Lesson Plans – Search Education – Google Picking the right search terms Beginner Pick the best words to use in academic searching, whether students are beginning with a full question or a topic of just a few words. View lesson Advanced Explore "firm" and "soft" search terms, and practice using context terms to locate subject-specific collections of information on the web. Understanding search results Learn about the different parts of the results page, and about how to evaluate individual results based on cues like web addresses and snippets. Engage additional search strategies, such as generalization and specialization. Narrowing a search to get the best results Apply filtering tools and basic "operators" to narrow search results. Compare results for basic searches with ones that use operators to discover the impact the right operator has at the right time. Searching for evidence for research tasks Evaluating credibility of sources Consider, tone, style, audience, and purpose to determine the credibility of a source. Culture Culture
TechTalk4Teachers - A Podcast For Teachers About Teaching, Learning, and Technology ‘Show Your Work!’ OK, let me show the book summary. How to get yourself noticed if you hate self-promotion Reading time: 6–8 minutes I came across Austin Kleon’s work (’Steal Like an Artist’) for the first time while browsing the bookshelves of Borders in Burlingame, CA in August 2012 waiting for my friends to finish shopping. In about an hour, I ended up reading the whole thing while standing between the shelves without even buying the book (I bought the Kindle version later that year). All before my friends would return. 0. 1. Find a scenius. 2. Take people behind the scenes. 3. Send out a daily dispatch. 4. Don’t be a hoarder. 5. Work doesn’t speak for itself. 6. Share your trade secrets. 7. Shut up and listen. 8. Let ‘em take their best shot. 9. Even the Renaissance had to be funded. 10. Don’t quit your show. If you were limited to only one lesson, what is the single thing you took away from reading this?
Best Education Tech Podcasts (October, 2015) Out of School Fraser Speirs and Bradley Chambers discuss all things surrounding the use of technology in education. eteachers Discussion autour de l' enseignement et des TICE Expérimentations, découvertes, outils... www.e-teachers.fr L’idée de ce podcast est née de la passion commune de deux enseignants de matière différente . Après de nombreuses discussions, ils se sont aperçus que de nombreux sites à visée TICE existaient déjà pour les collègues mais étaient souvent cloisonnés par matière. EdSurge On Air A weekly podcast, chock-full of the week’s top news stories, commentary and announcements from the edtech world. The TeacherCast Broadcasting Network (Audio) Welcome to the TeacherCast Podcasting Network. Digital Campus A discussion of how digital media and technology are affecting learning, teaching, and scholarship at colleges, universities, libraries, and museums. #EdTech Chat Radio Techlandia Radio Education Innovation TechEducator Podcast EdTechTalk EduAllStars EDUCAUSE | Podcasts
WEP 0057: The Pillars of Digital Literacy, An Interview with Eric Sheninger In this podcastKelly interviews educator, speaker, and author, Eric Sheninger. Eric is a Senior Fellow and Thought Leader on Digital Leadership with the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE). Prior to this he was the award-winning Principal at New Milford High School. Under his leadership his school became a globally recognized model for innovative practices. Eric has received numerous awards and acknowledgements for his work. Uncommon Learning: Creating Schools That Work for Kids Digital Leadership: Changing Paradigms for Changing Times Communicating and Connecting With Social Media: Essentials for Principals What Principals Need to Know About Teaching and Learning Science Mentioned in this podcast: Eric’s choice for most influential books: Drive by Daniel Pink Linchpin by Seth Godin Favorite site/app: EdShelf: A socially-curated discovery engine of websites, mobile apps, desktop programs, and electronic products for teaching and learning. Notes from Eric: