Monday, January 13, 2014
Friday, January 10, 2014
Educational Resources & Tech Tools 01/11/2014
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Links to digital citizenship resources.
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Simple idea. Wait for at least five seconds for the room to become completely silent, then give your instructions. If you try to talk over people, you only perpetuate more talking because individuals miss what you said originally and then end up asking their neighbor for the information.
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Educational Resources & Tech Tools 01/10/2014
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Virtual tours of natural landmarks as well as museums and man-made landmarks.
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What's replacing Facebook for this younger generation?
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- #1) Use a normal, natural voice
- #2) Speak only when students are quiet and ready
- #3) Use hand signals and other non-verbal communication
- #4) Address behavior issues quickly and wisely
- #5) Always have a well-designed, engaging lesson
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Possible lessons for LS World Cultures program.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Educational Resources & Tech Tools 01/09/2014
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This is an interactive site whereby students can learn how different elements affect weather patterns.
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This is a 10 step list on how to achieve goals in the new year. Very tangible steps.
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Writing resources for teachers. Resources include games, exercises and interactive text generators.
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Sugata Mitra's framework for creating self-organized learning environments.
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Two great social studies websites included in here with lots of primary sources.
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How to create a mini-maker space. Good for classrooms
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Educational Resources & Tech Tools 01/02/2014
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Another perspective on teens and social media. Blames parents, tight schedules and kidnapping as reasons for why kids don't hang out in public spaces and instead turn to social media.
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Article refers to research on why teachers are apt to quit.
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From blogger Mike Sheehan: Tween Tribune posts age appropriate news stories found on the internet for students grades K-12. The stories are sorted by age group and there is spanish section as well. At the end of each story, students can respond by leaving comments or take a quiz.
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Current event site that can be searched by themes and reading levels.
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Current events sites
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Visual search engine for eBay and Etsy.
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Description of a visual search engine for eBay and Etsy.
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Current events related to science.
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