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Exit tickets seem to be a great way to go in terms of formative assessment. An Alan Novemeber webinar suggested the students provide critical thinking questions as their exit ticket, which is another idea that could still work with this.
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I just introduced the idea ofg backchannels at school as an idea for student feedback and /or discussion. I am interested more in the formative and alternative assessment option, but the ideas about continueing the conversation is pretty cool too! Great thing is you don't need email necessarily to invite students either. Delete the scoop?
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The science of learning can offer some surprising and useful perspectives on how we guide and educate young people.
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I can't read enough about the brain. so darn fascinating and important background to know as we educate our students and ourselves. Delete the scoop?
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25 Critical Thinking Strategies For The Modern Learner
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Great article. & visual to use for PD Delete the scoop?
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Some great reflections and ideas in response to sir Ken Robinson's latest TEd talk. Could inspire some great ideas for the next school year. 
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May 24, 7:03 PM
OK. I agree with the concepts. What I wonder about is will the political mandarins and their bureaucratic minions allow civil disobedience? Innovation and real change occur on the fringes and not in the mainstream. Delete the scoop?
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Many educators are explicitly teaching such skills as how to evaluate a website's credibility, how to use precise keywords, and how to better mine search engines.
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This article emphasis the importance of digital literacy as a skill that needs to be taught and modeled for students. Delete the scoop?
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May 23, 9:00 AM
Link from a webinar about the new changes that resulted in Scratch 2.0 Delete the scoop?
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" "Free Tools and Resources to Help Students Develop 21st Century Skills Our online tools create active learning environments where students can engage in discussions, analyze information, pursue investigations, and solve problems. You’ll also find teaching resources, including lesson plans, assessment strategies, and technology-enriched project ideas for all K–12 subjects." Via Jim Lerman 
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May 21, 12:25 PM
Intel has just updated its popular Visual Ranking Tool for use on iOS and Android devices. Lots of good material here for higher order thinking. Delete the scoop?
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By Justin Reich The Someday/Monday dichotomy captures one of the core challenges in teacher professional development around education technology. One the one
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This is the first in the series of 4 articles about the steps to changing pedagogy and the portential that tablests have to be much more than just either a pencil or a tool of consumption.
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May 9, 8:59 AM
It is not about the machine, but the pedagogy . This article discusses the way we as teachers need to adapt to get full benefits of learning for our students embracing the potential of all tablets can allow us to do. Delete the scoop?
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This is a good place to begin as we need to educate teachers, students and parents with the ubiquity of digital devices.
Ivon Prefontaine's curator insight,
May 4, 12:30 PM
I am glad to see people are spending time suggesting digital citizenship and all issues related to it are important. 
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May 21, 4:26 PM
Educazione alla cittadinanza digitale, Netiquette, prevenzone del bullismo e del cyberbullismo, sicurezza in rete Delete the scoop?
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A free resource for social writing and online learning offers new tools for students and teachers who want to use safe social networking, group learning projects, and real-time formative assessments.
Nancy Jones's curator insight,
May 1, 9:12 AM
This is an interesting option to use that will allow more of a "facebook" type assignment for students while being able to use a variety of tools to limit what can be done, all while keeping it pretty much " in house" Delete the scoop?
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I love that this is all verb oriented. The skills we want them to develop are really actions. Delete the scoop?
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A great jumping off point for considering assessments of 21st century skills, expecially as they realte to core subjects. Pdf link is included as well as an interesting link to the creator's blog. Delete the scoop?
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All the updates today from Apple are exciting. But the exciting thing I just found was buried in the Apple website and got me thinking.
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It's just a tool ...says it all
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June 11, 10:54 AM
The perfect article at the perfect time with end of the year tech talks etc. Delete the scoop?
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If you run a classroom, school, district, or country, you need to know how to properly integrate technology in education. This should help. Via kathy pryor Delete the scoop?
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A curated list of recommended free tools, websites & mobile apps for teachers, such as Google Docs, Prezi, Wordle, ClassDojo, TED, Quizlet, YouTube, etc. Via John Evans, Jamie Forshey 
sarah's curator insight,
May 29, 3:30 AM
Très intéressant. Merci,John Evans, pour partager cet article avec nous.
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May 29, 3:32 AM
Ttrès intéressant. Merci, John Evans, pour parteger cet article avec nous.
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As with any behavior involving kids, mistakes will be made with online behavior -- and that’s a vital part of the learning process.
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This article quote, "A digital native does not necessarily mean a food digital citizen," helps explain the importance of an obligation to teach students ( and their parents) the bah avoids necessary to avoid developing bad habits.
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May 25, 11:19 AM
We need to provide learning along these lines for adults and children alike. Delete the scoop?
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While there are hundreds of tools and devices available, we have found 10 creative ways to use Google tools and services to help improve learning.
Nancy Jones's curator insight,
May 24, 1:19 PM
some great ideas and information about a number of the new apps and features that are avaialbe through Google as they get even more aggressive about pursuing the education market. Delete the scoop?
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Technology makes the tools, but what are the general characteristics that make an effective educator a 21st century educator? Via John Evans 
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May 23, 5:58 PM
The ability to adapt and the ability to encourage one's students to do the same. 
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May 23, 7:12 PM
Being a 21st Century educator is creating a learning environment that is social, collaborative and project based. Teachers, nor anyone else for that matter, will ever be able to keep up with all new technologies. The trick is to focus on digital technologies that facilitate student collaboration. 
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May 28, 10:23 AM
What makes 21 st Century learning so interesting is the rapid rate of thechnological change. Who knows what new learning tools will arrive on the scene tomorrow.
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Last week I spent a day working with teachers at Bridgton Academy in Bridgton, Maine. Bridgton Academy is a private boarding school serving male students who have completed high school, but are spe...
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There are some grat recoomendations here for tools that allow students to organize and save their materials. In addition, these tools would be equally valuable for teachers. Great resource! Delete the scoop?
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These ten startups are making big waves in the education space.
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Things really are moving fast. Some very interesting options for online learning, creating your own textonline as well as learning about programming. The future begins now.
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May 16, 8:42 PM
Will need a bit of exploring, but has good links and challenging questions. What does all this mean for education? Delete the scoop?
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What exactly do the Common Core standards say about technology?
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Interesting connections by subject area and a valuable list of verb descriptors as well. Delete the scoop?
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Now that digital devices are becoming more ubiquitous, this is the new frontier we should consider for our students.
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There are a few important criteria that education technology must satisfy before being used in education. Otherwise, we have a problem.
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It is about the Why versus the with what.
Ivon Prefontaine's curator insight,
April 23, 7:10 PM
"Almost like a demigod, the education industry seeks the golden bullet that will solve the problem of providing an engaging personalized learning experience for every child and we assume it will have a USB port." With failed leadership do not expect this to change. I do like the first point: Make the teacher's life easier.
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Exit tickets seem to be a great way to go in terms of formative assessment. An Alan Novemeber webinar suggested the students provide critical thinking questions as their exit ticket, which is another idea that could still work with this.