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Technology Tools for Reflection - Reflection for Learning
A website to support Reflection in Education K-16 The following technologies can support reflection: web logs (‘blogs’) as reflective journals, wikis as collaborative websites, digital...
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Funny and Weird Ads: Why They Work
It’s every advertiser’s dream to create a viral video that gets plastered over Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ (ha, yeah, because people care about G+). As we’ve discussed in previous posts, the chances...
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10 Tips For A Smarter iPad-Based Classroom - TeachThought
"When I first raised my hand to pilot my middle school’s first 1:1 classroom, I knew it was going to be bumpy. After all, I am a practitioner of content, not a tech guru. But the way I see it, I work...
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Noam Chomsky on Technology & Learning
As far as technology itself and education is concerned, technology is basically neutral. It’s like a hammer. The hammer doesn’t care whether you use it to build a house or whether on torture, using it...
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Striking a Balance: Digital Tools and Distraction in School
When my students leave high school, they will need to know norms and etiquette for their devices. They will also need to know themselves -- specifically, their own limits when it comes to distraction....
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The Roberto Marzano’s 9 Effective Instructional Strategies Infographic
The Robert Marzano's 9 Effective Instructional Strategies Infographic summarizes the 9 instructional strategies to improve students' learning.See it on Scoop.it, via English Teaching and Language...
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Top 10 Things Teachers Want From Their Digital Classrooms
Yes…The digital classroom. Yes, it is here, even if you can’t see it. It’s in the minds of your students, even if you make them switch off their mobile phones. It’s a nagging presence in the back of...
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10 Examples of Effective Infographics | Vandelay Design
Infographics are incredibly popular right now for communicating statistics, presenting a message, and for displaying information in a visually appealing manner. A well-designed infographic can get...
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The Teacher's Guide To Flipped Classrooms - Edudemic
We've combed through thousands of resources to offer you our first official guide to flipped classrooms. It's a curated list just for you.See it on Scoop.it, via English Teaching and Language Learning
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How Do We Teach Digital Literacy to Digital Natives? - Edudemic
Young people today are instant messengers, gamers, photo sharers and supreme multitaskers. But while they use the technology tools available to them 24/7, they are struggling to sort fact from fiction,...
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How To Write Effective Product Descriptions
SEO for ecommerce sites. Discover how to write effective product descriptions for better rankings and to improve conversionsWan-li Tsai's insight:These tricks can also be applied in teaching students...
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Improve Your Vocabulary - VocabMonk
VocabMonk is a virtual guide to improve your vocabulary skills. Test your vocabulary today and gain the extra edge required to crack exams like GRE, GMAT, SAT and CAT for free.Wan-li Tsai's...
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Motivation: The Overlooked Sixth Component of Reading
Learners are motivated by three factors: desire to learn, incentives, or fear of failure. As we grow, most of the early curiosity is tested away, and school becomes work. Obstacles increase, desire to...
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23 Useful Websites for Teaching and Learning English ~ Educational Technology...
September 6, 2014Below are some valuable resources for ELL and ESL teachers. With these resources, you can find great ways to communicate more effectively, explore lessons, and be a great ELL...
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Get Connected with Global Collaborative Projects
"Join us to learn how you can connect your students with students around the world through global collaborative projects. Register at: http://on.natgeo.com/1ymyZdC "See it on Scoop.it, via English...
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Designing the classrooms of the future
The results of the project have been published in a form of a magazine "Designing the future classroom" Nº2, available in five languages. The articles include stories from teachers and project...
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The Literary United States: A Map of the Best Book for Every State
"Two weeks ago, we published a literary map of Brooklyn, highlighting the books we felt best represented the neighborhoods in which they were set. Compiling the list of books for that map had us...
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Teachers enlivening classrooms with free role-playing game
Young people naturally gravitate towards games, but how can teachers gamify learning without making a huge commitment? The team behind hit RPG Classcraft have an innovative solution to this problem.See...
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Innovation Excellence | 25 Things Skilled Learners Do Differently
Posted on October 16, 2014 by Saga BriggsImagine for a moment that all human beings had the same IQ, but that some of us knew how to tap into it better than others. How would we approach education...
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Better Ways to Learn - NYTimes.com
For starters, long and focused study sessions may seem productive, but chances are you are spending most of your brainpower on trying to maintain your concentration for a long period of time. That...
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The Most Common Job In Every State
"The jobs picture has changed profoundly since the 1970s. This interactive map and accompanying charts show how those changes played out across the country." Tags: economic, labor, USA, transportation,...
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Meet Pecha Kucha, the Japanese presentations changing everything about...
As I prepare for my presentation this week at the Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC) on “Presenting with Pecha Kucha,” my colleagues have repeatedly asked me, “What is Pecha Kucha?” The...
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The parent and teacher's guide to online acronyms - Daily Genius
"If you’re a parent or teacher, you’ve probably had to deal with deciphering the gibberish-looking text and numbers students are sending to one another. It’s like learning a new language. Seriously. In...
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Creativity in the English language classroom
This is the presentation from my 16th July webinar for the British Council. The webinar was based around concepts and ideas from the book I co-edited with Alan…See it on Scoop.it, via English Teaching...
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The Maker Movement and the Classroom | Edudemic
The Maker Movement is a new trend based on old school traditions in which the philosophy of doing, building, and creating prevails over just simply buying. Instead of going to the toy store, people...
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Fostering Creativity With Makerspaces - Edutopia
"I've always found a sense of peace in the creative process. It's a time when I feel like I don't have to stick with the rules in place for all the different parts of my life. That freedom helps me...
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A Beginners Guide to Makerspaces Makerspaces Leah Mann on Piktochart
Makerspaces, Year 1 Copy | Piktochart Infographic EditorSee it on Scoop.it, via English Teaching and Language Learning
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8 Characteristics of the "Innovator's Mindset" - @gcouros
"To develop students as “innovators” in their pursuits, we must embody this as educators. As I continue to research and look at different processes where innovation excel, such as design thinking,...
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Infographic: The Syrian conflict
Syria's civil war has inflicted a humanitarian crisis, expansive exodus of the population and a severe death toll. New Internationalist presents the facts in this zoomable infograph. Tags:...
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What Education Technology Could Look Like Over the Next Five Years
As things stand now, many teachers receive professional development around technology platforms that often turn over or are replaced by something else. The report notes, “This challenge is exacerbated...
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