Sweet Home 3D Cognitive Neuroscience Society » Blog Archive » Babies Learn Language Socially “It has to be social.” That’s the advice Patricia Kuhl gave to me and another CNS 2015 attendee following her riveting talk about language development. It doesn’t matter exactly when you introduce a new language to a child under 7, she said, as much as it matters that the learning is in a social setting. Co-director of the University of Washington’s Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences, Kuhl is the an expert in baby talk – having pioneered the use of new tools for measuring and understanding how language unfolds in a child’s mind. On the occasion of her receiving the George A. Here are some highlights from her talk today (hint: it’s mostly about the social brain): Most us know, many firsthand, how hard it is to learn a language past childhood. The early change in phonetic ability, starting around 12 months old comes down to two types of learning, Kuhl explained: computational and social. Even how a mother speaks to a child helps in this computational learning. -Lisa M.P.
Teachers' Top Educational Chrome Apps in 2015 July 16, 2015 Over the last weekend, we spent sometime sifting through our Chrome extensions archive and curated for you the list below. We singled out the the apps that have been most popular among teachers and educators during the first six months of this year. The apps cover a range of themes from tools to enhance your productivity and help you stay focused to add-ons for annotating and editing PDFs, you will definitely find something to use in your teaching. Enjoy “Classroom is a new tool in Google Apps for Education that helps teachers create and organize assignments quickly, provide feedback efficiently, and easily communicate with their classes. 2- ClassDojo “ ClassDojo helps teachers improve behavior in their classrooms quickly and easily. 3- Google Keep “Quickly capture what's on your mind and share those thoughts with friends and family. This is another great app that you can use to create as many to-do and task lists as you want. 5- Trello 10- Socrative Teacher 13- Padlet
Top Three QR Code Reader Apps for Teachers March, 2015 Looking for some good iPad apps for scanning and reading QR codes? Here are the three titles we recommend the most. Of course, there are several other good QR reader apps out but the ones we are featuring today are especially helpful in that they allow you to scan and take you directly to the linked website.The first app in this list has an added feature which is that of creating PDF files from scanned materials. 1- QR Reader QR Reader allows you to scan QR codes, barcodes, and word and easily share your scanned files. 2- Quick Scan “Quick Scan helps you scan and decode all the QR codes around you, including contact, detail, plain text, website URL, telephone number, SMS message, email address, email message, calendar event, locations and more. 3- QR Code Reader and Scanner This app allows you to scan both QR codes and barcodes quickly and in real time.
5 Great Educational Resources for Modern Classrooms In the digital age, many innovative organizations have branched off into educational initiatives, and their timing couldn’t be better. Recognizing the need for visual literacy, digital citizenship practices, and guided ed-tech implementation, many of these organizations strive to offer our students and teachers versatile tools and the most rewarding experiences possible with them. Such educational resources are designed to appeal to both the teachers and students of modern digital classrooms. They make terrific use of design tools, social media applications, and a healthy dose of the tech our students love to work and connect with. The following 5 educational resources in this article represent exactly the types of learning environments that are meant for today’s students. Canva Educational On March 24 2015, the web-based design startup Canva announced the launch of its new visual communication support program for teachers called Canva Educational. iPad in Education Skype in the Classroom
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: 8 Powerful Extensions to Use on Google Spreadsheet March 12, 2014 As I mentioned in an earlier post today , Google recently announced the introduction of add-ons to Google Docs and Spreadsheets. With these add-ons installed, users will have access to a plethora of new features and services that were not available before. In this post, I am sharing with you some of the important add-ons you can install on your Spreadsheet to make it more practical. Add-ons for Spreadsheet: 1- Flubaroo Flubaroo is a FREE add-on to Google Forms/Sheets which lets you quickly grade and analyze student performance on multiple choice and fill-in assignments. * Get scores for each student, and identify students in need of extra help. * View average score, and a histogram of scores. * Quickly identify questions which a majority of the students missed. * Email students their scores, along with optional notes to the class and/or to each student. 2- Doctopus This add-on comes with two useful wizards. More fonts works just like the default fonts in your spreadsheet.
Drawing tool 60 Smarter Ways To Use Google Classroom 60 Smarter Ways To Use Google Classroom by TeachThought Staff Google Classroom is quietly becoming the most powerful tool in education technology. It may lack the visual appeal of iPads, or the student credibility of a BYOD program. It may not be as forward-thinking as we’d like here at TeachThought, but Google Classroom excels in providing solutions for a broad swath of teachers who have a variety of expertise and comfort level with education technology. It also uses Google’s familiar template that many teachers have used for years. So below are (at least) 60 thing you can do with Google Classroom. 60 Smarter Ways To Use Google Classroom
Google Apps Under mina år som IKT-pedagog har jag samlat på mig väldigt många olika bokmärken. Sidor bra att ha, verktyg att visa, sociala media, nyhetssidor. Det blir många olika kategorier. För att få ordning på mina bokmärken använder jag bokmärkeshanteraren i Google Chrome. Flera av bokmärken kan samlas ihop i mappar om de tillhör samma kategori, jag har till exempel en mapp som heter verktyg (för olika digitala verktyg jag använder), en mapp för nyheter osv. För att komma åt bokmärkeshanteraren klicka på “Bokmärken” i verktygsfältet i Google Chrome. “Hjälp! Sökfunktionen i driven gör det väldigt enkelt att hitta filer där, även om man inte kommer ihåg namnet. I Google Mail finns också sökfunktionen, där man kan välja att söka efter avsändare, mottagare, mail med bilaga, eller efter ord i mailet. Så nästa gång du inte hittar ditt dokument, klicka på den lilla pilen till höger i sökrutan för att få fler val att söka med. I webbläsaren Chrome finns nu även ett tillägg “Spara i Keep”. Hur gör man?
New Technologies and 21st Century Skills R U Engaging Your Students? Strategies and Tools for the Texting Generation Students and Smart Phones Go Together Like Reading and Writing. Let’s Put Them to Use in the Service of Learning! In the U.S., and increasingly abroad, students of high school and college age require a smart phone as a standard part of their lifestyles. In fact, the pervasiveness of these devices can be a real distraction for teachers, who often have to ban the use of them in classrooms. Of course, it is also possible to embrace these ubiquitous gadgets, and put students to work on them! There are many types of assignments and tools that can be used to engage students using their beloved devices. Research – Access to the Internet means that countless research opportunities are at your student’s fingertips. Another great way to put those phones to use is to use Remind to make sure they know about upcoming quizzes, tests, or assignment due dates. So let’s go put those smart phones to use in the service of teaching, learning, and student engagement! About Kelly Walsh Print This Post
24 important Google Docs Tips and Add-ons for Teachers May 3, 2017 Google Docs has tons of interesting features that can immensely enhance your productivity level as a teacher and educator. However, most of these features are hidden and you need to dig deeper beyond the simple compose, comment and share trio most users are used to. We have already covered several of these features in previous posts in the past which you can access here. Today, we are sharing with you this wonderful infographic created by the folks in GetVoip featuring a quasi-comprehensive list of hacks and tips to help you tap into the full potential of Google Docs. What is it? « Algodoo Algodoo is a unique 2D-simulation software from Algoryx Simulation AB. Algodoo is designed in a playful, cartoony manner, making it a perfect tool for creating interactive scenes. Explore physics, build amazing inventions, design cool games or experiment with Algodoo in your science classes. Algodoo encourages students and children’s own creativity, ability and motivation to construct knowledge while having fun. Making it as entertaining as it is educational. Algodoo is also a perfect aid for children to learn and practice physics at home. Algodoo in scientific research There are tons of research papers about Algodoo and its use in education. Functionality With Algodoo you can create simulation scenes using simple drawing tools like boxes, circles, polygons, gears, brushes, planes, ropes and chains. Physical elements You can also add more physics in your simulation like fluids, springs, hinges, motors, thrusters, light rays, tracers, optics and lenses. Analyze and visualize Community
52 Of The Best Apps For Your Classroom In 2015 52 Of The Best Apps For Your Classroom In 2015 by TeachThought Staff This post was sponsored by CK-12, a non-profit foundation that creates and aggregates high quality curated STEM content. What are the best apps for your classroom? This is, strangely, not a frequent topic for us. But what if that’s not your bag? This is the reality that, if statistics don’t mislead, most of you face on a daily basis. Let us know in the comments any that were what-were-they-thinking-missing-that-one? 52 Of The Best Apps For Your Classroom In 2015