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"Literacy is changing–not at its core necessarily, but certainly at its edges as it expands to include new kinds of “reading.”
Digital media is quickly replacing traditional media forms as those most accessible to most 21st century learners. The impact of this change is extraordinarily broad, but for now we’ll narrow it down to changes in how learners respond to the media they consume." Via Cindy Rudy, John Evans 
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February 1, 5:27 PM
The list is English teacher orientied but could be used across a number of subject/content areas. Delete the scoop?
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None of those old basal textbooks are aligned to the Common Core State Standards, but they all include great content. What to do? About 10,000 teachers on Edmodo have turned to the The Basal Alignment Project, an online library of revised replacement lessons from common basal reading series (3rd-5th grades) each carefully aligned to the Common Core State Standards (Edmodo Group code: etuyrm). Via Mel Riddile, Linda Dougherty Delete the scoop?
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There's a whole galaxy of terminology that you should know about when it comes to education technology. From PLNs to Blended Learning to Synchronous Online Learning... it can get overwhelming. Via Gust MEES, Tom Perran 
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February 3, 8:14 PM
This is a nice visual summary of terms in education technology. 
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May 7, 8:10 PM
Implementos tecnológicos móviles y mezcla de entornos presenciales y virtuales para potencializar el aprendizaje, van a requerir de estrategias eficaces pedagógicas variadas y diversas para cada caso y situación concreta educativa. Delete the scoop?
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Ice-induced pavement pile-up's, out of control vehicles, winter wipeouts and a smattering of death defiers. Nobody was hurt in the making of this video apart... Via Seth Dixon 
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January 24, 1:32 PM
For those of you in the freezing cold, remember to take into consideration your environment. Stay warm and upright! 
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January 24, 6:03 PM
Just stole this from my Professor over at RIC! Delete the scoop?
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Imgur is used to share photos with social networks and online communities, and has the funniest pictures from all over the Internet. Delete the scoop?
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"Are you having problems organizing your stuff on iPad ? Well you are not alone , sometimes we do get overwhelmed by the multitude of tasks we have and it becomes hard to keep track of everything. But with the apps below your chances to keep and stay organized are higher. I am only featuring what I think are the top apps for this purpose and of course there are many other cool apps that can help you get your things organized on iPad. I am also adding this list to the comprehensive List of The Best Educational iPad Apps for Teachers. Check it out to learn more."
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January 10, 8:14 PM
Student-centered teaching strategies that can be used with students of all ages and all academic subjects via @NEAToday #spedchat #edchat #ntchat #sschat Delete the scoop?
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March 15, 9:42 AM
Special Education teachers are gaining access to iPads, but what about the professional development needed to support their implementation? Delete the scoop?
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Think skipping your reading homework tonight is no big deal? What about skipping all year's homework? This visualization shows what you're missing. Via John Evans Delete the scoop?
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This year I spent a lot of time exploring the bewildering array of educational software and apps for education. In what follows, I would like to offer a round-up of the apps I found particularly us...
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December 27, 2012 7:12 AM
Be sure to read the responses for input from other readers. Of the apps that show potential. I have used and like: Educreations, Class Dojo and Evernote (which just keeps getting better with each new revision) Delete the scoop?
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View and share this image from @MikvaChallenge and hosted by Ow.ly (No time to read our entire Education Council Policy Paper? Check out this neat infographic for some quick stats. Delete the scoop?
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February 5, 3:05 PM
This set of maps and articles help to explain why sea level rise is such an issue for many major metropolitan areas. In coastal cities with substantial economic development, much of the current coastal areas where once underwater until landfill projects filled in the bay. During storm surges (or if and when sea levels rise) these will be the first places to flood. Tags: disasters, water, physical, Boston, weather and climate. 
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February 6, 5:57 AM
Surging sea represented on an imagery background layer. Color ramp should be graduated. Delete the scoop?
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The interest in urban gardening and organic foods has grown as a reaction against a mechanized, commercialization agricultural industry with genetically-modified produce. Modern consumers are seek... Via Seth Dixon 
Mary Burke's comment,
April 14, 5:56 PM
I love this idea. And I every one of these foods. When I'm done with school in two years I'm going to have a garden and get my grandchildren involved. They need to know where food comes from. My dream would be to grow my own food.
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April 26, 7:37 PM
This is really cool. In this day and age so many consumers are trying to find ways to stay away from the “genetically-modified produce." Many people want to grow gardens and eat more organic and natural products. This article shows ways to grow products from scraps of food such as growing carrots from carrot tops or tomatoes from seeds. This concept is really interesting I had no idea this could be done. I think this idea will catch on and could ultimately make people healthier.
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April 27, 4:01 PM
This works very well. I don't just throw out tomatoes that spoil in the house or even on the vine late in the season. If you throw them into a heap in the fall with other garden scraps, they will produce very hardy plants that you can transplant in the spring. When you buy a (non GMO) pumpkin in the fall, save the seeds. Clean them well by washing them, dry them on an old towel, and plant them in cardboard egg cartons in some compost in the spring. These are just a few of the things you can grow from so-called waste!
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Recently, I wrote a post regarding some ideas that I did not believe that would transform school culture. Although most agreed on two of the ideas that I shared, there was a large contingent of ed... Via jheil65 
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January 25, 2:44 PM
I love this statement from Will Richardson in the post regarding 2013 being the "year of the learner": "This moment is all about learners having an amazing new freedom to learn, not teachers having an amazing new freedom to teach. I’d love to see 2013 all about making that shift in our thinking around education." Delete the scoop?
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The increasingly popular free digital media sharing app offers plenty of possibilities for educators. Guest post by Sam Peters. Tumblr is a web based Via mjonesnnu, Tom Perran Delete the scoop?
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Innovate My School is a global community for discovering, sharing, and promoting the latest innovation in education. Via Tom Perran Delete the scoop?
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I Have a Dream Speech Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963. Washington, D.C. When we let freedom ring, when we let it ring fro... Via Seth Dixon
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January 19, 10:49 AM
There is much to glean from Martin Luther King's famous I Have a Dream speech as a fantastic rhetorical device. This speech has a profound impact on the the psyche of the America culture and it has endured as a pivotal moment in history. As we celebrate his life and legacy this Monday, it is an appropriate time to contemplate that the ending of segregation (a spatial division of races) has reshaped the United States. Many streets in the United States bear the name "Martin Luther King Jr." to memorialize both the man and the Civil Rights movement. This streets, as this YouTube video suggests, are often in poor, crime-ridden and violent neighborhoods. This video highlights the irony between the historical memory of Martin Luther King Jr. and places of memorialization that bear his name. This video echoes much of what the authors of the fantastic book "Civil Rights Memorials and the Geography of Memory" say (in fact one of the authors is shown in this video). Questions to ponder: If Martin Luther King Jr. represents non-violence, then why are streets bearing his name often in 'violent' neighborhoods? Where should Martin Luther King be memorialized in the United States? Only in the South? Only in predominantly African-American communities? What does the geography of the spaces where he is memorialized say something about the United States?
Tags: historical, culture, landscape, place, race, unit 3 culture, USA, urban, poverty, unit 7 cities, book review. 
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January 20, 10:38 AM
Teachers: How great would it be to use the actual speech? Can you say, "primary source?" Here's an idea: Print it out and let students close read this important speech, too. Delete the scoop?
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Britain's biggest supermarkets defend their practices after a report suggested that up to half of the world's food is thrown away. Via Seth Dixon
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January 16, 4:09 PM
The mechanization of the all stages of food production has lead to some strange practices. The geometry of a food matters for a mechanized processing and also for the aesthetics at the grocery store which leads to slightly misshaped vegetables and fruits are routinely discarded. There is waste throughout the system, from 'field to fork.'
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How would you like to create a video that includes one second from every day of the rest of your life? Via Jon Samuelson, Tom Perran Delete the scoop?
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Their expense has so far made them rare, but with prices coming down, these glowing, programmable spheres are set to become more common. Via Seth Dixon
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January 10, 6:24 PM
Due to the expense, only science centers and major museums can afford these digital globes that we see in futuristic movies. However, as with all new technologies, the price will drop as it is refined and made available for larger market, even if that time is still a ways off. If this were available in your classroom, it would be splashy, but how much added value would it bring? What kind of lessons could you teach with this?
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January 11, 6:21 PM
Very exciting development in classroom technology! Delete the scoop?
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May 6, 1:34 PM
Interesting, in other ways this could also be seen as framing learning as a constant performance of assessment. Where do you draw the line ? Delete the scoop?
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"It’s hard to believe that in 1870, only 2% of 17-year-olds in this country had a high school diploma.
Over the years that number rose and peaked at 77% exactly a century later, but on average it’s been slowly falling ever since. While of course this is troubling, there is some good news for people without high school diplomas or college degrees. New ways to evaluate students are becoming more and more mainstream, as colleges become more forward-thinking and education becomes more open. Whether they’re used in admissions or in certifying valuable skills, these are the evaluation methods of the future." Via John Evans Delete the scoop?
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Executive functioning skills - Does your child have a weakness with verbal (auditory) or visual-spatial working memory? If so, you may find that it is greatly interfering with academic achievement. Delete the scoop?
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