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Top 10 Mac keyboard shortcuts everyone should know

Cutting your reliance on your mouse will help you work more quickly, and you’ll undoubtedly impress your family, friends and co-workers to no end. You might end up becoming the go-to Mac person in your office, and we all know how wonderful that will be. Here are the top 10 Mac keyboard shortcut tricks you really need to memorize right now, whether you’re a Mac newbie or a veteran user who still uses the mouse for everything out of habit. Ingredients: Any Mac running OS XMac-compatible keyboard (has a Command key, not Windows) Directions: First up, take a look at the Mac keyboard in front of you to familiarize yourself with a few Mac-specific keys. Many of these shortcuts have an equivalent menu item; one way of finding new shortcuts is to look to the right of any menu item and see if there is a keyboard shortcut.

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The Precious First Few Minutes Of Class

“Your warm-up is on the board,” we announce. Two students fish for pencils in backpacks, one begs to get water, another needs to see the nurse, and attendance needs to be entered into the computer. Cool stuff. Socrative. Mr Donn's - Geography Lesson Plans, Games. Learning Modules, Powerpoints, Videos. The Teacher's Corner - Lesson Plans, Worksheets and Activities. The Literacy Shed - The Literacy Shed Home. Movie Reviews and Ratings by Film Critic Roger Ebert. EDpuzzle. Education Technology. Free mind map and template library on Biggerplate. Edynco-learning-map-guide. How to make an origami corner heart bookmark.

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Google Drive Teacher's Guide. South Australian Public Library Network - Welcome. The TES - Education Jobs, Teaching Resources, Magazine & Forums. 12 Maps That Changed the World - Uri Friedman. "All cultures have always believed that the map they valorize is real and true and objective and transparent," Brotton, a professor of Renaissance studies at Queen Mary University of London, told me.

12 Maps That Changed the World - Uri Friedman

"All maps are always subjective.... Even today’s online geospatial applications on all your mobile devices and tablets, be they produced by Google or Apple or whoever, are still to some extent subjective maps. " There are, in other words, no perfect maps—just maps that (more-or-less) perfectly capture our understanding of the world at discrete moments in time.

In his new book, A History of the World in 12 Maps, Brotton masterfully catalogs the maps that tell us most about pivotal periods in human history. I asked him to walk me through the 12 maps he selected (you can click on each map below to enlarge it). 1. 2. 3. This map from England's Hereford Cathedral depicts "what the world looked like to medieval Christians," Brotton says. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Piktochart : Make Information Beautiful - Themes. EclipseCrossword - the fast, easy, and FREE way to create crossword puzzles in minutes. YouthLearn. Regardless of what topic you're teaching or the age of the kids you're working with, you'll want to make certain teaching techniques a standard part of your routine.

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By internalizing these fundamentals until you don't even have to think about them, you'll become a better coach, leader and teacher. Perhaps most important is that you understand and master sound modeling techniques. Kids learn much more by watching you than from anything you say. Good teaching is intentional, and it should be reflected in every thing you say and do. Some other techniques described in this section include activities to do every day to reinforce learning objectives and create continuity; pointers for reading aloud and sharing ideas; and advice on using journals, a tool we find extremely helpful for kids of all ages.

Entire books have been written about classroom management, but a few simple steps can make a big difference in maintaining an energetic environment and keeping kids focused. K-12 Education Tips & Strategies That Work. Oswinmusic. Handy and Useful 1. TwistedSifter. 197 Educational YouTube Channels You Should Know About. 197 Educational YouTube Channels You Should Know About If you don’t have a YouTube channel as an education provider, there’s a good chance you’re behind the times.

197 Educational YouTube Channels You Should Know About

Nearly every major educational institution in the world now hosts its own collection of videos featuring news, lectures, tutorials, and open courseware. Just as many individuals have their own channel, curating their expertise in a series of broadcasted lessons. These channels allow instructors to share information and blend media in unprecedented and exciting new ways. From teaching Mandarin Chinese to busting myths about Astronomy, the educational possibilities are virtually endless pun intended! Because we can now sift through thousands of resources while navigating a single repository, the potential for inspiration and growth in the field of education has reached a new height. Here are the top channels worth following based on views, subscriptions, and quality of content: General Physical Sciences Engineering & Technology. Teaching tools. Inquiry.

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Questioning Toolkit. Essential Questions These are questions which touch our hearts and souls.

Questioning Toolkit

They are central to our lives. They help to define what it means to be human. Most important thought during our lives will center on such essential questions. What does it mean to be a good friend? If we were to draw a cluster diagram of the Questioning Toolkit, Essential Questions would be at the center of all the other types of questions. All the other questions and questioning skills serve the purpose of "casting light upon" or illuminating Essential Questions. CYMATICS: Science Vs. Music - Nigel Stanford.

TIMESCAPES Soundtrack - Nigel John Stanford. Uncover Your True Potential. ISTE - International Society for Technology in Education - Home. Will Fly - Musician - Home. Where the Wonders of Learning Never Cease. Beau Lotto: Optical illusions show how we see.

World History Lesson Plans, Games, Powerpoints, Classroom Activities K-12. Wars Through the Ages - Lesson Plans. China. Mrsonord. 40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World. If you’re a visual learner like myself, then you know maps, charts and infographics can really help bring data and information to life. Maps can make a point resonate with readers and this collection aims to do just that.

Hopefully some of these maps will surprise you and you’ll learn something new. A few are important to know, some interpret and display data in a beautiful or creative way, and a few may even make you chuckle or shake your head. If you enjoy this collection of maps, the Sifter highly recommends the r/MapPorn sub reddit. You should also check out ChartsBin.com. 1. 2. 3. 4. Pangea was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras, forming about 300 million years ago. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.