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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's insight:
Ross Parker has posted another infographic that ties into an earlier one (that looked at Style Comparison and was posted in this Scoop.it). This one looks at mindsets and how there are similarities today in the mindsets of teachers and students. He states "The two visualisations below are part of an ongoing attempt to define my views on education, and make these accessible to my students, fellow teachers, parents and leaders." If you click through to the post you will also see the first infographic and you may download them in a variety of formats. 
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"We all know that confusion doesn't feel good. Because it seems like an obstacle to learning, we try to arrange educational experiences and training sessions so that learners will encounter as little confusion as possible. But as is so often the case when it comes to learning, our intuitions here are exactly wrong."
Beth Dichter's insight:
So creating confusion is good? Why? It turns out that "brain is a pattern-recognition machine." It wants to find connections between "related events or artifacts." To do this we must allow our brain to experience "that confused, confounded feeling...—for two reasons." For the first reason ask yourself is there only one way to solve a problem, or should one "explore a wide variety of potential explanations"? The second reason is that if we feel confused, not sure of the answer, we are more driven to figure it out. So how can we do this? There are three ways that researchers have "induced confusion" and each is listed with an explanation. The three ways: * Expose yourself to confusing materials. * Withhold the answers from yourself. * Test yourself before you learn. This post provides some great ideas on why confusion is good. You will also find a link to the three research studies mentioned in the article.
Audrey's comment,
February 19, 2013 3:00 PM
This idea is very Piagetian: An example of confusion would be disequilibrium. It is at this point that you will begin to master something which you found difficult, or was confused about. So at the point of confusion or disequlibrium you must distance yourself from the problem and return to it later. Your brain will have absorbed the material and worked it out. You are now at the stage of equilibrium.
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An infographic that looks at recent studies on textin and how it is impacting students grammar. To learn maore about How this happens and why it matters check out the site.
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"Publishing student thinking can be among the most powerful ways to improve learning. There are a variety of reasons for this, but the biggest reason is that the 'threat' of publishing moves the lodestone from the classroom to the 'real world.' This, of course, changes everything."
Beth Dichter's insight:
The post continues to explore what should be published, noting that "finished products and the thinking process itself are two very different things." Why publish? Think of it as a process of authentic experience. Students like to have the ability to see their work online and have others respond to it. The post provides a table that lists 25 apps that range from "videos to graphics, blogging to concept mapping" across many platforms. This is interactive and links to edshelf where you may learn more about the app. In addition there is a list of 27 tools (many of which are listed inthe table).
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Once again Susan Oxnevad has created a great tool in Google Docs. This one will elp students with multimedia presentations
"The Google Docs Presentation is well-suited for use as a starting point for short student driven research projects because of the availability of efficient integrated research tools right on the page. To introduce students and teachers to the built in features, I created a simple template to guide the learning and help everyone discover the usefulness of the tool." The post goes on to share tips on how to use the template, a look at the template, how to access the template and how to make your own.
Nuno Magalhães Ribeiro's curator insight,
January 21, 2013 10:26 AM
Uma ferramenta interessante para suportar o desenvolvimento multimédia diretamente no GoogleDocs.
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A list of 32 ways that students learn...put into words. You may find something new to you, or have an idea that is not listed. Feel free to share new ideas in the insight section...and below is a taste of some from the post:
* By watching predictions play out. * Through self-initiated transfer. * Through making mistakes. * By self-awareness, not content-awareness. * Through modeling.
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Are mistakes a part of the learning process? If they are, what does this say about our current education system? This post explores these ideas, asking the following questions and following each with a number of responses that explores each question in greater detail. The first section has two questions: * Why are mistakes important to achieve engagement and learning? * Why do we avoid mistakes in our current model? The second section, Turning Mistakes into Learning Opportunities asks one question: * How can we use learning errors to our advantage? At the beginning of this post the author speaks of James Joyce, and also does so at the end where she states (referring to Joyce) "a true genius sees all learning as an opportunity to improve and discover. Errors are taken at will. In making mistakes, we can reach new heights and find our true genius." Will schools move in this direction?
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Why have your students work collaboratively? "Collaborative learning teams are said to attain higher levels of thinking and preserve information for longer times that students working individually." This post provides 20 suggestions to help collaborative groups work more effectively. A few are: * Establish group goals. * Keep groups mid-sized. * Build trust and promote open communication. * Consider the learning process asa part of the assessment. The post includes links to a variety of resources and each point has an explantion with additional information.
Channylt's curator insight,
April 7, 2014 10:56 AM
Great tips on how to facilitate collaborative learning. Learners that work collaborativley are engaged in their learning and have better learning outcomes. 
Marina Cousins's curator insight,
April 10, 2014 8:06 PM
I liked this article, as it highlighted to me the importance of collaborative learning is much better than individual learning. As I have mentioned several times, the learning and assessment that takes place within my workplace has a strong behaviourist foundation of learning and repeating key words and actions to pass an assessment (it is a very individual approach to learning).
Many of my colleagues view this experience of learning & assessment in a negative way. What are some of the ways to overcome this negative view of learning?
After reading this article, I will seriously consider using a collaborative learning style within my workplace (if I get the opportunity). The advantage of using real world problems or clinical incidents is that it offers the learner the opportunitity to improve their critical thinking skills and problem-solving ability.
Therefore, by using collaborative learning you can apply the following learning theories of cognitivism, constructivism, objectivism. 
Hazel Kuveya's curator insight,
April 10, 2014 9:22 PM
Keeping the groups at moderate levels will ensure an effective exchange of ideas and participation in all involved, I can echo the same statement that two heads are better than one. It is also interesting to learn that collaborative teams attain higher level thinking and preserve information for longer periods as compared to their individual counterparts., yes the use of technology makes collaborative learning manageable.
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Did you know there are more than 1.4 billion students on Earth? This is just one of the 20 education facts found on this infographic. Learn how many educators there are globally, the number of students in pre-k to high school, the number of jobs expected to require some technology skills in the next decade and much more.
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If you were asked to name the most important innovation in transportation over the last 200 years, you might say the combustion engine, air travel, Henry Ford’s Model-T production line or even... The next question that is asked is "What's been the single biggest innovation in education? Anant Agarwal, the head of edX (MIT/Harvard joint "effort to stream a college eduation over the web, free, to anyone who wants one." How would this change education? This post explores this issue looking at how online courses have the potential to disrupt education and what the long term impact may be.
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65% of today's grade school kids will end up at jobs that haven't been invented yet.That statement comes from the U.S. Department of Labor. Are we preparing our students "for a world that doesn't exist yet?" This infographic explores this idea and compares education today to what it may be in 2025, as well as how offices and jobs may change.
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An article from Educational Leadership on "how to engage students whom seem unreachable, who resist learning activities, or who disrupt them for others." Larry Ferlazzo reflects on his yers of teaching and shares ways he engages students by developing "their intrinsic motivation." The post provides eight detailed recommendations. The infographic above shares the short hand version!
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"Question: Very often, students will think they understand a body of material. Believing that they know it, they stop trying to learn more. But, come test time, it turns out they really don't know the material. Can cognitive science tell us anything about why students are commonly mistaken about what they know and don't know? Are there any strategies teachers can use to help students better estimate what they know? Answer: There are multiple cues by which each of us assess what we know and don't know. But these cues are fallible, which explains why students sometimes think that they know material better than their classroom performance indicates."
Beth Dichter's insight:
This in-depth post looks at research in the area of cognitive science and shares findings that are applicable to the classroom. It turns out that research shows that two cues are critical (quoted from post): * our "familiarity" with a given body of information * our "partial access" to that information What this means is that students may believe they know the material because they have seen it before. The key here is to remember that there is a difference between "familiarity and recollection." Partial access "refers to the knowledge that an individual has of either a component of the target material or information closely related to the target material." The post goes on to explore why students end up woth these two cues. Three ways that students "reach this unfortunate situation" are shared: * Rereading * Shallow processing * Recollecting related information For a more in-depth discussion on this click through to the post.
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Schools in Finland have been in the news quite a bit lately. Why? To quote from the post "one of Finland’s greatest accomplishments to date—its high-achieving education system. Students in Finland have, over the past several years, risen to the top of the academic food-chain, and they’ve become some of the top scholarly performers in the world." This infographic is interesting in that it gives some comparisons of schools in Finland compared to schools in the US (and Canada). For more information click through to the infographic
Sydney Rardin's curator insight,
March 18, 2013 2:18 PM
If you take a minute to read this article, it's very interesting to read how Finland has rised to the top.
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"A new study conducted by TRU provides a body of research which supports the idea that students use cell phones to learn, and also that schools are not acknowledging or supporting them fully, yet... Rather than banning, the study highlights the fact that if we meet children where they are we can leverage their use of mobile devices for powerful learning."
Beth Dichter's insight:
The study was a survey of 1000 students in Grades 6 - 8 and came out with some surprising data. Key findings include: * More than one out of three middle school students report they are using smartphones (39%) and tablets (31%) to do homework. * More than 1 in 4 students (26 %) are using smartphones for their homework, weekly or more. * Hispanic and African American middle school students are using the smartphones for homework more than Caucasian students. Nearly one half of all Hispanic middle school students (49%) report using smartphones for homework. Smartphone use for homework also crosses income levels with nearly one in three (29%) of students from the lowest income households reporting smartphone usage to do their homework assignments. (Note - 25% of students surveyed were from households of $25,000 or less income.) The report has additional key findings as well as areas of significan opportunity, statistics on students interest in STEM, mobile device usage, benefits of mobile devices in the classroom, and the opportunity to increase mobile device usage in the classroom. You may also download a pdf of this report at http://www.thinkfinity.org/servlet/JiveServlet/previewBody/10549-102-2-18289/Research%20on%20Mobile%20Technology.pdf.
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Are you interested in having your students create an RSA Animate style video? If so, this post is for you...and if you're not sure click through to the post to find links to ones at the RSA Animate site as well as one that students created. The author also raises a critical point: "Don’t just slap on a piece of technology, or in this case an RSA style video at the end just because you can. It won’t magically make your unit breathtakingly awesome. You really have to start off by asking why? Why is this tool or method necessary for the success of this unit?" For a look at why he chose to have students create an RSA Animate type video, or to learn how to do it in your classroom read on.
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So how do you motivate your students? They're an odd bunch with a myriad of distractions just waiting to take their mind off the task at hand.
This post provides a number of suggestions that you might want to try in your classroom. A few are listed below. In the post each suggestion has additional information. * Give students a sense of control * Give students responsibility * Help students find intrinsic motivation
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This infographic provides 10 suggestions on ways to connect with the "digitally distracted students." Below are a few of the suggestions, For more click through to the post.
* Encourage communication * Use cooperative learning * Utilize peer instruction
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We hear so much about tablets these days, and new ones seem to be appearing at a rapid pace. Yet we also see teachers who question the use of technology in the classroom. This post looks at the many ways that tablets may be used in the classroom from art to simulations, foreign languages to presentations, ebook and more. To learn more about the ways listed here and an additional twenty, each of which have some additional descriptions click through to the post.
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This post begins "Have you checked your assumptions about student learning at the door?" It then provides 31 research findings that may make you pause and reconsider some of your beliefs. * Are there any benefits to "playing scary and violent video games"? * Can video games impact "disruptive behaviors and enhance positive development in ADHD children"? * Is it best to teach very young children how to play with a toy or should we allow them to explore on their own? An additional 28 findings) are provided in this post.
John McDermott Neill's curator insight,
December 16, 2012 4:01 AM
Some interesting and surprising findings to make us think about our own preconceptions.
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Now more than ever, students need to understand the basics of social media and how it can affect their future both negatively and positively. What are some of the issues students need to be aware of when it comes to social media? This post recommends six area: * Your online reputation * The concept of privacy and having a "professional public appearance online" * The value of connections (as in your personal network) * Helping student establish their expertise (blogging, etc.) * Internet savvy (as in "find the cheapest textbooks online") * Staying updated As the article states "social media will drive the upcoming generation" so teaching them how to use the Internet and "manage" their online identity is critical.
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The hard truth is people have to be able to read and write, or they’re going to be at a severe disadvantage in life. Did you know that "93 million American adults have limited reading and quantitative skills," that "literacy is tied to better health, employment and correlates to children's literacy." This infographic provides a picture on illiteracy in the America.
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Learning how to write bibliographies and correctly cite sources has become much easier with the many tools that are available to help students through this process. This post looks at six tools available with options that "include browser extensions, templates, and online citation builders (where you plug in your resource and the citation is generated for you."
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What happens when you tell your students to "pay attention!" More than you may think. This post explores what goes on in the brain and ways the brain pays attention. Research is shared as well as what you can do in your classroom immediately as well what you can do in the long term. You may also choose to view a video of a session "Teaching with the Brain in Mind" at http://www.scilearn.com/company/webinars/ (you will need to scroll down the page to find the link).
Ruth Virginia Barton's curator insight,
February 13, 2015 10:37 AM
"Instead of saying to students, “Pay attention!” what you really want to say is, “Suppress interesting things!” Why? Students already DO pay attention." The point being, prolonged attention paying is a learned skill, practiced. Intersperse teaching with stand-up breaks, quick physical activity. Create "hooks' for attention - previews - and offer rewards - like homework free pass this month - for students who get it right; helps them be invested in topic |
Take a look at this infographic that was created by surveying over 1,000 students in grades K - 5. They were asked to identify their favorite fictional characters, the easiest and hardest subjects in school, what they want to be when they grow up, reading preference - tablet or book, top three favorite things about school and more! Drawing on the infographic were also drawn by kids.