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Beth Dichter's insight:
Have you considered creating a "core set of teacher practices" that you use and you think other teachers should use? David Wees had done this with this chart of 20 Things Every Teacher Should Do. Check it out and if you have items to add make sure to let him know. 
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In addition to learning our content and curriculum standards, today's students also need to be able to do the following effectively: collaborate with one another, synthesize ideas, create content, ...
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Have you seen an RSA Animate video? Are you interested in learning how to make one or better yet, have your students make one? This post provides an in-depth look at how to go about have your students create an animated video that provides them with the opportunity to practice 21st century skills (quoted from post below): * collaborate with one another * synthesize ideas * create content * communicate ideas clearly * use technology This activity is designed to have your students create content, providing you with materials to use in future classes as well as helping your current students understand the materiial. The author, Jordan Collier, provides a detailed five-day plan. Day 1 would have you dividing students into groups of three, assign them a section of a chapter in a textbook, and determine the key facts that need to be taught. To read about how to assist them with this and the tasks for Day 2 - 5 click through to the post.
Eduardo Wegman's curator insight,
January 19, 2014 10:29 AM
Collaboration is the key for future society development
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Skype, the free, ubiquitous VOIP downloadable, offers some unique opportunities for tech-savvy teachers to get their students learning in exciting new ways. Find ideas on how to use Skype to: * Collaborate * Communicate * Connect * And tools to help you do it!
Edmilson Simões's curator insight,
November 17, 2014 12:44 PM
Nowadays many teachers are using skype to give online class and also to interact with the students even they are out class. It brings lots of ideias for develop a good class with this important web tool.
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Beeclip EDU is a fun and easy-to-use scrapbooking app that promotes student creativity, self-expression, and imagination. *Add photos and videos by dragging them to your scrapbook page * Insert additional pages This is a new tool (to me) and so far the choices are somewhat limited but it appears that more will be added. There is a free account available for teachers.
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"Skype is a free and easy way for teachers to open up their classroom. Using this site, you can meet new people, talk to experts, share ideas and create amazing learning experiences with teachers from around the world." This site provides a number of partner organizations that are willing to collaborate over Skype. Check it out for more information.
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Pinterest isn't just for wedding themes, DIY craft inspiration, and pretty pictures — it can also be a great educational tool!
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Organize anything, together. Trello is a collaboration tool that organizes your projects into boards. In one glance, know what's being worked on, who's working on what, and where something is in a process.
Stephanie Sapp's curator insight,
February 6, 2015 9:27 AM
A great way to help your students stay on task while working on your PBL projects!
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ClassConnect defines itself as the easiest way to build and share your lessons. You may build your lessons, adding websites, online videos and more; search for lessons others have build; organize and store your lessons; and share and collaborate with students, parents and collegues. What intrigued me as I looked at this site is how it came to be. In the blog Eric Simons says "during my junior year of high school (almost two years ago), my chemistry teacher pulled me aside and asked the question that changed the focus of my life: "What would make you interested in learning what I’m teaching?" This website is his answer to the question!
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After almost a year in beta, we are finally releasing SpiderScribe.net! SpiderScribe.net stays free for EDUs, ORGs and non-commercial use (we know it has been very popular with schools). This is an easy-to-use (and teach) mind mapping tool, where one can capture, connect, collaborate and share ideas online. If you have not had a chance to try SpiderScribe head over to their website and check it out.
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vimeo
Why Schools Love My Big Campus!...extend the classroom to a safe, engaging online environment...connect...collaborate...learn. More information at http://www.mybigcampus.com/
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Designers collaborate across disciplines, give and take constructive criticism, and embrace failure in the process of solving problems. Wouldn't children benefit from developing the same skills in school?
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Zwiggo is a platform that makes sharing and collaborating in groups incredibly easy. We've made getting started very simple. No personal information is required, and anyone can create a private or public 'space' for their group, customize it with Apps, and invite other people in seconds.
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That's the question scholar Christopher Phillips is asking in theoretical discussions at schools and cafes across the country. You can add your own amendment to the discussion.
Kristin Blom's curator insight,
February 4, 2014 10:19 PM
This is about people in the US today and their connection, or lack there of, to the Constitution. It brings up interesting points about making changes to it to fit today's ever changing society. You can listen to this article or read it by clicking on the Summary link. 
Kara long's comment,
February 5, 2014 11:12 PM
This article was really interesting for me to read! I think it is a great idea to have people think about what they would change if they rewrote the Constitution. He makes a good point in this article that if people don't "rewrite" the Constitution every 20 years, they are likely to be less invested in government issues. It is crazy to think how long the Constitution has survived because there is so much in it that could be changed, even the very first few words. We have to be much more specific nowadays in the wording of things to make sure no one gets exculded. When people were talking about how to change the Constitution it lead to many discussions about other major issues, for example, if immigrants should have the right to vote. I believe discussing the Constitution is a great way to create more interest in government and spark debates about important issues.
Evan Richardson's comment,
February 17, 2014 12:32 AM
This article was very interesting, and I enjoyed that they surveyed "Constitution" High School, it was a nice touch. When it came to the students' actual opinions, I thought that it showed how government has evolved from the time the constitution was written. Where the constitution tries to be as non-partisan as possible, it seems the first reaction of the students is based on their political viewpoints or party, evident in the citizenship and voting issues. This itself may be an example of how much the two parties have separated from each other, and how media outlets only further this issue through confirmation bias. I think that both students and politicians need to start basing their opinions on what policies are truly the best for their country, and not what their party believes.
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Students are more likely to engage with a unit of study they've co-created. Matt Levinson suggests an eight-step example for how the history classroom.
Beth Dichter's insight:
How can we get students more engaged in units of study? What if we design our class so that they have ownership from the beginning of the unit? This post explores this issue, and although the focus is on social studies you could use the same steps in other curricular areas. What are the steps? 1. "Partner students and have them do a speed search on the topic." What can they find in 12 - 15 minutes? Let them generate a list of interest. 2. "Decision by debate." Change partners. Allow them 3 minutes to discuss and rank the topics by interest. 3. "Main characters." Switch partners again. In history you might be looking at key individuals, or key battles in a conflict. There are five more steps that will help students learn to collaborate, analyze perspectives, co-create with you (as the teacher your job is to make sure that all key areas are covered and help create the framework as well as providing additional input where necessary), and more. This type of process allows the students to be engaged and have their voices heard from the beginning....a win-win situation in the classroom.
Heather MacDonald's curator insight,
June 25, 2014 7:52 PM
Designing anything is only worthy if the "end user" has input. This is a brilliant adaptation of that design philosophy. And how can you resist the power in the eyes of this little girl?!
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This is the new buzz world this year in our schools. But, is it really new or is it just integrating the computer lab into the classroom? Or is it doing what some of the best teachers already do? T...
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What do we need to do to become a 21st century teacher? This infographic provides "27 ways to become a better 21st century teacher." Each one has a short description.For example: * Question - Let students question what they are learning. * Design - Design alternative assessments that use the whole brain. Twenty-five additional ideas are on this image. Check it out and see if there are some new ones you might want to try.
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This post looks at many of the tools one may find in Google that help with writing including Google docs, spreadsheets, forms, drawing and presentation tools. Ideas of how to use the tools are provided as well as samples, and there are also connections to Common Core Standards.
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"A free reference manager, academic social network and crowdsourced research catalog, Mendeley helps researchers organize their documents, collaborate and share with others online and discover the latest research. Through both a desktop application and website, this tool lets researchers build personal research libraries."
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From the Google Official Blog: Just like the Loch Ness Monster, you may have heard the rumors about Google Drive. It turns out, one of the two actually does exist. Today, we’re introducing Google Drive—a place where you can create, share, collaborate, and keep all of your stuff. Whether you’re working with a friend on a joint research project, planning a wedding with your fiancé or tracking a budget with roommates, you can do it in Drive. You can upload and access all of your files, including videos, photos, Google Docs, PDFs and beyond.
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Teenagers aren't the only ones on the Internet. Preteens, which we are classifying as kids ages 9-12, are growing up with easy access to smartphones, tablets and, most importantly, the Internet.
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From
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Zopler is a social network where writers, authors and students can easily collaborate on writing stories together as a group. If you choose to use this with students consider making your stories private. For a short video introduction go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnc6CoppdoQ&nbsp
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Dropmark offers super simple drag-and-drop file sharing, like a number of web apps before it, but if you want to use it for more you can create presentations, slideshows, and collaborate with others just as easily.
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Learn What You Want, Teach What You Love... MentorMob is a Learning Playlist platform that allows users to curate, collaborate on, and share any kind of online content. Creating and editing Learning Playlists is a free and easy process that cuts out internet junk and enables users to search for relevant content. Open your knowledge to people who share your skills so they can help you refine it by adding and editing your Learning Playlist.
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Build Your Curriculum - Create lessons, organize units, add files and materials from around the web, and share your curriculum with teachers down the hall and across the globe.
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Yes, you read that correctly. The TWO DOLLAR interactive whiteboard.
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From
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Sync.in is a web based word processor for people to collaborate in real-time. When multiple people edit the same document simultaneously, any changes are instantly reflected on everyone's screen. The result is a new and productive way to collaborate with text documents, useful for meeting notes, brainstorming, project planning, training, and more.
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This is not a completely comprehensive list, however, it is a good idea for trying to focus our priorities in a job that is so multifaceted that it is often overwhelming. I might consider reorganizing the list into action items and philosophical items, and choose one or two a week to focus on.
Thx Beth Dichter!