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SSLA Digital Fluency Badges. Citation Machine: Format & Generate Citations – APA, MLA, & Chicago. Regina Catholic SchoolsTeacher Librarian EdCamp - Home. You are the content you publish. Simple Visual Bookmarking for Educators. School Libraries in Saskatchewan. Inquiry involves investigation of big ideas that evoke a deep understanding of the discipline or unit of study within the discipline.

School Libraries in Saskatchewan

Inquiry is woven throughout Saskatchewan curricula. Online voice recorder. What’s Up with QR Codes: Best Tools & Some Clever Ideas. A Word About Creating QR Codes I almost always create QR codes on a desktop or laptop computer.

What’s Up with QR Codes: Best Tools & Some Clever Ideas

That’s because I usually like to display them on a project screen, and my laptop is already connected to that. If I want to print or incorporate the QR code into a document, I’ll probably be doing that from my desktop or laptop. If you make your code on your iPad and want to save it, there’s not a good way to name it, which can be problem since all QR codes look similar. Oftentimes when someone makes a QR code on his or her iPad, I’m asked the question, “How do I get this on my laptop so I can print it?” QR Code Generator – create QR codes for free (Logo, T-Shirt, vCard, EPS)

Download. QR Code Quest Scavenger Hunt- Part Deux! QR Codes in the Classroom. The World's Leading Augmented Reality Platform. Croak.it : Share your sounds. Hear what's happening on the internet. In 30 Seconds. Frequent Citation Questions. EasyBib is here to make citing sources and creating bibliographies easier.

Frequent Citation Questions

We’ve compiled some of our most frequent citation questions here. If you still have questions, you can always contact us. EasyBib: Free Bibliography Generator - MLA, APA, Chicago citation styles. Citation Machine: Format & Generate Citations – APA, MLA, & Chicago. Bibme - APA, MLA, Chicago - Citation Generator. 11 Note-Taking Tips For The Digital Classroom. With less books, paper, and pencils and more laptops, smartphones, and tablets gracing our classrooms these days, it would be logical to say that the nature of note-taking in class has changed, too.

11 Note-Taking Tips For The Digital Classroom

Especially with digital tools such as Evernote, writing things down on paper seems less likely to be the #1 way of taking notes. That said, does taking notes really help? Does the physical act of writing something down help you to remember it? What is the most effective way to take notes? How does all of this play into a more digitally based classroom? In the digital classroom then, the primary shift parallels blended learning: a mix of physical and electronic information that serves as a compromise between “old” and “new” learning. Note Taking Skills for 21st Century Students. Note taking skills aren’t just automatic.

Note Taking Skills for 21st Century Students

We tell students “take notes” but they have no idea what that means. What makes “good notes.” Copyright Flowchart: Can I Use It? Yes? No? If This… Then… It is the responsibility of all educators to model good digital citizenship for their students.

Copyright Flowchart: Can I Use It? Yes? No? If This… Then…

Especially when it comes to copyright, plagiarism and intellectual property. The waters are murky. Resources to Help Students Properly Cite Images. One thing I learned yesterday is that many people do not know how to use images properly in research.

Resources to Help Students Properly Cite Images

And I’m not talking about middle school or high school students, but college students and teachers, too. It’s mind-boggling (and a little frightening) that so many people blindly take images without a second thought of giving credit or understanding ownership. Librarian Neil Krasnoff led a lively discussion during our PD session yesterday, and our awesome participants had lots of feedback and experiences to share. The general consensus? Most students (and some colleagues) have complete disregard for properly using and citing images in research. Learn – Use – Grow. This week Grades 3-5 students are learning about the rights individuals have to protect their intellectual property.

Learn – Use – Grow

The Digital Passport Module Mix-n-Mash (objectives to the right) share information with students about mashups that are created and posted all over the Internet and what types of rules apply to making such creations. In an age where sharing has become almost second nature, students need to understand the importance of gaining permission to use content BEFORE they publish and that they are required to properly give credit for all content created by others. Take a look at the video below titled, “Copyright Perspectives: No, You Stole It” One of the tools many of our elementary students use to give others credit is called EasyBib. This site allows you to quickly generate citations and post as a part of published work or as formal and correctly formated Works Cited option. Digital Footprint Video. Tap here for our Free App!

Digital Footprint Video

Get all our media picks, personalized for your kids. No thanks Jump to navigation Discover the best apps, games, and websites and learn best practices forteaching with technology. Definition Of Digital Citzenship. The Definition Of Digital Citizenship by Terry Heick As more and more students interact digitally–with content, one another, and various communities–the concept of digital citizenship becomes increasingly important.

Definition Of Digital Citzenship

Which begs the question: what is digital citizenship? Well, first citizenship, which is formally defined as “the quality of an individual’s response to membership in a community.” This makes citizenship far more complex than a simple legal matter, but rather one that consists of self-knowledge, interaction, and intimate knowledge of a place, its people, and its cultural history. So digital citizenship is nearly the same thing–“the quality of a response to membership in a digital community” would be a good first crack at the definition. Blockbuster Offers Glimpse Of Movie Renting Past. PLN Starter Kit. Popplet. Upgrade your KWL Chart to the 21st Century. Game-based blended learning & classroom response system.