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10 Student Learning Objectives For The Teacher Not Sure About This Hour Of Code Thing. 10 Sample Student Learning Objectives For The Teacher That’s Not So Sure About This Hour Of Code Thing by TeachThought Staff You keep hearing about this hour of code thing, but you’re not a “hacker,” and aren’t real comfortable with teaching what you don’t know. Especially when it relates to technology and its fundamental programming. You know this is some kind of “coding week.” You’ve seen our tips for integrating coding into the classroom. Now what to do? But if you need something a bit more specific–lessons plans and walkthroughs and all–below we’ve 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 10 Sample Student Learning Objectives For The Teacher Not So Sure About This Hour Of Code Thing.

Quiz/Survey. 6 Great Sites and Apps for Student Animation | Fractus Learning. Online animation is one of the most exciting advances in education technology, allowing students the opportunity to be endlessly creative in designing their own comic strips, movies and more. It’s a fantastic way to liven up the classroom and is guaranteed to be a big hit with young and older students alike, due to the great range of websites available and their ability to both cater to simplicity and accommodate more complex creations.

With the advent of this plethora of great new sites, art and drawing are no longer only for the art class – they can be brought to bear on almost any subject and can be particularly useful for lightening otherwise dry topic material. You can make a cartoon or an animation out of any topic, from creating your own animated version of a Shakespeare play to a virtual model of ionic and covalent chemical bonding! Best of all, the excitement of creating their own project is guaranteed to animate (sorry couldn’t resist!) 1. GoAnimate 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Via @courosa: Another demo of Twitter's power. Retweet link and Univ of Regina will donate $1 to student aid.

Using video for student assessment | Learning with 'e's. Using Twitter Advanced Search for Student Investigation. Overview Twitter is a remarkably popular tool with educators the world over for a number of very good reasons. But while it is truly loved by many, its incredibly powerful Advanced Search feature remains underutilized and somewhat underappreciated. With access to torrents of current ‘up to the moment’ streaming data, thoughts, links, images and videos, the power and versatility of Twitter’s Advanced Search feature really is incredible.

A Quick Look Twitter Advanced Search offers a selection of additional search criteria that are not available in Twitter’s default search field and no login or account is required for access. In Practice 1. One of the huge benefits Twitter has over other search engines is its direct access to ‘as it happens’ information. 2. Whether it is a real world conference, a trending topic or live event, there is no doubt that there will be a hashtag associated with it in this day and age. 3. 4. 5. Links and Next Steps. Igniting Student Writer Voice with Writing Process Strategies. A teacher taught a lesson on telling a Six-Word Story. There are websites that provide examples of this writing style. On the surface, the task appears simple, but it's quite challenging when you dig into it. The students seemed intrigued by the idea of composing these stories, until the teacher said with enthusiasm, "Let's get writing. " One student immediately asked questions that the teacher grappled to answer.

Two boys stared at their blank page. Learning how to write can be further challenging when a student lacks confidence in his or her skills as a writer. Pre-Writing Many aspiring writers struggle with developing and refining their ideas. Fastwrite/Freewrite This two-part protocol helps writers break through barriers and write. Journaling When writers journal, there are no constraints, similar to a fastwrite, yet there is a focus. Giving a point of view to write from, in both fiction and non-fiction, encourages students to explore ideas from a perspective other than themselves.

3 Strategies to Improve Student Writing Instantly. Editor's Note: A version of this post first appeared on Techie Teacher and Character Coach. "But Miss Parrish, I can't think of anything to write! " Haven't we all heard similar lines in our classrooms? We see hesitant writers sit with a pencil in their hands and a paper on their desks, almost as if they have been handicapped by the task we asked them to do.

How is it that some students have so much to say when talking out loud, but when a pencil is put into their hand they suddenly hesitate, struggle and have nothing to say? How can you help those hesitant writers eliminate the "handicap" or barrier that suddenly appears when asked to write? The answer is to simply have them produce "writing" without technically "writing" at all.

Strategies That Work 1. Have your student stand up while you sit in his or her seat. 2. Identify a way that your students can audio record themselves "speaking" their essay rather than "writing" it. 3. Communication Before Craft. 6 Tips to Curb Student Distraction. iLEAP Pick A Student on the App Store. Student Crossword | The 1950s.