10-Rep Learning ~ Teague's Tech Treks

Learning Technology & Tech Observations by Dr. Helen Teague

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QR Code for April 29 Global Learn Presentation ~ Intergenerational Digital Storytelling

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“Intergenerational Digital Storytelling Goes Global and Mobile: The Images of Aging Photo Contest” 4-29-16- 10:30am
By HelenTeague, Pepperdine University, Dr. Charlie Pruett, Abilene Christian University

Video of All Contest Entries

 

Video of Winners Telling the Story Behind Their Photos

 

Blog Link: http://blogs.acu.edu/imagesofaging/

Gantt Chart Link: http://tinyurl.com/IOAGantt

 

 

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Global Learn: Aging Simulation Presentation

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Primary Resources Matter

A Concluding Post for my PBS TeacherLine Online Course “Teaching With Primary Sources from the Library of Congress”:

Primary sources are the raw materials of history — original documents and objects which were created at the time under study. They are different from secondary sources, accounts or interpretations of events created by someone without experience. Examining primary sources gives students a powerful sense of history and the complexity of the past. Helping students analyze primary sources can also guide them toward higher-order thinking and better critical thinking and analysis skills.

Resources matter. How we reflect on them matters too. Sometimes our students get caught up in their impression of what is said and who is saying it. They mix their opinion of the source with source definition. But students of Historiography tell us this does not change the efficacy of the resource itself.

Bateson photoFor example, there has been a renewed interest here in Ireland on the events of the 1916 Easter Rising, also referred to as the Rising. Researchers are returning to primary sources such as journals, diaries, death records, and cemetery listings to discover that many more people died than previously thought in the uprising for Irish Independence from Britain. One historian, Ray Bateson continues to search for a comprehensive listing of the previously unrecognized heroes of the Rising (see photo below). Although records of the Irish Easter Rising are scant in the United States’ Library of Congress, it is significant to note that the importance of Primary Resources is part of global endeavors. 

Perhaps the best benefit of online courses is the time given (even encouraged) for reflection and consideration. How many times have I sat in a face-to-face classroom listening to the discussion and then as soon as I get to my car an idea screams to be included, but class is already over. Is that just my singular experience?

In Week 3, we will look at whether resources have to be codified only as Primary and Secondary. Wonderful insights and information this week! Looking forward to continuing on to Week 3!!!

Helen

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Primary Resources in Ireland

The Book of Kells (Trinity College Dublin MS 58) is celebrated for its lavish decoration. The manuscript from around the year 806 contains the four Gospels in Latin based on a Vulgate text, written on vellum (which is treated calfskin).

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Here is the Trinity College version of our Library of Congress: http://digitalcollections.tcd.ie/home/index.php?DRIS_ID=MS58_003v

Here is a short, 1-minute video on the Book of Kells: https://youtu.be/Ev_6NduOeYg

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Weekend Ed. Quote ~ April 23

This weekend’s quote in honor of  School Library Month

There are some works so luminous…so powerful that they give us strength, and force us to new undertakings. A book can play this role. ~Hervé Le Tellier

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Innovation For Singapore Transportation

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D.E.A.R – Drop Everything and Read – April 2016

D.E.A.R – Drop Everything and Read – April 2016

D.E.A.R.D.E.A.R. stands for “Drop Everything and Read,” a national month-long celebration of reading designed to remind folks of all ages to make reading a priority activity in their lives. You may remember that Beverly Cleary wrote about D.E.A.R. in Ramona Quimby, Age 8. Since then, “Drop Everything and Read” programs have been held nationwide on April 12th in honor of Mrs. Cleary’s birthday. We figured, why not “drop” the “day” and celebrate our beloved author, her timeless stories, and the joy of reading for the full month. So, “drop” by this website all month long in April and anytime you want to make reading a priority! D.E.A.R. is sponsored by the National Education Association (NEA); Parent Teacher Association (PTA); ALA’s Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC, a division of the American Library Association}; Reading Rockets; The General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC); the American Press Institute; First Book; HarperCollins Children’s Books; Read Kiddo Read; Walden Media and Ramona Quimby.

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Weekend Ed. Quote ~ April 15

education quoteThe purpose of a good education is to show you that there are three sides to a two-sided story. ~Stanley Fish

 

 

 

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Happy Birthday Thomas Jefferson

On this day, April 13 in 1743, Thomas Jefferson was born in Shadwell, Virginia.

My favorite Jefferson quote is “In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.

The Miller Center website offers a brief biography of Thomas Jefferson.
In contrast, this Smithsonian perspective depicts a different personality side of Thomas Jefferson.

This PBS TeacherLine Crash Course episode offers students a synopsis of the life and legacy of our third U.S. president. http://to.pbs.org/1MX6Guq

 

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