Didn't Your Mother Tell You Not to Google? Think about 2008 for a minute.
Wikipedia was only two years old, and Facebook had only existed for four. I was supporting a research project with a group of sixth graders studying ancient history. Throughout the process, I asked student after student, "Where did you get this information? " The stock response: "On Google. " "Google's not a source," I repeated.
They stared at me. Relating these tales to my mother, she said, "I don't know what's up with all of this Googling. As adults, we remember when being told to "look it up" implied hauling out an encyclopedia or dictionary, sifting through a card catalog, or even using a book's index. Who? Fast forward to this past winter. If we believe the ad campaigns from Apple and Google, we should simply ask our device for the answer. Maurice Draggon (@draggon) tweeted: @brholland Siri searches partnerships Apple has formed or you can specify the search engine. It turns out that Siri searches whatever you want: Google, Bing, Yahoo or Wolfram Alpha. The Educator's PLN - The personal learning network for educators. Cybraryman Catalogue of Educational WebSites - Educational Web sites for Teachers, Educators, Parents, Students.
A Practical Guide For Teachers Who Just Got iPads. 10 Techy Icebreakers for The 21st Century Teacher. Here are some great icebreakers you can work on using technology : 1- Self PortraitHave your students draw themselves.
After they have done this, collect the papers and hang them up for the whole class to see. Now have students try to guess who the artists was for each picture. Here are the web tools to do that : 2- Video/ audio introductions Encourage students to record a short video clip in which they introduce themselves to their peers. The teacher generates a list of words related to a topic to be taught. 5- Prior Knowledge check Giving multiple choice tests or true and false quizzes before introducing a topic or reading engages students, activates a student’s prior knowledge, and will encourage the sharing of information and resources. 6- Personalize it Teacher writes the topic to be taught on the board and then talks about how the topic relates to them by using a personal reference or story. Human Media: Mindful Learning with Congressman Tim Ryan.
"A mindfulness practice helps cultivate your attention span, instills mental discipline, moves your brain in the direction of more empathy, better at solving problems…All of these positive benefits come from the mindfulness practice, and then identifying your own emotions, and then how you connect with other people.
This is what underlies, or should underlie all of the [school prevention] programs, whether it’s bullying, drugs and alcohol, teenage pregnancy. Like what’s underneath all of that? And what’s underneath all of that is a kid that’s not feeling good about themselves, for some reason, not making good decisions, easily influenced by peers. I think the social and emotional learning, and the mindfulness practices take us to a deeper level of where the problems really are.
And, quite frankly, I think Americans are ready for that. " -- U.S. Total time: 29 Minutes. Promoting organic, participant-driven professional development for K-12 educators worldwide. How to Create a Twitter Account. ClassTools.net: Create interactive flash tools / games for education.