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Tech tools that assist all students to be independent learners & teachers to become better teachers
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25 Things Skilled Learners Do Differently - InformED

25 Things Skilled Learners Do Differently - InformED | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
Imagine for a moment that all human beings had the same IQ, but that some of us knew how to tap into it better than others. How would we approach educati
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What habits and strategies to skilled learners have that other learners may be missing? And can others learn them? The answer to the second question is yes, that can be learned through practice. As to the first question, some of the habits and strategies are below, but you will need to click through to the post to find the rest of them.

1. Skill learners think about their own learning.

2. Skilled learners ask more questions.

3. Skilled learners make mistakes work for them, not against them.

4. Skilled learners use previous learning to help promote new learning.

5. Skilled learners share what they've learned.

Lisa Norris's curator insight, October 12, 2014 1:49 PM

It's all about teaching the Growth Mindset!  We really need to encourage students to do more of the question asking and thinking!

Rosemary Tyrrell, Ed.D.'s curator insight, October 13, 2014 3:49 PM

Great article! I'm sharing it with my students in a success seminar. 

Ness Crouch's curator insight, June 30, 2015 10:14 PM

Very interesting article. Great way to think about learning.

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10 Creative Collaboration Tips for Educators - Best Colleges Online

10 Creative Collaboration Tips for Educators - Best Colleges Online | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
One of the most common laments that educators have is that our profession tends to isolate us from our peers.

This is a list of 10 ideas that educators may use "to spark creative colloboration among...colleagues."

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Quadbase: Question banking made easy.

Quadbase: Question banking made easy. | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
A bank of community-written homework and test questions where authors get credit and access is completely free.
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National Gallery of Arts Images

National Gallery of Arts Images | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

NGA Images is a repository of digital images of the collections of the National Gallery of Art. On this website you can search, browse, share, and download images. A standards-based reproduction guide and a help section provide advice for both novices and experts. More than 20,000 open access digital images up to 3000 pixels each are available free of charge for download and use. NGA Images is designed to facilitate learning, enrichment, enjoyment, and exploration.

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Infographics & Data Visualizations | Visual.ly

Infographics & Data Visualizations | Visual.ly | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
Like infographics and data visualizations? Visual.ly is the world's largest community of dataviz and infographics. Come explore, share and create.
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ClassConnect | Find, build and share lessons

ClassConnect | Find, build and share lessons | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

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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Why Great Teachers Are Also Learners

Why Great Teachers Are Also Learners | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
You can inspire students to learn with simple demonstrations of your own curiosity...
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MentorMob - Learn What You Want, Teach What You Love

MentorMob - Learn What You Want, Teach What You Love | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
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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Knotebooks - Anyone can contribute. Everyone can learn.

Knotebooks - Anyone can contribute. Everyone can learn. | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

Knotebooks is more than a community to share math and physics knowledge. It's intuitive technology and a disruptive idea that makes learning science simpler. 

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NYPL Labs : Stereogranimator - Create & Share Animated GIFS and 3D Anagraphs

NYPL Labs : Stereogranimator - Create & Share Animated GIFS and 3D Anagraphs | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

Create and share animated GIFs and 3D anaglyphs using more than 40,000 stereographs from The New York Public Library.

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Create Comics with Chogger

Create Comics with Chogger | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
Make your own comics online with Chogger. Our comic strip creator lets you draw cartoons, add captions to photos, and share your comics - for free!
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Musicshake - Create your own songs

Musicshake - Create your own songs | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

Create your own song in less than a minute. Musicshake is the world's most fun and sophisticated online music community, allowing people to CREATE, LISTEN, DISCOVER and SHARE originally-created music. Free to use although you must pay to download your song. There is also an edu version.

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Slatebox: Visualize Everything

Slatebox: Visualize Everything | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

Slatebox: visualize everything....create in real time and share the canvas...embed into your own website...free for individual use...pure HTML 5 + Javascript = Speed...this is simple yet elegant tool to for mind mapping.

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20 things every teacher should do | The Reflective Educator

20 things every teacher should do | The Reflective Educator | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
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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. 

Kate JohnsonMcGregor's curator insight, September 24, 2014 3:59 PM

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. 

Kathy Lynch's curator insight, September 26, 2014 12:23 PM

Thx Beth Dichter!

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Slikk - Search Multiple Sites at Once - Share Results and Much More

Slikk - Search Multiple Sites at Once - Share Results and Much More | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
Slikk is the new search engine with revolutionary features that let you Find It Faster. Search and browse the web, pictures, news, videos, blogs and Twitter! Search various categories simultaneously and share search results!

 

I have been experimenting with Slikk for several months and it has quickly become one of my favorite search engines. Below are a few of the features.  I urge you to take the time and try this tool out.

 

Lion View allows you to browse open website simultaneously. You click on "LionV" on the top right hand of the LionWindow and like magic, the websites you have on the screen all show at once. You may choose to maximise each. This is a great tool to compare and contrast websites that may have agendas or a bias. 

 

Slikk also allows you to search and view various types of results simultaneously. "The MultiView feature allows you to display one type of search result on the left side of the screen and another on the right side. On either side, you can choose between web, image, news, video, blog or Twitter results. For example, you can have web results on the left side and images on the right side. Or news on the left and Twitter on the right. The choice is always yours!"

 

There are many other features to this search engine. Take the time to take it for a test drive!

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You Are Your Words - American Heritage Dictionary

You Are Your Words - American Heritage Dictionary | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

The American Heritage® Dictionary invites you to create a self-portrait using your words.
The words that tell the world who you are. That make you, you. It's easy to do, whether you decide to link to places like Facebook for words you've already written or write something new specifically for your portrait. Either way, you'll create a unique image that can be shared and saved and will remind everyone that You Are Your Words.

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Zopler - Collaborative Story Telling

Zopler - Collaborative Story Telling | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

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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Storyboard Generator - explore storytelling and the moving image

Storyboard Generator - explore storytelling and the moving image | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
A creative studio space to explore storytelling and the moving image. Download free video, images and sound and upload your own media. Create your own storyboards and share them online.
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inFocus.cc | highlight and share your focus on the web

inFocus.cc | highlight and share your focus on the web | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

inFocus, highlight and share your focus on the web...enter a URL (or use the bookmarklet) and a copy of the webpage is pulled into inFocus. Highlight the section that you want saved and the rest of the section is greyed out, and you are given a URL that you may share with others.  

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Online Mind Mapping and Brainstorming app - SpiderScribe

Online Mind Mapping and Brainstorming app - SpiderScribe | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

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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Myoats - Create something.

Myoats - Create something. | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
Myoats is a community where people create designs using an online drawing application. These designs can be rated, downloaded, and archived. The Most Liked designs are rewarded by being featured on the home page.
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ONLINE GRAPHS AND CHARTS | create and design your own graphs and charts online | INDEX

ONLINE GRAPHS AND CHARTS | create and design your own graphs and charts online | INDEX | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

Create online graphs and charts. Choose from different chart types, like: line and bar charts, pie charts, scatter graphs, XY graph and radar plots.

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Figment: Write yourself in.

Figment: Write yourself in. | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

What is figment?
Figment is a community where you can share your writing, connect with other readers, and discover new stories and authors. Whatever you're into, from sonnets to mysteries, from sci-fi stories to cell phone novles, you can find it here.

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Jux. Simply the best showcase for your content

Jux. Simply the best showcase for your content | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
Jux is the ultimate place to share your photos, videos, words and more. It's like the IMAX of blogs. 100% immersive content. Zero crap.
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Ten Tips for Personalized Learning via Technology | Edutopia

Ten Tips for Personalized Learning via Technology | Edutopia | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
To challenge and support each child at his or her own level, the educators of Forest Lake Elementary deploy a powerful array of digital-technology tools. Discover what your school can learn.
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