MiddleWeb

JUNE 25, 2017

Informal STEM learning – whether it's after school, in summer settings, or at home – is a major factor in getting adolescents on a path toward STEM careers.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 1, 2015

What Classrooms Can Learn From Informal Learning. And what could we as public educators borrow from these homeschool classrooms–or any non-traditional or informal learning environment–that would be of benefit in our own? by Derek Spanfelner , learnivore.com.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 22, 2017

Symposium is a collaborative effort of the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA), CUE, Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership (TICAL).

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The Web20Classroom

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

CommonLit is a growing library of over 500 literary and informational texts for students in grades 5-12. You can also search by lexile range it you have that information for your students as well.

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Tech Helpful

APRIL 23, 2017

That left me thinking about the overwhelming need for curation of information in today's world. Today as I was sick in bed I found myself digging around the internet looking for information on some topics I've been pondering and I came across this video that was uploaded in 2007.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 10, 2017

Tabitha Lymburner, who provided her personal information to what she thought was a government-run college scholarship website. No pesky essay or academic or extracurricular information required. That information may not get sold just to one company, but to a bunch of companies.”.

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Edutopia

JUNE 21, 2016

Judy Willis MD Brain-Based Learning Teach students to evaluate what data needs to be gathered, what characterizes fact versus opinion, and where to find the most current and useful information

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Educational Technology Guy

DECEMBER 1, 2014

It has some interesting information and insight into some technology trends, including Flipped Classrooms, BYOD, storytelling and more. The Open University''s annual ''Innovating Pedagogy'' report has just been published.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

[ Editor’s Note: This article is Part 2 of our 3-part series on information literacy. Nearly half of librarians in a recent survey said their libraries do not advocate for information literacy as much as they should.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

As many teachers shift to the Common Core Standards, they are attempting to incorporate more complex texts and more informational/nonfiction texts into their curriculum. If you have additional online resources you use to find complex informational texts, please post a comment and share them!

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EmergingEdTech

MARCH 24, 2015

Using Evidence-Based Strategies to Drive the Deployment of Next Generation Learning Techniques Today’s students are studying and learning differently – a change confirmed by the widespread adoption. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post.

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Edudemic

AUGUST 4, 2015

The volume of information available on the Internet is astounding, and it just keeps growing. With that amount of information, it can be difficult for students to separate the gems from the garbage, but, fortunately, we can help them navigate online information […]. The post How to Teach Students to Evaluate the Quality of Online Information appeared first on Edudemic. Business intelligence company DOMO estimates that 571 new websites are created every minute.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Help us spread the word about this unique and free professional development event, and we will list your organization’s information on our web site. The 7th Annual Global Education Conference (GEC) Starts Sunday! Important Updates Below.

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Kleinspiration

JANUARY 15, 2013

In the beginning, I use them a lot to model different ways to organize and track thoughts and information. create diagrams graphic organizers mind map Mind Maple MindMaple online graphic organizers organize information planning

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2017

By Elizabeth Combs Use research tools to determine the next course of action in schools. Business Intelligence Data Analytics

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Cool Tools for 21st Century Learners

AUGUST 3, 2014

With access to an abundance of online resources, students can become informed decision makers and stakeholders in their own learning. The ThingLink Teacher Challenge this week asked educators to explore the use of an interactive image for informing and collecting feedback from an audience.

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Wired Campus

JUNE 30, 2015

Past studies have shown that informal settings, like conversations with friends, can facilitate learning, but according to Ms. Greenhow, very little has been studied about informal online contexts and social networks, like Facebook applications.

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 27, 2015

This infographic shows some of the data and information that Google, Facebook and Apple have and collect about their users. Technology is a wonderful thing. It lets us connect, explore, learn and create. However, there are some drawbacks and everyone is concerned about their data and what the big tech companies collect about them. I'm a huge user and proponent of Google Apps, but I'm also careful with what I put online anywhere.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JANUARY 3, 2016

The post Who Controls The Flow Of Information In Your Classroom? appeared first on TeachThought. Teaching Experienced Teacher General

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ProfHacker

JANUARY 27, 2017

The Internet Archive’s “Wayback Machine” is an essential resource for anyone who wants to find information that used to be available online but that has disappeared or to find how a particular webpage has changed over time, perhaps because information was deleted or added. (

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EdTechnocation.com

JULY 25, 2014

Collect Parent Contact Information w/ a Google Form! Use a Google Form to gather Parent Contact Information this school year! But collecting contact information digitally for your class this school year is also about making things efficient and easier to handle!

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ProfHacker

APRIL 10, 2017

There’s a new resource for librarians looking for high-quality, open-access library and information science research, The Idealis.

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eSchool News

JULY 15, 2015

At this year’s ISTE conference Lexia Learning polled more than 200 educators in an informal survey, which suggests teachers are not using collected data to pinpoint skill deficiencies in a timely manner.

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Class Tech Tips

SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

ELA - Reading/Writing Teacher Tools digital text informational text student engagementActively Learn is a reading platform that can be used to monitor student engagement in reading. It’s a customizable online tool that can be used to achieve different goals.

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MindShift

JUNE 6, 2016

Schools are trying many things to disrupt that cycle, including training teachers in trauma-informed practices. Often helping teachers to take a trauma-informed approach to students whose behavior triggers their frustration and anger means supporting teachers first. I always start with student strengths because I want to be able to remember that this is a three dimensional student,” said Robyn Ganeles, who leads trauma-informed trainings for Seneca.

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Class Tech Tips

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

Over the past few months I’ve shared some of the reasons why News-O-Matic is a terrific resource for informational text and social studies. English Language Learners iPad Apps bilingual Common Core informational text Current events are a wonderful way to engage students in nonfiction reading. Whether you’re looking for world or national news stories, or articles on sports and entertainment, News-O-Matic publishes five new passages […].

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Bryan Alexander

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Inside Higher Ed has done some solid work on the Berkeley story I blogged this morning (“ Is Berkeley getting ready to consider a queen sacrifice? “). Here’s what Colleen Flaherty added : On cutting faculty: “Asked if the process would involve faculty cuts, Dirks reiterated that everything is up for discussion.” ” Which is big.

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Educational Technology Guy

OCTOBER 2, 2012

The materials, both books and reference information, are categorized by reference, verse, fiction, and nonfiction. Bartleby is a site that contains a huge amount of literature and reference books online, for free.

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Reading By Example

MAY 15, 2015

In lieu of my normal weekly newsletters for staff, I have elected to use a few screencasting applications to communicate information. Especially at this time of year, some of my staff are appreciative of watching a short video of information, instead of a newsletter to read.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Our 2014 Gaming in Education online conference start tonight! Whether you''re passionate about game-based learning or just getting your toes wet, Gaming in Ed celebrates the value that games offer in educational settings.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 19, 2016

The post How Can We Create Credibility For Informal Learning? appeared first on TeachThought. Learning

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 22, 2016

Even as a higher education becomes among the biggest investments Americans make, the information available about what students and their families are getting for their money remains stubbornly sparse and often inaccurate and even misleading. Cal students in the Doe Library at UC Berkeley.

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Edutopia

APRIL 2, 2015

John Spencer Literacy Pique students'' interest and excitement about informational reading by focusing their attention on how to use what they''re learning rather than on how they''re reading

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Edutopia

MARCH 31, 2015

Rebecca Alber New Teachers One of the greatest challenges for new teachers is collecting classroom data and figuring out ways to use it. Here''s some helpful suggestions for taking on this task

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 22, 2014

Now don''t get me wrong, this service is great, but like anything in life it is not full-proof or the preferred way to receive the information. To some this might seem a bit redundant, but in reality I am covering all of my bases to ensure that my stakeholders get the information.

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Edudemic

MAY 1, 2015

The post Turn Your Students Into Data Sleuths With Geographic Information Systems appeared first on Edudemic. Featured How To database digital tools featured information STEM technology integrationScience, technology, engineering, and math. As an educator, you have most likely already heard calls from the government pertaining to the need for educated students within these fields of study.

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The 21st Century Principal

APRIL 28, 2013

Alan November, Who Owns the Learning: Preparing Students for Success in the Digital Age Our students hold within the palms of their hands and with their laptops, access to all of the world’s information, updated continuously and free, yet like Alan November indicates, I am not sure we consistently teach our students “accurate and creative searching techniques” that they can use in all content areas and in multiple contexts, to validate information.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

AUGUST 23, 2015

Give kids the freedom to make “informed decisions” about things they care about, real things in the real world, things that probably aren’t in the standards or on the test, and we’ll get a lot farther down the road to preserving what’s left of this experiment in democracy.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

DECEMBER 2, 2015

How Schools Can Respond To The Age Of Information by Terry Heick We really all should have seen this coming. The information used to be here, and there, and over. The post How Schools Can Respond To The Age Of Information appeared first on TeachThought.

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MiddleWeb

JULY 8, 2015

Iconic images from popular culture can raise consciousness about issues, many of them tied to health and gender awareness, writes media literacy consultant Frank W. Baker. He offers memorable examples and ties this phenomenon to teaching visual literacy. Articles Media Literacy Angelina Jolie Caitlyn Jenner Frank Baker Frank W. Baker images Lou Gehrig Magic Johnson media literacy Michael J. Fox popular culture Rock Hudson visual literacy

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