All Discussions Tagged 'content' - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T22:54:26Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=content&feed=yes&xn_auth=noLooking for content writertag:www.classroom20.com,2014-01-24:649749:Topic:9910072014-01-24T19:53:26.475ZJOSEPH ABRAHAMhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JOSEPHABRAHAM
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<p>We are an edTech startup which brings math to life using engaging visuals. Teachers and homeschool parents are using our product to engage and excite their students to learn math.</p>
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<p>We are looking for highly qualified, experienced and super creative independent contract content writers to develop Common Core Standards-aligned content for grades 4<sup>th</sup> and 5<sup>th</sup>. It’s a telecommuting contract based position.</p>
<p>He/She will write 3…</p>
<p>Hi All, </p>
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<p>We are an edTech startup which brings math to life using engaging visuals. Teachers and homeschool parents are using our product to engage and excite their students to learn math.</p>
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<p>We are looking for highly qualified, experienced and super creative independent contract content writers to develop Common Core Standards-aligned content for grades 4<sup>th</sup> and 5<sup>th</sup>. It’s a telecommuting contract based position.</p>
<p>He/She will write 3 multi-step questions and one open response question for each standard. Our team will send proper guidelines on how to structure each item. All the material submitted under this contract must be original and must not be submitted or used elsewhere. </p>
<p>Qualifications we are looking for: <br/> Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree or Doctorate in discipline <br/> 3+ years teaching experience at middle, or secondary levels<br/> Content writing experience with excellent communication skills. <br/> Familiarity with CCSS (content and Practice Standards) must.</p>
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<p>If you are interested to know more about our company and this position ,would love to hear from you. Please send your resume to rjeagle@rjeagle.com with subject "Creative Content Writer" . Feel free to forward this to someone whom you know might be an excellent fit.</p> Should exam content be changed to be more in line with what is needed for the workplace?tag:www.classroom20.com,2013-01-02:649749:Topic:8995512013-01-02T11:27:52.524ZAimee Whatsonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/AimeeWhatson
There is a current view that there is a gap in a learners knowledge between what they learn at school and what they need in the workplace. For example, they come out of school with an English qualification but are they equipped for using English in the business world? Do they have the ability to write a report, a business letter, hold a conversation with a client and take part in meetings? To bridge this gap functional skills in the core subjects (English, Maths and I.C.T.) are being gradually…
There is a current view that there is a gap in a learners knowledge between what they learn at school and what they need in the workplace. For example, they come out of school with an English qualification but are they equipped for using English in the business world? Do they have the ability to write a report, a business letter, hold a conversation with a client and take part in meetings? To bridge this gap functional skills in the core subjects (English, Maths and I.C.T.) are being gradually introduced into the school curriculum. However, to make this really effective and benefit all learners, shouldn't functional skills be embedded across all subjects and exams modified, to reflect these changes in order to meet the needs of employers? Content Creation Standards for use in Tablets & Smartphonestag:www.classroom20.com,2012-08-16:649749:Topic:8628332012-08-16T18:56:38.144ZPeter F. Younghttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/PeterFYoung
<p>Your Name and Title: Peter F. Young, Director</p>
<p>School, Library, or Organization Name: Silicon Valley Centre for Global Studies, SJSU</p>
<p>Co-Presenter Name(s): None</p>
<p>Area of the World from Which You Will Present: San Jose, California</p>
<p>Language in Which You Will Present: English</p>
<p>Target Audience(s): Educators wanting to place their content on a tablet and/or smartphone</p>
<p>Short Session Description (one line): Reviewing current research surrounding content…</p>
<p>Your Name and Title: Peter F. Young, Director</p>
<p>School, Library, or Organization Name: Silicon Valley Centre for Global Studies, SJSU</p>
<p>Co-Presenter Name(s): None</p>
<p>Area of the World from Which You Will Present: San Jose, California</p>
<p>Language in Which You Will Present: English</p>
<p>Target Audience(s): Educators wanting to place their content on a tablet and/or smartphone</p>
<p>Short Session Description (one line): Reviewing current research surrounding content creation standards for use on a variety of tablets and smartphones being brought into the classroom.</p>
<p>Full Session Description (as long as you would like): Tablets and smartphones have been on the scene for some time now, but their presence is becoming bothersome for many educators. Not because these devices are a distraction [though they can be if not managed in the classroom], but because these devices come in a variety of sizes, computational abilities, video capabilities, Flash-enabled... or NOT, and the list just goes on and on.</p>
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<p>I will share some of my research into effective placement and use of content - regardless of the topic at hand - on these devices. There are a variety of aspects of this "placement" that must be considered so that the final outcome - student learning - is maximized and the use of the device(s) is not seen as a chore, but rather as a joy. We will cover type, colours, pictures, video, length of material, chapters and sections, delivery method restrictions and many more mundane but essential aspects of content distribution and execution. Hope to see you there... virtually of course!</p>
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<p>Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session: None</p> The Role of Peer Input in Online Coursestag:www.classroom20.com,2012-05-14:649749:Topic:8371122012-05-14T21:41:41.204ZDiana Hansenhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/DianaHansen
<p>Open Education Resources (OER) industry leaders are arguing that free content is not sufficient when it comes to online learning, that student participation is equally important. What’s your take? Share your thoughts here. <a href="http://bit.ly/J7ZsvU">http://bit.ly/J7ZsvU</a></p>
<p>Open Education Resources (OER) industry leaders are arguing that free content is not sufficient when it comes to online learning, that student participation is equally important. What’s your take? Share your thoughts here. <a href="http://bit.ly/J7ZsvU">http://bit.ly/J7ZsvU</a></p> WEBINAR: Digital Content, Professional Development, and Assessmenttag:www.classroom20.com,2011-09-23:649749:Topic:7535672011-09-23T00:27:49.016ZElizabeth Crawfordhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/ElizabethCrawford
Join our next webinar focused on using digital content and web-based tools, providing effective professional development, and assessing the impact of change. Share your strategies on how you use these tools in your classrooms. <a href="http://bit.ly/qDKUc4">http://bit.ly/qDKUc4</a>
Join our next webinar focused on using digital content and web-based tools, providing effective professional development, and assessing the impact of change. Share your strategies on how you use these tools in your classrooms. <a href="http://bit.ly/qDKUc4">http://bit.ly/qDKUc4</a> content area vocabularytag:www.classroom20.com,2010-12-16:649749:Topic:5774462010-12-16T19:29:00.803Zdan haashttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/danhaas
Any ideas out there for using technology (or other ways) to teach content area vocabulary to special ed / low achieving kids? I teach 7th grade special ed and struggle with getting students who have a weak basic vocabulary to remember "epidermis" or "Subsistence farming." So much of the curriculum / test is vocab, this plays a big role in their school success. I've tried using visuals, grouping words, and of course rote memory but I wish there were a website that could link images off the web…
Any ideas out there for using technology (or other ways) to teach content area vocabulary to special ed / low achieving kids? I teach 7th grade special ed and struggle with getting students who have a weak basic vocabulary to remember "epidermis" or "Subsistence farming." So much of the curriculum / test is vocab, this plays a big role in their school success. I've tried using visuals, grouping words, and of course rote memory but I wish there were a website that could link images off the web to the vocab words. Maybe there is something - School content filtering softwaretag:www.classroom20.com,2010-02-25:649749:Topic:4392022010-02-25T02:45:01.174ZLauriene Tschanghttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/LTschang
We have signed a 1-yr contract with Marshal8e6 for our internet content filtering. If your school is using Marshal8e6, are you happy with it? If not Marshal8e6, what do you use then? Thank you.<br/>
We have signed a 1-yr contract with Marshal8e6 for our internet content filtering. If your school is using Marshal8e6, are you happy with it? If not Marshal8e6, what do you use then? Thank you.<br/> Trading in Textbooks for e-books: How will the digital movement affect students and teachers?tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-10-27:649749:Topic:3978892009-10-27T16:07:34.772ZKiwi Commonshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KiwiCommons
As an avid reader I enjoy having physical copies of books and magazines, which made me take a step back when I read that Google is in the process of scanning existing books from public libraries and universities into digital format. Cushing Academy, which is a preparatory school located in Ashburnham, Massachusetts is accompanying Google in the digital movement by creating a virtual library. The library has removed less than half of the 20,000 books that were in the stacks and invested a…
As an avid reader I enjoy having physical copies of books and magazines, which made me take a step back when I read that Google is in the process of scanning existing books from public libraries and universities into digital format. Cushing Academy, which is a preparatory school located in Ashburnham, Massachusetts is accompanying Google in the digital movement by creating a virtual library. The library has removed less than half of the 20,000 books that were in the stacks and invested a substantial amount of money to transform the library into a learning centre, which will have laptop-friendly carrels that can be used to access the millions of books that are in the process of being digitized and added to the school's electronic literary database and will be accessed via e-books or computers.<br />
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The digital movement is clearly here to stay but is increased digital content going to help schools improve the quality of teacher and student interaction? Is this really going to make books and research materials more accessible to everyone? What's your take on the issue?<br />
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You can get the full article <a href="http://kiwicommons.com/2009/10/libraries-are-going-virtual/#more-2790" target="_blank">here.</a> Content Delivery using Web 2.0?tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-10-15:649749:Topic:3927012009-10-15T14:49:40.392ZMr. Laymanhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MrLayman
Hi Everyone,<br />
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I recently stumbled on this site and have fallen in love with it. Ya'll are such a great resource!<br />
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I teach in South Carolina in a 6th grade social studies class that has 1 to 1 computing. I've got many, many great ideas from this site and others on how to give students an opportunity to create original work, but I'm looking for some tips on giving them the actual content I want them to learn.<br />
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Any suggestions would be great - I'm open everything!
Hi Everyone,<br />
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I recently stumbled on this site and have fallen in love with it. Ya'll are such a great resource!<br />
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I teach in South Carolina in a 6th grade social studies class that has 1 to 1 computing. I've got many, many great ideas from this site and others on how to give students an opportunity to create original work, but I'm looking for some tips on giving them the actual content I want them to learn.<br />
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Any suggestions would be great - I'm open everything! Is Creative Commons legit?tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-10-08:649749:Topic:3894212009-10-08T01:21:29.117ZAnne Pembertonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/AnnePemberton
I recently checked this site in response to someone who was trying to start a discussion here by insulting teachers.<br />
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Supposedly, teachers are not being quick enough to embrace something called a "open content curriculum" which appears to be the buzz words for something so new, no one can define it as yet. The discussion referred me to the website <a href="http://creativecommons.org/">http://creativecommons.org/</a> which I have visited several times. Seems the site is a so-called "non-profit"…
I recently checked this site in response to someone who was trying to start a discussion here by insulting teachers.<br />
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Supposedly, teachers are not being quick enough to embrace something called a "open content curriculum" which appears to be the buzz words for something so new, no one can define it as yet. The discussion referred me to the website <a href="http://creativecommons.org/">http://creativecommons.org/</a> which I have visited several times. Seems the site is a so-called "non-profit" that solicits donations without having any project of goal that the donations contribute to. They profide a "Free" license to do what you can do with your work with or without the license. It just tells people how they can use your resources. Since you don't register for the license, you would have no more or less legal standing than if you merely stated on the site how you are willing to share your work. Under the heading of "opportunities", they are offering no jobs, bur seeking volunteers. The staff appears to be made up mostly of young people, some not out of college yet, who are volunteering. The annual audit shows contributions received in the millions with nothing going out but small amounts in expenses, which obviously are not spent on a payroll. The annual statement indicates that the company owns millions in "assets". The link to show examples of their "users" leads to a choice of search engines which produce the usual output for what you put in. There is a disclaimer saying that you can't know if anyone has their license, unless you communicate with the owner of the site.<br />
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In short, unless someone else knows anything positive about this site, I would suggest that those who are making web content steer clear of it. Certainly, don't "donate" any money to them.<br />
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And, please, teachers, don't be offput from questioning possible scams and unsupported "facts" by being told you are "unprofessional".<br />
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Being a professional does not mean being a patsy for those with ulterior motives.