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Magda Galloway

Technology and Design in the Classroom Video Project-Benny the Beggar - YouTube - 0 views

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    The object of the video was to create a story that had the elements who, what, when, where,why, and how and to then turn that story into a video to help teach others.
Raquel Pejchl

Storybird - Artful storytelling - 0 views

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    Allows students to combine pictures, drawings, and words to tell a story. Several students can work on the same story.
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Magda Galloway

World War II: A Story of Numbers - YouTube - 0 views

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    World War II: A Story of Numbers
Matt Rogers

Stories of Freedom & Justice | National Museum of American History - 0 views

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    Great account of historical stories. This would be great information for students interested in history.
Magda Galloway

Wall Street Video Project - YouTube - 0 views

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    A brief history of Wall Street, the financial heart of America - story told from Wall Street perspective 
Kim McCoy-Parker

Sir Ken Robinson: Why We Need to Reform Education Now - 0 views

  • In 1970, the U.S. had the highest rates of high school graduation in the world, now it has one of the lowest.
  • now around 75 percent, which puts America 23rd out of 28 countries surveyed.
  • They are mentors, coaches, motivators, and lifelong sources of inspiration to their students.
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  • 'drop out'
  • high schools every day, close to 1.5 million a year.
  • According to one estimate, if the numbers of young people leaving school early could be cut by 50 percent, the net gain to the U.S. economy from savings in social programs and gains in additional tax revenues could be around $90 billion a year - that's almost $1 trillion in just over ten years.
  • One of the themes of TEDTalks Education is that current policies are based on a tragic misdiagnosis of the problem. They treat education as an industrial process rather than as a human one. They are driven by a culture of testing and standardization that has narrowed the curriculum and sees students as data points and teachers as functionaries rather than as living breathing people.
  • To improve our schools, we have to humanize them and make education personal to every student and teacher in the system.
  • The key to personalizing education is to invest properly in the professional development of educators. As Bill Gates argues, teachers need mentors too.
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  • Teaching is an art form. Great teachers know they have to cultivate curiosity, passion and creativity in their students.
  • achievement soars when teachers fire the imaginations of their students with a true spirit of inquiry.
  • All students have their own stories, motivations and circumstances and teachers have to connect with them personally.
  • "Everyone has a story," she says. "Everyone has a struggle and everyone needs help along the way."
  • We have millions of young people walking away from education, he says. But "right now, we could save them all," if we're prepared to innovate fundamentally and not just do more of the same.
  • "Every child," she says, "deserves a champion who will never give up on them... and insists they become the best they can possibly be."
  • give them the creative freedom to innovate and do their jobs within a proper framework of public accountability.
  • There are those who say that we can't afford to personalize education to every student. The fact is that we can't afford not to.
Nelson Rokke

Inspiration Peak - 3 views

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    Short Stories, Quotes, Poems, and Ideas that can be used to inspire the creative writing process. This content provides inspiration and guidance to students who are working on digital storytelling projects. Alternatively, this content could serve as narrative script for those working with audio recording/editing software.
Nikki Lyons

StoryCorps - YouTube - 0 views

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    StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit whose mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories of our lives.
Magda Galloway

The Sioux Creations Story - YouTube - 1 views

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    cute student made stop animation video
anonymous

Kids' Games, Animals, Photos, Stories, and More -- National Geographic Kids - 0 views

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    National Geographic for Kids!
Andrew Sorge

UNI continues to be ranked among the top Midwest public universities on the 'U.S. News ... - 0 views

  • The University of Northern Iowa is ranked second in the "Best Regional Universities (Midwest)" category for public universities
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    "The University of Northern Iowa is ranked second in the "Best Regional Universities (Midwest)" category for public universities"
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