Blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/blogging-unit.pdf. Wormworldsaga.com - An Online Graphic Novel by Daniel Lieske - Chapter 1 - The Last Day Of School | Teaching. KB...Konnected. May 30 Insanely Useful Websites You Probably Don’t Know About See on Scoop.it - Education Matters - (tech and non-tech) There are nearly a billion websites out there. We never will get to see them all. So, here’s our look at the top thirty websites that you probably don’t know about. See on makeuseof.com Mar How to Create an eBook with Google Slides | Shake Up Learning See on Scoop.it - Education Matters - (tech and non-tech) Pinterest Google Slides Did you know that Google Slides can be used for much more than just presentations? See on shakeuplearning.com 20 real-world examples of Virtual Reality See on Scoop.it - Education Matters - (tech and non-tech) The inaugural Virtual Reality Working Out Loud Week launched earlier this month.
See on ryan2point0.wordpress.com Feb 60+ Makerspace Ideas for Maker Education | Maker space See on Scoop.it - Education Matters - (tech and non-tech) Over 60 Maker space ideas for your Maker / STEM program. See on makerspaces.com See on coolcatteacher.com Jan Poll Creator. The Curricular Potential of Integrated Digital Inquiry Resources. Recently I have been working on developing a series of integrated digital inquiry resources to support and enhance my grade 8 social studies and language arts programs.
Here is my first attempt at a resource like this: My vision for this resources was to bring together several innovations that digital publishing now makes possible. I think that developing digital inquiry resources would make use of three powerful ideas that have a significant impact on how students learn a topic such as the Italian Renaissance. 1. "Youth need images for their imaginations and for the formation of their memories. " For example, in our study of the Renaissance, hyperlinks now allow us to move beyond the limits of a text based book and imbed into the resource exceptionally well done documentaries such as Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance.
Documentaries such as these can bring to life what is meant, for example, when we say the Renaissance involved a rebirth of ancient Roman thought and styles. 2. 3. Bianca Hewes | D.I.Y. teaching and learning. Drama Teacher's Network. Are badges an alternative for grading? When I share with others that I abolished grading from my classroom years ago, I often get two reactions. The first looks something like stunned bewilderment; for these people, they can't even begin to conceive how school could function without grading.
They might even go so far as to feel that I am not doing my job. The second reaction is one of interest, followed quickly by uncertainty for what would act as an alternative to grading. Since I started blogging almost two years ago, I have received numerous e-mails from teachers asking me what I do in place of grading. Some teachers e-mail me asking me for my opinion on the alternatives they have derived. Recently, badges have surfaced as a potential alternative. Before we can properly assess whether something is a worthy alternative of grading, we must first be crystal clear why grading is so harmful. Here's a short list:Learners of any age can only ever experience grades as a reward and punishment. iFVHS - iLinks. Pearltrees - Visual Content Curating.
Pecha Kucha in PDHPE – Part #1 « Clarinda's Connected Contemplations. The Pecha Kucha concept is one which I have been keen to explore more and experiment with at school. So the opportunity has presented itself with a short theory unit in one of our elective classes. Year 9 Physical Activity and Sport Studies (PASS) will be spending their next three theory lessons (one per fortnight) developing a Pecha Kucha presentation about the areas of the topic, Foundations of Physical Activity, which interest them the most. They will present them to the class in our final lesson of the term.
First hurdle – explaining the concept wasn’t easy. The Pecha Kucha site is clear and succinct but my students often respond well to video explanations and many of the videos out there, ironically, were a little long-winded. So I’ve developed my own video highlighting the key points of the Pecha Kucha concept using Animoto. So now students have the concept and have a broad topic area to work within. . - Pecha Kucha presentation may be developed individually or in pairs Like this: Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure science. ~ E.P. Hubble — Wisdom Begins with Wonder.
iLearn Technology. Why educators should start a blog and join Twitter « The Principal's Principles. Tomorrow morning, I’ll make a presentation at 7:30 in the morning to get our district technology camp started. My topic is “Building your Professional Learning Network,” and will focus on how professionals can use social media to enhance their skills. As I prepared, I thought a lot about my audience, some dedicated educators from our schools who are facing the constant challenge of doing more with less. My job is to convince those gathered that it is worth their valuable time to create their own digital footprint. After some reflection, here’s my 6 point argument: Twitter and blogs connect you with smart people from around the world. Thinking about my own PLN, there are classroom teachers, administrators, college professors, consultants, and others connected to education that have ideas that allow me to learn more.
Twitter and blogs are always available. My schedule, like everyone else in our profession, is rather hectic. Whatever your passion, there is someone out there to learn with. Cnps2's Blog - Blogging Rules. We are all really excited to have our class blog and share the story of our year. Keeping the blog a safe a secure place to work is very important. Through the use of the blog the children have the opportunity to develop their understanding of online safety and how to behave when on the web. We have a few simple guidelines that we need to keep to in order to make the most of our class blog. Blogging Rules These are the blogging rules and guidelines I will reinforce in 2014. I discuss these rules and guidelines regularly with the students and include them on the blogging information /permission note that I send home to parents.
*Blogs are in a public space - be proud of anything you write or post! *Do not post information or pictures of others without their permission and never use full names. When blogging: *Think of a username (eg spuddoo) which will be your alias. *Do not write about any personal information- eg your Т phone numbers Т or tell anyone where you live. Digital Kindergarten. Things I Wish I Knew Earlier About Teaching Maths. Heyjude.wordpress.
Literacy and Laughter - Celebrating Kindergarten children and the books they love. Education. L is for Learning - something to think about. To Learn from Within | Another excellent Edublogs.org weblog. ICT High - Home. Want to work in the Video Game Industry? Become a Game Tester! As part of MacICT’s Game Design bootcamps for students and workshops for teachers, we aim to shift people’s thinking from viewing themselves as a player to a designer. One of the activities participants complete in our workshops is a review of a game using a designer’s scoreboard (rubric). This scoreboard provides participants with criteria which addresses the basic principles of good game design to evaluate games. Playtesting a real game, provides an authentic context for learning and gives students the opportunity to participate in the development of that game.
Through our collaboration with Bubble Gum Interactive , we are able to offer students an authentic opportunity to be a playtester for a real game, . While there are opportunities around for people to be play testers, through this collaboration, we can provide scaffolding and support to help make this experience more constructive. Provides a safe, moderated environment primarily for children aged between 6 and 12 years. | Inspirations and Innovations in the world of Education. Into English. Anne Knock: Learning everywhere today.
A View from the Middle. The Complete Educator’s Guide to Using Google Reader. Love it!? Hate it!? Doesn’t really matter what you think of the new Google Reader interface….. What does matter is they’ve changed some of the Google Reader functionality educators like to use. So here’s my essential guide for what educators now need to know about using Google Reader. Click on the following links to learn more: Intro to RSS and Google Reader One of the smartest things you can do is learn how to use RSS well if you plan to work online with your students. RSS isn’t dead, isn’t hard to learn and is an essential time saving tool for reading latest students’ work in one location quickly. RSS is an acronym which stands for Really Simple Syndication. In simple terms, RSS is a simple and effective way of keeping in touch when new information is added to a website without having to visit the website to check for new updates.
The most common RSS reader used is Google Reader. How it works is you subscribe to your favorite website using the RSS feed in Google Reader. Please note : 1. 2. 3. Currents of my river... Live Binders « APS Library.