Meetings.io How to Teach Students to Evaluate the Quality of Online Information The volume of information available on the Internet is astounding, and it just keeps growing. Business intelligence company DOMO estimates that 571 new websites are created every minute. With that amount of information, it can be difficult for students to separate the gems from the garbage, but, fortunately, we can help them navigate online information easily and efficiently. What Students Currently Think of Online Information Image via Flickr by USACE Europe District Students today don’t know a world without the Internet, but that doesn’t mean they know how to think critically about what they see online. Coiro suggests strategies to help students to effectively evaluate what they see on the Internet, practice refuting what is on the Internet, and cross-check claims. Identifying Good Content There are a few checks and balances to ensure that online content is indeed credible. Learning to Use Websites Effectively Students may not understand the differences in quality between websites.
Stixy: For Flexible Online Creation Collaboration and Sharing Quick Screen Share Learning Standards & Common Core State Standards Crosswalk Skip to main content ALA User Menu Search form A Division of the American Library Association You are at: ALA.org » AASL » Learning Standards & Program Guidelines » Learning Standards & Common Core State Standards Crosswalk Share this page: Share on Facebook Share on Google+ Share on Pinterest Print Learning Standards & Common Core State Standards Crosswalk The following pages include tables that help school librarians learn how the AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learner and the Common Core State Standards align. English Language Arts Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects Writing Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, & Technical Subjects Mathematics Lessons submitted as part of the Standards for the 21st-Century Learner Lesson Plan Database contain an automatic crosswalk between AASL learning standards and the Common Core State Standards. © 1996–2015 American Library Association
Internet Buttons | Welcome Chromebook Tips Every Teacher Should Know Cards on the table, we love Chromebooks. They’re a fast, relatively low-cost portal to powerful learning opportunities. And that’s what we want out of classroom technology: something to push learning beyond current limitations. We collected some next-level tips every Chromebook-using instructor should know: Shortcuts! Use Them! There are tons of em. Ctrl+N: New window Ctrl+T: New tab Ctrl+Shift+W: Close current window Ctrl+Tab: Next tab Ctrl+Shift+Right/Left Arrow: Select text one word at a time Ctrl+Shift+Up/Down Arrow: Select text one line at a time Alt + F or Alt + E: Opens Chrome settings menu Alt+1, Alt+2: Navigate between different windows Ctrl+Shift+a: Select all Alt+Tab: Go to next window Ctrl+F: Find Shift+Search: Caps lock/disable caps lock You Can Still Have a Home Icon You can get a “home” icon on your omnibar by navigating to “settings” and then “appearance.” Screencast Like A Pro There are a few different ways you can screencast on your Chromebook. Are You Pinning Tabs? Google Drive = <3
Grants and Funding The Grants and Funding team assists educators throughout the school funding/grant process from start to submission. We can help to identify an appropriate grant opportunity, consult on an overall program design, work collaboratively with the local grant contact, and assist with writing and reviewing completed proposals prior to submission. We’re able to help districts secure: Federal and state grants to support instructional programs and changeFoundation grants to support teacher creativityWeb-based grant resources Our Grants and Funding team of experts has the background and credentials you need to make your proposal for school grants a success. Our team includes:
A Project-Based Learning Cheat Sheet For Authentic Learning A Project-Based Learning Cheat Sheet by TeachThought Staff Like most buzzwords in education, “authenticity” isn’t a new idea. For decades, teachers have sought to make student learning “authentic” by looking to the “real world”–the challenges, technology, and communities that students care about and connect with daily. We’re going to take a closer look at progressive approaches to teacher planning whenever Terry Heick can be convinced to finish that series. The function of this image is to act as a kind of brainstorm–to help you get your own creative juices going to decide what’s most important when designing an authentic project-based learning unit–audiences, technology, habits, purposes, and so on. You obviously don’t even have to use these categories; they are just a sampling of the kinds of thinking that can help you make the shift from academic to authentic learning. 3 Questions To Guide Authentic Project-Based Learning What role is the learner taking on?
Home Page S.O.S. for Information Literacy More people are using foursquare (just not me) « SocialSelf.Ca So…. I use it, ish. Foursquare in my life has come and gone for the most part. I used it when it first launched and was mayor of everything! Maybe it’s because of the bad incident I had (Click here for deets) or maybe its because I opened my 4sq up to my twitter audience to easily, but I’m over it. Facebook places mind you, is something I am so far enjoying! Here is an infographic just released from Foursquare as to how people (just not me) are using it. Like this: Like Loading...
Google Forms for Teachers- A Must Read Guide In today's post, we are sharing with you one of the best and simplest guides I have ever read on Google Forms. This visual tutorial is created by Eric Curts and covers a wide range of tips and tricks on anything you need to know about Google Forms. Check it out and, as usual, your feedback is most welcome. Enjoy Here is a cursory look on the table of content of this guide : What is Google Forms?