Bloomin' Apps This page gathers all of the Bloomin' Apps projects in one place.Each image has clickable hotspots and includes suggestions for iPad, Android, Google and online tools and applications to support each of the levels of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy.I have created a page to allow you to share your favorite online tool, iOS, or Android app with others. Cogs of the Cognitive Processes I began to think about the triangular shape of Bloom's Taxonomy and realized I thought of it a bit differently.Since the cognitive processes are meant to be used when necessary, and any learner goes in and out of the each level as they acquire new content and turn it into knowledge, I created a different type of image that showcased my thoughts about Bloom's more meaningfully.Here is my visual which showcases the interlocking nature of the cognitive processes or, simply, the "Cogs of the Cognitive Processes". IPAD APPS TO SUPPORT BLOOM'S REVISED TAXONOMYassembled by Kathy Schrock Bloom's and SAMR: My thoughts
327 Common Core Aligned Playlists from MentorMob & LearnZillion MentorMob and LearnZillion have teamed up to create a comprehensive collection of Common Core aligned learning playlists perfect for providing students with easy access to guided learning experiences. Currently there are 327 Common Core aligned playlists ready and available for free on the MentorMob site.MentorMob playlists are displayed in a step-by-step format that allow users to interact with live web content right on the page, keeping students on track without getting lost in a stream of open tabs and new pages. As students progress through a playlist at their own pace, MentorMob keeps track of completed steps. Flexibility to move within a playlist is provided by a preview that's always accessible on the side of the screen, allowing users to jump to different steps as needed for reteaching and challenge. Coming Soon! MentorMob Beta will be organizing all of the Common Core Content into one place in the months to come.
sparvell | educational adventurer Teaching with Technology Here is the original citation for this publication: Hooper, S., & Rieber, L. P. (1995). Teaching with technology. In A. Simon Hooper College of Education University of Minnesota and Lloyd P. Classroom teaching is a demanding job. It is easy to understand how a teacher might become frustrated and disillusioned. It is important to note that the focus in this chapter is on educational technology as compared to technology in education. There are four purposes to this chapter. A Model of Technology Adoption in the Classroom Educational technology is often considered, erroneously, as synonymous with instructional innovation. Although education has witnessed a multitude of both technology and innovation over the past 50 years (Reiser, 1987), the educational system has scarcely changed during that time. There have been many attempts to understand patterns of adoption in education (Dalton, 1989; Dwyer, Ringstaff, & Sandholtz, 1991). Figure 1. Familiarization Utilization Integration Reorientation 1. 2.
Les problèmes des smartphones passés au crible Microphone, batterie… Le smartphone n’est pas encore parfait. Tour d’horizon des principaux problèmes. Si les tests des smartphones sont nombreux sur le Web, il est plus difficile de trouver des informations sur les causes des retours au SAV. En effet, en dehors du célèbre Antennagate de Apple lors du lancement de l’iPhone 4, les problèmes Microphone, batterie… Le smartphone n’est pas encore parfait. Si les tests des smartphones sont nombreux sur le Web, il est plus difficile de trouver des informations sur les causes des retours au SAV. Le blog FixYa nous apporte des éléments de réponse avec une étude menée sur les têtes d’affiche des principaux constructeurs. Commençons avec l’iPhone 4s où la batterie concentre près de la moitié des problèmes rencontrés (45%); rappelons que le smartphone de la firme de Cupertino a toujours fait le choix d’une batterie non amovible, une caractéristique que l’on retrouve également sur le HTC One X. (Source)
Google Announces 100 Live Hangouts For Teachers Around The World Track Hurricane Sandy Using The Google Crisis Map 1.05K Views 0 Likes If you're on the east coast like we are, you've got a pit in your stomach about Hurricane Sandy. It's shaping up to be brutal and there's talk of widespread power outages and dangerous flooding and winds. Report: Vast Majority Of Top U.S. 7.33K Views 0 Likes Google has just unveiled some new statistics on the uptake of its popular Google Apps In Education platform. University of Michigan Developing Crash-Proof Cars 1.85K Views 0 Likes Forget Google's driverless cars. Google Drive Now Supports Native Editing On Mobile Devices 4.09K Views 0 Likes Google Drive is one of the most controversial yet useful edtech tools today.
Australian Curriculum There is great congruence between global education and the Australian Curriculum. Goals Global education aims to develop global citizens through promotion of open mindedness and a willingness to take action for change, respecting and valuing diversity, and being active in the development of a peaceful, just and sustainable world. It has much in common with the Melbourne Declaration on Education Goals for Young Australians (2008), which promotes equity and excellence, development of successful learners, confident and creative individuals and active and informed citizens. Approach Global education promotes flexible learning, which empowers students to learn about the world, develop values around a positive sense of self, appreciation of cultural diversity, passion for social justice and human rights and building sustainable futures. Skills Critical and creative thinking Ethical behaviour Personal and social competence Intercultural understanding. Perspectives
ICT Education on the verge of collapse? Bill Mitchell is Director of the Academy of Computing at the BCS (The Chartered Institute for IT). Applications to Computer Science courses in UK universities have collapsed by 60% since 2000, yet the demand for software professionals across the EU has grown by around 50% in the same period. The value added to the EU economy directly from IT products and services is around £480bn each year. Computing is a vital part of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Computing is on the verge of collapse in the English state-funded school system. Teaching computing, or just software? Students are not taught how computers work and are denied the opportunity to be creative through inspiring computing activities. We must educate our children so that by the time they become adults they are capable of making a valuable contribution to our digital society and economy. Teacher shortage and curriculum must be addressed Forthcoming report to show the way forward
Les smartphones au service de la science Les smartphones au service de la science Les terminaux mobiles équipés de capteurs connectés au réseau ont ouvert la voie à de nouvelles approches pour l’observation des phénomènes environnementaux ou sociaux. Leurs impacts sur l’activité scientifique sont désormais de deux ordres. Impact économique tout d’abord : l’utilisation d’appareils grand public comme les smartphones ou les tablettes fait chuter le coût des équipements scientifiques et permet d’utiliser ces équipements dans des lieux reculés ou difficilement accessibles. Elle permet aussi d’associer des scientifiques amateurs, équipés de smartphones, à la collecte d’observations. Ces nouvelles formes de «science participative» et de «crowdsourcing» scientifique permettent aux programmes de recherche d’étendre leur couverture géographique tout en démultipliant le volume des données recueillies. Des smartphones qui deviennent des instruments médicaux Voir aussi : Des smartphones dans l’espace… Voir aussi : Vers une science mobile ?
What Successful People Do With The First Hour Of Their Work Day Remember when you used to have a period at the beginning of every day to think about your schedule, catch up with friends, maybe knock out a few tasks? It was called home room, and it went away after high school. But many successful people schedule themselves a kind of grown-up home room every day. You should too. The first hour of the workday goes a bit differently for Craig Newmark of Craigslist, David Karp of Tumblr, motivational speaker Tony Robbins, career writer (and Fast Company blogger) Brian Tracy, and others, and they’ll tell you it makes a big difference. Don’t Check Your Email for the First Hour. Tumblr founder David Karp will "try hard" not to check his email until 9:30 or 10 a.m., according to an Inc. profile of him. Not all of us can roll into the office whenever our Vespa happens to get us there, but most of us with jobs that don’t require constant on-call awareness can trade e-mail for organization and single-focus work. Gain Awareness, Be Grateful Choose Your Frog
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