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20+ Tools to Create Your Own Infographics. A picture is worth a thousand words – based on this, infographics would carry hundreds of thousands of words, yet if you let a reader choose between a full-length 1000-word article and an infographic that needs a few scroll-downs, they’d probably prefer absorbing information straight from the infographic. What’s not to like? Colored charts and illustrations deliver connections better than tables and figures and as users spend time looking back and forth the full infographic, they stay on the site longer. Plus, readers who like what they see are more likely to share visual guides more than articles.

QR Code Quest: a Library Scavenger Hunt. (UPDATE: This is the original post about this mobile media digital discovery lesson but I've also updated it recently in Part Deux!

QR Code Quest: a Library Scavenger Hunt

Pls. check it out! iCloud. Web tools to support inquiry based learning. Web tools to support inquiry based learning. Visible Thinking. Purpose and Goals Visible Thinking is a flexible and systematic research-based approach to integrating the development of students' thinking with content learning across subject matters.

Visible Thinking

An extensive and adaptable collection of practices, Visible Thinking has a double goal: on the one hand, to cultivate students' thinking skills and dispositions, and, on the other, to deepen content learning. By thinking dispositions, we mean curiosity, concern for truth and understanding, a creative mindset, not just being skilled but also alert to thinking and learning opportunities and eager to take them Who is it for?

Visible Thinking is for teachers, school leaders and administrators in K - 12 schools who want to encourage the development of a culture of thinking in their classrooms and schools. Key Features and Practices At the core of Visible Thinking are practices that help make thinking visible: Thinking Routines loosely guide learners' thought processes and encourage active processing. 27 Simple Ways To Check For Understanding. 27 Simple Ways To Check For Understanding Checking for understanding is the foundation of teaching.

27 Simple Ways To Check For Understanding

The Inclusive Class: Top 10 Websites for the Inclusive Classroom. Teachers love a great resource!

The Inclusive Class: Top 10 Websites for the Inclusive Classroom

Especially a resource that is free and at their fingertips - literally. That's why I put together a list of 10 outstanding websites that teachers can use in the inclusive classroom (or any classroom, for that matter!). Literacyhead - Reading and Writing Lessons Using Visual Art. Thesis Generator. Creating a Thesis Statement. Summary: This resource provides tips for creating a thesis statement and examples of different types of thesis statements.

Creating a Thesis Statement

Contributors:Elyssa Tardiff, Allen BrizeeLast Edited: 2014-02-10 10:44:43 Tips for Writing Your Thesis Statement 1. Determine what kind of paper you are writing: Thesis Statements. /** * Simple encryption to hide email addresses from crawlers in webpages. * This code is Free Software provided under an MIT License. * Written by Diego Doval: bnaeQ0bvPXOnZQYgaZqp1ZQO * */ CRLS Research Guide Writing A Thesis Statement Tip Sheet 13.

Thesis Statements

My Library. Encyclopedia of Earth. How Do You Get to the Moon? We Choose the Moon: Pre-launch. Welcome to NASA.gov. America's Space Program: Exploring a New Frontier. Hey came by plane, boat, bus, and auto to Florida's Kennedy Space Center.

America's Space Program: Exploring a New Frontier

Generals, members of Congress, governors, mayors, ambassadors, and celebrities filled the VIP grandstand. Journalists from 54 countries waited to send out the news. Several hundred thousand people had converged on the Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969, to view the launch of the Saturn V rocket that would propel Apollo 11 to the Moon. In 1969, the first human walked on the moon. APOLLO 11. By July of 1969, Apollo 11 was ready for its historic journey to the moon.

APOLLO 11

So were members of its flight crew: Neil Armstrong, Edwin ("Buzz") Aldrin and Michael Collins. Apollo 11 - Launch and Journey to the Moon. Human Space Flight (HSF) - Apollo History. The purpose of the Apollo 11 mission was to land men on the lunar surface and to return them safely to Earth.

Human Space Flight (HSF) - Apollo History

The crew was Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, Command Module pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module pilot. After launch, the spacecraft was inserted into lunar orbit about 76 hours into the mission. Apollo 11 Flash Window. Home - Guide to the Common Core Learning Standards - LibGuides at Hofstra University. Using Technology to Teach Research Skills. Convert PDF to Word for Free. Think Technology: Graphic Organizers.

Interactive Graphic Organizer. Holt Interactive Graphic Organizers "Graphic organizers are tools that help your brain think.

Interactive Graphic Organizer

" - Kylene Beers Graphic organizers are an illustration of your thoughts on paper. They can help you brainstorm, organize, and visualize your ideas. Click on a graphic organizer to download a PDF of it. Once you’ve downloaded an organizer, type in your comments and print it out. Each graphic organizer below includes Teaching Notes with lessons and tips on how to use graphic organizers in the classroom. Help with PDF Files Generating, Identifying, and Organizing Details Determining Main Idea and Drawing Conclusions. Innovativocab.wikispaces. Exploratree - Exploratree by FutureLab.

Think Technology: Graphic Organizers. Thesis Creator. Directions: This web page explains the different parts to a thesis statement and helps you create your own. You can click on the example button in each section to see an example of a thesis statement. Question: Write the the question you have been assigned or the prompt you are going to answer with your essay in the box below. 1. The Topic The “topic” of your essay is the general category your essay is about. Type the topic of your essay in the box below. 2. Frayer Model. The Frayer Model is a vocabulary development tool. In contrast with a straight definition, the model helps to develop a better understanding of complex concepts by having students identify not just what something is, but what something is not. The center of the diagram shows the concept being defined, while the quadrants around the concept are used for providing the details.

Words that work well with the Frayer Model include quadrilaterals, insects and democracies. Thesis Builders. Big6 at PAHS. Super 3 rubric. Link Elementary School. Big6_Organizer.pdf (application/pdf Object) Instruction. Big 6 Assignment Organizer. St. Andrew's Episcopal Upper School Library - Research Paper Organizer. Synthesis - Big 6 Resources. 5. Synthesis Organize information from different sources Decide how you will put together your notes and add your ideas and insights. Big6 Matrix: Use the Internet with Big6 Skills to Achieve Standards. The definition of information literacy has become more complex as resources and technologies have changed.