Good resources for intrdouction of and consideration of flipping the classroom with links to films,etc. from other teachers who have already "dipped their toes in the waters"
Digital and Media Literacy:
A Plan of Action
A White Paper on the Digital and Media Literacy
Recommendations of the Knight Commission on the
Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy
written by
Renee Hobbs
Heard about this o@ webinar. Lots of sources for media literacy unit. Media Literace is one of the 21st century skills we should be working on.
REALLY like the looks of this ap which has the potential to make a classroom paperless!!. Currently investigating dropbox, and this is really cool. Baby steps though...we will get there. Wondering if this is a good way to connect work @home with working @ school and vice-versa. Hmmm
Much of the nformation that Sivlia presented at BLC11 is here along with a lot of her other stuff. Rock star in my book! I was really excited and encouraged by her philosphies and presentations. She evangelizes for students and learning. Contains new Ipad stuff as well.
Recommended w/4 stars from Education World, webiste for parents primarily about internet safety for their kids
I think we are ahead of the game on this in some regards and a good reason why we should change the name of the 6th grade class to digital literacy versus tech. Not sure if media literacy is too grand as that would include other media that they are bombarded with everyday, but it is a though
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This is a GREAT idea advisory blog. going to look into this deeper
definition of cyberbullying, including posting information as another as well as some preventative measures.
"More and more of society at large, and consequently many students, are
demanding an educational system that works for and with them. These students are
not bored. They are very curious, eager to learn, and willing to do whatever it
takes to learn. I believe that the student-centered learning environment enables
an educator to deal effectively with all types of students in the same
classroom. A student-centered learning environment encourages students to become
independent learners and ultimately to be in charge of their own education."
Ridiculous cool. Karl Fish is also one of the guys behind the video "Do You Know?" which got people thinking about the 21st century of our students and global ramifications.
The other cool thing about this? They all hear the same thing. Yikes...lightbulbs are popping in my head!!!
interesting video from TEd Talks discussing empathy, a topic discussed earlier this week in the NY Times in terms of college students. Love everything RSA Animate does too.
Check out some of their other explanations on the right hand side. I can see value for the classroom as well on many levels.
A wonderfully visual tool that is very engaging, this is the storehouse for educational exchanges . You can contribute, collaborate, or borrrw as far as I know
121 pages for the Amazing Web Projects book. inteerestingly this web site has all their ebooks avaialbe for free. Can't beat that price!