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Instructional and Educational Videos, Animated Explanations, - Explania. Websites Of The Year. These “The Best…” lists highlight what I think are the best educational websites.

Websites Of The Year

This page provides a chronological list based on the date I posted them. Please note, though, that I continually update and revise them. The My Best Of page on this blog separates these posts by category (Social Studies, Science, etc.). All these sites can also be found on my website, along with thousands of other categorized links. You can also visit The Best Websites page on my website to see the growing number of student self-access versions that are available now.

I also go back during the year to update each list with new sites I find that I think deserve to be on them. So far, I’ve compiled: The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education — 2007 The Best Web 2.0 Applications for ESL/EFL Learners — 2007 The Best Online Learning Games — 2007 The Best Internet Sites For English Language Learners — 2007 The Best Social Studies Websites — 2007 The Best Search Engines For ESL/EFL Learners — 2007 Best “Tweets” Of 2009. Parenting. Developing student’s visual literacy through scaffolded image inquiry « literacy beat. A post from Bridget We live in a visual world.

Developing student’s visual literacy through scaffolded image inquiry « literacy beat

The screen of the computer, eReader, smart phone, and game consul is dominated by visuals that we must interpret in relation to their design, communication purpose, and interactive capabilities. What is changing, however, is the degree to which the visual is entering the academic domain. While visual literacy has always held a place in the literacy curriculum, it is increasingly recognized as an essential literacy skill for the 21st century. According to the Common Core standards and the IRA/NCTE reading/language arts standards, students must learn how to be savvy consumers AND creative, adept producers of visual messages. In this post, I feature one of my favorite visual literacy resources, Image Detective, and share an example from Isabel Bauerlein demonstrating how the Image Detective scaffolded inquiry process can be extended in the classroom. Click image to enlarge What about the research base for this type of digital tool?

Audacity- Every Teacher Should Learn To Digital Audio Record (Part 1: Getting Started) Image via Wikipedia Before I delve into the content of this post…I want to share this video created by students at Robin Hood primary school in Birmingham.

Audacity- Every Teacher Should Learn To Digital Audio Record (Part 1: Getting Started)

This video sums up the purpose of this post…or actually this is going to be a blog series. 21st Century Teachers need to engage students and learn the technology. Please watch this…it’s insightful. Every teacher should learn how to use basic digital audio recording software. I will share why I believe this is a skill that all teachers should learn, and I will share resources and tools to get you started. On today’s blog post, I will start with basic skills. I am writing this series because I have often been asked, How do you create the audio that you do in your lessons?” I am writing this from a simple basic perspective so that all readers can: QR Codes In Education.

Good Use of QR Codes. Just about a year ago I predicted that 2011 would be the year of the QR Code.

Good Use of QR Codes

That we would see these little squares popping up everywhere especially in America as smartphone sells continue to climb. Looking back over the past year I’ve given quiet a few talks on QR Codes their power and scenarios for best us. When used propertly QR Codes can add value. When not used propertly they’re just wasting space. QR Codes should be used to connect something in the physical world to something in the virtual world. This is the phrase and idea I focus on when talking about QR Codes and where I believe their true power in connecting information lies.

11 Pencil Vs. Camera Images. 986 653Share10.7K Born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast and now living in Belgium, Ben Heine is an amazing artist who overlaps hand-drawn works of art with photos to create stunning images. Mobile or mLearning Lesson Plans. 56 Interesting Ways to use the Interactive Whit... - "Google Docs" Learning Landscape: Kids Monitor Terrain with Tech. We found a dead mouse.

Learning Landscape: Kids Monitor Terrain with Tech

Did anybody get a picture? Narrator: Four times a year, the Glacial Ridge Wildlife Refuge becomes a living classroom for students from J.A. Hughes Elementary School in Red Lake Falls, Minnesota. Boy: Yeah, it's a burnt frog. Woman: Let me see. Narrator: Originally prairie wetlands, this 35,000-acre parcel once hosted hundreds of unique plant and animal species. 100 Awesome Classroom Videos to Learn New Teaching Techniques. With so many good teachers out there, it’s fortunate they can share their knowledge via video on the Internet.

100 Awesome Classroom Videos to Learn New Teaching Techniques

From the funny to the poignant, these glimpses into the lives of teachers and their students will keep you entertained while learning a little something as well. Whether you are a new teacher storing up tips and tricks or an experienced teacher who could just use a fresh perspective, you are sure to find something helpful among these videos. The Basics Reading, storytelling, math, and science all get coverage with these videos that show how some Teaching Storytelling in the Classroom. Watch children tell stories as a backdrop to educators talking about the storytelling experience. Myst ‘Exile’ in the Classroom. The Arts From visual arts to music to drama, these videos will offer suggestions and stimulate creativity when teaching art to your students.