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The Groovy Librarian - Teaching in the 21st Century Today I have been experimenting with Google Custom Search Engine. As a teacher librarian and educator I thought it was about time that I learnt to build a search engine that is customised with content, or a collection of sites/pages, on a particular topic(s) for a class/year level. What I liked is that the search engine can be shared by a a link or by embedding it onto a class blog or wiki. Building a customised search engine was EASY. 1. You need to have a Google Account and sign in. 2. Executive Functioning and Learning Disabilities I have often written about learning strategies, and how important it is to help students become “strategic” in their approach to learning, and I discussed some ways that teachers can promote student learning by both teaching and reinforcing the use of effective strategies to their students and by imbedding effective teaching strategies into their classroom instruction. What was missing from that discussion was any real focus on the kinds of “thinking” students need to do when they are confronted with different types of learning challenges and opportunities. These “thinking ingredients” fall under the umbrella term “executive functioning.” A Working Definition of “Executive Functioning” “Executive functioning” is a term used to describe the many different cognitive processes that individuals use to control their behavior and to get ready to respond to different situations. We All Have It and We All Do It

80 Apps to Learn a New Language You’ve been telling yourself for years that you’ll learn a new language or at least dust off those high school Spanish skills. How about starting when you’re in line at the grocery store or waiting for the bus? Having language lessons on your iPhone means you can learn at your own pace, wherever and whenever you have the time. Below you’ll find 80 apps for learning a number of different languages: everything from Chinese to sign language! A few of the apps come in multiple language variations so if you find one you like in a given language, keep scrolling to see if there are other versions. Spanish

How to Stop Trying So Hard (or Just Be Who You Are) God has given you one face, and you make yourself another. – William Shakespeare For most of us, the plan is to have an extraordinary life. Our time in this world is so precious, and brief, it just makes sense to get everything we can out of each day. Flipping the Class with Explain Everything & Google Drive - Turning Learning On Its Head Flipping the Classroom with an Explain Everything and Google Drive Today I did a workshop for Chicago Public Schools where I helped them think through how to use iPads to flip their classes. If you are considering using iPads to create flipped videos, there are many tools. One of them is Explain Everything. And since CPS is a google apps school system I developed a workflow for them to share the videos they created with Explain Everything to google drive. (This is also a playlist on my YouTube channel) .

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ADHD and Social Issues Parents ask this question so often; I’m surprised a book hasn’t been written on this one topic. Everyone seems to think kids are maturing at later ages now more so than even in the recent past. It appears that this delay in reaching some level of maturity is probably related to changes in our society. Kids in countries where styles of living aren’t so relaxed tend to show signs of maturity at a younger age. Is this the price we pay for all of our technologic advances? I’ll let you be the judge. The Complete Educator’s Guide to Using Skype effectively in the classroom Increasingly, educators globally are transforming their classroom using Skype to create powerful, authentic, motivating learning experiences for their students. From connecting with classrooms in other locations to learning about each others’ culture to connecting with content experts – educators are extending learning beyond classroom walls. So how do you use Skype effectively with your class? Hopefully this will help!