10 Digital Resources That Will Improve Your School Library. School had ended. Yet, there was a mini EdCamp nestled deep in the library in Warwick, Rhode Island. In that EdCamp sat a group of inspired, tech-loving educators trying to get one more chance to discuss tech. The Mini EdCamp was the brainchild of Alicia Sullivan, a Rhode Island State Induction Coach who wanted educators to engage in tech talk without having to wait for EdCampRI, which isn’t until October 26th.
See Also: The 7 Critical Services All Libraries Should Offer And so we gathered, showing off our stuff, asking questions, and making friends. Librarians are a critical part of the school team, but sometimes they get placed off to the side. This week’s boards are dedicated to the researchers and librarians who support the work in the classroom, showing how Learnist can help them in that mission. Teaching Digital Devices Libraries are much more digital these days. Library Research for Undergraduates Many undergraduates do not use the library. 21st Century Libraries Classroom Library. 8 Classroom Apps To Try This Fall. MindShare Learning | Canada's leading, learning, and technology strategy consulting firm. Canada's source for Edtech news and events. Education Week. Teaching & learning with videos: interaction, flipped classroom, self directed learning | Education. CHARACTER COUNTS!: The Six Pillars of Character: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, Citizenship.
The Six Pillars of Character® The CHARACTER COUNTS! Approach to character education doesn't exclude anyone. That's why we base our programs and materials on six ethical values that everyone can agree on — values that are not political, religious, or culturally biased. Use the points below to help young people understand the Six Pillars, and use the mnemonic devices at right to help them remember. Read more: Our book Making Ethical Decisions, reprinted in part here, includes a more detailed discussion of the Six Pillars.
Trustworthiness Be honest • Don’t deceive, cheat, or steal • Be reliable — do what you say you’ll do • Have the courage to do the right thing • Build a good reputation • Be loyal — stand by your family, friends, and country Respect Responsibility Do what you are supposed to do • Plan ahead • Persevere: keep on trying! Fairness Caring Be kind • Be compassionate and show you care • Express gratitude • Forgive others • Help people in need Citizenship. Lesson Plans for English Language Arts and Literature Based on Movies. Full Length Movies — Short Subjects — Movie Clips — Film Clips — Video Clips — Snippets Suggested ages are in brackets at the end of each entry. Topcs relating to Social Emotional Learning appear after the term "SEL.
" Moral-Ethical Emphasis is a reference to Character Counts' Six Pillars of Character. The terms "snippet," "film clip," "movie clip," and "video clip" refer to a movie segment which is less than 40 minutes in length. "Short subjects" are complete movies which are also 40 minutes or less. A. Lesson Plans from Movies Based on the Literature of England For English Language Arts and Literature Classes (Including the traditional curriculum, Media Literacy, and Multimodal Literacy) For Shakespeare and other dramatists, see Drama (Stage) Subject Index.
For traditional curriculum in English Language Arts and Literature Classes but also stressing Media Literacy, and Multimodal Literacy For Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams and other dramatists, see Drama (Stage) Subject Index. C. D. E. 10 Life Lessons Worth Teaching Next Year. What should you be teaching? Every class has standards and curricula to attend to, but we have so many options for teaching our materials. Creative instruction is important to maximizing learning for students and enjoying our classroom time as educators. What happens when we teach from a slightly different angle–when we layer our teaching with elements of social and emotional learning, empathy, creativity, analysis, and the arts, and consciously access the different learning styles?
Can we use our content areas as a vehicles to teach skills and add in the other areas? If we can, we create well-rounded students who want to learn. This week’s Learnist feature is dedicated to showcasing places where we can multitask, using our subject areas to teach other important life lessons and Common Core based skills at the same time. Pay It Forward: Teaching Kids About Kindness Teaching Argument Argument is a big cornerstone of the Common Core State Standards .
Teaching Primary Research. 10 Physical Education Resources For Schools. For some reason, I was back in my elementary school. I was student teaching in a middle school, so being in an elementary environment gave me an entirely different lens with which to view learning. I watched the little groups of miniature people sitting at small desks listening to their teachers, smiling, buzzing around at times like little bees–so much energy. “Keep it up!” I wanted to say, “I don’t want to see you sleeping on a desk by middle school!” It seems that energy levels decrease by middle and high school. Proper instruction in athletics and physical education can help. I ran into my physical education teacher on this visit. This is why health and PE are like gold, and should never be short-cut for other academic disciplines–they are equally important in building success habits that last for a lifetime. Grade 10 Physical Education This board contains all the skills and rules for Mr. The 21st Century PE Teacher: Incorporating Phone Apps into Physical Education Dr.
Coaching. NoRedInk Wins Innovation Challenge; Launches Free Edmodo App. Exciting news from Education Nation this morning as NoRedInk, coached by Edmodo COO Crystal Hutter, won the 2012 Citi Innovation Challenge. The challenge features three teams of young innovators from around the U.S. who compete in a series of trials. NoRedInk was recognized as the team with the best solution for improving education and was awarded $75,000 in this morning’s pitch competition at the 2012 Summit. Teachers with access to the latest version of Edmodo can install the newly launched NoRedInk app through the Edmodo Store. The app helps students improve their grammar and writing skills by creating content from their favorite celebrities, friends, and personal interests. Last year’s Challenge winner, Class Dojo, has seen tremendous success in the past year, gaining more than 3.5 million teachers and students in more than 30 countries.
Congratulations to the team at NoRedInk, and all the teams who competed in this year’s challenge! 41 Apps One 4th Grade Teacher Depends On. Jumpshare | Free File Sharing, Send Big Files, View Files Online. www.edu.gov.on.ca/elearning/pdf/BrochureELO.pdf. TubeChop - Chop YouTube Videos.
Web 2.0 Tools For The Classroom | Educational Technology. Metryx | Track | Analyze | Differentiate. AnswerGarden - Plant a Question, Grow Answers. Dotto Demo - Introduction to Evernote. Dotto Demo - Introduction to Evernote. Mailbox - First Look. 4 Things To Consider Before You Flip Your Classroom. The Flipped Classroom model is gaining momentum in classrooms around the world. Much has been said and written about the benefits and advantages of the Flipped Classroom throughout the year, so during the last three weeks of school I decided to experiment with this model of instruction and I flipped my math classroom. Using Explain Everything on my iPad, I created a series of videos that my students watched prior to coming to school. In the classroom I had the opportunity to take advantage of the extra instructional time, as well as their excitement about sharing the knowledge they gained by watching the videos I created, and tried to engage my students in high order mathematical tasks.
Although the results were highly encouraging and made me a fervent proponent of the Flipped Classroom, there are four things that I think every classroom teacher should know before they start using the Flipped Classroom model. Some Students Will Take Longer To Adapt Than Others What about you? 10 Fun Tools To Easily Make Your Own Infographics. People love to learn by examining visual representations of data. That’s been proven time and time again by the popularity of both infographics and Pinterest. So what if you could make your own infographics ? What would you make it of? It’s actually easier than you think… even if you have zero design skills whatsoever.
Below are my two favorite infographic-making web 2.0 tools that I highly recommend. They both have pros and cons but in general are great for any beginner or novice designer. If Photoshop is a 4-letter word to you, then these sites are your friend. Click the name of each tool to learn more! Visual.ly One of the more popular ways to discover infographics, Visual.ly actually just launched a design overhaul of their website. Dipity Want to get a beautifully simply visualization of data over time? Easel.ly I absolutely love Easel.ly. Venngage Venngage (likely named for Venn diagrams) is a double threat. Infogr.am Tableau Public Photo Stats What About Me? Gliffy Piktochart. Twitter for Teachers. Web 2.0 Tools For The Classroom | Educational Technology. TenMarks. Within a few minutes of signing up on the TenMarks website, a teacher can create accounts for classes of students (who are only required to use their first name).
Based on the selected class grade level, TenMarks automatically generates a list of concepts and exercises that map to state and Common Core standards. Each concept is called an “album,” (“domain” in Common Core lingo) and within each album are “tracks,” which are problem sets related to that subject (“standards”). Teachers can create different “playlists” (compilations of albums and tracks) for students based on their progress. Students receive ID and password to log in to their class account, where they see their assigned album.
As students work through the tracks (which each consist of 10 multiple-choice questions), they can use three hints unique to that problem, as well as three- to five-minute videos aimed at reinforcing their understanding of concepts. See here for complete feature breakdown. Work that #edtech! | Education. Jeff Dunn, Author at Edudemic. Edudemic | Education Technology Tips For Students And Teachers. 30/30 | You have never experienced a task manager like this! 4 killer apps for getting things done. I am a sucker for a good to-do list. At this time of year, I have these lists all over the place. Grading to do. End-of-year activities. Summer event planning. For years, they’ve been on scrap printer paper cut into quarters. Those days are changing. Here are four must-haves apps to keep yourself on track and firing on all cylinders: 1. 2. 30/30 – 30/30 can save a teacher’s prep hour from the clutches of inattention and distraction. 3. 4.
What are your go-to apps when you have to get things done? (For notifications of new Ditch That Textbook content and helpful links, “like” Ditch That Textbook on Facebook and follow @jmattmiller on Twitter!) Related 20 features of a great paperless classroom Going paperless has a lot of benefits. In "Ed Tech" 10 ways to make the most of conferences Between the events I present at and the events I attend to develop as a teacher, I go to a lot of conferences. In "Teaching" The My favorite classroom management APP Collection by Stephane Lefrancq. Welcome to NoRedInk! Six Essential Tech Tools for 21st Century Classroom Workflow. ModernLessons. Web Tools for Teachers by Type. BTramper's Educational Web Sites. Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything - Home Page.