July 2011 Blog Posts (44)

Another Research Tool: Google Image Search

A colleague passed this on today. This will help students in their research as with citing the media source.

I tried it with a couple images. I found matches, but couldn't identify the original source. What is your experience with it?


Added by Janet Abercrombie on July 5, 2011 at 2:39am — No Comments

Netsupport School provides teachers with easy centralized control of classroom computers

This “Classroom Management” app provides teachers the ability to instruct, monitor, and interact with students on classroom computers individually, in groups, or as an entire class.

 

Instructors at my school have often asked if there was an easy way they could turn off Internet access on the computers in our computer lab classrooms.…

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Added by Kelly Walsh on July 4, 2011 at 7:30am — No Comments

Research 2.0 = Searching + Evaluating + Annotating + Sharing + Collaborating

Each year I become more and more excited about teaching students to research. Here is my evolution in teaching research skills:



1993-2001: Teach students to read nonfiction and take notes so that they can report learning without plagiarizing. Yawn.



2001-2006: Teach students to read nonfiction online and in print. Scour the internet to identify the best websites for kids to use. Develop webquests.…

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Added by Janet Abercrombie on July 4, 2011 at 3:30am — No Comments

"The more I practice the luckier I get." Mindset - Carol Dweck

Psychologist Carol Dweck has given the educational community one of the most positive educational concepts yet to be developed – mindset.  Like many good ideas it is deceptively simple – but the implications for schools are profound.  Quite simply, mindset is the belief that ability is not fixed – that people can acquire new…

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Added by nevbar1 on July 3, 2011 at 7:30pm — No Comments

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