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10 Free Tools for Everyday Research - Getting Smart

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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!


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Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo - Education Week Teacher

Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo - Education Week Teacher | Students Learning with Laptops | Scoop.it
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...
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Four questions to ask yourself before deciding to use a piece of technology in your classroom.

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Google Brings History to Life With Online Exhibitions

Google Brings History to Life With Online Exhibitions | Students Learning with Laptops | Scoop.it

Now you can learn about 42 important historical events from the last century on your home computer.


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Ten Secrets To Surviving As A Teacher

Ten Secrets To Surviving As A Teacher | Students Learning with Laptops | Scoop.it

"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!


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10 Free Tools for Everyday Research - Getting Smart

10 Free Tools for Everyday Research - Getting Smart | Students Learning with Laptops | Scoop.it
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!


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5 Things Every Teacher Should Be Doing to Meet the Common Core State Standards.pdf

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


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An Illustration of Flipped Classroom: The Full Picture

The Flipped Classroom: The Full picture is not about watching videos as homework.


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Melanie Hundley's curator insight, January 28, 9:30 AM

It is interesting to think about how teacher education programs would need to prepare teachers who are able to think about and work in flipped classrooms.

Barbara Monica Pérez Moo's curator insight, March 4, 12:11 AM

Muy clara la propuesta o quiza la realidad aqui expuesta.

Carmenne K. Thapliyal's curator insight, April 11, 2:54 PM

The video provides an introduction to the flipped classroom ... the voiceover should've probably been a little more..... excited... the person sounds so bored. 

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8 Steps to Create an Infographic | Visual.ly

8 Steps to Create an Infographic | Visual.ly | Students Learning with Laptops | Scoop.it

8 Steps to Create an Infographic via Michael Biondo of Mainstreethost...


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Web 2.0 for the Under 13s crowd

Web 2.0 for the Under 13s crowd | Students Learning with Laptops | Scoop.it

Way useful: Web 2.0 for the Under 13s crowd http://t.co/2xZcuH6Z via @zite Tags: #from_twitter send2blog...


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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: Teachers Easy Guide to The Most Important Web Tools in Education

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A Quick Guide on Blooms Taxonomy Apps for iPad

A Quick Guide on Blooms Taxonomy Apps for iPad | Students Learning with Laptops | Scoop.it

"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 :"


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11 Reasons Teachers Should Make Their Own Videos

11 Reasons Teachers Should Make Their Own Videos | Students Learning with Laptops | Scoop.it

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.


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What Is Geocaching?

Geocaching is great way to get people outdoors, use geospatial technologies and have fun with the whole family. 

 

Tags: GPS, edtech, geospatial, technology, location.


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Innovation Design In Education - ASIDE: Sketchnotes & Visual Thinking: A Different Way of Note-taking

Innovation Design In Education - ASIDE: Sketchnotes & Visual Thinking: A Different Way of Note-taking | Students Learning with Laptops | Scoop.it
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.
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Mobile Devices and the Common Core

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Why Web Literacy Should Be Part of Every Education

Why Web Literacy Should Be Part of Every Education | Students Learning with Laptops | Scoop.it

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.


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Visualize Everything: 32 Free Tools To Create Different Diagrams

Visualize Everything: 32 Free Tools To Create Different Diagrams | Students Learning with Laptops | Scoop.it

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


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Apps for Common Core Math Standards, Grades 9-12

Apps for Common Core Math Standards, Grades 9-12 | Students Learning with Laptops | Scoop.it
RT @nancyrubin: RT @pgsimoes: #edtech Apps for Common Core Math Standards, Grades 9-12 http://t.co/mKkNPAl7 (@cyndidannerkuhn)...

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Use the Right Tool for the Right Need | A Leader in Educational Technology

My New Blog Post: Use the Right Tool for the Right Need | A Leader in Educational Technology http://t.co/Fm0Kf9Xk #edtech #eduopinion...


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Social Media, Social Life: How Teens View Their Digital Lives

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


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The 21 Signs you are A 21st Century Teacher

The 21 Signs you are A 21st Century Teacher | Students Learning with Laptops | Scoop.it

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...


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