 Your new post is loading...
Your new post is loading...
Scoop.it!
Use engaging videos on TED-Ed to create customized lessons. You can use, tweak, or completely redo any lesson featured on TED-Ed, or create lessons from scratch based on any video from YouTube.
Best flips are exceptional, user-created lessons.Users nominate the lessons they build. The lessons are carefully selected by volunteer teachers and TED-Ed. Via Kim Flintoff 
No comment yet.
Sign up to comment
Scoop.it!
From Kevin's fabulous Edgalaxy Blog: The Snapshot Writing Tool is designed to put students in a specific moment in time using a visual prompt such as a photo or video and then write about what you see? What you hear? What you smell? What you taste? and what you feel? Drawing upon all 5 senses. The snapshot writing tool will really encourage your students create visual imagery within their writing, and they have a great deal of fun putting themselves in the perspective of the picture. Students can either use a photo of their own anlongside the tool or alternately you can access my collection of 150 Amazing writing prompts here. Via Andrea Zeitz, kathymcdonough, BookChook
Sarah Gordon-Church's curator insight,
October 1, 2013 3:22 AM
This is a FANTASTIC way to overcome the hesitant, fearful writer, the emerging writer, and the advanced writer all in one scoop! :) I have used this with success EVERY YEAR! The kids love it, it's relatable and produces some amazing alternatives to the boring form writing. This makes writing come alive for so many of my students! It boosts confidence and changes "Ugh, do we hafta write?" to "OOOOO! Can we do some more snapshot writing today!?!PLEASE!"
Scoop.it!
Idea generation is often seen as the magic side of creativity, and although I love the magic of it, I also feel like I have learned there is a practical side to it as well. Via mooderino, Sarah McElrath, BookChook
Scoop.it!
You can get great books on the craft of writing and learn to write a novel at home, but there's so many, how do you pick? My favourites are the workbooks providing exercises to try yourself. Here are the top ten workbooks for writing that I couldn't do without: Via mooderino, Sarah McElrath
Scoop.it!
Clever and insightful tips for overcoming writer's block, interestingly drawn from Sarah McErath's experience as a painter. Via Sarah McElrath
Scoop.it!
"41 Resources, Tools, And Apps To Improve Writing Skills by Tom Vander Ark first appeared on gettingsmart.com Via Juan Jesús Baño Egea, Leona Ungerer, Ken Morrison, Lynnette Van Dyke
Ken Morrison's curator insight,
January 3, 2013 4:57 PM
A very nice collection of tech tools to help writing teachers 
Louise Robinson-Lay's curator insight,
January 3, 2013 5:53 PM
Who says using computers is not good for kids writing skills? These apps will certainly help get rid of that myth.
Scoop.it!
By Amy Beth Arkawy
:"Start with the smell of burnt toast. Or look for a pair of missing earrings. Try falling out of love. Or waiting for an interview for a job you desperately want ( or one you never thought you'd have to get). Start with a line from a song or a classic movie. Look at a snapshot from a family album. Or a photo from the newspaper.
Scoop.it!
For Mac & iPhone users to write without distractions. WriteRoom is a full screen writing environment. Unlike the cluttered word processors you're used to, WriteRoom lets you focus on writing. Via Ana Cristina Pratas
Josh Dupree's curator insight,
May 2, 2013 8:00 PM
This software is for those who have ADD moments and get distracted easily while writing. 
Charnae LaLuzerne's curator insight,
July 13, 2017 9:12 PM
I noticed one of my eighth-grade students using this app on his laptop last year. When I asked him about it, he claimed the technology helped him focus on his writing, without the distraction that his multitude of open tabs presented him. In a multi-grade PBL environment where every student is at a different place in their writing, this student found an innovative way to stay focused! I applaud his efforts. This program does not seem to autocorrect mistakes, but it is possible to copy and paste your text into another document, such as Google Docs or Grammarly.com. What WriteRoom offers students in my classroom is the opportunity to write without structure, limitations, or distractions. This is for solely putting words onto the page. Although many aspects of digital literacy seem to promote visual graphics, media, and more, this app harnesses the old-fashioned text of the first computers. This would provide students with a clear focus on the words of their text, the structure, elements, and craft that comes with a great piece of writing. For more insight into the literary elements of writing, see Hicks' (2013) chart 2.1 (p.17). When given the option of writing digitally or by hand, most students choose a digital format for creating stories (Graham, MacArthur, & Fitzgerald, 2013).
References:
Graham, S., MacArthur, C. A., & Fitzgerald, J. (2013). Best
Hicks, T. (2013). Crafting digital writing: composing texts
Scoop.it!
From the website'
"Both high-tech innovations for learning and the inability of many American schoolchildren to write well have been major talking points in educational circles for quite some time, but oddly enough, one may offer a solution to helping remedy the other. There are a variety of tech tools and methods out there for teaching writing that can make the process easier and more fun for both teachers and students. While not every high-tech way of teaching writing will work for every class or every student, there’s enough variety that there’s bound to be something for everyone. Here, we offer just a few tech-focused ways to help students learn grammar, essay-writing, and, most importantly, why good writing is so important to their futures." Via kathymcdonough, Louise Robinson-Lay, Zbynek Kysela ✔, Ivo Nový
Ivo Nový's curator insight,
December 11, 2012 10:10 AM
There are a variety of tech tools and methods out there for teaching writing that can make the process easier and more fun for both teachers and students. While not every high-tech way of teaching writing will work for every class or every student, there’s enough variety that there’s bound to be something for everyone.
Scoop.it!
By Shelly Terrell
"Learn how images can be powerful tools for teaching. Working with images allows students to visualize learning material. Some ideas for working with images in the classroom are book scavenger hunts, visual dictionaries, and class debates. Have students contribute and write about their own photos to a classroom photo-sharing account."
Jim Lerman's curator insight,
December 28, 2012 1:39 AM
Use of images has always been a great facilitator of language learning...whether in one's native language, or another. Terrell's half-hour webinar offers numerous ideas for using images as well as sources for ideas.
Scoop.it!
By Susan K. Perry
"There are at least 90 such tips, tools, and techniques in Breakthrough! 90 Proven Strategies to Overcome Creative Block & Spark Your Imagination, edited by Alex Cornell, with a foreword by Erik Spiekermann.
"Breakthrough! is a fresh compilation of practical, real world solutions offered by a range of creative individuals, including graphic designers, artists, writers, and photographers. These are people who are employed in jobs where they are required to be creative, regularly (brief bios are in the back of the book).
The insights in this perkily designed, light-hearted, and useful little volume are sometimes amusing, often unexpected. It's worthy of being read straight through and marked and stickied and personalized by any reader who has ever felt not lazy but gooey in the brain in regards to a particular project."
Scoop.it!
Digital Storyteller is a Web-based tool that offers teachers and students frictionless access to digital images and materials that enable them to construct compelling personal narratives. Via Ana Cristina Pratas, Zakariyya Spain
Louise Robinson-Lay's curator insight,
December 23, 2012 4:10 AM
a great way to make stories become a bit more immersive
Scoop.it!
![Teaching Kids to Curate Content Collections [ACTIVITY] - The Tempered Radical | Scriveners' Trappings | Scoop.it](https://img.scoop.it/k6SmcRPZ2BwHVdxkV6p0qjl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVvK0kTmF0xjctABnaLJIm9)
By Bill Ferriter
Summary by MiddleWeb SmartBrief "Sixth-grade language arts teacher Bill Ferriter writes in this blog post about his students' experiment with Scoop.it -- a resource to help users curate collections of resources. Using the tool, students entered search terms related to New York City's ban on large, sugary drinks, then selected sources on the topic they thought should be shared. Scoop.it allows students to evaluate sources, build collections and publish content, Ferriter writes."
|
Scoop.it!
By Fruzsina Eördögh
Yahoo beat Google in 2012, when it came to original web video programming. A look back at the best video series the Internet has to offer.
Jim Lerman's insight:
I have not paid any atttention to orginal video programming on the web, so this article about the top series comes as something of a surprise to me. I'm going to have to check this out. Please be aware that much of this programming is for mature audiences.
Scoop.it!
On Twitter, Pixar storyboard artist Emma Coats has compiled nuggets of narrative wisdom she's received working for the animation studio over the years. Via Yael Even-Levy, PhD (Second Life: JoelleYalin), kathymcdonough, BookChook
Scoop.it!
Lots of articles and tips for young writers from Australian writer and educator, Susan Stephenson, at www.thebookchook.com . Via BookChook
Scoop.it!
I'm not sure about you, but I'd rather not take any chances in losing my readers' attention. There are too many other things clamoring for their time and energy. We don't want to give them any excuse to put our book down and not pick it back up again. Via mooderino, Sarah McElrath
Scoop.it!
By Vicki Windman
"As I was browsing through the Tech and Learning magazine in November last year, I came across a review of Footsteps2Brilliance written by Lisa Nielsen, titled “iPad Literacy Program Increases Reading and Writing Ability.” She wrote: “With a tool like this assessing student progress, there should no longer be a need for outdated, standardized bubble tests.” With those words of endorsement, I knew I had to try it.
"Footsteps2Brilliance consists of 18 storybooks at the K-3 reading level. The texts can be highlighted to help independent readers focus on the key points, and also be read aloud to a student. The stories are also filled with interactive and animated illustrations."
Scoop.it!
By Jo Scholz
"This post is about the basics of why, where and how to use QR codes in your research and teaching. In addition, it will also suggest a few design tweaks that allow you to blend QR codes with the surrounding context (e.g., the keynote slide or a poster). And if you invest some time you can even closely integrate a QR code with your overall self-branding efforts."
Joachim Scholz, PhD's comment,
January 2, 2013 11:06 PM
and soon I will also put up a video on how to do such a nice Designer QR code. Its totally addictive.
Scoop.it!
Joe Pereira's curator insight,
December 27, 2012 7:54 PM
Interactive fiction games are often puzzle-based. Other games focus more on character interaction or exploring a setting. In fact, some games are written specifically as educational tools for students.
Scoop.it!
“A teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on a cold iron.” Horace Mann
"Recently I came across a beautifully written ode to creativity written by @RealDavidCameron – see here. Please read it in all of its resplendent glory. The article, appropriate for our austere times, and rather bankrupt political leadership, is not all sweetness and light. Birth weight and poverty are recognized as near intractable factors that inhibit learning, but the driving force of the article resides in the transformative power of education. This was connected to another article by an inspiring school leader, Tom Sherrington – the @headguruteacher – with this article on creativity here: Teaching for Creativity and Innovation. Now, let me admit, when I sometimes hear the term ‘creativity’ used regarding education I wince slightly. ‘Passion’ and ‘creativity’ have become easy labels used across public and private sectors, becoming appropriated by advertisers, regardless of whether those qualities are exhibited or not, like some empty corporate mantra. When people laud Sir Ken Robinson I cannot but agree with his inspired speeches, but without action those words ring hollow. What leaders like Tom Sherrington and people like David Cameron do is put meat onto the bones of the creativity mantra in a real and valuable. They shine a light on creativity in practice and thereby encourage us to bask in the glow and feed the flame,"
Jim Lerman's curator insight,
December 28, 2012 7:29 PM
The above comment, only one paragraph in quite a lengthy meditation on the necessity for creativity and passion in education, comes from "A Subject Leader of English in a large, successful state school in York" [England], who evidently desires to write anonymously.
In any event, huntingenglish has quite a bit to say on his/her own behalf and also peppers the piece with abundant links to additional writings by others as well as schools/programs that s/he considers exemplary.
From the opinions expressed, it seems to me that the educational landscape in the UK resembles that of the US in a great many respects...certainly I find much to agree with concerning personal reflections about the current state of educational affairs.
Huntingenglish has a lot to say and, IMO, says it very well. This is quite a stimulating read and I will be returning to this blog for more.
Scoop.it!
|
|
Scooped by
Jim Lerman
December 23, 2012 12:49 PM
|
Scoop.it!
By Jeff Brazil
"We commissioned filmmaker Nic Askew to make a series of short films that explores the underlying thinking of our six principles of connected learning: interests, peers, youth as producers, networks, shared purpose and academics. Together, the six offer a framework for learning anchored in research and a deep understanding of how people learn, but they also tap the new possibilities of the internet, social media and the information age. This particular film (below) examines a fundamental human experience and key component of connected learning, 'play,' and explores whether it has been underestimated and whether, as a state of being, it holds answers for the reimagining of education."
Upon a quick overview, this film series appears quite important and the weekly webinars devoted to exploration of the films and connected learning look to be quite interesting.
|
|
Rescooped by
Jim Lerman
from Edumathingy
December 21, 2012 12:33 AM
|
Scoop.it!
From the website
"...he was not only Prime Minister of Great Britian during World War II, he was also the author of more than forty books of biography, history, essays and speeches, and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.
"So when we found out that as a young man he wrote an essay about the elements of an effective speech, we were excited. Then we discovered that an AP English teacher had developed a series of lessons in which students not only read the essay but also apply Churchill's principles to his own great speeches during WWII.
"So here's the essay and the lesson plans. Do tell us what you think of them"
We may as well learn from the best. Here the young Winston Churchill teaches us about rhetoric and structure.
