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Libby Turpin

Making Online Discussion Boards Work for Skills-Based Courses - Faculty Focus | Faculty... - 10 views

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communication Web2.0 education technology

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  • Mary Keane on 10 Apr 11
     
    This article explores ways to enhance online communication between students.
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  • Megan Smith on 09 May 11
     
    How to make a disucussion board effective. Divide a large group into smaller study sections. Make certain to post application questions, not fact-based or calculation questions. Apply the questions to the students' life/future.
  • Jon Tyler on 09 May 11
     
    The author describes using discussion boards for his accounting course.
  • amy sunke on 16 May 11
     
    This article highlights some key points about how to successfully integrate online discussions into core subject content. He does this by pairing down the discussion groups much like we are doing in the Web 2.0 course right now ,"When I did discussions with the class as a whole, the students grumbled about having to read repetitive messages. They were much more willing to participate in the study group if there were relatively few messages". He is also looking for an inital post and a follow up post written with correct grammar and spelling.
  • Holly Fiechtner on 24 May 11
     
    In this article, Rob Kelly discusses how he uses online discussion boards to enhance the learning in his classroom. Students end up helping one another, and the conversations go beyond accounting so that students really see the applicability of the subject matter to their future lives. Students who really excel in accounting help students who struggle, and the split classroom discussion helps to make it manageable for all students.
  • Mary Leon-Sweeney on 25 May 11
     
    This article talks about how to make online discussions work for skills-based courses. Using Professor Roger Gee's practice and approach as an example, the author offers examples to guide students in expressing themselves creatively and persuasively, which engages and motivates them. The class is divided into study groups for the discussions. Each discussion begins with a posting by Professor Gee, the discussions are to begin after students have read the material, viewed the PowerPoint, and taken a quiz. Professor Gee encourages students to work within the study groups to help each other.
  • Caryn Elefante on 11 Aug 11
     
    This article shows how to let online discussions allow for higher order thinking skills to flourish in a skills-based classroom.
  • Kim Metz on 18 Feb 12
     
    "Making Online Discussion Boards Work for Skills-Based Courses" is an article written by Rob Kelly and posted in a higher education newsletter. The author describes ways on how online discussions can enhance learning in skills-based online courses. He suggests rather than having students resolve math problems for example, steer students to coming up with an opinion supported by facts they have learned. Students should have the opportunity to have read the lesson, PowerPoints and other related resources before a discussion takes place. The discussions should also give students the opportunity to share opinions and how the material may affect their personal life. Like our class, the author suggest each student to post a reply to the instructor's question and reply to at least one other student's reply. The posting should have good spelling and grammar as if they were in the business world. Another way to enhance learning is to have students work collaboratively and help each other out. The suggestions offered by the author are similar to what we have received in this course. Although the article is written for higher education, I would assume, but I have to also wonder if this is valuable information at the secondary level too?
  • Steven Young on 13 May 12
     
    This is a first-rate article on how to run an online discussion for a class on a technical subject. The article elucidates the techniques used by an accounting professor at San Diego Messa College. Issues addressed include whether to focus on calculations or opinions, the size of discussion groups, at what point in the lesson plan students should post, and what role the teacher should play in introducing a topic. Professor Gee advocates that posts focus on opinions rather than facts or calculations, since the latter provides an opportunity to spread error. He also discusses dividing a class of 35 into two groups, having students post after they have reviewed a substantial part of the lesson, and the teacher introducing discussion topics and modeling the first comment.
  • Jeanne Lauer on 14 May 12
     
    As a teacher of a 2 year high school accounting program, I enjoyed reading this article about Professor Roger Gee's use of online discussion boards. I introduce my students to several elements of personal finance as it relates to a service business owner's personal finances and wondered how I could engage my students to delve a bit deeper into their own thoughts on their personal finances now and in the future. I will be using Gee's suggestion as it helps students use some critical thinking to plan for their future. Some of the items mentioned actually are part of the "flipped classroom" concept; students already having read the lesson, watched the PowerPoints, and taken the test. Then comes the discussion using the learned skills. I appreciate this information for a skill-based course be it high school or community college. As we articulate with our neighboring community college, and attempt to make our students college-ready, this concept fits the bill.
  • Libby Turpin on 16 May 12
     
    Rob Kelly discusses how to he used online discussion boards in a skills based course. This concept could be followed for any type of study group. Given students learn best when they not only teach the information but share and collaborate with others, this idea enhances the learning process.
  • Holly Ruiz on 22 May 12
     
    I'm the only Accounting teacher and have been teaching for 2 years at the high school level. I feel this article does a great job not just on how discussion boards can help and guide deeper levels of thinking among Accounting students, but provides the opportunity to take baby steps including technology in the classroom and push critical thinking. I can appreciate this article greatly because I believe we all learn through experience and as Gee mentions, some of the students have worked in the field and may be able to offer their peers another insight.
Meaghan Roach

Secure Social Networking - 4 views

www.schoollibraryjournal.com/...ure_social_networking.html.csp

web2.0 Information Literacy social networking safety

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  • Holly Ruiz on 02 May 12
     
    The article uses a friendly approach to help teens stay safe and for parents (adults) to understand how to change privacy settings. There is a series of videos (11) to help learn more about social networking and how to check yourself it something doesn't seem right. The article also demonstrates the use of protection your personal property from hackers and spammers.  I personally think the article does a great job using the friendly approach with teens, and using videos, and teens will click on a video than read an entire article. Holly
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  • Mervin Eyler on 08 May 12
     
    This site offers a number of websites to help learn how to use and how to be safe while networking. Some of the sites are aimed at teens, others at adults (parents and/or teachers). Most sites include videos. I like the site as a first step to put one on the road to being saavy or literate on the web when using social networks.
  • Jeanne Lauer on 08 May 12
     
    This site has information that is valuable for parents and students alike, so all users of the Internet can protect themselves as securely as possible. It's important to know the limits of social networking and the videos present this information in a clear concise manner.
  • Florina Merturi on 15 May 12
     
    www.connectsafely.org This up-to-date site designed for adults offers an excellent online discussion forum on social networking sites. You'll also find the latest related news, with "commentaries" written by both staff and guest experts covering various legal, social, and safety issues. Of special interest: the commentaries on age verification and cyberbullying.
  • Griffin Loynes on 29 May 12
     
    In Web 2.0 classrooms, teachers encourage students to use social networking for collaborative work. This article delves into the issue of safety in regards to social networks. It provides five links to websites, which help students become aware of the possible dangers of social networking. The article summarizes the different links, discussing the particular purpose and audience of the linked site. Some the sites even provide resources for parents and teachers.
  • denise elya on 30 May 12
     
    These are great articles. I like the user friendly approach to all of these; In www.connectsafely.org there are great personal accounts of what can go wrong using social media. Those articles really resonate with my own fears. We must be wise when we use the web.
  • Meaghan Roach on 24 Jul 12
     
    This online discussion forum offers adults insight into the legal, social, and safety issues tied into specific social networking sites.
Sandra Besselsen

Learning with Students vs. Doing for Students | Faculty Focus - 0 views

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collaborative learning learner-centered teaching student-centered approach

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  • Sandra Besselsen on 22 Jul 13
     
    I was looking for an article that had to do with blogs, but ran across this article and while it isn't on blogs - our topic for the week, it might help answer a question that has come up in discussion. The where-when-why to use blogs in the classroom question. This post talks about building expectations for a classroom as a group, teacher and student together. Why not do this with blogs? We have all said that they have value in the classroom - maybe the students can help us figure out where they would get the most value from them in their work/assignments. She contrasts that with a syllabus that "perform[s] as a living, negotiated document." (p. 41) It begins with these four questions: What topics or areas are of greatest interest to us as a class? How can we adapt the classroom space to be conducive to cultivating enhanced communication? How can we best connect our readings and discussions to our everyday lives?
Kathy Heller

Education World: Cool Tech Tools for Differentiated Instruction - 1 views

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media literacy differentiated instruction education

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  • Kathy Heller on 23 Jul 13
     
    This article discusses 5 technology tools to help teachers incorporate differentiated instruction into any lesson. These tools appeal to different learning styles and individual strengths. Advanced students can be challenged and struggling students can receive help. The 5 programs/tools cited are Museum Box, The Elements, Garage Band, Intro to Math, and Dragon Dictation.
  • Patty Bettinger on 27 Jul 13
     
    Each of the apps listed in this article deserve a glance, some especially for the younger grades and special education. Garage Band appeals to all ages - my colleague uses it to set poems to music in her 2nd grade class. I hope to have students use it this year as background to a video. The Elements app is awesome! (I just spent an hour checking it out - I was completely swept away and so not focused on the task at hand.) I can also imagine an group project with Museum Box, that would appeal to the ultra-organized students. This article really showcases just how technology and all the ensuing apps has something for every student to latch on to and feel success with.
Christie Gloss

Free Technology for Teachers: HOTTS (Higher Order Thinking/Technology Skills) - Guest Post - 4 views

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Higher Order Thinking Skills Web2.0 BloomsTaxonomy

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  • Here are some of the ways we have been using free technology in our school to help students reach each level of Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy.
  • One of the best tools we have put in our students’ hands to help them reach the remembering and understanding level is Diigo.
  • Examples of tools that students can use include Prezi, Glogster, Powerpoint, Skype, Google Apps, iPhoto, iMovie, Flickr,
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  • Forms and Wordle provide our students with opportunities to analyze information instantly and in a uniquely visual way.
  • Our 8th grade algebra class has used Google Forms to collect data related to homework performance and group project performances.
  • The most common way that I see our teachers reaching the evaluating level with our students is through blogging and Voicethread.
  • Finally, one of the best examples of the creating level that I have seen is students producing videos.
  • Christie Gloss on 15 Feb 12
     
    This blog post describes the Web 2.0 tools that are being used in the author's school to help students reach each level of Bloom's Taxonomy.
brian williams

Adding Video Elements to Your Online Classroom - 1 views

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  • brian williams on 22 Apr 11
     
    Getting your Jing on!! The ability to enhance online courses with simple video elements helps students to complete assignments, readings, and discussions, and it motivates them to check into their classes more often which in turn helps instructors retain their students. The students will how to create a simple video, compress it, and access code to embed the file into a course management system or even upload it to a website, blog or YouTube. No expensive equipment or software is required, there is little to no cost, and the process is fairly quick and straightforward.
Jennifer Weeks

Can Repetitive Exercises Actually Feed the Creative Process? | MindShift - 1 views

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exercises practice repetition creativity diigo Web2.0 critical thinking HOTS

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      Jennifer Weeks on 24 Feb 13
       
      This statement is consistent with my own educational experience. I was in the immersion French program as a child in Ontario and half of my day was in French and half of my day was in English. I honestly feel like I spent 6 years of my life from grade 2 to grade 8 copying verb charts and doing worksheets. Clearly, it has paid off as I am a French teacher and I have an excellent vocabulary and understanding of verb conjugations and tenses. 
  • John Kounios, Professor of Psychology at Drexel University and co-author of upcoming book Insight: Aha Moments, Creativity, and the Brain, the connection between creativity and automaticity is complicated.
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  • thinking about it often becomes locked in and it’s difficult for them to break out of this mental straightjacket.”
  • repeated practice walks side-by-side with the creative process.”
  • This would be the same as memorizing the rules of basketball and shooting endless free throws without ever learning to play the game.”
    • Jennifer Weeks
      Jennifer Weeks on 24 Feb 13
       
      This is the trouble with foreign language instruction sometimes. We don't let students apply what they learn at a fast enough rate to keep them interested. 
  • Focused practice, Lemov has found in his research training teachers, actually automates a process in one’s body, which then becomes fertile ground for creative breakthroughs and individual variations.
    • Jennifer Weeks
      Jennifer Weeks on 24 Feb 13
       
      This article talks about the interplay between rote practice/memorization and creativity. It also cites a number of books that are helpful in understanding the nuances of the topic and arguments for and against rote learning. 
  • Can Repetitive Exercises Actually Feed the Creative Process?
  • Thomas Fischer on 24 Feb 13
     
    "Kurt Wootton, co-author of A Reason to Read. "In my view, the repetition must not come before allowing students to participate in the creative tasks, but rather repeated practice walks side-by-side with the creative process."" I find this statement to "hit the nail on the head" as the debate between rote memory and creative "aha" moments continue. The analogy of the musician practicing for hours playing scales as well as note for note renditions of other's work is appropriate to this discussion. The book, "Outliers",by Malcolm Gladwell, addresses the 10,000 hour rule. To paraphrase; To become world class at anything, it takes 10,000 hours of focused practice. The author's examples range from Bill Gates to The Beatles. When two sides are set up as an US vs THEM debate, it misses the oppoprtunity to combine perfect practice with creative inspiration. Putting together a perfect meal is based on proper choices of various food combinations. Putting together a perfect learning environment is very similar in that a combination of repetitive learning and creative opportunity helps the learning as well as creative process.
  • Thomas Fischer on 24 Feb 13
     
    "Kurt Wootton, co-author of A Reason to Read. "In my view, the repetition must not come before allowing students to participate in the creative tasks, but rather repeated practice walks side-by-side with the creative process."" I find this statement to "hit the nail on the head" as the debate between rote memory and creative "aha" moments continue. The analogy of the musician practicing for hours playing scales as well as note for note renditions of other's work is appropriate to this discussion. The book, "Outliers",by Malcolm Gladwell, addresses the 10,000 hour rule. To paraphrase; To become world class at anything, it takes 10,000 hours of focused practice. The author's examples range from Bill Gates to The Beatles. When two sides are set up as an US vs THEM debate, it misses the oppoprtunity to combine perfect practice with creative inspiration. Putting together a perfect meal is based on proper choices of various food combinations. Putting together a perfect learning environment is very similar in that a combination of repetitive learning and creative opportunity helps the learning as well as creative process.
Kathy Heller

Social Media's Impact in Schools - 0 views

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collaboration technology communication 2.0

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  • Kathy Heller on 05 Aug 13
     
    This article lists some interesting statistics about the pervasiveness of social media. According to this post, 96% of students with internet access use social networking technology, and 56% of those talk about education-related topics while they are online. Educators say social networking gives them access to a professional community, and it encourages collaboration and the exchange of ideas. Parents say it helps them become more involved, helps them understand the teacher's expectations, and increases student-teacher communication. Social media helps students learn collaboration and develop important workforce skills. It also gives them a positive view of technology, stimulates engagement, and increases academic networking. Interesting statements, to be sure.
Sister Jacqueline

50 Free Collaboration Tools For Education - CollegeTimes™ - 1 views

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education Web2.0 collaboration

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  • Sister Jacqueline on 22 Feb 13
     
    If you are looking for tools to help students and teachers in traditional classrooms working on group projects, the following collaboration tools will help with any need. From group papers to file sharing to group communication, the following tools will help bring any educational group together seamlessly to produce awesome results.
rfaller

Critical Thinking: A Necessary Skill in the Age of Spin - 5 views

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education HOTS critical thinking

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  • rfaller on 13 Jun 14
     
    This article explains that critical thinking skills are needed everywhere in life - not just in the classroom. As teachers, we need to help our students realize that just because information exists, doesn't mean that it's correct. Using web tools can help students do this by having them take information and present it in a different form, or by having them create their own presentation based on correct information gathered.
  • Cheryl Zaino on 15 Jun 14
     
    I agree with you that students need to question what they read and be able to see through the writers agenda. I think that is why I worry about the websites that students are getting their information. As teachers we need to help students'analyse and question each source they use before they accept what the web articles have posted. I also need to align my curriculum with standards that include critical thinking. It will be the next step in my journey from guidance counselor to teacher.
julegig

Part 2… Creativity In The Digital Classroom… Web 2.0 Tools… Are They In Your ... - 4 views

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web2.0 creativity Webtools resources tools

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  • julegig on 30 Jun 14
     
    The author points out the importance of bringing creativity into the classroom and into the curriculum to help engage the learner. The author recommends several Web 2.0 applications that can be used at any school which include Glogster, Storybird, Animoto, and Voki to name a few.
  • cabrantes on 02 Jul 14
     
    This article was great! It was to the point and explained the importance of creativity in the classroom. The integration of that creativity helps students become producers of their own curriculum and makes them responsible for their own education. The article lists useful tools to bring that creativity alive.
Julie Davis

Teaching App of the Week: Screen Chomp - Edgalaxy - 1 views

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teaching Technology web2.0

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  • Julie Davis on 06 Feb 13
     
    Lots of good resources and teaching ideas, apps & games. This site should help stay current in regards to what's out there that is new and exciting
S Worrell

Professional Development - K12 Guide to going Google - 1 views

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  • S Worrell on 12 May 12
     
    If you are trying to envision ways to utilize G Apps in school, this offers some helpful info.
  • Colleen Gianino on 12 May 12
     
    Thanks Sterling, This is a great resource. I just watched the "32 Ways to Use Google Apps in the Classroom". It's got a great video embedded in it where the students are all working together to write an election speech for their classmate.
  • Florina Merturi on 15 May 12
     
    Hi Sterling and Colleen, Thanks for sharing, I have been to various Google Professional Development Classes, but this really sums it up in a nutshell.
Mervin Eyler

New Resources Help with Using Skype in the Classroom - 0 views

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collaboration Skype *voice chats* *video

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  • Mervin Eyler on 23 May 12
     
    This is a "news" article written to announce Skype's international collaborative efforts in education. For example, there are programs with orchestras and museums that classes can participate in, thus offering students the possiblity of interacting live with authors, musicians and the like. Although it contains useful information, it should be understood that this is essentially an advertisement for Skype.
S Worrell

Helping students develop higher-order thinking skills | United Federation of Teachers - 1 views

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HOTS VHS

shared by S Worrell on 29 May 12 - No Cached
  • Developing these skills requires students to debate, write and master structured argument, the very activities that middle and high school teachers say they must abandon to respond to the demands of minimum-standards, test-driven curriculums. But such demands are smothering education.
  • S Worrell on 29 May 12
     
    Developing these skills requires students to debate, write and master structured argument, the very activities that middle and high school teachers say they must abandon to respond to the demands of minimum-standards, test-driven curriculums. But such demands are smothering education.
Irene Sweigard

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND AUTISM - 2 views

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assessment

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  • Irene Sweigard on 30 Nov 11
     
    When looking for various assessments in relation to technology, I stumbled upon this article that discusses assessments, not only in relation to all students, but students with special needs.  Technology has really made a breakthrough with communication barriers among children with autism.  Technology assessments have helped with data collection, communication, and allowing various learning techniques to create new methods of retaining information.  In relations specifically to children with autism, the internet is a social network for them and allows them to communicate without the need for speech.  It is very interesting and worth a read through.
Jeanine Keyes-Plante

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Assessment Rubrics - 3 views

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assessment rubrics formative summative graphic organizers technology web2.0 educators schrock education tools

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  • Jeanine Keyes-Plante on 06 Nov 11
     
    Helpful information for teachers to provide assessments and rubrics --subject specific and general-- including the categories of Multimedia and Web 2.0. Also includes graphic organizers and report card/progress reports.
Jeanine Keyes-Plante

TechLearning: Digital Age Assessment: Part 2 - 2 views

www.techlearning.com/...45020

assessment formative technology web2.0 educators education tools

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  • Jeanine Keyes-Plante on 06 Nov 11
     
    A look at how technology use in formative assessments improves feedback and how this formative feedback directly helps students improve their performance.
NIM Facilitator

Online NotePad - 0 views

notepub.com

tools web2.0 education storytelling technology

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  • NIM Facilitator on 09 Nov 11
     
    you are presented with a very simple text editor perfect for student journals. Each note can include images, links and attachments as well as tags to help with searching. For example, journal entries for a history unit might be tagged, "WWII". In addition, multiple notebooks can be created with one account. NotePub, like many online writing tools, works great for role playing assignments. Have your students assume the role of a person they are studying or character from literature. Then, your students write a daily journal entry. Completed entries can be shared in several ways including email.
NIM Facilitator

OhLife - 0 views

ohlife.com

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  • NIM Facilitator on 09 Nov 11
     
    helps you remember what's happened in your life. Once signed up, you receive an email every day asking to reply with your thoughts. This works great for longer curricular units. For example, if you are studying the 1920's, have students post to OhLife as a person living during those times: The only way to publish content is via email.
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