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Rita Hennessey

My View: Flipped classrooms give every student a chance to succeed - Schools of Thought... - 0 views

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    "My View: Flipped classrooms give every student a chance to succeed"
Rita Hennessey

Connectivism - Emerging Perspectives on Learning, Teaching and Technology - 0 views

  • Just like anything else that involves human experience or interaction, the act of learning does not happen in a vacuum. It is at the intersection of prior knowledge, experience, perception, reality, comprehension, and flexibility that learning occurs. In years past, the traditional learning paradigms of behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism have been the benchmarks against which the learning process has been measured
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    Just like anything else that involves human experience or interaction, the act of learning does not happen in a vacuum. It is at the intersection of prior knowledge, experience, perception, reality, comprehension, and flexibility that learning occurs. In years past, the traditional learning paradigms of behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism have been the benchmarks against which the learning process has been measured.
Rita Hennessey

Learn to code | Codecademy - 1 views

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    "Learn to code Codecademy is the easiest way to learn how to code. It's interactive, fun, and you can do it with your friends." And it's free!
Rita Hennessey

We Shall Overcome | DocsTeach: Activities - 1 views

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    "This activity can be used as an introduction to the March on Washington during a unit on Civil Rights. It could also be used to illustrate First Amendment rights according to the United States Constitution. For grades 5-12."
Rita Hennessey

MARCH ON WASHINGTON PHOTOGRAPHS - YouTube - 0 views

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    interview with woman who marched with Dr. King as a young girl, didn't know her photograph was taken
Rita Hennessey

Law Day 2012 Video Contest - 0 views

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    "Law Day 2012 Video Contest Your students can enter the Connecticut Bar Association's (CBA) Law Day Contest for a chance to win a Nikon digital/video camera for your school. Law Day is a national effort to inform citizens about the importance of law and the role it plays in our everyday lives. Participation in the Law Day Video Contest is easy and educational. The Law Day 2012 theme focuses on "No Court, No Justice, No Freedom". With this national theme the Connecticut Bar Association would like to bring to Connecticut the third Law Day Video Contest. There are two categories: Middle school (grades 6-8) and High School (grades 9-12). Students are asked to make a three to five minute video that answers the following question: How would society be affected if there were no courts - therefore affecting justice and our ability to be free? Rules: *There are two categories: Category 1 is a video contest for grades 6-8. Category 2 is a video contest for grades 9-12"
Rita Hennessey

How to Chroma Key in Windows Movie Maker - wikiHow - 0 views

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    "How to Chroma Key in Windows Movie Maker" does this work for Live Movie Maker?
Rita Hennessey

SIM*SWEATSHOP - 0 views

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    your wage as a sport shoe maker will be $6.05 for a 12-hour day...
Rita Hennessey

Code Year - 0 views

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    "Code Year Make your New Year's resolution learning to code. Sign up on Code Year to get a new interactive programming lesson sent to you each week and you'll be building apps and web sites before you know it. "
Rita Hennessey

New York Institute of Photography - Cold Weather Pictures | Winter Pics | Winter Photos... - 0 views

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    "Cold Weather Pictures: How to Use Your Camera in Cold Weather Winter Photo Tips"
Rita Hennessey

ABCya! Animation for Kids | Create an animation online with AnimateStar - 0 views

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    Kids enjoy animation, with AnimateStar kids can learn the basics of animation using a 40 frame easy to use interface. Animations can be as short as 2 frames or as long as 40 frames. Kids can save too! Starters- try to animate a ball bouncing around. Pros - try to recreate a scene from your favorite book! HINT: Use the "SHOW PREVIOUS FRAME" button to help you make your animation.
Rita Hennessey

C-SPAN StudentCam 2012 - Rules - 0 views

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    Each entry should reflect this year's theme: "The Constitution and You: Select any provision of the U.S. Constitution and create a video illustrating why it's important to you." Your documentary may focus on any section of the Preamble, Articles, or Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. You should not focus your documentary on failed or proposed amendments that have yet to pass. The entry must be the original work of the student(s), hereafter referred to as "entrant(s)." Students in grades 6-8 will be considered "middle school" entrants; grades 9-12 will be considered "high school" entrants.
Rita Hennessey

Jeremiah McCall on Evaluating Simulation Games for Classroom Use | Teachinghistory.org - 0 views

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    "this segment addresses the most important considerations when evaluating a game for classroom use."
Rita Hennessey

New Asus tablet is powerful iPad rival - USATODAY.com - 1 views

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    "But some new tablets do get you jazzed. And one deserving recognition is the alluring Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime that I've been testing. Available the week of Dec. 19, it vaults to the top of the list of available Android tablets. Why the lust? Asus has produced a tablet that is fast, beautiful and generous with power. It costs $499 for a version with 32GB of internal storage or $599 for 64GB. Asus is throwing in a year of unlimited Web storage for free. Machines are Wi-Fi only."
Rita Hennessey

"Death Strip" Although He Resembles A Farmer Sowing Seed, This East German Workman Is S... - 0 views

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    "Original caption: "Death Strip" Although he resembles a farmer sowing seed, this East German workman is sprinkling chemicals to kill weeds in the "death strip" along the Communist built wall in East Berlin. The strip was cleared to provide a field of fire for Communist border guards seeking to shoot down East Germans escaping to freedom in West Berlin. 63-4850"
Rita Hennessey

The Big Ideas of the U.S. Constitution | DocsTeach: Activities - 0 views

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    "The Big Ideas of the U.S. Constitution" activity from NARA Experience
Rita Hennessey

Prologue: Pieces of History » Records from the Day of Infamy - 0 views

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    "The National Archives holds many records that tell the story of the attack on Pearl Harbor. To commemorate the 70th anniversary of that day, we've gathered links from across our blogs and on Tumblr to show you some of these moving documents that we hold in safekeeping."
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