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An award-winning English and Social Studies teacher at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, Calif., Larry Ferlazzo is the author of Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers To Classroom Challenges, The ESL/ELL Teacher's Survival...
Now you can learn about 42 important historical events from the last century on your home computer.
Via Tami Brass
"Surviving as a teacher isn’t easy. Between the sheer work load, diversity of tasks, brutal pace, and seemingly divergent initiatives pulling you in a thousand directions, education can break even the most noble spirits. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Below are ten tips to keep you ticking when things get tough." The post also suggests that as teachers we need to find the balance between the needs of our learners and content. For some great suggestions check out this post!
Via Beth Dichter
Why do so many students choose Wikipedia when asked to find information on the Internet? I believe the answer is that Wikipedia is like the McDonalds of the Internet, you can always find it and you know what you’re going to get. Check out the 10 free tools, including Google Search Education, Google Custom Search, the Find Tool, a variety of search engines (although I would also include Carrot2 at http://search.carrot2.org/stable/search) and more!
Via Beth Dichter
An overview that covers: • Lead High-Level, Text-Based Discussions • Focus on Process, Not Just Content • Create Assignments for Real Audiences and with Real Purpose • Teach Argument, Not Persuasion • Increase Text Complexity
Via Beth Dichter, Tami Brass
"Just a little reminder, Blooms HOTS ( higher order thinking skills ) are : Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating, and Creating. If you are not familiar with Bloom's Taxonomy I recommend that you read : Everything you Need to Know about Bloom's Taxonomy . Here are the apps according to the HOTS mentioned above :"
Via John Evans, Tami Brass
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Any company, organization, or individual hoping to take advantage of digital video to educate or entertain the populace or promote a product should have a video strategy in place before springing for the time and equipment involved. Educators, of course, are not exempt from the core tenets of solidifying a viable video strategy — especially when it comes to how exactly they plan to take advantage of everything the medium offers.
Via Steven Engravalle, Erin Wall
Geocaching is great way to get people outdoors, use geospatial technologies and have fun with the whole family. Tags: GPS, edtech, geospatial, technology, location.
Via Seth Dixon
Innovative design crosses over all aspects of education. The American Society for Innovation Design in Education, or ASIDE, seeks to infuse curriculum with new approaches to teaching and thinking.
Like reading, writing, and arithmetic, web literacy is both content and activity. You don’t just learn “about” reading: you learn to read. You don’t just learn “about” arithmetic: you learn to count and calculate.
Via Colin Harris, Tami Brass
By Daniels Mekss Excellent collection of free tools for developing charts and diagrams. Mekss has gone out of the way to gather a very powerful set of free tools. This is definitely worth checking out. -JL
Via lharvey, Louise Robinson-Lay, Jim Lerman, Tami Brass
My New Blog Post: Use the Right Tool for the Right Need | A Leader in Educational Technology http://t.co/Fm0Kf9Xk #edtech #eduopinion...
Via Tami Brass
This research study provides a snapshot of how U.S. teens experience the role of social media in their social and emotional lives. Download the full report
Via Judy O'Connell, Tami Brass
Teaching in the 21st century is definitely not an easy task. Students are digitally focused and have more free access to information challenging thus the traditional prototypic picture...
Via Jon Samuelson, Tami Brass
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