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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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"Literacy is changing. It really is. Even in my grade one classroom as the students begin to learn their letters and sounds, as they start to put those letters and sounds together into words, and as they take their first hesitant steps to read and write —literacy is changing. The change in our classroom was subtle at first. When my students began writing the word we with two i’s, I smiled and talked about the more traditional spelling of the word. When students came to school with a clear understanding of what it meant to get to the next level or to have several lives, I took notice of the new vocabulary they had."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Putting young students together with technology creates a win-win situation in this classroom. Learn how one teacher has her students writing in blogs to share their work, using twitter, learning vocabulary (such as pingback) and much more. This post is complete with a video where students provide definitions of words and share how they use technology in their classroom. 
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Two professors say we've got to stop sending messages to young children — especially girls — that math is something to fear. Humans are actually hardwired to think mathematically, they say.
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At what age to learners experience fear of math? This post notes that "common wisdom" said that it not until sixth grade, but current research "demonstrates that children as young as first grade report math anxiety symptoms" and that the anxiety "affects their ability to learn math." Learn more about the negative impacts of math anxiety as well as strategies that may be used to help learners.
Laura Jane's curator insight,
December 16, 2013 2:03 PM
As Ms. Dichter already stated, this article draws an interesting comparison between our belief that math anxiety doesn't start until sixth grade with the overwhelming reality that we're seeing symptoms of anxiety as early as first grade. This SchoolBook article gives an interesting example, a 7-year-old girl named Zoey, who excels in reading, but struggles in math. The pressure that her parents put on her largely contributes to her anxiousness. The article gives a multitude of ideas for how to combat math anxiety, even beginning as young as first grade. Constantly providing reassurance, demonstrating patience, and exhibiting that it's okay to not get something on the first try are all suggestions that I hope to implement in my own classroom.
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"Do you know how to read? More precisely, do you know how to read to kids?...research shows that subtle features of the way adults act during story-time make a big difference in children’s literacy—and that most grownups aren’t using these simple but effective techniques." Read this article to learn simple tips which result in positive results!
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"Oh Noah!, (formerly known as Noah Comprende) is designed to teach Spanish to children ages six to eight through animated videos with embedded games that help build vocabulary. In each three-minute video, a misunderstanding launches a comic misadventure. Kids learn language better when they can put it into meaningful context. Although – like Noah – they may not understand all the Spanish dialogue, kids can comprehend the story told through rich visual storytelling, much like a silent movie."
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Edutopia has published an article Financial Literacy Makes School Relevant which discusses the need to have a financial literacy curriculum. This infographic shows that "students whom learn financial literacy skills gain knowledge that will yield returns well into their future." The article discusses a curriculum that begins in Grade 1 and provides videos, research, resources and lesson plans and is found at http://www.edutopia.org/stw-financial-literacy-relevance-overview#more.
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Hello and welcome to my zoo. This zoo is unlike any other in the world. Here you can awaken your imagination and play under the light of stars. Together, we will answer the question: what do animals dream about? So if you want to play loads of creative games, read about amazing animals and create your very own...The project fosters a great sense of creativity amongst pupils and has seamless cross-curricular links. It involves aspects of Literacy, Art and ICT.
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From the Wildlife Conservation Society and the New York Aquarium and Zoons come BuiLD YouR WiLD SeLF. First you design your human self, and then you choose your favorite animal parts and "go wild." When you are done you can save it to your desktop or share it with a friend. This could be a great tool to use to create a character for a story.
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An online tutorial to teach how to do research, with sections on planning, searching, taking notes, using information, writing a report and evaluating.
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Graphs and charts are great because they communicate information visually. For this reason, graphs are often used in newspapers, magazines and businesses around the world.
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"Something you may not know about us here at Common Sense Media, is that quite a few of us are former classroom teachers! When we develop new materials, we always have our favorite memories to guide us. One thing we remember fondly is being amazed by how music transformed a classroom – kids would jump to their feet, whatever the song, to sing and sway while the teacher subtly wove word play and pattern recognition into the mix."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Here is a new resource to help teach elementary students about digital citizenship. Thanks to Common Sense Media for putting together a song and video with lyrics that teach students that they should "Pause and Think" before they go online. The website states that this song "stresses the connection of safe, respectful, and responsible behavior online and offline." The website provides a the song (downloadable or viewable on YouTube) as well as a file that includes posters that you may post and has each lyric. Common Sense Media also has a poster about digital citizenship for elementary school students. This poster "illustrates how kids can use their heads, hearts, guts, arms, and legs to be a good digital citizen" as does the song. Young children love to sing and need to learn about digital citizenship. Take a few minutes to check out these resources and share with others whom teach the younger grades. You may hear a new song in your school!
elizabeth herrera's curator insight,
October 25, 2014 9:39 PM
This is what we were covering in class.
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Beth Dichter's insight:
The 10 iPad projects included in this post are from a presentation at ISTE 2013. Some of you may know of TCEA (Texas Computer Education Association) for their detailed list of iPad apps. This post will provide you with 7 projects for students in elementary school, using a variety of iPad apps. Some of the projects listed are: * Research and Explore, Create & Publish a Media Rich Text * Create a Digital Puppet Show to Retell a Story * Create Visual Illustration of Fractions There are also four additional projects including: * Build a QR Talking Museum You can also view the presentation presented at ISTE (pdf download). And if you have not seen the great spreadsheet of iPad apps mentioned above click on this link: http://www.tcea.org/ipad.
Simon Vasey's curator insight,
June 26, 2013 9:47 AM
Some great ideas here with a connection to Bloom's Taxonomy. Always good.
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"What your kids look for in a snack might be different than what you look for as a parent. While they focus on taste, you focus on nutrition. Same goes for games. Glitzy, big-name games can be enticing, just like junk food. Some are flashy and addictive but do little to feed kids' curiosity or help them develop. But truly great video games can help your kids grow in ways you never thought possible -- just like delicious, healthful food. So how can you avoid the sugar-cereal equivalents in the game world? Read these 10 tips to find out." The first tip, draw your kids in, is followed by a brief explanation and two video games that would tend to draw your kids in. In this case the games are for ages 10+ and 12+, but other tips have suggestions for younger and/or older kids.
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"It’s Crazy Hair Day at Marshall Elementary School in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood—which is perfect, because Tufts University researcher Bárbara Brizuela has brought a hat. In the stovepipe style and made from oaktag paper, the hat is one foot tall. Brizuela then asks, “If I’m five and a half feet tall, how tall will I be with the hat on?” Second-grader Jasmine, smiley in a pink sweatsuit, answers, “Six and a half feet.” Rather than say, “Right!” Brizuela offers another question: “How do you know?” Thus begins a math conversation that researchers like Brizuela believe may hold the key to tackling one of our biggest school bugaboos: algebra."
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Earth Day happens this week and here are six sites that Ed Tech Ideas has selected that help to teach environmental awareness to children. Most of these sites are geared to elementary students, and many offer resources for teachers and parents.
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![How Your Tax Dollars Are Educating America [Infographic] | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it](https://img.scoop.it/T00gQJfFiArUTl14xZ8DATl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVvK0kTmF0xjctABnaLJIm9)
Now that you’ve seen our infographic outlining what Uncle Sam is doing with your tax dollars, you know that 4.8% of those precious tax dollars go toward education. But how, exactly, is that chunk of change used?
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Grabba Beast lets you build your own Beast from a huge, ever-growing library of body types and parts - some scary, some cute - most are ridiculous - and arrange/color them as you see fit. If you don't feel like starting yourself hit Randomizer to generate a random creature or Grabba Glance at other beasts in the Beast Gallery. Another tool that could be a great starter for writing stories.
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EcoKids is a web site maintained by Earth Day Canada. It is an interactive environmental web site for children, their families, and educators in Canada and around the world. It offers topical information about the environment through interactive, fun, educational games and activities that utilize participants' willingness to learn. Geared to elementary school.
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Gudli is a collection of Free Educational Games for kids. Our Kids Games includes Math Game, Science Game, Puzzle Games, and more Learning Games. Updated on January 23, 2012 - this site is now called Cookie.com. It appears everything else is the same and it is still free.
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Slide the slider and the face changes...add up to 80 characters and share how you feel today.
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Play educational games, watch PBS KIDS shows and find activities like coloring and music. PBS KIDS Games and Shows are research based and vetted by educators.
Elisa Morillas's curator insight,
November 12, 2014 5:01 AM
Juegos educativos para trabajar las áreas de plástica y música. |
Mocomi is a website geared to elementary and middle school students. Along with videos they have a wide variety of activities in areas including the arts, civics, culture, English, environment, geography, history, science, and math. They also have an online magazine with a specific theme. The current one is called Under Water, and you can access 19 additional magazines online.
This might be a site you use with students, or one that they might explore during free time. Richard Byrne suggests that the videos "are a model of animated informational videos" and students in middle school and high school "could follow the model to create their own short videos to demonstrate their understanding of a topic."