This Is What I Learned Today: September 2015

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Epic Examples of Minecraft in the Classroom

Several examples of how students can use Minecraft in meaningful ways to create projects for classes.

tags: minecraft tech tools tech integration
Free Technology for Teachers: A Video Guide to Common Fallacies

"Each video covers a different common fallacy. The fallacies are Strawman, Ad Hominem, Black and White, Authority, and No True Scotsman."

tags: social studies debate arguments fallacies bias
Learn More — Seesaw

This application, which is accessible via Chrome and on iPads, could really be great for younger students looking to capture their learning and see how they have grown. It gives young children the power to create digital portfolios.

tags: apps digital portfolio iPad technology tech tools tech integration

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Photography 101.7 - ISO - Digital Photography School

tags: photography digital photography electives
Scholastico | We make the job of running a school easier, so that schools can focus on learning.

Web-based software for school functions like teacher feedback surveys.

tags: survey feedback sign-ups
(Re)Defining Student Engagement | Reading By Example

This blogger observes teachers and asks evaluators to try to put aside their biases as they think about teaching and student engagement.

tags: leadership learning engagement collaboration evaluation
- Engagement (student involvement in instruction) can be described in a variety of ways. I think too often engagement is exclusively predefined by educators as “hands on”, “students doing more talking than the teacher”, or “active”. These descriptors may all be key indicators of engagement. But the definition should not stop there.
- We in education talk so much about engagement in concert with terms like “collaboration”, “technology”, and “passion”. Is this where the best learning takes place? Sometimes, maybe even often, but certainly not always.
- I call on all school leaders, myself included, to put aside our biases and misconceptions regarding student engagement, as we engage in our own learning experiences during our frequent visits to classrooms.
- Let our student actions and dispositions guide our professional assessments.