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WARNING: Rant Below. So, my last post was about an easy interactive reading promotion idea using Post-It Notes I got from m
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Go Ahead, Scam Me Kids!
WARNING: Rant Below.
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Judicious video utilization strategies are great!
One of the BEST I learned from PBS Teacher Camp back in the 90's was to put a clear plastic over the TV and mark it up. You can do the same with an LCD Projector & a screen.
Let kids get up out of their chair and come up and circle, point to, add speech bubbles, etc. over a paused video. PREDICT. Speculate. Explain.
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National survey finds that American teens are experiencing more mental health issues; lack of sleep and the rise of digital media may be why, experts say.
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TL;DR -----> FOMO + Lack of Sleep = anxiety & depression
Learning what not to put out and what not to put into Social Media. Limiting Social Media until High School (or at least age 13 which is the law) might be the answer.
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I really like "Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time"
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Always cool!
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March 12, 2019 3:29 PM
En el marco de la necesidad de herramientas para crear mapas mentales que hemos tenido durante el curso.
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“I really appreciate you taking the time and the effort to tell me,” I said. “Thank you.”
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“I really appreciate you taking the time and the effort to tell me,” I said. “Thank you.” -- How to just listen & improve yourself when you get critical feedback. Helpful! I could do better!
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Free resource of educational web tools, 21st century skills, tips and tutorials on how teachers and students integrate technology into education Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa)
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A is the NEEDED letter in #STEAM. Art is Life.
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Reminds me of Hyper Studio! COOL!
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Short Story: A wonderful 6th grade student & I teamed up and made this bookmark sheet and I want to share it with you.
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Ninja Unicorn Coloring Bookmarks New Blog Post FREE Printables & Coloring Bookmarks Template
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A good read.
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What's New, Hot and Cool? - J2 Training - Janet Corder & Joan Gore by Janet Joan | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for for individual educators, schools and districts
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Great tips here!
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Blog about the life of librarian & students at Patrick F. Taylor Academy in Avondale, LA.
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Elizabeth aka @TaylorLibrarian is one of those TL's that I admire greatly. I was very touched by this post. It's a very good read. #
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"Maps are a great way to hook your students. Creating customizable maps that allow you to track places that are relevant to your topic is even more engaging. Can you imagine tracking the path of an army and adding information about the locations of famous battles in history? ..." Via Leona Ungerer
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Always love some GSuite for Education Tips!
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Unfortunately, mobile GarageBand is available exclusively for iPhones and iPads. But worry not, here are music-making alternatives for Android that you can try.
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One of my kiddos asked me to research this for him. I'm just putting it here because it might help someone else.
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Great stuff from the Amazing Lisa Johnson -- @TechChef4u
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Are you an educator with a blog? Would you like a bigger audience and a stronger professional network? This practical post goes through five things you can do to share and market your blog.
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5 Ways To Share And Market Your Teacher Blog Would you like a bigger audience for your blog and a stronger professional network? This practical post goes through five things you can do after publishing a new post. GREAT Post by @kathleen_morris of @edublogs
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Design challenges have the power to encourage creativity in your students – by providing limitations and guidelines, students can actually become more creative. Learn strategies for creating design prompts, running challenges and incorporating the design process into projects with your students. We’ll discuss how to create open-ended challenges and material-specific challenges in a way that will maximize your students’ creativity, as well as how to create passive design challenges that require minimal supervision. We’ll talk about some of the problems that educators face when running challenges, how to help your students focus, and balancing guided projects, design challenges and open-ended exploration. Whether you’ve had a makerspace up and running for years or are just getting started with the Maker Movement, you will leave this session feeling equipped to lead your students through design challenges that will spark their creative genius. Via John Evans
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Always great info!
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It’s crowded in the blogosphere to be sure, but there is always room for new voices if you're passionate about education.
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Honored to be interviewed for @NEAToday Magazine. On pages 48-49 in the hard copy!
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New AI fake text generator may be too dangerous to release, say creators | Technology | The Guardian
The creators of a revolutionary AI system that can write news stories and works of fiction – dubbed “deepfakes for text” – have taken the unusual step of not releasing their research publicly, for fear of potential misuse. Via John Evans
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This is fascinating!
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Free resource of educational web tools, 21st century skills, tips and tutorials on how teachers and students integrate technology into education Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa)
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Maybe share with your ESOL teachers?
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The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom has been commemorated by teachers and students across the country and around the world.
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Excellent Resource from our friends at @pbsteachers
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What a fascinating resource! --- Sorry for the stutter, had to get the right @Scoopit page!
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"We look at some teaching strategies to help you differentiate between fact and fake news ..." Via Leona Ungerer, Juergen Wagner, EDTECH@UTRGV
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"We look at some teaching strategies to help you differentiate between fact and fake news ..." Interesting take by @AskATechTeacher
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This is a great one to share this with your staff!