Friday, December 19, 2014
The Evolution of Learning Technologies
Human beings have always been seekers of knowledge. The minute we discover something new, we want to share it with others and move onto the next achievement. Since the beginning of recorded history (and probably before) we have always strived to discover the mysteries of the planet, of Earth and of ourselves. How has learning evolved over the course of human history and what might the future hold for us? Follow our time traveller on his journey through time and space.
Questions a Critical Thinker Asks
1- Application Questions:These questions ask students to apply essential knowledge to new settings and contexts. For example:
How could you apply these grammar and usage principles to your essay?
How could you demonstrate the use of this concept?
How would you illustrate this process in action?
What can we generalize from these facts?
2-Analytical Questions:These questions ask students to dissect key information and analyze essential concepts themes, and processes. For example:
How are these characters alike and different?
What is an analogy that might represent this situation?
How would you classify these literary works?
What are the major elements that comprise this sequence of events?
What are the major causes of this situation?
3- Synthesis Questions:These questions require students to formulate a holistic summary of key ideas, make inferences, or create new scenarios. For example:
What would you hypothesize about these unusual events?
What do you infer from her statements?
Based upon these facts, what predictions would you make?
How do you imagine the space ship would look?
What do you estimate will be the costs for the project?
How might you invent a solution to this ecological problem?
4- Interpretive Questions:These are open-ended questions that require students to formulate opinions in response to ideas presented in a print or non-print (e.g., art work, audio-visual) medium. Students must support their opinions with direct textual evidence. For example:
What does Frost mean when he says: "I have miles to go before I sleep?"
Why does the photographer emphasize only his subject's eyes?
5- Evaluative Questions:These questions require students to formulate and justify judgments and criticisms based upon clearly-articulated evaluative criteria. For example:
Why did you decide to choose that course of action?
How would you rank these choices?
How might you defend that character's actions?
How would you verify that conclusion?
What is your critique of that work of art?
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Anthony Salcito Interviews Sir Ken Robinson at Miami Global Forum!
One of the world's foremost experts on human potential, the amazing Sir Ken Robinson sat down to speak with Anthony after his keynote speech at our recent Global Forum in Miami. Find out what he has to say about the role tools play in creativity, how technology has the power to transform education, and the challenges that lie ahead for us in creating a better world. Read more on Daily Edventures- http://dailyedventures.com/?p=17729
Thursday, December 18, 2014
SAMR: Interactive Visual on Integrating into the Classroom
Here's a great look at SAMR in context of the classroom - practical and useful... from HERE
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Here's a Diigo page on SAMR - was shared with me while on a recent webinar. Awesome!
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Here's a Diigo page on SAMR - was shared with me while on a recent webinar. Awesome!
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
The Ultimate Guide to iPad for Speech
As educators we are seeing a need for this type of feature for our students that have accommodations. Very Good Resource.
Our free eBook will teach you the ins-and-outs of the iPad. If you’ve just received your iPad or you’re an iPad pro, we’ve got something for you. By the time you’re done reading the The Ultimate Guide to the iPad for Speech Pathology & Special Education you’ll be able to:
Understand Initial iPad Setup – What are all those features?
Navigate the App Store like a Pro
Discover New Apps by Taking Advantage of iPad Settings and Outside Resources
Take your Teaching to the Next Level Using Built In Accessibility Features for Vision, Hearing, Physical & Motor, and Learning
Start Teaching Right Away Using Our Favorite Apps for Communication, Language, and General Education
Navigate the App Store like a Pro
Discover New Apps by Taking Advantage of iPad Settings and Outside Resources
Take your Teaching to the Next Level Using Built In Accessibility Features for Vision, Hearing, Physical & Motor, and Learning
Start Teaching Right Away Using Our Favorite Apps for Communication, Language, and General Education
Free Copy HERE
Friday, December 12, 2014
Thursday, December 11, 2014
20 Tips for Putting Google's 20% time in your Classroom
20 Tips on Getting Started
from eSchool News
1. Dedicate One Day A Week
Dedicate every Friday to the project, instead of 20 percent of each class day
2. It’s Not Just for High School
Twenty percent projects can be used in any subject, and with any grade or skill level.
3. Set Your Own Parameters
For other subjects, they suggest setting parameters on a subject-by-subject basis.
4. Start With Interests
“Whether high school or middle school or elementary students, they don’t have passions, but they have interests.”
5. Inspire Students With Great Projects
Develop an eco-friendly dream home, started YouTube communities around teen fiction books, began an Instagram account, encouraging students to cook and have healthy relationships with food, created their own games using Java, and more.
6. Use 20 Time to Improve the Community
Use his 20 percent time to foster student engagement within their school and community.
7. Find Projects That Pay
For students that struggled even to find an interest, challenge students to turn a profit.
8. Get Students Thinking Like Entrepreneurs
“Increasingly, no matter what position anyone takes, students who enter in the real world need to think of themselves as entrepreneurs, even if they end up working at an organization or a big corporation.”
9. Group Projects Work Well
10. …Solo Ones Do, Too
11. Let Students Pitch the Class
“They got four slides: what they were learning about, why they chose it, what they were going to do, and how they were going to measure success,” he says.
12. And Let Students Give Feedback
13. Think Practically About Projects
“As a teacher you’re going to have to become much more active to do two things: challenging the students to push themselves a little bit and then also reeling some students back in who are maybe going above and beyond,” says Juliani
14. Be Flexible
At some point, students will likely have to tweak their projects.
15. Connect With Professionals
Local businesses and experts—like doctors and architects—via mentorships, where the professionals lend their expertise and their time to students.
16. Create Something Tangible
It could be a report or a presentation, or something more creative.
17. Keep Track of Student Progress
Tell every student to blog about their projects as a means of keeping him in the loop.
18. Some Sacrifice Is Necessary
Give up some of the traditional literature, the trade off is well worth it.
19. Tech Helps, But Isn’t Required
20. Share Your Success
For his final presentations, invite parents, younger students, community leaders, and media to attend.
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Kelly Fitzgerald ~ EdTech Nut: Google Apps for Education - A Solution to Your Vi...
Kelly Fitzgerald ~ EdTech Nut: Google Apps for Education - A Solution to Your Vi...: There is a ton of video solution companies out there, such as Kaltura/Media Space, LifeSize/Video Center, Safari Montage, etc. They cost money; youtube and google are free!
Monday, December 8, 2014
Photomath
PhotoMath reads and solves mathematical expressions by using the camera of your mobile device in real time. It makes math easy and simple by educating users how to solve math problems.
Math Apps
Teaches children fluency in multiplication and division from 1 to 100. Start working with this great tool today!
A whole lot of videos about numbers, from pi to googolplex to Graham's number.
A whole lot of math games, organized by grades, skills, and Common Core State Standards.
Play with interactive math and science simulations to gain a visual understanding of these concepts.
Create and print cardboard templates that can be folded into figures and objects.
Inforgraphics: 10 on Social Media
We all know a picture speaks thousand words and for that reason infographics are being more popular due to its amazing information displayed in the form of images. It has the capability to capture everyone’s eye and tell them a story with engaging content and images. It’s an all in one package with text, images and creative design that come all along. It holds a great marketing potential that has the ability to attract customers.
Allow pupils to use Google in exams
Allow pupils to use Google in GCSE exams, says academic
A Harvard physics professor says schoolchildren must be allowed to access the internet and talk to friends in the exams hall to reflect the conditions seen in the workplace
Monday, December 1, 2014
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