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Having trouble with “wait time”? Tell students to
Having trouble with “wait time”? Tell students to stop and think for 90 seconds before they can raise their hands.
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A blog about everyday life in Shakespeare’s era.
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Book Tasting in the Library « The Unquiet Librarian
“We placed the books on carts that were ready for students when they arrived in the library today. I explained to the students that we were going to use today’s class period and tomorrow’s to “taste” and immerse ourselves in the books by selecting at least five books over the two day period and to take time to read 10-15 minutes for each book. “
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A Senior Shares Why She Is Falling in Love with Scoop.it « The Unquiet Librarian
“Today I introduced Scoop.it to Ms. Lester’s Advanced Grammar and Composition students who are working on senior research projects. Several of our students were immediately smitten with the ease of use and the appealing visual layout; some students will also use the commenting tool for keeping their own notes on the sources they’ll be adding. Other students are already making plans to connect their social networking accounts, like Facebook and Twitter, to their Scoop.it dashboards; others are interested in cross-posting sources to their blogs on WordPress and Tumblr. I’m excited to see how our seniors utilize Scoop.it in the upcoming months and how they use it to work within the ecology of learners in our building as well as a global community.”
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10 Reasons to Trash Word for Google Docs | The Thinking Stick
Google Docs is a very powerful alternative to Word. Here are 10 reasons to consider using Google Docs the next time you need to do some writing.
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150 Questions to Write or Talk About – NYTimes.com
150 Questions for Students to Write or Talk About http://t.co/QSoneOAN
Category Archives: Delicious and Diigo
Diigo Links (weekly)
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Connecting to the iTunes Store.
Lit2Go on iTunes U. Opens in iTunes http://bit.ly/cSOLs4
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Summer Books That Make The Critics’ Cut
Summer Books That Make The Critics’ Cut http://n.pr/bYXstl
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“: : “MacBeth Act 5, First dra
“@OverheardSoho: @MrBoffly: “MacBeth Act 5, First draft – “Run, forest, run”” I wish I’d thought of that! Seriously, I really do. 🙂
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Pandora Rolls Out Its Slick HTML5 Player To All Users (And No More 40-Hour Cap!) | TechCrunch
Pandora Rolls Out Its Slick HTML5 Player To All Users (And No More 40-Hour Cap!) http://j.mp/qOTVrK
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Know high school girls into computing? Award for Aspirations in Computing applications open on 9/15! More info here: http://ow.ly/6vnrW
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“Essential to a student’s growth as a Web researcher is learning how to properly attribute the information used when composing reports. Use this guide for lesson plans and insight into how to teach students to avoid plagiarism in Web research and to find resources for understanding and detecting plagiarism.”
Diigo Links (weekly)
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@danamhuff Great goals! Do you have these on 1 page? Have 6 trait links here: http://t.co/359B7vR7 SB: http://t.co/73WgJrIz
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How Should We Deal With Anonymous? | Shakespeare Geek
The right way to discuss Oxford, Anonymous, and the Authorship Question http://t.co/AXeshyO
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9/11 Memorial | StarTalk Radio Show
My first-hand account of 9/11/01: bit.ly/oo5O4w A Cosmic Perspective: bit.ly/9iyotA And @StarTalkRadio http://t.co/xN21zMz
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Paper load tip: For final drafts, focus comments o
Paper load tip: For final drafts, focus comments on what students should do in their NEXT paper.
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Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature – Home
This exhibition looks at the world from which Mary Shelley came, at how popular culture has embraced the Frankenstein story, and at how Shelley’s creation continues to illuminate the blurred, uncertain boundaries of what we consider “acceptable” science.
Diigo Links (weekly)
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Efficiency Trains You to Use Windows and Microsoft Office Keyboard Shortcuts
“Windows: Efficiency is a free program that trains you to use keyboard shortcuts in Windows and Microsoft Office (2010 and 2007) Word and Excel. The app shows you the keyboard shortcuts associated with your mouse movements to help you learn them. “
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Dear Potential Boosters: Can you get my child as e
Dear Potential Boosters: Can you get my child as excited about reading and writing as you have about selling sausage and wrapping paper?
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High School Shakespeare : Results! | Shakespeare Geek
Most taught Shax in high school? @ShakespeareGeek has the results – http://t.co/jz37uTR + what folks wish was taught – http://t.co/6zkrn3S
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Technology in the Classroom Is NOT the End Goal « Education Stormfront
This is spot on. We focus on the tools and expect miraculous results rather than focus on what we want to achieve and choosing the tools that will help us achieve it.
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My Homework Debate page: http://t.co/C0kUNTV #rethinkinghomework #sschat
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Cool Cat Teacher Blog: My Google+ Lesson Today Turned into a Bigger Lesson than I planned
Vicki shares how she turned being publicly called out for a grammar mistake into a teachable moment.
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Cool Cat Teacher Blog: On Leadership
This post of Vicki’s really resonated with me. It was something I needed to read right now. Thanks, Vicki.
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Trackable Dynamic QR Codes – TrakQR
“TrakQR is an exciting new service that allows you to create, manage, and track your own dynamic QR codes. Forget about all those static, feature-less QR code generators out there. We let you point your QR codes anywhere you want, anytime you want and track their progress through real-time analytics and instant scan notifications.”
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Have you all seen Citelighter yet? http://t.co/1gD1mAp #research #education #writing #k12 #edtech #edchat
Diigo Links (weekly)
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HSJ.org – High School Journalism from ASNE
Comprehensive website for high school journalism.
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Interesting piece about the convenience of the e-reader weighed against the aesthetic beauty of the paper book.
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Cool Cat Teacher Blog: Create an Online Folder for students to turn in work for free
This is an awesome way to collect student work, and much easier than the Edline method I taught my colleagues. Check it out!
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Cool Cat Teacher Blog: Tales from a “Paperless as Possible” Classroom
Vicki Davis describes the methods and tools she is using to move toward a paperless classroom.
Diigo Links (weekly)
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10 Reasons High School Media S
10 Reasons High School Media Shouldn’t Abandon Print | jeadigitalmedia.org http://t.co/Whs5iEl
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Promotional Tools for Writers on Google+ – GalleyCat
6 simple promotional tools for writers on Google+ http://mbist.ro/ogbOqP
Diigo Links (weekly)
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Xmarks | Bookmark Sync and Search
Xmarks allows you to save bookmarks in Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Safari and access bookmarks on multiple computers.
Diigo Links (weekly)
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Technology Collaboration Projects for 2011-2012
These projects are developed in hope that they will foster communication, collaboration and understanding among students around the world.
Participation in them helps our students to develop 21st Century skills.
Diigo Links (weekly)
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Tech for Writers: Scrivener 2.1 | StyleMatters Writing Services
Style Matters gives the low down on Scrivener, which is an amazing app for writers.
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Hebrew Typing in Notebook | Teq Blog
This Teq Blog post discusses how to use the SMART Notebook keyboard and Product Drivers to type in Hebrew. Fantastic for Hebrew instructors.
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Binders on Google in education:
Binders on Google in education: http://bit.ly/niE6RO
Diigo Links (weekly)
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Connecting and Collaborating in the 21st Century
Good resources in this LiveBinder. Connecting and Collaborating in the 21st Century http://zite.to/nPhVCJ
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The 7 Golden Rules of Using Technology in Schools | MindShift
I like rule 1 especially > Via @MindShiftKQED: The 7 Golden Rules of Using Technology in Schools | http://t.co/xWa2ba0
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Tools for kids: test taking, time management, peer relations, cheating, and more http://ow.ly/5KLFU
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Free Technology for Teachers: QR Code Treasure Hunt Generator
QR Code Treasure Hunt Generator | Free Technology for Teachers: http://hoki.es/pxcYuU
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49 If we want Web Literate Students, We Need to be Web Literate Educators.d | 10Langwitches Blog49
If we want web literate students, we need to be web literate educators.- http://bit.ly/pQul8M
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Listening to Civil War Voices-Folger Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare in American Life
Listening to Civil War Voices. The influence of #Shakespeare is seen in speeches & letters home from 150 years ago. http://t.co/tjnp70Y
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Upgrade your KWL Chart to the 21st Century | Langwitches Blog
“One of the take aways from the Curriculum Mapping Institute this past week was that it brought an upgrade to THE trusted KWL (Know, What to Know and Learned) Chart to the forefront. It seems a no brainer…one of those things… “I should have thought about it”… So what is this upgrade all about?”