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October 21, 2012 11:34 PM
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This infographic shows great techniques to apply to your rock, paper, scissors strategy! Everyone will think you're the coolest kid in school with these new tricks.
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October 13, 2012 9:43 PM
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Have you ever thought of teaching your students how to create an ePortfolio ? Well if you have not then it is about time to take the idea seriously. There are actually several reasons why you should encourage students to create their own ePortfolios but before we delve into them let me just briefly define what an ePortfolio is.
By Matt Levinson For parents, the pre-teen and teenage years can be overwhelming, disorienting and puzzling. Students encounter the tangled web of changing hormones, shifting social dynamics, entrée into social media, the desire for greater independence as well as the need for emotional safety.
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October 13, 2012 6:28 PM
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We changed the parameter of information in our personal and professional life. We will create new references and will have to adapt, learn and develop new skills that will enable us to face what is coming…Today we could summarize in 4 simple words as written on post-it what could describes this big change in the information around us : 1-Volume 2-Speed 3-Variety 4-Complexity
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October 13, 2012 6:14 PM
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When students select a part of the Waterlife story they will be able to hear narration, see visuals, and read the text of the story. Some parts of the story also contain links to external resources that student can explore.
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October 13, 2012 5:49 PM
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Cookit is a searchable, growing database of recipes and video podcasts, including cooking methods, equipment guides, a glossary, favourite school dinners, lesson plans for teachers, a recipe calendar, activities and a history cookbook. **Love the Recipe Creator!
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October 13, 2012 4:20 PM
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Story Cove is a highly-acclaimed, award winning multimedia reading program based on folktales from the world's oral traditions. Children love Story Cove because the stories are entertaining and fun to read. Educators love Story Cove because students are engaged in reading and the products are easy to use. Librarians love Story Cove because the stories are authentic and richly illustrated. Parents love Story Cove because the stories model positive character traits and good decision making.
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October 13, 2012 4:11 PM
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Long after degrees have been conferred and careers have been launched, many folks just can’t seem to quit school. For them, life provides an overstuffed cornucopia of educational opportunities that don’t necessarily require hefty loans and navigating different professorial strategies.
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October 13, 2012 12:08 AM
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Cecelia Webber is a New Hampshire-born artist working primarily in digital photography art and acrylic painting. After graduating in 2008 from the University of Southern California, her Flowers Series went viral online and rapidly gained international exposure, propelling her into the spotlight across the blogosphere.
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October 12, 2012 10:15 PM
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The Google Cultural Institute launched 42 new online historical exhibitions yesterday. The new exhibitions feature images, documents, and artifacts from some of the most significant cultural events of the last one hundred years. The exhibitions are built as interactive slideshows that you can scroll and click through to discover the artifacts and stories. The new historical exhibitions in the Google Cultural Institute and to some of Google's other resources like the World Wonders and Art Project. These resources can be used to spark a student's curiosity about a topic. As a supplement to your lessons these resources are excellent too.
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October 12, 2012 10:04 PM
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Use this tool with a text suach as a newspaper articel or to reasearch something. Simply read your selected text and record the keywords or phrases that answer the questions.
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October 12, 2012 10:00 PM
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This maths reflection tool is aimed at students aged 6 - 14 gives a great insight into how your students feel about their abilities in maths, and what areas they still need to work on in the future.
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October 12, 2012 2:32 AM
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Everyday you gotta spend a little dough. Bus fare, gas, food, movie tickets, bills, etc. These are the costs of living. Unsuprisingly this 'standard' living varies greatly throughout the world. Includes Vancouver in their infographic
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October 15, 2012 5:02 PM
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Google have really outdone themselves with today's themed "Doodle" on their search engine landing page. Based on Winsor McCay's Little Nemo in Slumberland cartoon strip, we'd go as far as saying it's the best Google Doodle ever.
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October 13, 2012 6:53 PM
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Here are 15 free iPhone apps that every designer, artist or creative soul shouldn't be without - from camera apps to stop motion and animation apps, to apps that help you create custom color palettes - this list truly covers the gamut and are apps that no creative apps arsenal should be without.
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October 13, 2012 6:31 PM
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Walking into the office each morning, you are already performing mental gymnastics trying to figure out how you’ll get through your task list for the day, only to be confronted by twenty equally urgent and demanding messages, and the phone ringing off the hook. Sound familiar?
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October 13, 2012 6:25 PM
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They may look like jumbled and messy flowcharts for the insane, but mind maps are actually extremely useful and perfect tools for brainstorming. You essentially take a flow of ideas and translate them into interconnected webs designed to help clarify your thinking (or mind, as it were).
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October 13, 2012 6:10 PM
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An interactive story WATERLIFE follows the epic cascade of the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. From the icy cliffs of Lake Superior to the ornate fountains of Chicago to the sewers of Windsor, this feature-length documentary tells the story of the last huge supply (20 per cent) of fresh water on Earth. **Brillianly done-kudos to the NFB
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October 13, 2012 5:36 PM
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October 13, 2012 4:12 PM
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When you first open PowerPoint 2013 you are instantly struck by the sleek new look and feel. This is not only visually appealing but makes the whole program feel very solid and reliable. Also the default slide size is now 16×9 rather than the traditional 4×3 – an improvement which we’ve been looking forward to for a while now.
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October 13, 2012 4:02 PM
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From simple charts to complex maps and infographics, Brian Suda's round-up of the best – and mostly free – tools has everything you need to bring your data to life...
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October 12, 2012 11:28 PM
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Every possible edcuational Pinterest Board you can find listed here!
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October 12, 2012 10:10 PM
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Great teachers make a significant difference is the lives of students and the impact lasts long after they leave the classroom. The following infographic provides interesting facts from the research on how effective teachers impact the lives of students and quotes from successful individuals who credit their teachers for helping them achieve their dreams.
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October 12, 2012 10:01 PM
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Google maps has been on on iCloud 9 the last few weeks thanks to some poor press from it's competitors, but more importantly it has added some great new features to it's street view tool that is sure to impress all of us.
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October 12, 2012 2:49 AM
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Project-based learning is one of the most popular terms in education innovation today. We talk about PBL all the time and how it, combined with flipped classrooms, can basically change the way education works. It’s an exciting time to be sure.
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