10-Rep Learning ~ Teague's Tech Treks

Learning Technology & Tech Observations by Dr. Helen Teague

Oct
16

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Happy Birthday Noah Webster

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Today is the birthday of Noah Webster (books by this author). Webster was born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1758.  He published the first American dictionary in 1806. Although Samuel Johnson had published a dictionary in 1755, it reflected British spellings and language rules. Webster’s dictionary, which he began writing when he was 43 years old, the standard American English rules, spelling and pronunciation.

mwlogoToday, take your students on a tour of the online version of Webster’s dictionary: http://m-w.com and click on the links for Most Popular Tweets About Words, Word Games, Word of the Day and New Words and Slang. Of special note is the Visual Vocal Quiz–Name That Thing

 

Oct
15

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Webinar: 5 Trends for the Future of Ed Tech

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The Horizon Report for K12 outlines the trends that will be important for students, schools and districts in the next five years. They encompass empowerment; communication, collaboration, and success; innovation and creativity; online learning, and even the way we think about learning environments. Attend this webinar from Tech & Learning to learn what they are, why they matter, and what all of us should be thinking about now from Bruce Michelson, a Distinguished Technologist. Click here to register

Oct
13

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Weekend Ed. Quote~October 13

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if you plan

If your plan is for one year, plant rice
If your plan is for ten years, plant trees
If your plan is for one hundred years, educate children
~Chinese proverb
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Oct
12

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Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy

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Revised Blooms

Educational visionary and technologist Kathy Schrock has designed a new representation of Bloom’s Taxonomy to reflect new understandings of cognitive thought. Click here to view the Taxonomy with clickable criteria words.

Since the cognitive processes are meant to be used  when necessary, and any learner goes up and down the categories as they  create new knowledge, I was thinking another type of image might be  more explanatory.
Here is my draft of the idea of the “interlocking of the cognitive processes” or the “Cogs of Cognition”.
~Kathy Schrock

Oct
11

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Fall Printable

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Click to view and download this free Fall printable from Pen And Paint Blog

Fall Printable

Oct
10

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Webinar: Guided Inquiry Design: Inquiry and 21st Century Literacy Skills

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Upcoming webinars on many different topics from edWeb.net

Check out the upcoming free webinars, recent webinar recordings and explore our PLCs. You’ll receive a free CE certificate for attending or viewing any of our webinars.

Tuesday, October 16th – 4PM Eastern Time
Presented by Leslie Kuhlthau Maniotes, Ph.D., teacher effectiveness coach in Denver Public Schools and curriculum specialist and national consultant on inquiry learning
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Oct
9

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Using Technology to Monitor Classroom Quiet

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The calendar pages turn to the active month of October…temperatures drop and noise levels tend to rise.  Students, familiar enought with class procedures to test them and excited enough about sports, Halloween, and each other to forget them, turn to chatty Cathy’s and Cliff’s.

Here is a fun site to monitor the energy level (notice the emphasis on “energy” rather than “noise”)

Click over to the Bouncy Balls site from ICT Magic. Once you click on the microphone icon in the yellow box, the website monitors the “energy” of your class, your book club, and/or your kitchen. When all is quiet on the learning front, the multi-colored spheres line up in attention. Fun!

Idea first seen on this blog post

Oct
8

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Columbus Day Curriculum Resources

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columbusColumbus Day is a U.S. holiday that commemorates the landing of Christopher Columbus in the New World on October 12, 1492. It was unofficially celebrated in a number of cities and states as early as the 18th century but did not become a federal holiday until the 1937. For many, the holiday is a way of both honoring Columbus’ achievements and celebrating Italian-American heritage.

Themes of exploration, risk, and discovery provide great connections.  I also like the tie-in of fortuitous mistakes, since Columbus originally thought he had landed in Asia. Sometimes you can be successful, even if you miss your target by 10,000 miles!

This website from History.com has timelines, interactivity, and interestingly brief videos. Some of the ads on the side of the pages may distract students so, if your school does not have ad-blocking filters, choose the link you would like to emphasize and project that  for students. History.com: Columbus Day

Happy Columbus Day!

 

 

Oct
6

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Weekend Ed. Quote~October 6

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Educational quote by Marian Wright Edelman

Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it. ~Marian Wright Edelman

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Oct
4

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Happy World Teachers’ Day~October 5

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World Teachers’ Day, held annually on October 5th since 1994 – when it was created by UNESCO – celebrates teachers worldwide.

Follow World Teachers’ Day on Twitter and tag your tweets with #wtd2012 to have them included.

Visit the interactive web presence for World Teachers’ Day http://www.5oct.org/2012/index.php/en/

Of special interest is the “Send an eCard to your teacher” link in three languages.
(I just send an eCard to a former student who now has her own classroom!)

worldteachersday

Celebrate World Teachers’ Day—you are reading this post because of one!

 

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