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Katie Day

NOVA | Hunting the Elements - 1 views

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chemistry periodic_table science teaching videos

shared by Katie Day on 05 May 12 - No Cached
  • Katie Day on 05 May 12
     
    Summary via The Scout Report (Apr 2012): "After watching this erudite (and fun) program from NOVA, you'll never again wonder "Where's selenium?" This two-hour program is hosted by David Pogue (the host of NOVA's "Making Stuff" program) and it "spins viewers through the world of weird, extreme chemistry: the strongest acids, the deadliest poisons, the universe's most abundant elements, and the rarest of the rare." It's a fascinating way to learn about the history of the periodic table, and the discovery and properties of the elements. The site also contains fourteen additional features, such as the Name That Element! quiz, an iPad app, a chemical bonds quiz, an interactive periodic table, and an exploration of the "amazing atomic clock." It may make chemistry junkies out of neophytes, and the already-converted will find much to keep them occupied here. [KMG]"
Adrienne Michetti

10 Elements - Digital Learning Now - 0 views

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elements learning standards digitalliteracy curriculum

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  • Adrienne Michetti on 17 Apr 15
     
    The 10 elements of high-quality digital learning, as set out by the National Education Reform team in 2010. I really like these!
Louise Phinney

Authentic Assessment in Action | Edutopia - 0 views

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assessment edutopia

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  • Louise Phinney on 22 Apr 13
     
    "At Sammamish High School, our staff has dedicated our professional development to building expertise in the key elements of problem-based learning. Previous blog entries by my colleagues have given an overview of this process, as well as exploring how we include student voice and work with authentic problems. Another crucial element of successful problem-based learning is using authentic assessment throughout all stages of a unit to constantly evaluate and improve student learning. "
Keri-Lee Beasley

Layout Cheat Sheet for Infographics : Visual arrangement tips - 0 views

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infographics design infographic graphic_design visual_literacy tutorial technology creativity data visualization

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  • Keri-Lee Beasley on 01 Mar 15
     
    Good visual arrangement for infographics is putting together graphic and visual elements in a manner that draws your reader's attention. The key to achieving simple, elegant and attractive content are ample whitespace and a well arranged layout. What is whitespace? White space is as its name defined-space that is unmarked in a piece of infographic or visual representation. It could be margins, padding or the space between columns, text and icons and design elements. Whitespace matters to create visually engaging content A page crammed full of text and images will appear busy. This makes the content difficult to read. It makes you unable to focus on the important stuff too. On the other hand, too much of white space can make your page look incomplete. It is always crucial to remember visually engaging content is usually clean and simple.
David Caleb

Reading photographs - 1 views

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photographs visual literacy literacy photography

shared by David Caleb on 03 Nov 16 - Cached
  • Photographs have tremendous power to communicate information. But they also have tremendous power to communicate misinformation, especially if we’re not careful how we read them. Reading photographs presents a unique set of challenges. Students can learn to use questions to decode, evaluate, and respond to photographic images.
  • What happened just before this moment, or just after it?
  • The photograph of a crowd of jubilant Iraqis toppling the statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad on April 9, 2003, is one of the most common images of the recent war in Iraq. A closeup shot shows a crowd of primarily Iraqis toppling the statue. A wide shot of the same scene would have revealed that the crowd in the square was made up of primarily US forces and journalists.
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  • One type of photography in which setting is very important is travel photography.
  • Using landmarks, monuments, or famous natural elements in a photograph is a core technique for evoking a sense of place.
  • The photographer selects the focal point not only by focusing the camera but also through other techniques.
  • shutter speed to bring only one element into focus immediately elevates that to the most important part of the image.
  • one element in the photograph is strongly backlit, it may seem to glow and thus draw the viewer’s attention.
  • What is the photographer’s thought process as she composes, frames, shoots and selects an image? Listen as photographer Lisa Maizlish narrates the decisions she made in photographing the students featured on the PBS reality show American High.
  • viewers have to decide how to interpret a photograph’s context
  • information about the people, events, setting, and so on are made explicit by the photographer — there are distinct visual clues that tell us who the people are, what they are doing, and where and when the photograph was taken.
  • implicit — implied but not clearly communicated by the photographer, or left to be inferred by the viewer.
  • identities of the people
  • unclear
  • their purpose may be unknown
  • time and place may be difficult or impossible to discern.
  • simple "W" questions can be open to debate.
  • Viewers may not even realize that they are making those assumptions
  • Just as successful written communication requires that the writer and reader speak the same language, successful visual communication requires that the photographer and viewer share a common "visual language" of signs, clues, and assumptions.
  • Were your assumptions correct? Can you always trust your first instinct? (And even having read the caption, how much do we really know about these girls and their lives?)
  • a different culture might ask why this round brown object is
  • we have to be careful that we have enough cultural background in common with the photographer to correctly interpret what we see.
  • The photograph by itself tells us very little about what’s going on; we probably could have invented any number of captions, and you’d have believed us!
  • Keri-Lee Beasley on 03 Nov 16
     
    Reading images - lots of good strategies here
  • David Caleb on 07 Nov 16
     
    Reading photos
Sean McHugh

The Overprotected Kid - The Atlantic - 0 views

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  • Sandseter began observing and interviewing children on playgrounds in Norway. In 2011, she published her results in a paper called “Children’s Risky Play From an Evolutionary Perspective: The Anti-Phobic Effects of Thrilling Experiences.” Children, she concluded, have a sensory need to taste danger and excitement; this doesn’t mean that what they do has to actually be dangerous, only that they feel they are taking a great risk. That scares them, but then they overcome the fear. In the paper, Sandseter identifies six kinds of risky play: (1) Exploring heights, or getting the “bird’s perspective,” as she calls it—“high enough to evoke the sensation of fear.” (2) Handling dangerous tools—using sharp scissors or knives, or heavy hammers that at first seem unmanageable but that kids learn to master. (3) Being near dangerous elements—playing near vast bodies of water, or near a fire, so kids are aware that there is danger nearby. (4) Rough-and-tumble play—wrestling, play-fighting—so kids learn to negotiate aggression and cooperation. (5) Speed—cycling or skiing at a pace that feels too fast. (6) Exploring on one’s own.
  • This last one Sandseter describes as “the most important for the children.” She told me, “When they are left alone and can take full responsibility for their actions, and the consequences of their decisions, it’s a thrilling experience.”
  • the final irony is that our close attention to safety has not in fact made a tremendous difference in the number of accidents children have.
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  • sometimes it seems as if children don’t get the space to grow up at all; they just become adept at mimicking the habits of adulthood. As Hart’s research shows, children used to gradually take on responsibilities, year by year. They crossed the road, went to the store; eventually some of them got small neighborhood jobs. Their pride was wrapped up in competence and independence, which grew as they tried and mastered activities they hadn’t known how to do the previous year. But these days, middle-class children, at least, skip these milestones. They spend a lot of time in the company of adults, so they can talk and think like them, but they never build up the confidence to be truly independent and self-reliant.
  • Sean McHugh on 01 Apr 14
     
    Sandseter began observing and interviewing children on playgrounds in Norway. In 2011, she published her results in a paper called "Children's Risky Play From an Evolutionary Perspective: The Anti-Phobic Effects of Thrilling Experiences." Children, she concluded, have a sensory need to taste danger and excitement; this doesn't mean that what they do has to actually be dangerous, only that they feel they are taking a great risk. That scares them, but then they overcome the fear. In the paper, Sandseter identifies six kinds of risky play: (1) Exploring heights, or getting the "bird's perspective," as she calls it-"high enough to evoke the sensation of fear." (2) Handling dangerous tools-using sharp scissors or knives, or heavy hammers that at first seem unmanageable but that kids learn to master. (3) Being near dangerous elements-playing near vast bodies of water, or near a fire, so kids are aware that there is danger nearby. (4) Rough-and-tumble play-wrestling, play-fighting-so kids learn to negotiate aggression and cooperation. (5) Speed-cycling or skiing at a pace that feels too fast. (6) Exploring on one's own.
Keri-Lee Beasley

Elements of Design by Paperleaf - 0 views

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technology visual_literacy graphic_design poster

shared by Keri-Lee Beasley on 20 Aug 14 - No Cached
  • Keri-Lee Beasley on 20 Aug 14
     
    Poster of the elements of design.
Sean McHugh

Girls and Games: What's the Attraction? | MindShift - 0 views

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games learning girls gaming

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  • Sean McHugh on 04 Mar 13
     
    Girls and Games: What's the Attraction? Games are increasingly recognized by educators as a way to get kids excited about learning. While the stereotype of a "gamer" may evoke the image of a high school boy holed up in a dark room playing on a console, in reality 62 percent of gamers play with other people either in person or online, and 47 percent of all gamers are girls. Game developers and academics who have been studying the elements that go into making games more attractive to girls found that those very same qualities are also important components of learning. For instance, girls are more drawn to games that require problem solving in context, that are collaborative (played through social media) and that produce what's perceived to be a social good. They also like games that simulate the real word and are particularly drawn to "transmedia" content that draws on characters from books, movies, or toys.
Louise Phinney

8 Steps To Great Digital Storytelling | Edudemic - 0 views

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digital storytelling

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  • Louise Phinney on 02 Jun 13
     
    Great digital stories: Are personal Begin with the story/script Are concise Use readily-available source materials Include universal story elements Involve collaboration at a variety of levels
  • Miles Beasley on 05 Jun 13
     
    Thanks Louise!
Louise Phinney

Assessment tools for a flipped or blended class « Education, Technology & Bus... - 1 views

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tools assessment

shared by Louise Phinney on 09 Jul 12 - No Cached
  • Louise Phinney on 09 Jul 12
     
    I am designing a class that I am going to teach next year. It is going to have elements of being flipped or simply blended. In any case, I am looking into different ways in which I can assess student learning that goes on during semester, whether in the classroom or out.
Katie Day

Storytelling Site Cowbird: In-Depth Experience on, of all Places, the Web - The Digital... - 0 views

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storytelling digital_storytelling lesson_ideas writing

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  • Katie Day on 17 Jan 12
     
    "Telling a brief story around a single photograph seems like such a simple idea. Add to that a sharing element and you think: another clever web platform to distract and amuse us. But there's a lot more to Cowbird.The interface is beautiful, as one would expect from Jonathan Harris, Cowbird's creator. The Web artist and programmer behind the 2006 Web project "We Feel Fine," Harris thinks big. His goal with Cowbird: nothing less than to create "the world's first library of human experience," according to the site.While you can add audio, the focus is on the image, which floats front and center, full screen, with the accompanying story beneath in plain text. To get a feel, you'll need to spend some time with the stories posted thus far, as the site suggests."
Katie Day

Questions & Authors: Essentials for guided reading - The Stenhouse Blog - 0 views

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literacy teaching guided_reading

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  • Katie Day on 06 Feb 11
     
    "Here are a few essential elements that help make the teaching in small groups effective for these students:1)  Use short text;  2) Keep meaning-making at the forefront; 3) Plan in ways that help you tailor the lesson to the specific needs of the group; 4) Allow talk time as you encourage students to negotiate the meaning of the text beyond the literal level and actually teach talking behaviors to maximize comprehension"
Keri-Lee Beasley

Reading Is elemental | Harvard Magazine Sep-Oct 2011 - 1 views

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humanities reading literacy harvard socialstudies history poetry

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  • Keri-Lee Beasley on 12 Sep 11
     
    An article about how to preserve the Humanities
Keri-Lee Beasley

WHY YOU SHOULD GIVE A CRAP ABOUT DESIGN | FG Press - 0 views

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  • Keri-Lee Beasley on 19 Aug 14
     
    CRAP design. Well written post about my favourite design elements
Adrienne Michetti

http://digitallearningnow.com/site/uploads/2014/03/Roadmap-for-Reform.pdf - 1 views

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policy infrastructure

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  • Adrienne Michetti on 17 Apr 15
     
    More on the 10 elements of high -quality digital learning. 
Keri-Lee Beasley

Rating categories, content descriptors, and interactive elements from ESRB - 0 views

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gaming ratings ESRB gamechangers parents parenting technology games

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  • Keri-Lee Beasley on 04 Mar 13
     
    Rating guides for parents/teachers
Jeffrey Plaman

Why Teacher Coaching Can Fail - Julie Boyd - 2 views

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coaching fail policy technology

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  • Jeffrey Plaman on 18 Feb 13
     
    Coaching is a highly sophisticated form of reflective practice. When done well, it can transform a person's professional, and often personal, life, and provides many benefits to the employer in sustaining high performance and morale. The question is, however, whether it's the coaching itself that produces the results, or if it's down to an enlightened management team, which believes in people's development and so encourages coaching, which in turn produces results. When coaching is done badly, though, it has the power to decimate a person's sense of professional worth for years into the future and to incur substantial cost while returning no benefits, or worse, significant professional damage. Leadership can become cynical about the coaching process.  Money is wasted.  Time and attention are frittered away.  Ineffective coaching is counterproductive and should be stopped as soon as it is recognized.
  • James Dalziel on 19 Feb 13
     
    If we value coaching, and we do, the question then becomes: "what are the elements of effective coaching that we can train, support, measure, and improve" - especially those that have the highest leverage for shifting those being coached perspectives and practices. The more I come to understand the power of coaching the more I appreciate that the best leaders see their primary role within an organisation as an influencer and coaching as the structure behind the myriad of interactions. I think an enlightened management team would not only be encouraging coaches but utilizing coaching strategies themselves on a regular basis.
Adrienne Michetti

Aspire ERES Academy: Blended Learning in Action from Education Elements on Vimeo - 0 views

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BlendedLearning differentiation models classroomrotation

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  • Adrienne Michetti on 27 May 15
     
    This is only ONE example of what Blended Learning can look like. Consider context when viewing this example. 
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