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The Media and Mental Illness: Tonight I will be hosing a live call on Bipolar 101: The basics.
tag:www.classroom20.com,2010-01-12:649749:Topic:426386
2010-01-12T22:06:42.510Z
Marcy Rubin
https://www.classroom20.com/profile/MarcyRubin
I would to invite the members of this group to join me for an informative and interactive tel-call discussing Bipolar Disorder. The call begins tonight at 8:00 pm and will last 1 hour. With the amount for negative publicity surrounding Bipolar Disorder it is important to educate the public on the facts.<br />
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If you are interested in joining us, simply send a request to Info@bipolarunited.com<br />
the Phone in number & private Access PIN code will be forwarded to you.<br />
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~Be Well~<br />
Marcy
I would to invite the members of this group to join me for an informative and interactive tel-call discussing Bipolar Disorder. The call begins tonight at 8:00 pm and will last 1 hour. With the amount for negative publicity surrounding Bipolar Disorder it is important to educate the public on the facts.<br />
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If you are interested in joining us, simply send a request to Info@bipolarunited.com<br />
the Phone in number & private Access PIN code will be forwarded to you.<br />
<br />
~Be Well~<br />
Marcy
teaching info tech? ideas welcome
tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-08-07:649749:Topic:371066
2009-08-07T21:44:40.433Z
Tracy Richards
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As a reward for successfully integrating technology into my English & History classes, I have been assigned to teach info tech. I find the task of teaching without authentic lessons daunting. How to incorporate blogs, wikis, igoogle, google earth into a tech class without assignments???<br />
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Any suggestions?<br />
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Thanks
As a reward for successfully integrating technology into my English & History classes, I have been assigned to teach info tech. I find the task of teaching without authentic lessons daunting. How to incorporate blogs, wikis, igoogle, google earth into a tech class without assignments???<br />
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Any suggestions?<br />
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Thanks
Effective Strategies for Managing Information Flow in a Social Media World
tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-04-16:649749:Topic:327973
2009-04-16T20:02:31.833Z
Steve Hargadon
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I've been setting up all kinds of filters in my Gmail account so that I can only spend a certain amount of time each day to be aware of and respond to social media communities I'm a part of--instead of the constant interruptions of messages. It's helped quite a bit, as checking all of the messages during a set time is much more efficient, although not nearly as "exciting" as the constant interruptions. :)<br />
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I've also been using Netvibes with Twitter in a way that I like, and I'm sure others have…
I've been setting up all kinds of filters in my Gmail account so that I can only spend a certain amount of time each day to be aware of and respond to social media communities I'm a part of--instead of the constant interruptions of messages. It's helped quite a bit, as checking all of the messages during a set time is much more efficient, although not nearly as "exciting" as the constant interruptions. :)<br />
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I've also been using Netvibes with Twitter in a way that I like, and I'm sure others have developed good strategies for handling the THOUSANDS of pieces of conversation that come our way every day/week/month.<br />
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We'd like to do a <a href="http://live.classroom20.com">LIVE Saturday show</a> on this topic, and hope this discussion can help to prepare us (and find guests to invite on the show!). Do you have some success strategies in this area? Some best practices you're willing to share with us below? Please do!
Our school is looking into SIS Programs does anyone have any suggestions?
tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-11-24:649749:Topic:221708
2008-11-24T02:46:24.056Z
Frank
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Our school currently uses SASIXP for its State reporting system, but since Pearson will no longer be offering support does anyone have any suggestions about student information systems. We are currently looking at PowerSchool, but I would like more information about the different products available.
Our school currently uses SASIXP for its State reporting system, but since Pearson will no longer be offering support does anyone have any suggestions about student information systems. We are currently looking at PowerSchool, but I would like more information about the different products available.
Website reliability teaching unit
tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-08-13:649749:Topic:177015
2008-08-13T13:59:07.929Z
Andrew Robitaille
https://www.classroom20.com/profile/aussieandrew
Hello all. I am putting together a teaching unit about information literacy and website reliability. I want to give my 7th graders a critical eye for evaluating the accuracy of website content. I have a couple of good links here but was wondering if any of you had some engaging lesson ideas or further links. Thanks for your advice. Here are the links I currently have:…
Hello all. I am putting together a teaching unit about information literacy and website reliability. I want to give my 7th graders a critical eye for evaluating the accuracy of website content. I have a couple of good links here but was wondering if any of you had some engaging lesson ideas or further links. Thanks for your advice. Here are the links I currently have:<br />
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<a href="http://novemberlearning.com/index.php?option=com_weblinks&catid=20&Itemid=90">http://novemberlearning.com/index.php?option=com_weblinks&catid=20&Itemid=90</a><br />
<a href="http://www.altn.org/webquests/websites/">http://www.altn.org/webquests/websites/</a><p> </p>
Please Help With A Survey On Administrative Software
tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-05-05:649749:Topic:138458
2008-05-05T15:41:11.808Z
Lee Wilson
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Take an opportunity to sound off on your District’s SIS and/or Data Warehouse. Solid feedback on what you would like to see improved or changed is critical to getting better information in the hands of teachers.<br />
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If you are involved with the management of your District’s Student Information System or Data Warehouse please take a few minutes to respond to this survey.<br />
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Go to <a href="http://www.k12managementsystems.com">http://www.k12managementsystems.com</a> to take the survey.<br />
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It will take…
Take an opportunity to sound off on your District’s SIS and/or Data Warehouse. Solid feedback on what you would like to see improved or changed is critical to getting better information in the hands of teachers.<br />
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If you are involved with the management of your District’s Student Information System or Data Warehouse please take a few minutes to respond to this survey.<br />
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Go to <a href="http://www.k12managementsystems.com">http://www.k12managementsystems.com</a> to take the survey.<br />
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It will take approximately 20 minutes and can be done from any computer with web access.<br />
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Ironically, with all the emphasis on data driven-decision-making there is almost no data on the software districts are using. The report from this survey will address this gap.<br />
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Your responses are strictly confidential. The information you provide will only be used to write a general research report. This project is not sponsored by any of the software companies referenced in the survey.<br />
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The Classroom 2.0 community has many members who are involved in all aspects of ed-tech. Feedback from this group will be deeply appreciated and highly valued.<br />
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The link is <a href="http://www.k12managementsystems.com">http://www.k12managementsystems.com</a><br />
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Thanks<br />
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Lee Wilson
Information literacy for today's students -- ideas needed
tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-03-20:649749:Topic:120648
2008-03-20T16:22:58.780Z
Judy Salpeter
https://www.classroom20.com/profile/JudySalpeter
Several years ago I wrote a feature article for <i>Technology & Learning</i> magazine on information literacy -- how to help students be critical and savvy users of information (particularly information they find online). It's been many years since I was a classroom teacher but these were the sorts of issues that I loved addressing with students in the pre-computer age (yes, I know, I'm OLD) and I tried to imagine what I would do if I were teaching with the Internet to get some of these…
Several years ago I wrote a feature article for <i>Technology & Learning</i> magazine on information literacy -- how to help students be critical and savvy users of information (particularly information they find online). It's been many years since I was a classroom teacher but these were the sorts of issues that I loved addressing with students in the pre-computer age (yes, I know, I'm OLD) and I tried to imagine what I would do if I were teaching with the Internet to get some of these ideas across.<br />
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When I wrote that article, one of the things that intrigued me was the use of various hoax sites that had been created -- some for propaganda or malicious reasons but many others for educational purposes. I thought these sites offered a great jumping off point for getting kids to investigate what they find online and figure out what methods they would use to verify information.<br />
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Today one of the online tools that I'd use for these same purposes is wikipedia. I imagine getting my class to pick some topics they know very very well and then to see how well wikipedia covers those topics -- what they got right, where they were off, what's missing. I'd also want my students to try updating those articles and learn about that process and what it tells them about wiki editing and tracking authorship and all that.<br />
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I'm posting because I'm writing a NEW article on the topic of information literacy/digital citizenship and am hoping some of you have had your own experiences using wikipedia or other online resources to teach information literacy. Beyond that, any suggestions about activities or great resources for teaching about this would be greatly appreciated. (NOTE: I did see the earlier discussion Jeff Branzburg started about wikis and will peruse that as well.)
"Mapping a Medusa" article in Science News
tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-07-02:649749:Topic:31250
2007-07-02T23:04:33.173Z
Connie Weber
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In Science News, June 23, 2007, there's an article that provides a new simile for us as we try to conceive of what the internet really is.<br />
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"After enlisting the help of thousands of volunteers to track how digital information weaves around the world, researchers can offer a new simile: The Internet is like a medusa jellyfish. It has a dense core surrounded by a highly connected body, from which tentacles dangle."<br />
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"The researchers describe the Internet as being like a jellyfish because they…
In Science News, June 23, 2007, there's an article that provides a new simile for us as we try to conceive of what the internet really is.<br />
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"After enlisting the help of thousands of volunteers to track how digital information weaves around the world, researchers can offer a new simile: The Internet is like a medusa jellyfish. It has a dense core surrounded by a highly connected body, from which tentacles dangle."<br />
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"The researchers describe the Internet as being like a jellyfish because they found that it has three layers. Forming the core are the 100 or so most tightly connected subnetworks, including groups such as Google and AT&T Worldnet. The rest of the jellyfish's body consists of a much larger group of subnetworks that are highly connected to one another and to the core. The remaining subnetworks, about 20 percent of the total, can communicate with the outside world only by passing information through the core. They form the jellyfish's tentacles." (Science News, June 23, 2007, Julie J. Rehmeyer)<br />
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The Science News article isn't available to nonmembers, but here's a link to the original:<br />
<a href="http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0601240">http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0601240</a><br />
and more news is promised in an upcoming Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.<br />
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Just wanted to share this. Seems rather fascinating to me. Always looking for ways to think about what in the world is going on!<br />
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Brittanica fires a salvo at Web 2.0--Rebuttal?
tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-06-13:649749:Topic:26981
2007-06-13T14:18:01.953Z
Scott Merrick
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<b>Hey, all,<br />
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My school librarian forwarded the following message to every faculty member K-12 this morning. I haven't pursued the links in this rather incendiary listserv post from the Encyclopedia Brittanica Online folks, but browsing the titles is enough to suggest it's an opening salvo in what may be an escalating debate. What are your thoughts? Do you have any suggestions for resources I might have in my back pocket when I engage in a discussion of this with my week-long Web 2.0 for…</b>
<b>Hey, all,<br />
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My school librarian forwarded the following message to every faculty member K-12 this morning. I haven't pursued the links in this rather incendiary listserv post from the Encyclopedia Brittanica Online folks, but browsing the titles is enough to suggest it's an opening salvo in what may be an escalating debate. What are your thoughts? Do you have any suggestions for resources I might have in my back pocket when I engage in a discussion of this with my week-long Web 2.0 for Education workshop at my K12 school in July? Have any of you been "invited" to this forum discussion?<br />
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Passing this on to wiser and more experienced 2.0ers...<br />
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Here's the post:</b><br />
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Take a look at <i><b>Web 2.0: The Sleep of Reason</b></i><br />
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Some interesting food for thought about where/who we are getting our information from and why we should be questioning how this is changing.<br />
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[Librarian's signature]<br />
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Dear Britannica Online Subscriber,<br />
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You are invited to join a unique discussion about education and learning in the information age. On Monday, June 11, Britannica launched the discussion, which is centered on several essays by Michael Gorman, the recently retired Dean of Library Services at California State University (Fresno) and past president of the American Library Association.<br />
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Mr. Gorman's subject is the state of learning, education, and information gathering in the era of "Web 2.0." He writes on a wide range of topics, including:<br />
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• The importance of authoritative sources on the Internet<br />
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• Blogging and the rise of the "citizen journalist"<br />
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• The "flight from expertise" in today's interactive online world<br />
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Britannica has invited others with a diversity of viewpoints to respond to Gorman's essays. Our goal is to facilitate this ongoing conversation, and we invite you to participate. You can find the Web 2.0 Forum on the Britannica Blog featured on the home page of Britannica Online:<br />
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Web 2.0 Forum Schedule & Contributors:<br />
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Encyclopædia Britannica will feature several Michael Gorman essays on the Britannica Blog, as well as both supporting and opposing viewpoints.<br />
• Monday, June 11: "Web 2.0: The Sleep of Reason, Part I"<br />
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• Tuesday, June 12: "Web 2.0: The Sleep of Reason, Part II"<br />
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• Wednesday - Friday: Additional discussion<br />
• Monday, June 18: "The Siren Song of the Internet: Part I"<br />
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• Tuesday, June 19: "The Siren Song of the Internet: Part II"<br />
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• Wednesday - Friday: Additional discussion<br />
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• Monday, June 25: "Jabberwiki: The Educational Response, Part I"<br />
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• Tuesday, June 26: "Jabberwiki: The Educational Response, Part II"<br />
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• Wednesday - Friday: Additional discussion<br />
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Some of the expected contributors include:<br />
• Sven Birkerts (Harvard University; author of The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age)<br />
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• Nicholas Carr (noted writer on information technologies and author of The Big Switch: Our New Digital Destiny)<br />
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• Andrew Keen (author of The Cult of the Amateur: How the Democratization of the Digital World is Assaulting Our Economy, Our Culture, and Our Values)<br />
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• Thomas Mann (reference librarian, Library of Congress)<br />
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• Dan Gillmor (director of Center of Citizen Media and author of We the Media: Grassroots Journalism by the People, for the People)<br />
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• Clay Shirky (consultant, writer on information technologies, and professor in New York University's graduate Interactive Telecommunications Program)<br />
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• Danah Boyd (fellow at the University of Southern California Annenberg Center for Communications)<br />
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• Matthew Battles (formerly of Harvard University's Houghton Library and author of Library: An Unquiet History)<br />
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• Scott McLemee (author of the "Intellectual Affairs" column for Inside Higher Ed)<br />
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• Robert McHenry (former editor-in-chief, Encyclopædia Britannica)<br />
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• Gregory McNamee (veteran freelance writer, author of 25 books, and a weekly contributor to the Britannica Blog) We welcome you to participate in this open discussion, and hope that it is of value to you and your students and patrons.<br />
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