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Tech tools that assist all students to be independent learners & teachers to become better teachers
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Shifting Toward An Architecture of Participation

Shifting Toward An Architecture of Participation | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

"Reading, in terms of scale and diversity, is different than it used to be. Thinking, in terms of context and application, is also different.

It makes since that learning is also changing–becoming more entrepreneurial than directly didactic. That is, more learner-centered ... than teacher-controlled."


Beth Dichter's insight:

This post from te@chthought provides an embedded slideshare, Designing Digital Futures. The post pulls out some of the information found within the slideshow. The post looks at 

Architecture of Participation: 7 Characteristics of Future Learning which are defined as:

* Collaborating

* Tagging

* Voting

* Networking

* User-Generated Content

* Tools

* Sharing

and also Communal Construction.

Take some time to check out the slideshare. There are many great slides that will make you pause and think about what may be taking place in your classroom.

Carlos Rodrigues Cadre's curator insight, October 8, 2014 11:06 AM

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A Block Graphic Calculator

A Block Graphic Calculator | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

"Calculators have come a long way since the first ones that could add, subtract, multiply, and divide.  Now, for a modest cost, it’s possible to purchase a graphing calculator.  Or, with your computer, you can put a free one in your browser."

Beth Dichter's insight:

Have you considered a different option? What about a block graphic calculator? This now a common way to teach coding, having students connect blocks together to build code. Blockly has a free online block calculator that provides math (a portion of the options are shown in the image), variables and logic. To the left side of the coding is the graphing calculator.

This type of calculator may help visual learners who may more easily create formulas through the use of blocks. Check it out at Blockly.

Yasemin Allsop's curator insight, July 30, 2014 12:24 PM

This is brilliant !