Blooms Digital Taxonomy Pyramid | Digital Learning World. Habits of Living: Being Human in a Networked Society. Recently, in Bangalore, a cluster of academics, researchers, artists, and practitioners, were supported by Brown University, to assemble in a Thinkathon (a thinking marathon, if you will) and explore how our new habits of everyday life need to be re-thought and refigured to produce new accounts of what it means to be human, to be friends, and to be connected in our networked societies. There is no denying the fact that life on the interwebz is structured around various negotiations with information. Even as we go blue in the face, in the face of information overload, we have a sacred trust in the idea that information is the new currency of society.
In our networked worlds, it is our role and function to transmit information to the nodes we are connected to. On a daily basis, we commit ourselves to the task of producing content, consuming information, relaying and sharing resources, saving and archiving material. Habits of Being Human. View | TDMW | Ahead. Show - Online Presentation Tool. Record & Share your Ideas | Present.me. Struggling with educators' lack of technology fluency.
It’s 2012. Technology suffuses everything around us. The Internet and Internet browsers have been pretty mainstream for at least a decade. And yet, I continually run into significant numbers of educators who still don’t know how to work their Internet browser. They struggle with copying and pasting. They get confused just clicking between 2 or 3 different browser tabs. They don’t conceptually understand the difference between their browser’s Google search box and the box where they can actually type in the URL and get there directly. They have no idea that they can right-click on things like hyperlinks or images. What hope do these teachers have of providing meaningful, technology-rich learning experiences for their students? Is it even possible to get these educators to where they need to be? Can you tell I’m really struggling with this lately? Image credit: Shutterstock. Rubrics for Evaluating Educational Apps. How do you choose the best educational app for your classroom?
Check out this great post from Tony Vincent on LearningHand, sharing his own rubric to help teachers evaluate educational apps and other rubric resources. Spotlighted in the Rubric are: RelevanceThe app’s focus has a strong connection to the purpose for the app and appropriate for the studentCustomizationApp offers complete flexibility to alter content and settings to meet student needsFeedbackStudent is provided specific feedbackThinking SkillsApp encourages the use of higher order thinking skills including creating, evaluating, and analyzingEngagementStudent is highly motivated to use the appSharingSpecific performance summary or student product is saved in app and can be exported to the teacher or for an audience Download Resources: apps, Rubric. Technology Integration Matrix | Arizona K12 Center. What is the Arizona Technology Integration Matrix? The Technology Integration Matrix (TIM) illustrates how teachers can use technology to enhance learning for K-12 students.
The TIM incorporates five interdependent characteristics of meaningful learning environments: active, collaborative, constructive, authentic, and goal directed (Jonassen, Howland, Moore, & Marra, 2003). The TIM associates five levels of technology integration (i.e., entry, adoption, adaptation, infusion, and transformation) with each of the five characteristics of meaningful learning environments. Together, the five levels of technology integration and the five characteristics of meaningful learning environments create a matrix of 25 cells. What is in each cell?
Within each cell of the Matrix one will find two lessons plans with a short video of the lesson. Download PDF of the Technology Integration Matrix Print this page Characteristics fo the Learning Environment ← → Levels of Technology Integration Into the Curriculum. Technology Integration Matrix. Site Demonstrations. Length 12:58 Increasing Literacy Across the Curriculum Through Mobile Learning and ReadWriteThink.org: How Verizon Foundation Is Transforming Education In Part 1 of this three-part video series, Kristin Townsend from the Verizon Foundation talks about the importance of literacy across the curriculum and how the Foundation is working to transform education and enable 21st-century learners.
Length 17:56 Increasing Literacy Across the Curriculum Through Mobile Learning and ReadWriteThink.org: Apps for the Classroom In Part 2 of this three-part video series, Natalie Spangler from Killough (TX) High School, a Verizon Innovative Learning School, highlights mobile apps that she uses in the classroom and identifies ReadWriteThink lessons that you can use with each app. Length 11:56 Increasing Literacy Across the Curriculum Through Mobile Learning and ReadWriteThink.org: Apps in Action Length 18:50 Using ReadWriteThink.org to Address CCSS and Engage Adolescent Learners: Access and Assessment Length 17:40. 25 Awesome Virtual Learning Experiences Online - Virtual Education Websites. Just because you’re online doesn’t mean that you can’t experience the world first-hand — or as close to first-hand as possible.
Here are websites that feature virtual learning experiences, exposing online visitors to everything from history to geography, astronomy to anatomy, literature to government. 7 Wonders Panoramas – 360-degree views of the Seven Wonders of the World. Arounder Virtual Tour of the Moon – 360-degree panoramic views of the moon, courtesy of the Apollo 11, 12 and 17 missions. (Many other Earth locations also available on arounder.com.) Frissiras Museum – A virtual art gallery from Athens, Greece that allows you to explore paintings by clicking through their entire collection. Google Earth – Explore the geography of both land and sea (free download). Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Vital Signs: Understanding Cardiovascular Diseases – A virtual gallery teaching about heart disease.
Louvre Virtual Tour – Virtual tour of the world-famous Louvre museum in Paris. Mount St. Resume Generator. Preparing secondary students for the workplace is integral. Use Resume Generator to teach students the importance of written communication. In addition to real-world application, this tool can be used in connection with literature to develop deeper connections with characters. This online tool guides students through the creation of a resume. Saving capability allows them to return to their work and make revisions. Written and audio tips throughout the tool guide students as they complete each section of the resume. Grades 9 – 12 | Activity & Project Writing a First Resume This activity will help teens create a professional resume that effectively presents their skills and talents to future employers.
Grades 7 – 12 | Activity & Project Create a Career Blog This activity invites children and teens to explore various careers and then write about what they might want to be when they grow up in a blog.
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