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23 Nov 09

English Companion

"A place to ask questions and get help. A community dedicated to helping you enjoy your work. A cafe without walls or coffee: just friends. "

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english ning resources teaching 6-traits

22 Nov 09

Create a Free Website , Free Flash Website Builder at Wix.com

Looks like a good e-portfolio platform for those without html experience. Tradeoff is you have to go with the templates, will be difficult to customize. Bonus is a very slick looking flash based site without too much tech overhead required.

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Branching surveys and self-grading quizzes in Google Forms / Google Docs » Moving at the Speed of Creativity

  • This functionality has been available on Google Documents for awhile, but this evening I finally took some time to try it for myself. Like commercial survey services like SurveyMonkey, Google Forms (a feature of Google Spreadsheets on Google Docs) now supports branching, or conditional survey questions!

ReadWriteThink: Lesson Plan: Propaganda Techniques in Literature and Online Political Ads

  • Overview

    After reading or viewing a text, students are introduced
    to propaganda techniques and then identify examples in the text.
    After discussing these examples, students explore the use of propaganda
    in popular culture by looking at examples in the media.
    Students identify examples of propaganda techniques used in clips of online
    political advertisements and explain how the techniques are used
    to persuade voters. Finally students explore the similarities of the propaganda
    techniques used in the literary text and
    in the online political ads to explain the commentary the text is making about
    contemporary society.



    In this lesson, some specific references are made to Brave New World as examples.
    A text list suggests additional novels, short stories, plays, and movies that
    will
    also
    work
    for this activity.

FactCheckED.org

Home base for fine materials, lessson plans, and information about fact checking for educators.

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  • FactCheckED.org is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center supported by a grant from the Flora Family Foundation.

readersrock - home

Another Quality resource from Annette Lamb

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  • Join the Nonfiction Fan Club!




    This wiki explores places you can find great nonfiction readings and activities online.

Think! Create! Share! Nurturing a Generation of Information Fluent Thinkers

Fine resources from Annette Lamb

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  • Straight from the Horse's Mouth:

    Nonfiction, Technology and Information Fluent Thinkers

BubblePLY - By PLYmedia

Add dialog bubbles to video mashups. Interesting possibilities.

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video special effects

CADRE

  • Center for Appropriate

    Dispute Resolution in Special Education



    CADRE, the National Center on Dispute Resolution, encourages the use of mediation and other collaborative strategies to resolve disagreements about special education and early intervention programs
19 Nov 09

View Message - E-Learning Practicum-SU09-960C - Stout


  • I read your portfolios from the point of view of an employer who is looking
    to hire an online teacher.  I also keep in mind that this is my last chance
    to coach you and encourage you.  My process is to read your portfolios
    start to finish while journaling my impressions and reactions. I go deep and
    spend a good deal of time with each portfolio. With this in mind I want you to
    understand the mental checklist I have as I read and react to your work. 
     


    Navigation:

        * Can I move back and forth
    through the portfolio in a consistent manner? 
        * If
    I'm lost can I find the home page easily?
        * Do pages open
    consistently?
              o
    Generally I expect links to external sites to open in a new window, leaving the
    portfolio open in the original
    window.
              o Not all web
    designers agree with this approach, but I prefer it.

    Legibility/
    usability:

        * Size of font: I prefer larger fonts
    because they are easier to read.  I'll use the zoom features of the browser
    if I have to.
        * Color contrast between text and page. Be
    aware of red/green color blindness
    issues.
              o If you use a
    dark background besure you have a light colored text font. White and yellow work
    well.
        * Consistent, restrained use of fonts. Don't over
    do use of fonts. Fancy fonts can be hard to read.
        *
    Remember the basics of writing for the web.

    Use of
    graphics:

        * Size is appropriate for the
    page.
        * Images are optimized for web delivery. (jpeg &
    gif files can be optimized to be very small and look very
    good)
        * Alternative Text is in place for images. (I do
    check the code for this).

    Technical issues:


        * Do all links work?
        *
    Does the site work with both Internet Explorer and
    Firefox?

    Content:

        * Do the artifacts
    include a reflection that helps the reader see your your understanding of
    e-learning?
        * Is the writing clear?
       
    * Is the writing conventionally correct?
12 Nov 09

21st Century Libraries

Here's a collection of on point articles for anyone interested in libraries and the future.

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  • Virtual library collections, or databases, give students access to trusted content and research tools with links to authoritative information that has been vetted by subject-matter experts. Today's 21st-century school libraries make use of virtual collections while also giving students ample opportunities for enhancing their digital literacy, research, and collaboration skills which are essential in a globally connected world.


    With the generous support of Questia School, the editors of eSchool News have compiled this collection of stories from our archives, along with other relevant information from around the web, to help you transform your school libraries for the 21st century.

06 Nov 09

Google Wave Use Cases: Education

  • Google Wave is a much hyped new Internet-based communications and collaboration platform. It was announced at the end of May, released as a 'Preview' product shortly after <script type="text/javascript">
    tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_wave_use_cases_education.php';
    tweetmeme_source = 'rww';
    </script><script src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js" type="text/javascript"></script>    and 100,000 more invites were made available at the end of September.

The Complete Guide to Google Wave: How to Use Google Wave

  • Google Wave is a new web-based collaboration tool that's notoriously difficult to understand. This guide will help. Here you'll learn how to use Google Wave to get things done with your group. Because Wave is such a new product that's evolving quickly, this guidebook is a work in progress that will update in concert with Wave as it grows and changes. Read more about The Complete Guide to Google Wave.
05 Nov 09

Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood : 7th Grade Humanities

This is James Robinson's class blog. It also hosts blogs from all of his kids. James teaches literature and writing at SAS (Shanghai American School). He's been blogging for about a year and a half. As you'll see if you visit this great example of classroom blog use, this blog rocks!

James is using Wordpress to create a website/blog presentation. He's happy to have teachers or students drop in and respond to the personal blogs his students have created.

If you're looking for a chance at an international student exchange blog connection, give it a look. (Heck, give it a look if you're just curious.)

The kids love to get comments from folks around the world so don't forget to be interactive!

~ Dennis O'Connor

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04 Nov 09

How To Job Hunt In The 'Twittersphere' : NPR

Solid advice on how to build an electronic job search / referral network.

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e-learning jobs

  • With the job market still in the doldrums, the tech-savvy unemployed are trying to figure out new ways to use Twitter to find jobs.

    Twitter can be used to post a job, ask around about one, learn more about a potential boss or keep your network of former co-workers and friends updated on your job hunt.

    Best of all, it's free, and faster than Facebook.

03 Nov 09

Super searchers go to school ... - Google Books

Interview and chapter from Dr. David Barr, founder of the 21st Century Information Fluency Project. This Google book article from Joyce Valenza & Reva Basch's book Super Searchers Go to school reaveal some of David's thinking about the knowledge, skills and dispositions for successful searching. \n\nAnyone who knows David Barr recognizes his amazing understanding of 21st century information systems. This is a gem. Don't miss it.

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29 Oct 09

How I create and publish podcasts » Moving at the Speed of Creativity

Great one stop resource if you want to get up on podcasting. Wes Fryer is worth listening to!

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27 Oct 09

Video Project Rubric to Evaluate Multimedia Projects

"This rubric may be used for self-assessment and peer feedback. The project grade will be based upon the following evaluation scale:\n\nA - Exemplary: 86-99 points\nB - Proficient: 76-85 points\nPartially Proficient or Incomplete: Needs to be resubmitted - less than 75 points "

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  • This rubric may be used for self-assessment and peer feedback. The project
    grade will be based upon the following evaluation scale:


    A - Exemplary: 86-99 points

    B - Proficient: 76-85 points

    Partially Proficient or Incomplete: Needs to be resubmitted - less than 75 points

ISTE | NETS for Students 2007 Profiles

"The profiles highlight a few important types of learning activities in which students might engage as the new NETS*S are implemented."

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  • The profiles highlight a few important types of learning activities in which students might engage as the new NETS•S are implemented.
  • The profiles highlight a few important types of learning activities in which students might engage as the new NETS•S are
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