Aug
9
In conjuntion with Connected Educator Month, Common Core Conversation is holding a Lesson-A-Thon all month on edmodo. The goal is to collect 31 lessons in 31 days that integrate the Common Core Standards in various content areas and grade levels.
Please click the link below, bookmark it, and return!
http://tinyurl.com/8k7gzwc
Click Here to See other posts from this blog on the Common Core
Aug
9
Breakthroughs in the Science of Learning
1. More information doesn’t mean more learning
2. The Brain is highly dynamic
3. Emotion influences the ability to learn
4. Mistakes are an essential part of learning A recent study found that students performed better in school and felt more confident when they were told that failure was a normal part of learning, bolstering a growing body of research that suggests much of the same.
5. The brain needs novelty turns out boredom really can kill you
Read more by clicking here
Aug
9
Melinda Kraft’s final video project, A Call to Action, from her class called Emerging Technology in a Collaborative Culture at Full Sail University where she is completing herMaster’s degree in Education Media and Design Technology.
Aug
8
BFF is an acronym for “Best Friend Forever.” These websites and tips are so good that they will become your technology BFFs!
My daughter’s first unit when school begins in a few weeks, my daughter’s first unit is scheduled for Poetry.
Ah, the astuteness of curriculum planning…middle school kids, a new school year, triple digit heat, and poetry.
I am emailing my daughter a linkable gift to Josie’s Poems, a happy, inviting website that celebrates poetry, encourages readers to write poems, and even offers a Skype interview with the poet herself, Josie Whitehead.
“I’ve written about 1000 poems now and I would say that easily half of the poems are suitable for secondary schools, ESL teenagers and adults,” writes Josie.
JOSIE’S POEMS: http://www.josiespoems.webeden.co.uk/#
See also this link on the page: Write a Poem Yourself
Aug
8
Diversity is one of the earmarks of today’s classroom, and chances are if you have never had an ESL student in your classroom, somewhere along the way you will.
Working with ESL students is often very rewarding and can bring an exciting dynamic into the classroom, while also offering a challenge.
Cammy Harbison explains more in her post 8 things your ESL students need but won’t tell you
Read more by clicking here
See the OOPS Page of ESL Resources
Aug
7
The most comprehensive list of iPad Apps by Subject Area I’ve seen.
It is arranged in a lovely grid format (which is my personal fave), organized by subject and grade level.
Thanks insightful innovators at TCEA!
Aug
7
Results of
Tech & Learning Poll:
How much time will you spend integrating online resources into your fall curriculum?
Click here to vote
Results based on as of August 7, 2012 10:30 cst
Aug
7
BFF is an acronym for “Best Friend Forever.” These websites and tips are so good that they will become your technology BFFs!
I sent an email yesterday volunteering to help with a project.
I wrote, “I would welcome the opportunity to help with your Coomon Core Intiative”
Reread my sentence and you will see the two glaring, ghastly errors.
Probably need an Editor (or a new pair of Readers) more urgently than I realize.
Emre Fırat’s blog recommends a collaborative real-time editor that will definitely help with editing my online courses. The Titanpad is similar to Google Docs; it lets you work on one document simultaneously.
Source: http://emrefirat.edublogs.org/files/2012/08/titanpad-xysw3e.jpg
When you go to titanpad.com click on “Create public pad” and your document is ready… You can import HTML, Word or RTF files and export your document as HTML, Plain Text, Word, PDF, Bookmark file or OpenDocument.
Emre Firat
Aug
6
BFF is an acronym for “Best Friend Forever.” These websites and tips are so good that they will become your technology BFFs!
Here is an engaging and easy-to-use tool to add voice to your current posters and illustrations.
Just upload a picture or photograph to Fotobabble, then record your voice and click Save.
Fotobabble creates a link and an embed code that you can copy and paste into your class webpage, blog, and social media accounts such as Facebook and Twitter.
Kindly click on this link to see a sample I created called Writing: Providing Evidence of Reading Responses: http://www.fotobabble.com/m/Ym9DdkZXTElVTUE9
Fotobabble is a software company that provides free photo- and audio-powered social marketing solutions for businesses, brands and nonprofits. Fotobabble’s integrated application suites help organizations attract and engage audiences across web, mobile and social networks.
Interactive images can be created online, no need to download any specialized software.
Aug
6
Splaysoft, LLC has an iPhone/iPad App called Common Core Look Fors that helps educators integrate the Common Core State Standards into their classroom. The app covers Mathematics, Technology, English Language Arts. ELA was recently updated. This App costs $2.99 and is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 5.0 or later.
I like this one because it comprehesively includes Math, Tech, and ELA as opposed to others which treat each subject separately.
Please click here to learn more
Which common core apps do you favor?
Source:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/common-core-look-fors-mathematics/id467263974?mt=8
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