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    Free video converter
Garth Holman

TED-Ed | Lessons Worth Sharing - 1 views

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    flip video from TEDed
Holly Johnson

Comics - 2 views

shared by Holly Johnson on 28 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • Create fully animated comics online with Kerpoof. Choose from a library of scenes and characters, add animation, movement, as well as music and speech bubbles to bring a story idea to life. Extremely intuitive menu bar and helpful video tutorials make this tool quite useful. A key feature is a Teacher Account that allows teachers to register students and create classes where students can collaborate on creations
  • oondoo is another tool to create comics quickly. You can opt for a free
  • Pixton offers both a free account for personal use and an education platform with a unique pricing structure. There are a number of features provided with the Pixton education platform. Teachers can create a class, add students and assign a project all within the Pixton platform. Also, students can be signed up without and email account. Once created, comics can be printed, downloaded, embedded or shared online. The Pixton platform is also certfied for use on Smart and Promethean interactive white boards
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      Hi its Garth
  • They prompt students to decipher meaning, purpose, and tone. They also provide creative possibilities for differentiated learning and expression. Moreover, successful cartoonists need a wide range of skills: researching, drawing, writing, computing, storyboarding, and designing. Cartoonists need to make their stories engaging and persuasive.
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      There are some content standard ideas in this paragraph that can easily be targeted in a lesson!
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    this is a resource to find ways to teach to today's modern and techno savvy generation.
Jennifer Bernal

Glogster EDU - 21st century multimedia tool for educators, teachers and students | Text... - 1 views

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      A blog style system for teachers and students!
Christen Cowley

PBS kids:Educational Games - 0 views

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    Great PBS site all for kids.
Mallory Marks

Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence | Home - 1 views

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    OCALI - modules, research, library, video, assistive tech, family center, etc - for Autism in Ohio
Michael O'Connor

Russian Revolution - History.com Articles, Video, Pictures and Facts - 1 views

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      Overview of Russian Revolution from the History Channel
Katilin Johnson

Apps for Autism - 60 Minutes - CBS News - 1 views

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    Autistic people whose condition prevents them from speaking are making breakthroughs with the help of tablet computers and special applications that allow them to communicate.
India Robertson

The Pulitzer Prizes | Against All Odds - 0 views

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      cedric jennings. there is a video that follows
  • dropout rate is well into double digits and just 80 students out of more than 1,350 currently boast an average of B or better.
  • He arrives every day this early and often doesn't leave until dark. The high-school junior with the perfect grades has big dreams:
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  • Cedric became a latch-key child at the age of five, when his mother went back to work.
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