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These lesson plans were perhaps the most popular activity for last year's Digital Learning Day. The links provide a ready-made activity that you can use with your students on Digital Learning Day and beyond. You will see that each lesson includes a full lesson plan and a short video introduction from the Digital Learning Day teacher who submitted the lesson. If you plan to use a lesson on Digital Learning Day in your classroom or school, make sure to add this activity to our map. Visit the toolkits for more lesson plans, tools to use, and tips from teachers in specific areas! I Am Malala In this innovative lesson plan, students explore the power of social media in calling for change, while also improving their understanding of various cultures and social issues that impact other parts of the world. Video Introduction Lesson Plan Activity Rubric Inquiry-Based Research This great lesson has students practice online research skills by playing timed trivia games. Video Lesson Plan

Global Community Project: Literature Circles Students work in small groups reading a novel and assuming various roles in the Literature Circle in order to demonstrate their understanding of the novel and share... Project: Email Exchange Students will engage in an ePals email exchange, practicing the skills of collaboration and communication while building friendships and learning about the daily lives and cultures of others around the world. Collaborative Detective Story Students will compose a collaborative narrative short story while creating international friendships and a great story to share. 21st Century Learning Tools Project When students are a part of an online collaborative learning community, powerful learning takes place. Monster Writing Project Students attempt to recreate the monsters based on the description they received from other ePals. Project: Theme Detectives Is it just a funny talking spider or do his antics serve a deeper cultural purpose? Project: Biographies: Explorer Expedition

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xolp - home Put on Six Thinking Hats Develop Critical and Creative Thinking Skills: Put on Six Thinking Hats® McAleer, F. F. Franny F. Indiana University of Pennsylvania “PUT ON YOUR THINKING HAT!” Thinking is the foundation for listening, speaking, reading and writing. Six Thinking Hats® is an internationally recognized tool to teach thinking in all content areas. “The teachers and students were captivated and involved with the Six Hats®. Teresa Davis, Coordinator of Gifted Services, Peoria Unified School District, Phoenix, AZ The impact of Six Hats® and stories from teachers and educational leaders who use them will be the focus of this journal article. The Six Hats® are described in this section and provide a basis for learning and applying them to your curriculum. FACTS, INFORMATION, DATA, RESEARCH NEEDED. What are the facts about … What do you need or want to know about … FEELINGS, HUNCHES, EMOTIONS, INTUITION. What are your feelings about ___? CAUTION, RISKS, JUDGMENT. BENEFITS, GOOD, VALUE, STRENGTHS. What if ...?

Create Your Own Interactive Primary Source Document Activities I've written about many resources from the U.S. National Archives in the past. Until today my favorite of their offerings was the National Archives Experience Digital Vaults. This morning I spent some time exploring The National Archives Experience's Docs Teach interactive tools center and it is my new favorite tool from the National Archives. Docs Teach offers seven free tools that teachers can use to create interactive learning activities based on primary source documents and images. I used the Docs Teach activity creator to create a Weighing the Evidence activity this morning. Applications for Education You could create some great primary source evaluation activities on Docs Teach.

Have Fun Teaching Free Technology for Teachers Cool Cat Teacher Blog Hyperdocs in Elementary - TechNotes Blog - TCEA Looking for a way to organize content for student learning, collaboration, and creation? Try a hyperdoc with Google Docs. At a recent TCEA Google Certified Trainer Bootcamp, I had the opportunity to introduce participants to Hyperdocs, a new way to house tools and resources. Purpose of Hyperdocs A hyperdoc scaffolds student communication, heightens inquiry, and structures student exploration of a topic. Hyperdocs may sometimes be compared to Multi-Media Text Sets (MMTS), a term coined by Lisa Highfill. Elements of a Hyperdoc Hyperdocs take advantage of tables in Google Docs. Shaded cells and rowsInstructions students can followFormatted spaces for students to respond to questions or promptsHyperlinks from YouTubeImages from Google Image SearchCitations and links to articles in Google Scholar Sharing Your Hyperdoc with Students Create a Google Drive folder with a copy of your hyperdoc for each group. Best Times to Use Hyperdocs Examples of Hyperdocs in the Elementary Classroom Give It a Try

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