Gamifying PD. Teachers cannot expect to teach in ways they have not experienced as learners. Or willingly and proficiently, anyway. That's why my brilliant district tech integration specialists, Marti and Tracy, have: Created formative online assessments to help us differentiate our staff development efforts (Who wants to sit through training on using GoogleApps is one is already a proficient user?)
Placed staff development technology "classes" in Moodle, our CMS. (How can I create online activities when I've never participated in one?) Made liberal use of self-created instructional videos so professional development classes can be flipped and the instructors can "clone" themselves and work with three or more groups of teachers at one time. This has been done all in the last 18 months or so.
But teachers, like all of us, may need a little extra motivation for learning independently, pushing our knowledge of and abilities with technologies, especially as we move to the MR levels of the SAMR model. Fractal Science Kit - Fractal Image Gallery. This gallery contains a collection of over 500 fractal images generated using the built-in programs included with the Fractal Science Kit fractal generator. This is but a small sampling of the types of images that can be generated using different combinations of the built-in programs and properties. The gallery is divided into multiple pages, where each page contains a set of related images. Click on the links at the left or on the images below to access the gallery pages.
Each gallery image has 2 names given underneath the image. The top name is the name of the image and the bottom name is the name of the properties file found in the Fractal Science Kit Examples download that was used to generate the image. See the section at the bottom of this page for information on the Fractal Science Kit Examples download. Please note that the images in the Fractal Science Kit Image Gallery (and throughout this site) have been compressed to reduce the size of the associated image files. Horizon-k12 - Open Badges. The Top 10 Digital Learning Apps Teachers Can Actually Use (By a Teacher Who Actually Uses Them). 2012 has been an amazing year for my growth as a professional. The main catalyst of this growth was when I started engaging with like-minded educationalists around the world on Twitter in January of this year. In particular, I learnt about new methodologies like brain-based learning, flipping the classroom and a variety of technology-based teaching aids.
The area I explored most fervently was the bewildering array of educational software and apps for learning. In what follows, I would like to offer a round-up firstly of the apps I found particularly useful, as well as those which disappointed and annoyed me. I will finish by listing some of the most promising apps I would like to trial next year. Keep in mind that these are applications I have actually used, and my analysis is based on my own experience in applying these in my own classroom context. Ready? 1. Edmodo is a safe and secure social networking platform for students, teachers and parents. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. 2. 3. 4. iBooks 5. 6. 7. Home - Floating University.
60+ Beautiful Logo Design Tutorials And Resources. When we talk about a famous brand, the first thing that comes to mind is its logo. The logo is the most essential component of any personal brand and also the hardest part to execute. A logo must be appropriate, aesthetically pleasing and a reflection of the company’s credibility. Furthermore, a logotype should be synonymous with the company or product it represents and should penetrate people’s minds as a selling agent.
[Content Care Dec/15/2016] An amateurish logo design can more likely make your business fail for a number of reasons. Today, we present some outstanding logo design tutorials to give you a head start when it comes time to creating an amazing logo for your own business. Further Reading on SmashingMag: Link Logo Design Tutorials Link Logo Design Project Step by Step Walkthrough6 Follow this step by step documentation of the whole process of the logo design from conception to completion. EURO 2008 Logo Design20 Step-by-step tutorial on creating the EURO 2008 logo. (al) Projects. Browsing data sets. Here are the most recent data sets uploaded to Many Eyes. Use the link in the Data column to open a view of the data set itself.
Use the blue Visualize button to visualize the data. The Source column shows the source as described by the person who uploaded the file. Please be aware that these files have been provided by users of the site; we cannot vouch for their accuracy or authenticity. To edit or delete yours, use your user page. Showing 1-30 of 463886 Previous123456789…1546215463Next. Digital bloom’s taxonomy. I’ve long been a fan of Bloom’s Taxonomy…not necessarily for all the ways it has been pushed into different fads throughout the years, but instead for the way that it helps me (and my students) think about the learning process. It helps me approach the learning process in a more holistic way, ensuring that I don’t camp out in one way of thinking and evidencing learning for too long. I think it is human nature to get excited about one way of thinking and suddenly everything we do falls into that. It can be a little bit like the new car that you purchased, you begin to see that car everywhere because you have a new awareness of it.
I’ve noticed myself doing the same in teaching. Bloom’s Taxonomy helps me to keep myself cognizant of all the different ways to approach learning. A few years ago, I created some different versions of Bloom’s Taxonomy for my students. I wanted them to really think about all the different ways that they can approach learning. And the digital version: Remember : Networks, Crowds, and Markets: A Book by David Easley and Jon Kleinberg. In recent years there has been a growing public fascination with the complex "connectedness" of modern society.
This connectedness is found in many incarnations: in the rapid growth of the Internet and the Web, in the ease with which global communication now takes place, and in the ability of news and information as well as epidemics and financial crises to spread around the world with surprising speed and intensity. These are phenomena that involve networks, incentives, and the aggregate behavior of groups of people; they are based on the links that connect us and the ways in which each of our decisions can have subtle consequences for the outcomes of everyone else. Networks, Crowds, and Markets combines different scientific perspectives in its approach to understanding networks and behavior.
The book is based on an inter-disciplinary course that we teach at Cornell. The book, like the course, is designed at the introductory undergraduate level with no formal prerequisites. Evidence Framework | Office of Educational Technology. Change happens big in technology and it happens fast. And when public money is being spent and students’ futures are at stake, it is crucial that changes also happen smart. Our new report, Expanding Evidence Approaches for Learning in a Digital World, calls for smart change by presenting educators, policymakers, and funders with an expanded view of evidence approaches and sources of data that can help them with decision-making about learning resources.
The report describes an iterative R&D process, with rapid design cycles and built-in feedback loops—one familiar in industry but less so in education (however, the report provides numerous examples of applications in education). An iterative R&D process enables early-stage innovations to be rapidly deployed, widely adopted, and—through continuous improvement processes—refined and enhanced over time. This means that data collection and analysis can occur continuously and that users are integral to the improvement process. 21st Century Fluency Project. Classroom Walkthroughs with digiCOACH. Webinars - Common Core Webinar Series. Maria Montalvo-Balbed and Denise Huddlestun The Common Core State Standards present both challenges and opportunities for English language learners (ELLs) to become active participants in the mathematics classroom.
The Standards for Mathematical Practice focus on active engagement that allows students to become mathematically proficient through a variety of language-rich experiences. For ELLs, those demands require teachers to understand the linguistic demands of academic language and Common Core mathematics. Through this webinar, participants will be able to understand the language demands of Common Core mathematics by engaging in a mathematical task, identifying the language demands of the task, and determining literacy practices to equip ELLS to successfully complete the task.