The project 20 Serious Games For School This content has been archived. It may no longer be relevant Rather than being designed for entertainment, serious games are made with a specific objective in mind. In education, this includes games designed to teach students a specific set of skills or an important concept. Social Studies/History Past/Present is an interactive history game designed for students in grades five through eight. English/Language Arts Youth Voices challenges students to become social media powerhouses as they interact with others through blogging, conducting research projects and responding to questions.Gemmings Rush helps students, especially ESL students, build their vocabularies as they click on gems with letters to build words.Total Mayhem is a game for young learners, covering topics like sight words, and guiding more advanced learners through activities explaining the different parts of speech. Math/Business Science Health/Physical Education
Scenarios | iTEC Scenarios, Design and Prototyping A scenario is a narrative that is used in iTEC as a medium to understand challenges and opportunities of advanced learning practices in European schools. Here is a list of all Scenarios that were created by Future Lab in the context of iTEC. The list includes brief descriptions of each scenarios, and starts with the most recent project cycle. Teachers are warmly welcome to comment on the Scenarios! Rating: 4.0/5 (1 vote cast) Scenarios, 4.0 out of 5 based on 1 rating This post is also available in: Dutch Spanish Finnish Hungarian Turkish iTEC cycle 4 scenarios Mind mapping the soil – To use mind-maps and related approaches as a powerful tool for learning, in particular to promote deep understanding while at the same time encouraging a cross-curricular approach. GPS Enabled Learning Games – To use GPS devices in geo-located treasure-hunts and to develop location-based/alternate reality games Continue reading iTEC cycle 3 scenarios iTEC cycle 2 scenarios iTEC cycle 1 scenarios
10 Excellent Lessons from Google to Help Students Better Use Google Maps in Their Learning January 5, 2015 Google Maps is an excellent tool to use with students to develop their spatial thinking. Beyond getting driving or walking directions to the other, this tool enables students to discover the world right from their classrooms. It is also a very good way to teach students about geography concepts, distance measurement, map readings and other fundamentals of mapping such as longitude, latitude, locations and many more. There are actually several ways to use Google Maps with students. Create Maps to build supplemental knowledgeLocate and study Maps for historical contextUse Maps to study mathematical and science conceptsCreate virtual tours to enhance field trip experiencesExplore the Google Cultural Institute for use in the classroom Watch this introductory video about the new Google Maps
eAdventure Comprensión Lectora – Cientos de Recursos y Actividades para Primaria e Infantil | Colección 20 Divertidas Actividades para Mejorar la Comprensión Lectora | eBook Hola: Compartimos un interesante eBook sobre "20+ Divertidas Actividades para Mejorar la Comprensión Lectora" Un gran saludo. Visto en.: dropbox.com Mejorar la capacidad para entender lo que se lee es el objetivo de este valioso material didáctico que estamos seguros entusiamará a maestros y alumnos. En «Educación y Tecnología» 9 Estrategias para Trabajar la Comprensión Lectora | Video Hola: Compartimos un interesante video sobre "9 Estrategias para Trabajar la Comprensión Lectora" Un gran saludo. Comprensión Lectora - 70 Entretenidos Ejercicios para Primaria | eBook Hola: Compartimos un interesante eBook sobre "Comprensión Lectora - 70 Entretenidos Ejercicios para Primaria" Un gran saludo.
Kaosteknik 7 sitios para encontrar películas y otros videos libres (licencia Creative Commons) Ya compartimos un listado de sitios para encontrar música libre para usar en videos, podcasts, eventos y más, así que hoy es el turno del material en video para fines similares. Aunque hace poco también publicamos un listado de sitios con películas gratuitas en Internet, varias libres, ampliamos la lista con otros portales que albergan no solo filmes sino también videos caseros, documentales y otras piezas animadas con alguna de las seis derivaciones de la licencia Creative Commons actual: Atribución (CC BY); Atribución-Compartir igual (CC BY-SA); Atribución-Sin obras derivadas (CC BY-ND); Atribución-No Comercial (CC BY-NC); Atribución-No Comercial-Compartir igual (CC BY-NC-SA) y Atribución-No Comercial-Sin obras derivadas (CC BY-NC-ND). Aquí están los sitios, por cierto, nos ha sido de gran ayuda un listado similar de MakeTeachEasier: 1. 2. 3. 4. El más grande archivo de la web recoge también cientos de miles de obras en video, entre ellas, las que tienen licencias CC. 5. 6. 7.
The Defining Characteristic Of Early 21st Century Learning The Only Thing You Need To Be A 21st Century Teacher by Terry Heick Contrary to what you’ve probably read, you don’t have to be engaging to be a great teacher—at least not in any charismatic and charming sense of the word. You can be relatively “boring” and lead students to outstanding academic progress, mainly by staying organized, being reflective, flexible, and in constant contact with an active and ambitious professional learning networking. A resourceful teacher with an internet connection is likely to encounter more professional development materials in a few days than many teachers saw in a lifetime two generations ago, which makes this an exciting time to be an educator. You don’t have to use technology either. Like learning. You don’t have to know what every single initialism, phrase, and bit of #hashtag jargon means to be a great teacher either. And this isn’t an argument for resisting change (a death knell for great teaching) or even keeping it simple, either. Possibility.
Actividades | Primaria Digital “De nombres y lugares” “Expediciones Vikingas” “Los grandes barcos de la historia” “¿Por qué Erik el ROJO?” “Tu barrio” “Vikingos: grandes viajeros” “Historias mágicas” Afiches publicitarios de “los nuevos magos” “Noticias mágicas” “De varitas y palabras” “La magia: ¿un hobby?” "La magia y la tecnología" “Buscar y encontrar fósiles” “Democracia y participación” “Las huellas del hombre” "Sumar y restar"
Inquiry-Based Learning: Developing Student-Driven Questions Defining Inquiry Inquiry-based learning, rather than presenting a set of facts, uses student inquiries, questions, interests, and curiosities to drive learning. This level of student involvement makes the learning more relevant, encouraging students to develop their own agency and critical thinking skills. The Inspiration Wildwood was already using inquiry-based learning to some extent, but things took off for them when, in Principal Mary Beth Cunat's second year, the school put on an Inquiry Fair. "All of the sudden, we see our students doing things that really matter to them, and they're excited and they're passionate, and they want to talk about what they're learning," says Cunat. Student-driven inquiry is now the norm at Wildwood, as teachers regularly use student questions and lines of inquiry to drive their lessons. It All Starts With Questions Moving to a more inquiry-based style of teaching starts with questions. "Students are learning a process," says Cunat.
Slice of Life If I dismiss the ordinary — waiting for the special, the extreme, the extraordinary to happen — I may just miss my life.–Dani Shapiro in Still Writing: The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life (2013, 123) In February 2008, Stacey was reading one of her student’s writer’s notebooks and came across a piece of writing about his sister’s lost necklace. Christian wrote an entire entry about the outrage he felt when his mother made the family drop everything to search for his sister’s lost necklace in their apartment. Thirty minutes after they lifted up couch cushions and checked under all of the beds, her necklace turned up on her neck! That experience gave Stacey an idea: she could use “slice of life” stories to inspire her fourth graders who weren’t writing in their writer’s notebooks with the same gusto as Christian. The individual challenge began on Two Writing Teachers in 2008 and has grown each year. FAQ’S for the Tuesday Slice of Life Story Challenge How do I start? Start a blog. 1.
10 URLs to Find Out What Google Knows About You Google is much more than just a search giant. It is also home to many of your favorite products: Gmail, YouTube, and Chrome, just to name a few. Apart from that, it also offers many products to help you keep track of your data. Most of these are hidden deep inside the My Account dashboard, which many users don’t really know of. These hidden tools may reveal interesting details about your usage of Google’s many services. We’ve compiled a list of important Google URLs of some hidden tools that carry information of what you did with Google, mostly from the searches that you have made on their many products, the voice searches and typed out Google searches that you have made. 1. Google Dashboard offers transparency and control over the personal data stored with your Google Account. It summarizes data for each product you use and allows setting preferences for personal account products. 2. These stockpiled credentials are synced and accessible across your numerous devices. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Active science modules GlaxoSmithKline's Active Science website is no longer available. The majority of the content from this site has been transferred to the ABPI Resources for Schools website. You may access the modules as follows: Age 5-7 Humans and Animals Human and Animal Habitats Illustrated Materials Database and Mission Material combined into Materials Age 7-11 Energy Challenge Population Growth and Population Growth and Predators combined into Population Growth Body Builder Age 11-14 Interactive Periodic table Balanced diet Age 14-16 Enzymes in Biotechnology Age 16+ The following modules have not been transferred; if you wish to use the information from one of these modules please contact ABPI at abpischools@abpi.org.uk The Heart Elements Database Selective Breeding and Genetic Engineering Please note that there are interactive resources on the ABPI site covering the Heart and Circulation, Digestion and Genes and Inheritance.