The Best Sites That Show Statistics By Reducing The World & The U.S. To 100 People Reducing statistics to “if _________ were 100 people, then __________” can make them very accessible, engaging, and thought-provoking. For example, there’s the well-known “If Twitter Was 100 People” infographic. There are also several sites that use “gimmick” to illustrate much more important data about the world around us. I thought they might make a useful “The Best…” list for English Language Learners and others. Here are my choices for The Best Sites That Show Statistics By Reducing The World & The U.S. Miniature Earth is a pretty amazing site. USA has an article about a book and school curriculum that portrays the United States as one hundred people. 100 People: A World Chart is also accessible. The World of 100 is a series of infographics highlighting various statistics. Here’s a site that uses Lego-like imagery to reduce the world to 100 people in different categories — weird, but, I think, effective. “If The World Were A Village Of 100 People” is a good infographic.
Teaching the Brain to Learn -- THE Journal Research | Feature Teaching the Brain to Learn Here’s how educators can use the latest neurological research to help improve math and science instruction. By Greg Thompson06/02/14 Many educators have heard the old maxim, “If all learning is 0 to 10, then 0 to 1 is the most important.” Brain research backs up this nugget of wisdom, and neuroscientists such as Bruce E. Wexler makes it his business to keep up on the latest brain research, and his analysis suggests that the right kind of early interventions and techniques can change a child’s educational future. According to Wexler, “These systems are not wired at birth, and they’re not determined by our genetics. Wexler’s analysis supports the notion that kids who come to school without healthy cognitive stimulation may not be operating at their potential. Emotion and Learning The idea that the brain must be prepared to learn also applies to emotional states, because emotions influence cognitive abilities.
Best of the web: 19 sites you shouldn't be without Groundbreaking websites are all around us, and if you believed every company that positioned itself as the latest, greatest thing, you'd have an awful lot of bookmarks in your browser. Sites come and sites go, but it's rare that one makes enough of an impact on your life to revolutionise how you use the internet. But occasionally sites come along that offer a genuinely new way of finding, storing or curating stuff on the web. We've put together a list of 20 websites we think could let you use the internet in a way you haven't done before, save you time, make you money and let you enjoy yourself in the process. We've found new sites that offer functionalities not found elsewhere, but we've also included a few that have been around for a while, but have really come into their own in recent years. What we do on our PCs is moving increasingly to the cloud, with free storage and utilities becoming the norm. 1. Wouldn't it be nice to cut through all that and make the internet work for you? 2.
New Padagogy Wheel Helps You Integrate Technology Using SAMR Model Sometimes a visual guide comes along and it just makes total sense. That’s how I felt about Allan Carrington’s clever ‘Padagogy Wheel‘ which we featured on Edudemic last week. Check out the previous version then view the one below to see the differences. From what I can tell, putting the wheel on this site has generated a bit of buzz and I’m glad we could help spread the knowledge. But I was quite amazed this morning when I saw that the Padagogy Wheel had been updated. This new Padagogy Wheel (which honestly is less about iPads and more about technology integration now) should encourage you to focus on redefining your current standards, the current role tech plays in your classroom, and just about everything else. Want to print out the poster? The Padagogy Wheel by Allan Carrington is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
The Best Teacher Resources For “Foldables” “Foldables” are basically 3 D graphic organizers. Graphic organizers are great tools to help English Language Learners (and all students) categorize content in a way to make it more accessible to them (you might also want to check-out Not “The Best,” But “A List” Of Mindmapping, Flow Chart Tools, & Graphic Organizers). I’ve found them particularly helpful in Social Studies classes, but they’re useful in all subjects. ”One-dimensional” graphic organizers are equally useful. Foldables, though, generally provide space for more content and are also good for a change-of-pace. Here are my choices for The Best Teacher Resources For “Foldables”: The Catawba County Schools have a great Foldables Page that includes many examples. ELL Classroom has several blog posts describing their use of foldables with English Language Learners. United States History has a number of examples of how foldables can be used to review…United States History. Foldables and Notebookables is from “TeachFine.”
Downloadable resources - For teachers - Pearson Longman - best English courses. Christmas trees - for students Traditions of taking branches and leaves from trees into the home in the winter are very old indeed - much older, in fact, than Christmas. Christmas trees - for teachers Teacher instructions and answer key Da Vinci - for students When people talk about greatness, Leonardo da Vinci is often described as the greatest person who has ever lived. Da Vinci - for teachers Dealing with stress - for students We have all felt it many times. Dealing with stress - for teachers Films you will never forget - for students Ladies and Gentlemen, the winner is... Films you will never forget - for teachers Guy Fawkes - for studens Remember, Remember the Fifth of November, The Gunpowder, Treason and Plot, I know of no reason Why the gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot. Guy Fawkes - for teachers Hurricane - for students Severe and extensive damage; the air is filled with spray, it is almost impossible to see. 118 km/h and over...wow Hurricane - for teachers New Year is Here - for students
The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education In 2011 It’s that time of year again when I start posting year-end “The Best….” lists. Coincidentally, this one is also the eight-hundredth “The Best…” list I’ve published! You can see them all here. I figured it was appropriate to make number 800 one that is likely to be the most popular post that I’ve published since I’ve begun this blog — the annual one highlighting The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education. As usual, in order to make this list, a site had to be: * accessible to English Language Learners and non-tech savvy users. * free-of-charge. * appropriate for classroom use. * completely browser-based with no download required. It’s possible that a few of these sites began in 2010, but, if so, I’m including them in this list because they were “new to me” in 2011. You might want to visit previous editions: The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education In 2011 — So Far The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education — 2010 The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education — 2009 Number Forty: AV By AIM Caffein
GoConqr - Changing the way you learn My Top Free Online Tools and Resources for PBL As an advocate of Project-Based learning and Challenge-Based Learning, I have accumulated lots of different online resources that I frequently use with my students. The best thing about these resources, is that they can be used and applied to any topic, in any subject area. For pedagogy, research and examples on PBL, check out my blog post: Could PBL be the Solution to Education Reform? Below, you will find a list of my favorite FREE online tools, applications and resources that are perfect for student-directed learning. Research CollaborationPhoto EditingAudio EditingVideo EditingVisualizationPresentationsPublishingApplications and Tools For a more detailed list of online applications for Project-Based Learning, visit my blog posts: You Might Also Like The 21st Century Learner Needs a 21st Century TeacherThe Evolution of Education, From Teacher to Co-LearnerCould PBL Be the Solution to Education Reform?
Cooperative Learning: Assigning Individual Tasks to Group Members Introduction When I first started using cooperative learning in my classroom, it was truly on a trial and error basis. And I'm here to tell you, I made LOTS of errors. I finally figured out that I was not giving my students sufficient directions and organizational tools. On their own, my kids determined who was going to talk (everyone), when the talking was to occur (constantly), and just exactly WHO was going to do WHAT (no one). Clearly, I had not given sufficient forethought to this. What follows on this page, as well as the Overview to Cooperative Learning and Grouping Strategies pages, is what I've learned from all my trials and errors. I'm not saying that I've covered everything here, but I am saying that this is certainly a much better way to start this endeavor than what I chose. Quick Links for THIS Page You may use the following quick links to go directly to what interests you on this page. Preparing Students for Group Work Return to Top of Page Members of each group should TRY to...
» 2011 Top 100 Tools List and Presentation finalised Learning in the Social Workplace Yesterday, I finalised the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2011 list. In the last few days of voting there was a surge of contributions (both online and by email) that brought the number of contributions to 531. Many thanks to everyone who took the time to share their Top 10 Tools and help me compile this, the 5th annual survey of learning tools. The final list and presentation is available in full on this page HERE, but below I embed the presentation that I have created that is also available on Slideshare. This year as for the last couple of years, the #1 tool is Twitter. The list is dominated once again by free, online social tools - and proprietary content development tools continue to decline.The top three tools – Twitter, YouTube and Google Docs – retain their positions from 2010.Other tools have moved up the list since 2010. If you are interested in a more detailed view of the movement of the tools on the list, take a look at the Winners & Losers 2011.
101 Recommended Educational Web Tools Classrooms are fundamentally changing right now. You may not see it or even feel like it’s happening anytime soon. But the simple amount of web tools out there designed to genuinely improve education is astounding. With so many tools, it’s hard not to feel like technology is banging on education’s door louder and louder. In an effort to showcase some of the best web tools for teachers, many people put together lists, slideshows, and presentations detailing what they think are the most important or best. This presentation from Eric Schreefel at GoEdOnline is one of the most robust and useful lists around. 1.
My Favorite @Livebinders 'Round these parts lately, Livebinders have been all the rage. Well, actually they have been with me for a while now. I use the for everything. From organizing thoughts to presenting information in workshops. Oh wait... Do you not know what Livebinders are? Well you should read this post I did a while back about them. I want to highlight a few of my favorite binders to give you a taste of what you can do with them: STEM Engineering Resources-This binder is full of some amazing STEM resources for understanding and learning about what STEM means for kids. Edmodo – Extending Learning Beyond the Classroom-Are you using Edmodo? Using Dropbox in the Classroom-I can't live without my Dropbox. An Educators Guide To Twitter-Ok, so yes, this is mine but its got a ton of resources learning about Twitter and how to use it both in the classroom and for your own professional growth. These are just a few of my favorites. Your mission...read the 2 posts from above. Now, go forth and great some Livebinders!