US History resource - nice
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This is a great website that reviews online video games for their use in education. A great site for teachers looking for games for students who show symptoms of ADD/ADHD.
American Social History Project · Center for Media and Learning
The Complete List of iPad Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials - How-To Geek
School Library Monthly - Student Inquiry and Web 2.0
"The Stripling Inquiry Model has six phases; however, it's not a linear process but rather a recursive one in which the learner might revisit a previous stage to ask additional questions or organize information, as the need arises. Each phase involves critical thinking skills that empower young people to learn on their own and develop the thinking skills to be independent, lifelong learners. The phases are as follows: Connect: observe, experience, connect a subject to self and previous knowledge Wonder: predict, develop questions and hypotheses Investigate: find and evaluate information to answer questions, test hypotheses Construct: draw conclusions, arrive at new understandings Express: apply understandings to a new context, share learning with others Reflect: examine one’s own learning and ask new questions (Stripling 2003, 8). Technology and, in particular, Web 2.0 tools and services can be used throughout the inquiry process to support the appropriate thinking skills. The key is to focus on student learning, not the Web 2.0 technology. The focus is on the phase(s) of inquiry at which students are concentrating and deciding which technology tool can best support the thinking processes and instructional strategies of that phase of inquiry. This increases the effectiveness of both the learning experience and the use of technology. An outline of the inquiry phases aligned with Web 2.0 technology tools and instructional strategies can be seen in Figure 2."
Online School Project Site for K-12 educators | Bookemon.com
Bookemon lets Educators create a secure, private and friendly environment for their students and staff to create and share books.
UTS: Key assessment elements - Institute for Interactive Media and Learning (IML)
good reference for assessment practices.
Reproducible: Leaving Good Blog Comments
From Teaching the iGeneration (c) 2010 Solution Tree Press Download at go.solution-tree.com/technology
"OMG WWII on FACEBOOK!" by Matthew Leeb - CollegeHumor Article
Fingerprint | The First Mobile Learning & Play Network for Kids and Their Grownups
San Francisco-based kids’ app platform Fingerprint is teaming up with UK educational app maker Mindshapes. The two companies are collaborating on a series of new digital learning activities called “appisodes,” which combine both storytelling and games.
Website describing moneythink curriculum
Twitter Directory for Higher Education | Inside Higher Ed
wonderful list of hashtags to use when crafting a tweet
ARTSEDGE: Arts Integration: The Kennedy Center's Perspective
Website for creativity links
http://www3.northern.edu/rc/pages/Reading_Clinic/highschool_graduation.pdf
blog with lots of teaching ideas presented by educator Lynda Hall. Includes tutorials she has produced for using the tools.
Alfie Kohn Is Bad for You and Dangerous For Your Children | Britannica Blog
8 Ideas, 10 Guides, And 17 Tools For A Better Professional Learning Network
An excellent post with resources on developing and building a personal learning network.
Top SEO and Social Media marketing company in Atlanta Georgia. They are known for their reputation management and their local search results.
How 21st Century Thinking Is Just Different
How 21st C really is different. Think differently.
Addicted to Food? The New Research Suggests It’s Possible. - Newsweek and The Daily Beast
addicted to food
Ramblings of a Professional Learning Community: Diigo Bookmarking Service on the iPad
setting up diigo bookmarklet on ipad safari
Personalize Learning: 10 Predictions for Personalized Learning for 2013
Lydia Dobyns: A '21st Century' Education Is SO Last Century
Lydia Dobyns: A '21st Century' Education Is SO Last Century http://t.co/fieSUgnj #deeperlearning #edleader21
Testing education: Pisa envy | The Economist
short article on the international rankings of students in reading and math pointing out the difficulty in drawing strong conclusions.
Why media tablets will transform education | Accenture Outlook
» Blog Archive Learning happens everywhere
very simple explanation of the TinCan API "{ “actor”: “Sam”, “verb”: “played”, “object”: “guitar” }"
Saffron launches new open source enterprise social network at LT show
"At next week’s Learning Technologies Exhibition Saffron Interactive (Stand 33) will be demonstrating Saffron Share, a corporate social network, personal portfolio and community knowledge base for collaboration and ‘just-in-time’ learning. The product is based on the open source Elgg social networking engine. "
Free Technology for Teachers: Tips for a Successful Google Apps Training Session
tips on using google apps. Check for future webinars for teaches.
8 Outstanding Google forms templates ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
College Degree, No Class Time Required - WSJ.com
University of Wisconsin to offer degrees based on proficiency instead of seat time. Students can get a degree by showing they know the material and can pass the test.
Activity 4: Writing comments – What you need to know | Edublogs Teacher Challenges
CS10 : BJC (The Beauty and Joy of Computing) | UC Berkeley EECS | Spring 2013
Building a CS program at your school? UC Berkeley leads the charge!
Trends in Bullying and Peer Victimization
"In this bulletin, we will summarize the trends, from youth sur‐ veys that have tracked bullying specifically, and also those that have tracked closely related phenomena such as school assaults, school thefts, school fighting and school hate speech."
40 iPad Apps for SAMR Model ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
Children's complex thinking skills begin before going to school
Curation is an important part of evaluating sources. This site compiles many resources on how to learn more about content curation.
Schooling for Economics, or Citizenship? | educarenow
Contrast of economic and citizenship rationales for schooling.
Infographic
an open online, collaborative course on creativity and learning, mechanical mooc style
Learning Never Stops: See the world with Google Sightseeing
Explore the world from your classroom with Google Sightseeing.
Love the One You’re With: Creating a Classroom Community | Faculty Focus
3 Ways to Reconfigure an Old Computer Lab | EdTech Magazine
A fresh coat of paint and new furniture were the easy and obvious fixes when a Bentley team renovated the lab in 2011. More difficult was changing campus perceptions of what would take place inside. Rebranded in fall 2011 as the CIS Learning and Technology Sandbox, the new facility encourages students to learn both in person and online.
Disney World Horror Fantasy Raises Knotty Copyright Issues - NYTimes.com
6 entrepreneurial skills that can make us better educators SmartBlogs
Learning outcomes in the biological sciences | Enhancing Assessment in the Biological Sciences
nice overview of learning competences for biological sciences.
Why Inquiry Learning is Worth the Trouble | MindShift
Chris Lehman, principal of the Science Leadership Academy, talks about hot to guide kids to think about their own thinking.
Learning Never Stops: List 25 - Lists that are educational and entertaining
Read lists that are educational and entertaining with topics like history, geography, science, arts and literature.
6 Chrome Extensions for Students « Kyle B. Pace
The Read & Write for Google Docs extension would be great for ELLs. You could even screen record it with highlights to support learning.
Video: Macbeth with Ethan Hawke | Watch Shakespeare Uncovered Online | PBS Video
Children in Peru write their own history on Wikipedia - YouTube
youtube video showing Peruvian children contributing wikipedia content.
e-Learning Stuff » Blog Archive » Educreations – iPad App of the Week
Learning Never Stops: Annenberg Learner Interactives- A Powerful Education Resource
Powerful and engaging interactive lessons for students and teachers. Must see!
Learning Never Stops: Math 10 - Tools and Resources for Math Education
Excellent resource for math teachers and students.
It’s the P.Q. and C.Q. as Much as the I.Q. - NYTimes.com
Tom Friedman
Lesson Plans using Storyboard That
storyboard lesson plans
Three Ways to Use Twitter in the English Classroom « Red Pen Confessions
a high school English teacher highlights three ways she and her colleagues are using Twitter to engage students in and outside of their classrooms. A variety of complexity and purposes represented.
Learning Never Stops: Pinterest for American History
American History teachers should check out these Pinterest pages.
Experienced Teachers Reflect on Their First Year: A Follow Up | Edutopia
Education Week: Interpretations Differ on Common Core's Nonfiction Rule
History Journeys: American History Resource - The Denver Post Photo Blog
American History teachers should check out this photo blog.
TinEye Labs - Multicolr Search Lab
Google for colours. Allows students to find images which have particular colour hues.
Macaulay's library of free audio/video/images of animals which can be browsed by taxonomy or species. A great Biology resource.
Learning Never Stops: Succeeding With Science
Excellent science resource. Games, activities, and videos to enhance your science curriculum.
A Peaceful, Loving, and Productive Start of Class - Coach G's Teaching Tips - Education Week Teacher
How Educators and Schools Can Make the Most of Google Hangouts | Edutopia
How to and integration ideas for google hangouts.
Change Depends on More than Shiny iGadgets [SLIDE] - The Tempered Radical
Once again Bill Ferriter provides a thoughtful reminder that changing teaching and learning spaces depends on vision, not gadgets.
Is it the iPad, the apps or the user?
Technology has been trying to ‘revolutionize’ education for a long time now. The mistake we’ve been making all along is placing all of the focus on the least important component of the revolution – the tech itself. It’s where all the money goes and then what? Nothing left to actually ensure it’s going to make the difference we want, with the the people we want to impact – the teacher and the student. It’s happened all throughout education tech history in recent times. The film projector, the photocopier, the typewriter, the desktop and laptop computer, data projectors, interactive whiteboards, digital cameras were all heavily invested in ( and many still are today ) to bring engagement and improved teaching and learning to the educational world….But talk of the revolution is still going on. And now we have the tablet. The iPad has begun a new “education revolution” and now the obligatory opposition tech companies have joined the battle. The question has to be asked – are we again starting from the wrong end of the battle lines? Is the iPad (inserted alternative tablet if so desired) the real catalyst or is there so much more to this than money spending school systems can see beyond the new and shiny? It’s why I ask the question: Is it the iPad, the App or the User?
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