10 Ways The Internet Is Bad For You Do you sometimes feel fatigued and worn out after prolonged Internet usage? Do you think looking up medical answers is making you healthier? A new infographic might be a bit alarming for you. See Also: How To Avoid The Dangers Of Sitting For Long Periods If you’re a connected educator or student, you already know that sitting for extended periods is bad for your health, your eyes can suffer from being strained, and more. Source: Insurance.com Five technology skills every student should learn Readers say technology literacy is about much more than learning how to use certain applications By Meris Stansbury, Associate EditorRead more by Meris Stansbury September 4th, 2012 “It’s important to remember that technology is there to bend to your will, not the other way around,” said one reader. What are the most critical technology skills for students to learn? We recently asked our readers this question, and here’s what they had to say. From having the courage to experiment with different technologies to possessing online literacy, readers said being a tech-savvy student in the 21st century is about much more than learning how to use a certain software program or device—it’s about being able to adapt to what’s constantly changing. What do you think of this list? (Comments edited for brevity.) 1. “Students need to be able to read a news article and determine if there is bias and if it’s truthful.
100 Important Google Drive Tips for Teachers and Students Google Drive provides a streamlined, collaborative solution to writing papers, organizing presentations and putting together spreadsheets and reports. But besides the basic features, there are lots of little tricks and hacks you can use to make your Google Docs experience even more productive. Here are 100 great tips for using the documents, presentations and spreadsheets in Google Docs. How Important Is Accountability In Your Classroom? In 2009, the Obama administration announced it would focus on “cultivating a new culture of accountability in America’s schools.” Looking back over the last four years, “accountability” has been the central tenant for the education community, and politically charged. School performance data is too often associated with failure, but it is a powerful tool that can improve teaching and outcomes for students. The Importance Of Accountability Teachers are already adopting this approach and seeing that it gets them results in the classroom. They shared successes and areas for improvement, creating a culture of trust between classrooms. Her principal recognized this as an opportunity, and assigned Melinda to a new task this year, as data coach. “Data driven teaching is a complete mindset shift,” says Melinda, particularly when trying to integrate it into an already busy routine. Why I Left Teaching Teachers simply need leadership and the right tools to view accountability as an opportunity.
100+ Google Tricks for Teachers It's Google's world, we're just teaching in it. Now, we can use it a little more easily. With classes, homework, and projects–not to mention your social life–time is truly at a premium for all teachers, so why not take advantage of the wide world that Google has to offer? From super-effective search tricks to Google tools specifically for education to tricks and tips for using Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Calendar, these tricks will surely save you some precious time. Search Tricks These search tricks can save you time when researching online for your next project or just to find out what time it is across the world, so start using these right away. Convert units. Google Specifically for Education From Google Scholar that returns only results from scholarly literature to learning more about computer science, these Google items will help you at school. Google Scholar. Google Docs 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Gmail 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. Google Calendar 44.
iPad Apps and Bloom’s Taxonomy I felt it was worthwhile to update the Top Post (over 25,000 views) on Langwitches: Bloom’s Taxonomy for iPads I have added links to each app represented on the visual. Remember: Exhibit memory of previously-learned materials by recalling facts, terms, basic concepts and answers. describenamefindnamelisttell Suggested apps: Understand: Demonstrative understanding of facts and ideas by being able to: explaincomparediscusspredicttranslateoutlinerestate Suggested Apps: Apply: Using new knowledge. showcompleteuseexamineillustrateclassifysolve Analyze: Examine and break information into parts by identifying motives or causes. compareexamineexplainidentifycategorizecontrastinvestigate Evaluate: Present and defend opinions by making judgments about information, validity of ideas or quality of work based on a set of criteria justifyassessprioritizerecommendratedecidechoose Suggested Apps Create: planinventcomposedesignconstructimagine Related Bloom's Taxonomy and iPad Apps 21. In "Featured Carousel" 7. 29.
How To Find A Classroom To Skype With Have you ever wanted to try out Skype in the classroom but didn’t know where to start? We’ve published numerous guides filled with tips and tricks but there’s a glaring problem: how do you find a partner classroom to Skype with? Until now, you had to do Google searches, Twitter hashtag searches, and generally spend a lot of time searching. So I figured, hey why not create a simple spreadsheet that lets all the classrooms around the world share their contact info, availability, and what they’d like to talk about … in a simple spreadsheet. Want to add your name / classroom to the list? Click here to ADD your classroom to the Global Skype Directory For Classrooms Want to find a classroom to Skype with? Click here to VIEW the directory.
Bloomin' Apps This page gathers all of the Bloomin' Apps projects in one place.Each image has clickable hotspots and includes suggestions for iPad, Android, Google and online tools and applications to support each of the levels of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy.I have created a page to allow you to share your favorite online tool, iOS, or Android app with others. Cogs of the Cognitive Processes I began to think about the triangular shape of Bloom's Taxonomy and realized I thought of it a bit differently.Since the cognitive processes are meant to be used when necessary, and any learner goes in and out of the each level as they acquire new content and turn it into knowledge, I created a different type of image that showcased my thoughts about Bloom's more meaningfully.Here is my visual which showcases the interlocking nature of the cognitive processes or, simply, the "Cogs of the Cognitive Processes". IPAD APPS TO SUPPORT BLOOM'S REVISED TAXONOMYassembled by Kathy Schrock Bloom's and SAMR: My thoughts
4 Educational Social Networks You're Not Yet Using We’ve heard about Learnist, Lore, Edmodo, and the many other educational social networks . But what else is out there? If you’re an early adopter or simply like being the ‘cool’ teacher in the lounge … then make sure you know about these relatively new offerings. There’s a pantload of other social networks out there and we do our best to showcase them when the time is right. eduClipper A take-off on Pinterest, eduClipper is one of the newest entries to the ‘educational social network’ foray and seems like a worthwhile place to pull in some hard-to-find information. TeachAde Similar to parts of Edutopia and the WordPress Buddypress plugin, TeachAde hosts a number of useful discussion groups and offers plenty of free education resources. Diipo Billed as an “education 2.0 social network for your class,” Diipo reminds me more of Edmodo and some Blackboard applications rather than Pinterest or your standard social network. Twiducate
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