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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Kelsey Everton

Kelsey Everton

Going Batty: A Bat Wequest for Second Grade: Introduction - 0 views

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    Such a fun activity for 2nd grade students, especially around Halloween!! Students learn all about bats so that they can convince their teachers to turn the classrooms into bat caves! Each pair creates a slide about bats that is put into a slideshow to show the teachers!
Kelsey Everton

The Life of a Butterfly: Introduction - 0 views

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    A great Web Quest for 2nd grade students! Students pretend they are scientists and are exploring the stages of the butterfly life cycle. Students are split up into groups and explore one specific stage. They find their information from books, the internet, and YouTube videos! Then groups then share their findings!
Kelsey Everton

Arctic Adventure: Introduction - 0 views

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    A great Web Quest for second grade students! Students learn about the Arctic region by reading and researching Arctic animals and the weather in the Arctic on the internet. They then make a "Picture Encyclopedia". So fun!!
Kelsey Everton

Missouri teachers win fight to be Facebook friends with students | ZDNet - 0 views

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    Update on the article Professor Richardson posted about the "Facebook Law" in Missouri that prohibits teachers from social networking with students. Teachers have recently taken the case to court and are suing the state!
Kelsey Everton

Internet Safety Resources | SimpleK12 - 0 views

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    This is a great resource for internet safety! It lists TONS of websites that are safety resources for k-12 students. These websites range from protecting children from online predators, to cyber-bullying.
Kelsey Everton

You can't be my teacher. - YouTube - 1 views

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    Are we prepared to teach the "Digital Natives"? This is such a cute video I couldn't help but share. The young boy asks a very important question- are we preparing our students to enter the digital world?
Kelsey Everton

What Digital Native children can teach the rest of us about technology - 0 views

  • “focused on giving children a real voice in the broader, often very adult, discussion of future technologies and real-world problem solving.”
  • they can teach us not only about their own needs and desires, but also about our own future preferences and how technology might help us solve bigger, global problems
  • digital natives allow us to see unrestrained possibilities for Web-based developments
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  • We found that today’s children intuit a very seamless connection between online and offline worlds
  • A strong trend in the pictures the children drew was a break down in the barrier between the physical and digital worlds, with children appearing to see no difference between ‘real’ and ‘computer-based’ activities.
  • today’s children see technological devices as a natural extension of themselves
  • Current initiatives include Trash to Treasure, another illustration-based study which looks to kids for new ways to recycle and manage waste
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    This is a great article on what our students, the "Digital Natives" can teach us about technology! I have highlighted what I found to be the most interesting and insightful quotes from the article!
Kelsey Everton

Copyright Guidelines - 1 views

  • Copyright laws do allow teachers some uses of some copyrighted materials. Fair use guidelines consider: The purpose of the use (educational vs. commercial) The nature of the work (published and fact-based vs. highly creative) The amount of the work used The market effect of the use on the work.
  • The educational exemption applies if:The copyrighted material is used in a classroom or school library.The material is used as a part of face-to-face instruction with students. A teacher must be in charge and the material must relate directly to the subject being taught. The amount of the work used is only as much as is required for this lesson.The material must be legally acquired. (Purchased, rented, or borrowed from a library.)
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    A great and easy-to-read article for future teachers. Also has a good chart of what is permitted and what is not permitted!
Kelsey Everton

Get Creative! - Creative Commons - 0 views

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    A great introduction video to "Creative Commons" for new teachers that have never heard of this before!
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