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"Differentiate Everything One-to-one provides an opportunity to differentiate everything, from ways of accessing content (e.g., video or online article) to ways of presenting information (e.g., Prezi, blog or digital poster). It also allows for various types of organization. Some students may use a calendar to organize their assignments, while others use sticky notes. “This aspect,” says Alice Barr, instructional technology integrator at Yarmouth High School in Yarmouth, ME, “puts students in charge of their learning.” Have your students work within and outside of their comfort zones and then reflect on how they’re using their devices to keep organized, manage their work, communicate and collaborate, and be creative."
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Explore. Imagine. Laugh. Share. Create. Learn. Smile. Grow.Welcome to Wonderopolis®, a place where natural curiosity and imagination lead to exploration and discovery in learners of all ages. Brought to life by the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL), our Wonders of the Day® will help you find learning moments in everyday life—ones that fit in with dinner preparations, carpool responsibilities, a stolen moment between breakfast and the bus, or within school curriculum and education programs.- See more at: http://wonderopolis.org/about/#sthash.5GJM3iKT.dpuf
- hey, how do you get people to follow you on here? http://www.allvinyl.info - post by stan man
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Horizon Project from NMC
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"What’s really happening when you press play and a video starts loading, then loading slower, then stopping altogether, and then — if you’re lucky — starting again and finishing up?"
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Weekly Links (weekly)
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Sunday, October 20, 2013
EdCamp Seacoast
Reading for October 20, 2013: 10 Do's (and 5 Don'ts) for a Successful One-to-One Classroom
Read the Rest: http://www.weareteachers.com/hot-topics/special-reports/10-rules-for-a-successful-one-to-one-classroom-and-5-mistakes-to-avoid
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Weekly Links (weekly)
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Map of participants
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"Tegucigalpa, October 14, 2013. - The Ministry of Education (SE), through the Primary Education Program and Technology Integration 2524, major supporter of Educatrachos, received on Saturday October 12, a delegation of officials from the Maine International Center for Digital Learning (MICDL), who came to Honduras, to join forces and further strengthen the benefit of the most important technological program until now, in the educational life of the country."
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Pagina Web de los Docentes Tecnologicos Integradores de Centroamerica
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tags: googletools spreadsheets
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tags: googledrive googleeducation
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a repository of exhibits and collections from museums and archives from around the world. Linked to Google Art Project, it allows for mulitmedia interactive experiences across a myriad of subjects. Users can also curate a collection on their end.
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- students could see how their designs could be brought to life through the up and coming technology of 3D printing...What if Leonardo da Vinci could have had this in his day? - post by Rylee Frazier
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tags: kevinhoneycutt youtube
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tags: socialnetworking Tools_Apps
Monday, October 14, 2013
Do Sweat the Small Stuff
- It’s an expectation that students come to school with their device fully charged. We have a few extra power cords, but students may not check them out. Their options are
- 1) leave their device to charge,
- 2) stay in the computer lab with the charger to work, or
- 3) not use their device for the period.
- Devices are not allowed in the cafeteria during lunch. They get stepped on! Instead, we ask students to store laptops in the library and computer lab. But there’s an added bonus. Because they have to walk by my desk, students often let me know if they are having a problem with their computer or have a minor repair that needs to be made. We find that we have much less overall damage.
- Students need to leave their devices in their gym locker while at extra curricular activities. We alert coaches and advisers at the beginning of each quarter. The ski team came up with a great way to keep their devices. They have a large rubber tub. Students put their devices in it during practice. Parent volunteers take turns keeping the bin secure.
- Decorate cases. Students are all about personalizing. We all have the same cases with a label on them with the student’s name and their advisor. However, they often get mixed up. Putting a ribbon, key chain or a piece of duct tape on the handle or side, help make the case stand out in a crowd. Some advisors have case makeover parties!
- Three strikes: If a students leaves their laptop unattended or isn’t following a guideline, they sign “The Book”. Every student has a page. They write:
- date (we start over every year)
- what happened
- what the outcome was
- what they will do differently next time
- Collect the devices at breaks. It’s expected that students and teachers are on vacation. In advisor group, the advisor checks each computer and marks down on a spreadsheet from the tech department, anything that might need to be repaired. They also list if a student is having a problem. At the end of the day, we take the last 10 minutes of the period right before vacation to send students to their advisor group. The advisor checks the computers in and brings them to the computer lab. The advisor calls home if a student has not turned theirs in. This allows the tech staff to check them over and make a plan to pull in any computers that need to be repaired after break.
- At the beginning of the year, students present the “roll out”. This outlines anything new and goes over our guidelines. Often there are some humorous reminders to go with it. After the presentation, advisors then go over the technology guidelines with their students. A smaller trusting group allows for students to ask questions in a safe environment.
Sunday, October 13, 2013
SEEDlings Season 6: Geek of the Week at #ACTEM13
Our lunch time session is always a highlight of the conference for me. I love to see what people are doing in their classrooms with technology. Here are the links. Thank to @marsenault for being such a great scribe!
If you want to hear more sessions from the conference including Kevin Honeycutt and Dan Russell, Bob will be posting them on his Bit by Bit Blog.
Saturday, October 12, 2013
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@kevinhoneycutt has taught this tech conference infinite amt. w/o showing how to use a single app #ACTEM13 #thatshowitsdone #boomshakalka
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tags: ACTEM13 windowviewfavs#ACTEM13 We have a use-lease agreement for our tech at home. My son needs to show us what he's creating or he loses the right to the device.
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tags: ACTEM13 windowviewfavsResources for Minecraft: #ACTEM13 http://t.co/ZJjP5ePn6T
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tags: ACTEM13 windowviewfavsBeware the laminated lesson plan. @kevinhoneycutt #ACTEM13
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tags: ACTEM13 windowviewfavs@kevinhoneycutt "I think we are the uncommon core" #ACTEM13
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tags: QRcode differentiation
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"Looking for high resolution stock photos for your illustration, comp or design needs? Search morgueFile for free reference images. Yes, they're all completely free. whether you're an illustrator, art director, instructor or looking to add a defining visual to a presentation."
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"Pics4Learning is a safe, free image library for education. Teachers and students can use the copyright-friendly photos & images for classrooms, multimedia projects, websites, videos, portfolios, or any projects in an educational setting."
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"Live Q&A setup"
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"I have compiled a list of some awesome video editing tools for teachers. These tools are very simple to use and free of charge. Check out the list and share it with your colleagues. Using these tools you will be able to add effects, crop, add subtitles, mix and many more."tags: video web2.0tools
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Network scheduletags: mlti
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"What might “connected teaching” or “connected learning” — that is, using technology to build communities and share knowledge — look like in practice? Describe one recent example, small or large, from your own classroom or organization, or from work you have heard or read about, and tell us why you chose it."
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tags: Cellphone
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Computer Science Education Week December 9 - 15, 2013 Participant Kit for School
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"Please feel free to use the posters linked below to implement your own "Goo in the Loo" program! I have provided the posters in a printable PDF format and also in a Google Docs format, so you can make a copy and edit it to your preference"
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Page 24 - Melissa's art class
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tags: Googledrive
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"http://youtu.be/weIQIthC3Ks"
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Click on the notes to see how Google Drive can be used in the classroomtags: googledrive glogster
Saturday, October 05, 2013
Weekly Links (weekly)
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tags: twitter
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formRanger Walkthrough - YouTube
"formRanger is a Google Apps Script written by Andrew Stillman. This screencast walks you through the script and demonstrates how it can be used to easily update a form based on values in a spreadsheet"
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Evening of PD with The Seedlings | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
[PIC] Evening of PD with The Seedlings http://t.co/pByhRpGCBh via iPhone AirPlay to our TV! h/t @alicebarr @bobsprankle @cheryloakes50
tags: windowviewfavs
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The View From My Window: Seedlings Season 6: Episode 1
woo hoo they ride again!!! iReading: Seedlings Season 6: Episode 1 http://t.co/ANLRhul8i9 by @alicebarr @bobsprankle @cheryloakes50 [VIDEO]
tags: windowviewfavs
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Seedlings @ Bit By Bit Podcast: Show #132 » bit by bit
@bobsprankle @cheryloakes50 @alicebarr Thrilled to hear Seedlings is back! I missed all of u! Can't wait! http://t.co/Md0OtpSQho
tags: windowviewfavs
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"Social networks can help educators find jobs, learning resources and colleagues. Whether you want to improve your classroom, your contact list or your professional know-how, Education Dive has assembled this directory to help you evaluate some of the best online networking resources available."
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http://files.solution-tree.com/pdfs/Reproducibles_MTM/buildinginterdisciplinaryteams.pdf
Building Interdisciplinary Teams: Who Would You Work With?
tags: pln ProfessionalDevelopment
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Watch this: Google Docs can automatically generate QR Codes - The Next Web
tags: QRcode googledocs
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Awesome Web 2.0 Tools - LiveBinder
tags: usmepc512 techintegrators summertech2013 web2.0tools ProfessionalDevelopment
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"Here are the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2013 – the results of the 7th Annual Learning Tools Survey - as voted for by over 500 learning professionals worldwide. (Released 30 September 201s) “A learning tool is a tool for your own personal or professional learning or one you use for teaching or training.” Here is a summary presentation of the Top 100 Tools and beneath it the text list. Click the name of the tool to find out more about it, its cost, availability, its past rankings and to read some of the comments from those who voted for it. "
tags: usmepc512 techintegrators summertech2013 web2.0tools ProfessionalDevelopment
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Ignite. Incite. Inspire.: Transforming Student Learning: Mapping the Curriculum
"One of the first ways that you can join in on this refreshing style of education is to "Map the Curriculum" with your students. Giving them control of their learning by choosing the learning vehicle, product, success criteria, and level of support will boost self-confidence and intensify interest - in what you need to teach them anyway. "
tags: multipleintelligence differentiatedinstruction differentiation commoncore studentcenteredlearning
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Differentiated Instruction - Mr.N.Finney
"This multiple intelligences choices chart is posted on the SCDSB Staff Website - and it it is GOLD! I use it as a RAFT activity for any subject (especially culminating activities). The DI Projects are based on Grade 7 History Curriculum - The Seven Year's War and Rebellions. Rubrics have been created using www.rubricbuilder.com. "
tags: multipleintelligence differentiatedinstruction differentiation commoncore