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As I mentioned before, I participated in my very first webinar last night. It was hosted by the STEM Institute, and I really enjoyed the experience. The webinar was called: Communicate, Collaborate, and Create: Building Dynamic Classroom Projects. It was based on the 7 principles outlined by Robyn Jackson in her book, Never Work Harder Than Your Students. I haven't read this book, but I think I need to ... I'm afraid I'm definitely working harder than some of my students most days. ;) The neat thing about this webinar was that it took the 7 principles from the book, and applied them to technology. I want to give you a brief outline of what I learned last night, and some of the sites we were given. I haven't explored a lot of the sites yet ... but as I try them out, I'll share my experiences with you. 1) Start Where Your Students Are ... Adjust your teaching to meet your students' interests (use more technology because that's where their interests are) 2) Know Where Your Students Are Going ... As teachers, we are preparing our students for jobs that don't even exist yet ... we need to prepare them the best we can. 3) Expect Students To Get To Their Goals We want students to reach their goals, but they don't all need to be A+ students - many truly successful people were far from it in school. 4) Support Students Along The Way This is where the technology resources started - here are some websites we were given to help students learn and meet their individual learning styles: www.transl8it.com - (English to text lingo conversion - I blogged about this last night - see my post below). Google Translate - Language translation - spells it (correctly and phonetically), and says it. Skype - great for author conferences, social studies (talk to people in other countries), keep a student connected who has been absent, or is away on a trip. https://posterous.com/ - easy way to create your own blog through your email - great for setting up a class blog to keep students / parents informed. 5) Use Feedback Feedback needs to be descriptive and given in a timely fashion. If feedback is to be beneficial to the students, it needs to be given to them quickly and consistently. edmodo.com - It's almost like a kind of facebook - but you can set it up for your classroom - post questions, reading clubs, etc. and give feedback to students as they answer questions. ed.voicethread.com https://docs.google.com - Students can use this for their writing assignments, and not worry about bringing files back and forth to school. Teachers have access to the page to make corrections / give feedback throughout the writing process. 6) Focus on Quality Rather Than Quantity Get ready for this ... you've got some exploring to do ... edu.glogster.com - I've set up an account with glogster so we can make multi-media posters next year. I can so see myself using this with science / social studies. www.animoto.com/education - A site for making movies and slideshows. photopeach.com/education - Another site for making movies and slideshows. www.jaycut.com - Yet another site for making movies and slideshows - this one looks like it has a few more features (like slow-motion). blabberize.com - Bring your still pictures to life by making them talk - I can so see myself using this next year with my SMARTboard lessons! Wouldn't it be cool to make a fraction talk and explain how to do a concept during a math lesson?!? www.wikispaces.com - I am definitely going to investigate this one further. I'd like to make a wiki for one of my science units next year - assigning students a different part or concept, and then putting it all together. We could even print off the pages later and turn them into our own reference book. livebinder.com - A lot of the teachers at the webinar talked about how they would use this resource to set up student portfolios ... hmmmmm ... intriguing. epubbud.com - Students can create their own ebooks (which other people can access) and display them on a shelf (similar in looks to shelfari). A great way to publish their writing, and make the writing process more authentic for them. www.prezi.com - Another multi-media site great for presentations. Use as an introduction to a new unit, or have students create their own presentations for a certain topic. 7) Never Work Harder Than Your Students To summarize, by using these resources, your students will be applying bloom's taxonomy while exploring new technology and creating fantastic technological presentations. However ... with all these new resources to explore, I have a feeling I'm going to be working pretty hard for a while ... ;) Do any of you these any of these websites in your classroom? If you do, I'd love for you to leave a comment and tell me how you use them. (affiliate link)
Transdisciplinary Skills What do we want students to be able to do? Transdisciplinary Themes Who we are. Where we are in place and time. How we express ourselves. How the world works. How we organize ourselves. Sharing the planet. Five Essential Elements concepts knowledge skills attitudes action Learner Profile Freebies Inquirer Knowledgeable Thinker Communicator Principled Open-minded Caring Risk-taker Balanced Reflective Beginning of the Year Learner Profile activity (Click image to download the Google Doc) Schema Journal for Learner Profile reflections. We are using it for the 1st unit of the year. This is an 11 page PDF document. (Click image to download) Journal page sample: Choose Act Reflect Poster
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These illustrations in opaque watercolors and inks from the Persian (now Iran) book Marvels of Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing (Ajā’ib al-makhlūqāt wa-gharā’ib al-mawjūdāt – كتاب عجائب المخلوقات وغرائب الموجودات) by Zakarīyā’ ibn Muḥammad al-Qazwīnī, originally published in 1283. Although these images are from a copy produced in Mughal India in the … Continue reading "Islamic Finger-Snapping Demons And Other Illustrations from Marvels of Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing, 1283"
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