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Eclectic Technology
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Tech tools that assist all students to be independent learners & teachers to become better teachers
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Beth Dichter
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Online, in workshops, and even with friends, I frequently get asked What can the iPad actually do? as a sort of challenge to the worth of the device. I would rather that they ask, What can you actually do with an iPad? A look at using iPads with a focus on how an English teacher approaches the question. One example (of four) provided (and quoted): I want my students to demonstrate their knowledge of the parts of the story. Learning Objectives: In addition to learning the story elements, students learn... * To write a constructive review (plus three more objectives) Followed by a project, in this case a book poster and suggestions on what apps might be used. So perhaps the question is not what can a student do, but what can a student do with an iPad (that demonstrate their skills and expertise - think Bloom's taxonomy). 
Marshall Gass's curator insight,
October 4, 2014 6:01 PM
Using an Ipad effectively in today's world is as essential as knowing your alphabets digitally. Its no more just to play games and take pictures. The number of Apps available to expand learning and knowledge is incredible.
Perhaps your child needs to expand his learning horizon much more than simple 'stunts'. Read this article to be informed.
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World Stories is a growing collection of short stories. This collection includes retold traditional tales and new short stories from around the world. The stories are available in the 21 languages most spoken by UK children. One in eight children in the UK speaks a language other than English as their first language. The stories can be read and listened to online, or downloaded. Everything is free!
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DOGO News has fun articles for kids on current events, science, sports, and more! There are also lots of stories, pictures, videos, games and the DOGO news map for kids! Add your comments, read reviews of cool websites, and more!
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"One of the greatest gifts a teacher can give learners is the opportunity to tell their stories, and to establish venues to have those stories witnessed by others. There is a movement among pockets of educators to make education a passion-based process of learning."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Do you believe "that learning should be interest-driven, that learners should create narratives that they find personally motivating, personally relevant, personally interesting using digital media tools to tell their stories"? This post explores this concept, sharing resources and strategies to help make this happen, specifically by the use of videos. For more information click through to the post.
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"Not every teenager sits around, texting endlessly and at all the wrong times, causing their parents to worry about a possible addiction to technology. Some of them give TED talks in their spare time. How will we talk about feminism? What does it mean to "fail," and why shouldn't we fail better? What is love? Why isn't America investing in young black men? And are the people who create change the silent supporters rather than the vocal leaders? In this curated selection of TEDxTeen Talks, the adolescent version of the adult TED Talks, five teens discuss these ideas and how they collide with their own stories."
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Watch Us Surprise You: Join us this Spring (February 27 to March 30, 2012) for the first ever PBS Online Film Festival. For five weeks we'll premiere four short films from our producing partners.
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The Kerpoof website is owned and operated by the Walt Disney Company. What is Kerpoof? The answer to that is not so simple. Kerpoof is all about having fun, discovering things, and being creative. Here are just a few ways that you can use Kerpoof: Make artwork (even if you aren't good at drawing!) Make an animated movie (really! it's easy!) Tell a story Make a drawing Vote on the movies, stories, and drawings that other people have made
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Cowbird · Use Cowbird to keep a diary of your life and help us document the major sagas shaping the world.
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The hiding place in 3D. Wander around the furnished spaces and get to know the stories from Anne Frank's diary.
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This post from Shelly Terrell focuses on tools and apps to help learners create storybooks.She states "Stories give learners a context for knowledge gained and a way to visualize concepts and ideas. Educators can use storytelling to teach any subject and engage students. In addition, teaching our learners to be great storytellers helps give them confidence because they are allowed to be creative and share a part of themselves."
Seventeen web tools are discussed as well as seven apps. She also provides links to a recent webinar that provides lesson ideas as well as additional tools that help with storytelling.
Storytelling is an art, and they help our learners understnad the world in new and different ways. If you would like your learners to be creating stories using technology this post is worth checking out!