tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59411726776706494942024-03-05T14:06:29.723-08:00Alice in WonderTechDown the rabbit hole I go...Alice in WonderTechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15237170041595365864noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941172677670649494.post-61740290076489065792018-05-30T17:00:00.000-07:002018-05-31T11:14:49.721-07:00It’s PD Time! Summer School for Teachers<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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What does the word “summer” mean to you as an educator? Maybe it means teaching summer school or working another job. Perhaps it might include days lounging by the water, binge-watching favorite shows or squeezing in a vacation.<br />
However, if you’re like most educators I know, we also take this time to reflect on the past school year, plan for the next one, and seek professional development opportunities to improve our teaching. In other words, it means attending teacher summer school. For those who are ready to dive back into school as a student, I’ve curated a number of awesome learning opportunities for you to consider.<br />
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With an Internet connection, there’s no need to dress up when you’re seeking professional development from the comfort of your own home.<br />
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<a href="https://teach.kqed.org/courses/">KQED Teach</a>: This is the place to go if you want to amp up your presentation design, start blogging, create infographics, build interactive maps and learn many other terrific media-making skills. KQED Teach offers free online courses to help you acquire new skills or improve existing one.<br />
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<a href="https://edutrainingcenter.withgoogle.com/training">Google for Education Training Center</a>: Want to really become a G Suite expert, learn more about digital citizenship or reach learners of all ability levels? Google’s got you covered with its free online resources. This training center has self-pacing courses for educators of all ability levels. After completing the Fundamental Training or Advanced Training courses, you can also prove your proficiency and become a Google Certified Educator after passing their exam.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/">Twitter</a>: Sometimes you need professional learning in small bursts, and Twitter is the perfect online space for this purpose. Twitter isn’t just for celebrities. It’s the social media platform of choice for many educators who want to learn, grow, and connect with others. The key to making Twitter work for you is to create a network of like-mind professionals who you respect and to seek out topics (which are organized by hashtags) that interest you. To learn how to get started, read my post “<a href="https://ww2.kqed.org/education/2016/03/15/how-social-media-helped-me-become-a-better-educator/">How Sharing on Social Media Helped Me Become a Better Educator</a>.”<br />
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If you’re based in California, or just want to spend some time in our lovely golden state, then there are a few outstanding conferences from which to choose.<br />
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<a href="https://arcadiainnovationsummit.ausd.net/">Arcadia Innovation Summit</a>: If you’re planning to be in SoCal on June 22, then you don’t want to miss this fantastic free conference. Hosted by Arcadia Unified School District — where they passionately believe that collaboration and sharing benefits everyone — they have opened up their doors to anyone who wishes to come together and learn. Sessions are led by educators who willingly and voluntarily share their best practices.<br />
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<a href="http://cateacherssummit.com/">California Teachers Summit</a>: On July 27, thousands of educators from across the state of California will join together to learn and network with each other. Best of all, you don’t have to go far to find the venue closest to you. With over 30+ locations to choose from, no other conference has this much reach and convenience. This year’s theme is “Meeting the Needs of Every Student.”<br />
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<a href="http://www.cue.org/rockstar">CUE Rock Star Camps</a>: This is probably the only professional learning event you can attend this summer where each session is designed to have an average number of ten participants. Purposely kept small to foster camaraderie and encourage networking, this hands-on “make it, take it” camp will leave your head spinning with powerful ideas that you can’t wait to implement in the coming school year.<br />
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Below are two great options for those who want to meet and learn from educators from across the country and even across the globe.<br />
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<a href="https://www.edtechteam.com/summits/">EdTechTeam Summits</a>: These conferences focus on how to use G Suite for Education and other Google Tools to inspire learning in students. Each one is a high-energy, two-day event that will challenge you to grow as an educator and electrify your teaching skills. It won’t be difficult to find a global summit near you, no matter where you are around the world.<br />
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<a href="https://conference.iste.org/2018/">ISTE</a>: ISTE describes their annual conference as the “Epicenter of EdTech,” and they aren’t exaggerating. Last year, ISTE had “over 20,000 people from 72 countries” attend this mind-blowing event. This year, they’ve scheduled almost 1,200 sessions, and you will leave with your head full of ideas and your heart full of inspiration. The dates for this conference is June 24–27.<br />
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However, if you can’t attend ISTE, don’t despair. Every year, educators who attend the conference post what they’ve learned on Twitter using the hashtag for that particular year. So keep your eye on <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23iste18&src=typd">#ISTE18</a> once the event takes off. Additionally, those who aren’t at ISTE also join the online conversation from home and gladly share their ideas with this alternative hashtag <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23notatiste&src=typd">#notatiste</a>.<br />
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Regardless of which learning opportunities you pursue, do take the time to reflect and recharge your batteries.<br />
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Have a wonderful summer break, and I hope to connect with you on Twitter or at one of the conferences listed above!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Originally published on my KQED's "</span><a href="https://ww2.kqed.org/education/2018/05/22/its-pd-time-summer-school-for-teachers/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #2288bb; font-family: arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">In the Classroom</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">" blog. Reproduced courtesy of KQED.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13387376128136771615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941172677670649494.post-3075685390829060302018-05-12T18:26:00.002-07:002019-02-21T08:58:07.571-08:00How to Foster Empathy in Students Using Project Based Learning in an ELA Classroom.<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px;">
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Noisy and energetic like any scene during lunch, my students can be found sprawled throughout my classroom, intent on seizing the coveted title: Inventors of the Year.</div>
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Though my story may be seem to be specific to my English language arts classroom, I think there are larger implications of the importance of incorporating empathy with project based learning. In this instance, every year, my students read Daniel Keyes’ “Flowers for Algernon,” a fictional story about a man’s extreme quest for intelligence and his willingness to undergo a radical surgery to increase his mental abilities. My students are always fascinated by this story, and they enjoy debating the merits of the operation. They write reflections, engage in discussions, and compose essays during this unit – all classically rigorous activities that require critical thinking skills. However, I wanted my students to do more than just study the story from an academic perspective. I wanted them to not just appreciate their natural-born abilities but for them to realize and explore what it would be like to live with a disability, hopefully leading to an empathic understanding that will last a lifetime.</div>
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<strong>An Invention for People with a Disability</strong><br />
As I pondered this one night well over 10 years ago, I did what I always do when coming up with lesson ideas. I asked myself how I could design an assignment that could simulate real experiences, a life outside the walls of a classroom and the world in which we lived. Then inspiration hit. I could ask them to become scientific inventors and imagine the impossible.<br />
My students were challenged with creating a product that will improve the life of someone with a disability, in essence, an Invention of the Year. The product must be a device that people with disabilities can use in their daily lives, and it cannot be a miracle drug or an operation that will magically conjure away the disability.</div>
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First, each team had to choose a disability to research and were directed to medical websites to learn about their topic. We talked about the importance of credible web resources and how to find experts on any given research topic. At the time when I first conceived of this project years ago, the Common Core State Standards had not yet been introduced to schools. What inspired this idea was my long-standing belief that real-world applications should be at the core of all my lessons. Therefore, using informational texts like medical articles fit in perfectly with the adoption of a CCSS curriculum.</div>
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When doing their research, students brainstormed many different ways they could help someone with the disability. Then they created three final works: a prototype sketch of their invention, a product description for the purpose of "selling" their invention, and a user guide. To guide them, I shared examples of product descriptions from online vendors like Amazon, which they examined and emulated. I also shared examples of user manuals from real products we use in our lives. With these professional examples as their model, my students were practicing writing skills beyond those required in a traditional English language arts classroom.</div>
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<strong>The Culminating Expo</strong><br />
The culminating activity in this project was to debut students’ products at the Invention of the Year Expo. Over the years, I was able to convince the other language arts teachers who also taught this story to join me in this endeavor. My colleagues liked the idea of incorporating more informational texts and taking PBL approach to this curriculum unit. As a result of this collaboration, we decided to hold an expo where all our students would showcase their inventions in the multipurpose room and present their ideas to each other.</div>
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Anxious and yet excited, the entire eighth grade met during their language arts period throughout the day to show off their inventions or to learn new ideas from their peers. By the end of the school day, they saw some amazing inventions such as computerized glasses that speak and project holograms (this example is from many years ago, before anyone had even heard of Google Glass). Other creative projects include a GPS-equipped walking cane with self-defense mechanism for the blind and surgically implantable microchips that moderated electrical signals in the brain (which I later discovered is not too far from the impossible as a few companies are currently trying to develop this technology to measure electrical brain activity to predict epileptic seizures). In the end, our expo was a success, and students talked about it for days afterwards.</div>
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After completing this project, my students wrote blog posts about what they learned, and they published their projects and reflections on their own individual blogs. Because my students are connected with other classrooms around the country, they received many compliments on their work from peers outside our school. In the end, this project gave my students a greater appreciation for people with disabilities, and they were able to share their epiphanies with an authentic audience through their blogs.<br />
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This post is also published on the <a href="https://www.pblworks.org/blog/ela-project-fosters-empathy-meets-common-core-state-standards" target="_blank">Buck Institute for Education PBL Blog</a>. </div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">All my student have their own blog, and in addition to writing on topics of their choosing, I often also ask them to write about what they’ve learned from a lesson I’ve taught. My prompt usually includes variations of the following questions: After studying this unit, what conclusions can you draw? What do you think of the ideas and skills we covered during our lesson? What do you think about what you learned? Did you find these lessons meaningful or valuable? Why or why not? To learn more about incorporating student blogs into your teaching, check out my post “</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://wondertechedu.blogspot.com/2016/09/how-to-inspire-new-generation-of.html" target="_blank">How to Inspire a New Generation of Writers Through Blogging</a></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/docappender/lijjbnggcpkhpkabahnebgdbnepdjhff?hl=en-US" target="_blank">docAppender</a> is a Google Forms Add-on that takes information gathered in a Google Form and adds it to an existing Google Doc. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When my students come across a website that they think they might want to use, they are instructed to read the “About Us” page. Sometimes students have trouble locating this information because the page might be named differently. It is helpful to let them know that it may be called “Our Company,” “Our Story” or some variation of this wording. Sometimes a website is published by the subsidiary of a parent company, and they will have to visit the parent company’s website to find out more information. If the publisher’s background is unknown or if the webpage is written by an author without a biography linked to it, my students are not allowed to use it as a source. </span></div>
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<a href="http://libguides.princeton.edu/c.php?g=84018&p=664970" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jim Kapoun's "Teaching undergrads WEB evaluation: A guide for library instruction"</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (published on the Princeton University Library’s website)</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.virtualsalt.com/evalu8it.htm" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Robert Harris’ “Evaluating Internet Research Sources”</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sometimes we surf the Internet for information, but there are also times when information is delivered to us through social media or shared directly with us by our circle of acquaintance. In our digital world, where headlines can go viral rather quickly, our students are now also being exposed to unreliable information from the Internet. There have been many incidences where fake news now masquerade as real news, which can carry detrimental consequences. So what can we do as educators? Below are some lesson ideas and resources from various organizations that are tailored for the classroom.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PBS NewsHour Extra: </span><a href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/daily_videos/why-is-it-important-for-news-sources-to-be-trustworthy/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Did Fake News Influence the Outcome of Election 2016?</span></a></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Common Sense Media: </span><a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/how-to-spot-fake-news-and-teach-kids-to-be-media-savvy?utm_source=twitter#" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How to Spot Fake News (and Teach Kids to Be Media-Savvy)</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Channel One News: </span><a href="https://www.channelone.com/blog_post/lesson-plan-how-to-spot-fake-news/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lesson Plan: How to Spot Fake News</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The News Literacy Project: </span><a href="http://www.thenewsliteracyproject.org/sites/default/files/GO-TenQuestionsForFakeNewsFINAL.pdf" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ten Questions For Fake News Detection</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EasyBib: </span><a href="http://www.easybib.com/guides/evaluating-fake-news-resources/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Identifying Fake News: An Infographic and Educator Resources</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EasyBib: </span><a href="https://www.easybib.com/guides/7-fake-websites-to-test-students/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How Savvy are Your Students?: 7 Fake Websites to Really Test Their Evaluation Skills</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In addition to discerning the credibility of websites, sometimes I find that my students have trouble understanding the difference between fact or opinion, even when reading a bona fide source. In my English language arts classroom, my students often quote from a text as evidence to support their claim. Though this is great for writing literary essays, this method doesn’t always work when writing an argument if the supporting evidence is gleaned from informational text. For example, I once overheard one student argue that “the quote is a fact because it’s in the article.” I realized that I had to quickly explain the difference between a statement of fact and a statement of opinion.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To teach my lesson about fact vs. opinion, I first instruct my students, who are working in teams, to highlight all phrases that are factual. Second, I tell them to go back to their highlighted text and choose a different color to identify facts that are more specific, facts that contain a statistical data, or precise information like names or dates. Then, each team copies and pastes this information into a table in a Google doc that is shared with the class. This table has two columns: General Facts and Specific Facts. Next, each team is assigned to evaluate the answers of another team. They must determine if they believe the other team has correctly sorted the information under the right column. During this process, some teams will discover that another team has incorrectly identified a phrase or sentence as factual when it is actually an opinion. After sharing their feedback with each other, arguing over the answer, and defending their responses, each team walks away better able to tell the difference between fact and opinion.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Another area students need help with is knowing the difference between a news story and an editorial. Often students are under the assumption that the job of all news companies is to report events. It’s important to point out that many news agencies have an opinion section as well. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The New York Times </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Learning Network has a great lesson to teach this concept: </span><a href="https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/17/news-and-news-analysis-navigating-fact-and-opinion-in-the-times/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">News and ‘News Analysis': Navigating Fact and Opinion in The Times</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Originally published on KQED's "</span><a href="https://ww2.kqed.org/learning/2017/03/14/real-news-fake-news-or-opinion-teaching-our-students-to-discern-the-difference/" style="background-color: white; color: #2288bb; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">In the Classroom</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">" blog. Reproduced courtesy of KQED.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13387376128136771615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941172677670649494.post-37037390273689742352017-01-02T17:46:00.000-08:002017-01-19T17:47:25.022-08:00Pause Before Downloading: Rules and Resources for Reusing Digital Content in the Classroom<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhabd72X4jEb6uac_pjFh63WV6y2cFZ-nIXMtUMMw6KX8Ei8uTLnf7BDrnwfxnwbVSQVtISvpqbQNbAcgtgEGBDX_NCtBcYLU-M2MHprZa-ntSB_YSnRe_zmBLY9kIM-xplz6r6LqxJVHc/s1600/9610354306_fe85ae97cd_k.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhabd72X4jEb6uac_pjFh63WV6y2cFZ-nIXMtUMMw6KX8Ei8uTLnf7BDrnwfxnwbVSQVtISvpqbQNbAcgtgEGBDX_NCtBcYLU-M2MHprZa-ntSB_YSnRe_zmBLY9kIM-xplz6r6LqxJVHc/s400/9610354306_fe85ae97cd_k.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-bd653411-b989-d084-bc7a-3bcf7447717d"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“</span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/departmentofed/9610354306/in/album-72157635263222928/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Duke Ellington Visit</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">” by </span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/departmentofed/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">U.S. Department of Education</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> / </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CC BY 2.0</span></a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Why can’t I use this picture?” This is a question my students often ask whenever they are looking for images on the Internet for projects they create in my class.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My response is always this: “If you go into a store and you see merchandise you like on the sales floor, can you take it without paying for it?”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In this era of digital media, where almost everything is searchable and downloadable, it’s easy to see why students, and even teachers, think that it’s perfectly fine to reuse another’s creator’s work. However, this is not always true.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Myth No 1: You can always claim fair use.</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fact: Fair use isn’t a legislative right, it’s a legal defense you can use in a court of law. However, that doesn’t mean you will avoid legal repercussion simply by using this argument. To learn more, read Harvard University’s guide on c</span><a href="http://ogc.harvard.edu/pages/copyright-and-fair-use" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">opyright and fair use.</span></a></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Myth No. 2: If it’s copyright protected, then you can’t use it.</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fact: The creator of the work owns the copyright. If you are able to obtain permission from the creator, then you can reproduce it.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Myth No. 3: It’s not copyright protected because it doesn’t say that it is.</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fact: It depends on when the work was originally created. Copyright laws have been amended a few times over the course of the 20th century, so you’ll have to check the work in question. However, as of March 1, 1989, all work is automatically copyright protected, and a copyright notice isn’t necessary for work to receive this protection. The United States Copyright Office explains this in more detail </span><a href="http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Myth No. 4: As long as you cite the creator of the work, you don’t have to worry about copyright.</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fact: Citing work avoids plagiarism, but you can be in danger of copyright infringement. Check out this explanation from </span><a href="http://blogs.library.duke.edu/scholcomm/2007/11/30/citation-infringement/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Duke University Libraries’ Web page</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for further clarification.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Solution</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How can students incorporate media into their projects without violating copyright laws? Luckily, there are three options:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Use creative work that is accompanied by a </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Creative Commons</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> license. Creative Commons is an organization dedicated to helping creators share their work with the world. People who publish their work with a Creative Commons license are allowing others to reuse their work on their terms.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Use work in the public domain. These creations are not subjected to copyright laws because either the copyright has expired or the creator has decided to give up his or her rights to the work. In the latter example, creators will declare this on their work. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Create original work. Students are incredibly creative. Depending on their talents and inclinations, they can create hand-drawn illustrations, make their own computer graphics or take their own photographs. With the right digital tools, students can create their own original videos, music, images or audio.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Project Resources</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I’ve gathered a few resources for students to use when incorporating media created by others. Don’t forget to tell students to verify the usage rights of all works before using them. In addition, keep in mind that when searching on the Internet, there is always the potential to come across inappropriate content. Before using any of the following search engines, check that it has been vetted by your school’s content filters. Also, tell your students to turn on SafeSearch — if it’s an option on the website.</span></div>
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<a href="https://search.creativecommons.org/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Creative Commons Search</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> allows you to search for Creative Commons–licensed images, videos and music.</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.google.com/advanced_image_search" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google Advanced Image Search</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> allows you to filter your search, by image size, aspect ratio, color and more. The most important thing to remember is to scroll down to the end of the search fields and choose the correct “Usage rights” option.</span></div>
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<a href="https://pixabay.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pixabay</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is a website with many beautiful public domain images. Remember not to click on the sponsored links (those are not in the public domain), and you’ll find many great options.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.photosforclass.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Photosforclass</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is fantastic for the classroom. All photos are all Creative Commons licensed, filtered for appropriate images and come with an automatic citation when you download a photo.</span></div>
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<a href="https://openclipart.org/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Openclipart</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> provides clipart that is all in the public domain</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/search" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Flickr</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> This link will take you to Flickr’s search portal. You must click on “any license” to filter for the correct license. </span></div>
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<a href="https://www.wikipedia.org/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wikipedia</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> usually features work with Creative Commons license or those in the public domain.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.pics4learning.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pics4learning</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> states on its homepage that it offers “a curated image library that is safe and free for education. Teachers and students can use the copyright-friendly photos and illustrations for classroom projects, websites, videos, portfolios or any other projects in an educational setting.”</span></div>
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<a href="http://foter.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Foter</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> has free stock photos. When choosing an image, users are guided through an attribution process that could be helpful for students.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Library of Congress</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is the government’s website of online prints and photographs.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Giving Credit Attribution</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As with textual research, giving credit is always something we should teach our students. However, most students are unsure how to cite images in their projects. Though MLA or APA citations are appropriate for academic papers, these look clumsy in a project or in published media. When providing attribution, include the name of the work (if known), the name of the creator and the usage rights. Also, include hyperlinks to the creator and the Creative Commons license in the citation. Here is an example of how to cite images with hyperlinks: “</span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/smemon/14374508104/in/photolist-nUe7sC-nUe7Ys-nSgAbo-nUiL8a-nUiW6r-bpXpZ9-nBPsn5-nUiVQX-nBPjLy-5cZaXG-nUbrBy-nUbkLq-nUiL1X-nU1Sfa-f8xCj2-o5Z49t-5dngXb-9ZWnNY-nBPqw1-co5ou-onr5H7-s8QM99-q39ezT-bfB92H-nUbpSG-2aBu25-nBPFqS-2et3ke-ex94SR-4WKGWj-zriaUn-8xMMq3-6SEpNy-8JC3pt-s8YMQe-2pHNYC-3Hrpn-6jkMp5-etHhvQ-7mAKXG-94mwni-dAqiAM-iikGf-6GJVGd-8hN4rV-4XtYyp-5eMHmL-4uoaN-owgCmD-5grFsj" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Beach</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">” by </span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/smemon/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sean MacEntee</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> / </span><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CC BY 2.0</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. To download an infocard to show students how to include credit attribution, </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8vM15nuUA3vcTZNTGpZTk1JME0" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">click here</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the 21st century, understanding how to properly use digital content is an essential skill. Following copyright laws isn’t difficult if students follow guidelines and use the right resources. Isn’t it time we showed them how?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Originally published on KQED's "<a href="https://ww2.kqed.org/learning/2016/12/06/pause-before-download-rules-and-resources-for-reusing-digital-content-in-the-classroom/" target="_blank">In the Classroom</a>" blog. Reproduced courtesy of KQED.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13387376128136771615noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941172677670649494.post-25920399000462797442016-09-20T17:00:00.000-07:002016-10-02T10:11:41.272-07:00How to Inspire a New Generation of Writers Through Blogging<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The moment has finally arrived. It’s every teacher’s dream. Students are no longer writing for a grade or for their teacher. Instead, they are writing for their peers and generating their own topics. Can this really be possible?<br />
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In the fall of 2011, I introduced my students to blogging for the first time. Little did I know what a game-changer it would be in my classroom. Blogging has enabled my writers to discover their unique voices and uncover a true love of writing. It has given them a creative outlet where they can express themselves, challenge their writing skills, and build their self-esteem.<br />
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There are many approaches to incorporating blogging into the curriculum. Some teachers assign topics, and some don’t. In my class, we have a combination of teacher-directed blog posts and student-initiated pieces.<br />
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Throughout the year, my students respond to specific prompts as an assignment. They may be asked to reflect on their learning at the end of a unit of study or explore a topic that is directly linked to an upcoming lesson. My students’ blogs also serve as an ePortfolio showcasing the projects they have completed throughout the year.<br />
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However, because I also want my students to have ownership of their own blogs, I encourage them to write on topics that resonate with them personally. They are allowed to write about any topic as long as the content is appropriate for the educational space. It is through these self-directed writings that I learn wonderful details about my students. I discover that some have a passion for dancing or golfing. Others grapple with what it means to be a teenager or how to live up to their parents’ expectations. Some are quite opinionated and aren’t shy to tell you exactly what they think of the world. Others use their blogs to publish short stories that they have written. I love that some have found their own niches and that they find blogging to be a powerful form of self-expression.<br />
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There are also writers who move me with their intellectualism and maturity, like my former 8th grade student Crystal. She was an extremely high-achieving student who was very shy in class. She was brilliant but had few opportunities to share her hidden talents. Her debut came in the form of a beautiful post she wrote about teaching her immigrant grandmother to use the Internet. In her piece, she comes to an epiphany about her heritage and her relationship with her grandmother.<br />
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<em style="border: 0px; color: #1f0909; font-family: "PT Serif"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“We were so different: me, with my slang and my grandma with her traditional Korean. Our history drew a barrier between us and yet it was the very thing that drew a common thread, stringing us together. Sometimes I would wonder, where would it all go, the traditional practices, the languages, the cultural legends, and customs? With our society so muffled by the trend of modernized-speaking and entertainment-based culture, who will carry on the source of our identities, the history of our very existence?”</em><br />
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Her blog post was outstanding, worthy of publication, and now, because of blogging, she had a platform for her creativity.<br />
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I am now no longer the sole reader of my students’ writings. The world has become their audience, and I have sought ways to expand their readership beyond the confines of my own classroom. I’ve reached out to my Personal Learning Network (PLN) on social media, solicited readers using the Twitter hashtag <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23comments4kids&src=typd" target="_blank">#comments4kids</a>, found educators through <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfoOqM_jymN5szAvRRFfUYUcsI7LPsk3Y-1k3upvSmdJwIbkA/viewform?c=0&w=1" target="_blank">S2S Blog Connect</a>, and signed up to form partnerships with other teachers via <a href="http://quadblogging.net/">Quadblogging.net</a>. As a result of these connections, our blogs have readers from many parts of the world. My students regularly look forward to reading comments left for them by our visitors, and they swell with pride at all the praise they have received. As for me, I am as excited as they are. I am awed by how reflective, mature and intellectual their posts have become.<br />
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Blogging may not be a typical writing genre in many English classrooms. But perhaps it should be, especially if it means we can inspire a generation of students to become prolific writers and talented bloggers. Our students are incredibly creative; they just need a stage where they can shine.<br />
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If you are interested in forming a blogging partnership with me, please let me know by connecting with me.<br />
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<b>Ready to get your students blogging?</b></h4>
Below are some tips I share with my student bloggers to help them to increase readership to their posts.<br />
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<li>Come up with a clickable title. Create a title that compels readers to click on the blog post.</li>
<li>Include a vibrant picture. Choose a header image that will generate interest.</li>
<li>Hook the audience with the first few sentences. Start with an intriguing question or draw the readers in by creating suspense.</li>
<li>Tag the post with popular keywords. Make the post easily searchable.</li>
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These tips are available as an infocard. <a href="http://goo.gl/lDvJyq" target="_blank">Click here</a> to download a copy to use in your classroom.<br />
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<b>Blogging Websites</b></h4>
Nowadays, lots of great blogging websites are available for budding writers. Here are some that many educators use with their students: <a href="http://kidblog.org/" target="_blank">Kidblog</a>, <a href="http://edublogs.org/" target="_blank">Edublogs</a>, <a href="http://wordpress.com/" target="_blank">WordPress</a>, <a href="http://blogger.com/" target="_blank">Blogger</a>, <a href="http://weebly.com/" target="_blank">Weebly</a> and <a href="http://wix.com/" target="_blank">Wix</a>. Please note: Some blogging sites are blocked by schools’ Internet filter. Be sure to check with your school first before setting your heart on one.<br />
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Originally published on KQED's <a href="https://ww2.kqed.org/learning/2016/09/13/how-to-inspire-a-new-generation-of-writers-through-blogging/" target="_blank">"In the Classroom"</a> blog. Reproduced courtesy of KQED.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13387376128136771615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941172677670649494.post-21471158249781289572016-04-25T17:00:00.000-07:002016-06-14T19:42:18.231-07:00Maximize Learning with Digital Tools: Moving from Consumption to
Creation<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are starting to see them pop up more frequently in U.S. classrooms: the iPads, the Chromebooks, and the laptops. As more schools move toward using technology in the classroom, we are faced with the question of how to use these devices effectively in our instruction. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Undoubtedly, it's an exciting time to be an educator. We are no longer limited to just using textbooks or curriculum guides. The number of apps and websites available to us has exploded exponentially in the online educational space. Students are using math apps to brush up on much-needed skills. They can watch science videos that bring concepts to life. With social media, they are able to access the latest news within minutes of the occurrence of an event. However, is that all we wish our students to be able to do, to only become consumers of information? </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I believe that students should be using technology to its fullest potential in the classroom. This means that not only should students be using it to access the wealth of information on the Internet but that they also should be using digital tools to create meaningful content from what they have consumed.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cross-Curricular Integration</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Though I teach English Language Arts, I believe in integrating other academic content whenever possible. I always try to provide a scientific or historical perspective when the lesson lends itself, and </span><a href="http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PBS LearningMedia</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is perfect for this purpose. This fantastic and free online platform has over 100,000 resources available that covers topics from all content areas and grade levels.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For example, my students just finished reading a wide selection of speeches for our rhetoric unit. We studied various speeches for their beauty of language, persuasive elements, and powerful message. One of my favorite speeches from this unit is Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream.” I want this speech to come to life for my students and for them to also appreciate the historical significance of this time period. Below is my approach to teaching this piece by leveraging digital media resources and </span><a href="https://support.google.com/docs/topic/1360903?hl=en&ref_topic=1397170" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google Drawings</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lesson Plan for “I Have a Dream”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Introduce the Civil Right Movement by showing students these media pieces: </span><a href="http://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/a324ff73-32e3-4290-8944-f3bd1f0adfcd/address-legacy/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"The Legacy of the Gettysburg Address"</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><a href="http://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/100415ca-dd37-4531-a2f7-ab6c361adc74/civil-rights-and-the-1950s-crash-course-us-history-39/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Civil Rights and the 1950s | Crash Course US History #39"</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students read </span><a href="https://www.archives.gov/press/exhibits/dream-speech.pdf" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"I Have a Dream"</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in groups, stopping to discuss each paragraph and the rhetorical strategies Dr. King used.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Divide the speech into different sections and have each group create a </span><a href="https://padlet.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Padlet</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to demonstrate their understanding of this piece. Each group must include the following components: a quoted passage, an explanation of the quote, two analysis of the rhetorical strategies used, and proper attribution for any media they included. Here is an </span><a href="http://padlet.com/mschen/qqmk0j6icq9q" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">example</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> that my students created.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students examine the following primary sources provided by </span><a href="http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PBS LearningMedia</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: the </span><a href="http://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/iml04.soc.ush.civil.mowfly/march-on-washington-flyers/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">original pamphlet advertising the 1963 March on Washington</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, the </span><a href="http://d43fweuh3sg51.cloudfront.net/media/media_files/March_on_Washington_Final_Plan_Manual.pdf" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">manual for march participants</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and the </span><a href="http://d43fweuh3sg51.cloudfront.net/media/media_files/March_on_Washington_Program.pdf" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">March on Washington official program</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Digital Flyer” © 2016 Anisha & Jake | All Rights Reserved</span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Using Digital Tools for Authentic Assessment</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Instead of giving my students a traditional test to assess their comprehension of the significance of the speech and the historical documents they examined, I prefer to have my students express their understanding by creating an authentic product. Because I’m constantly trying to cultivate my students’ creativity and critical thinking skills by emulating the “real world” as much as possible, I also emphasize the importance of artistic design when creating a project. I find that this last step is often overlooked in our instruction. However, in life, how an idea is presented is just as important as the idea itself, and I want my students to realize this.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let’s Get Them Creating</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My students used Padlet and Google Drawings for this particular lesson, but there are also a plethora of other digital tools that students can use to foster their creativity. Below is a list of digital creation tools that are great for the classroom. It is no means an exhaustive list, but many students find them fun and easy-to-use.</span></div>
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<li><a href="https://www.thinglink.com/" style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thinglink</span></a><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> makes images and videos interactive</span></li>
<li><a href="https://www.canva.com/" style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Canva</span></a><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is easy to use design software with templates for infographics, posters, and more</span></li>
<li><a href="https://storybird.com/" style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Storybird</span></a><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is a beautiful app that inspires writing with art</span></li>
<li><a href="http://www.powtoon.com/" style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Powtoon</span></a><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> makes creating animated presentations full of awesome</span></li>
<li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/zoodle-comics/id520954201?mt=8" style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Zoodle Comics</span></a><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> a comic strip app for the iPad</span></li>
<li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sock-puppets/id394504903?mt=8" style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sock Puppets</span></a><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> if you love sock puppets…</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video editing tools (i.e. </span><a href="https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/183851?hl=en" style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">YouTube Editor</span></a><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="https://www.wevideo.com/" style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">WeVideo</span></a><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Screencasting tools (i.e. </span><a href="http://www.techsmith.com/snagit-google-chrome.html" style="line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Snagit</span></a><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="https://screencast-o-matic.com/" style="line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Screencast-O-Matic</span></a><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="https://www.screencastify.com/" style="line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Screencastify</span></a><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="https://www.movenote.com/" style="line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Movenote</span></a><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="http://explaineverything.com/" style="line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Explain Everything</span></a><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">)</span></li>
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<br><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Originally published on KQED's</span><a href="http://ww2.kqed.org/education/2016/04/18/maximize-learning-with-digital-tools-moving-from-consumption-to-creation/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"In the Classroom"</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> blog. Reproduced courtesy of KQED.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13387376128136771615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941172677670649494.post-17917897011870948362016-03-22T17:00:00.001-07:002016-05-21T06:21:56.851-07:00How Sharing on Social Media Helped Me Become a Better Educator<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mkhmarketing/8468788107" target="_blank">The Art of Social Media</a>" by Flickr user <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mkhmarketing/" target="_blank">mkhmarketing</a> | <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/" target="_blank">CC BY 2.0</a></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I used to think Twitter was just for celebrities. What they wore, who they’re with, and where they went. Then, I discovered that the true superstars on Twitter were educators.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My foray into social media started in 2011 when I received the opportunity to teach with an iPad in my classroom. I was ready to transform my teaching, but I didn’t know where to start. I did not have access to technology trainings, and no one else I knew used an iPad for teaching. Thus, I did what many people who do in situations like this: I went on the Internet to find inspiration. That’s where I discovered that some of the most dynamic and creative teachers were on Twitter. They were using this social media tool to connect over ideas, share resources, and participate in meaningful conversations. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At first, I was hesitant about using social media so publicly. My Facebook account was solely used to share my personal life with family and friends. My privacy settings were rather strict, and I didn’t “friend” anyone who I had never met in person. However, I realized that if I truly wanted to grow as a teacher and collaborate with other educators, I had to force myself out of my comfort zone and leave my metaphorical island. It turned out to be the best decision of my teaching career.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On Twitter, I discovered that I could learn from educators from all around the world. Through this platform, I was able to expand my Professional Learning Community beyond my own district and create a Personal Learning Network (PLN) on my own terms and based on my interests. It was a place where I could design my own professional development by learning from other educators, all while sitting in my pajamas.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">From Tweeter to Blogger</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Twitter’s 140 character limited really forced me to be focused and concise in what I shared. I found it an extremely fitting and useful platform for sharing links that I think other educators would find valuable or tweeting out ideas that others would find interesting. However, there were times when my thoughts could not be expressed in such a succinct format, and soon, I found myself blogging to meet that need. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My First Dive Into Blogging</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When I first decided to start a blog, I didn’t really have a plan. I hadn’t studied the art of publication and my sole purpose for writing was to share ideas. For my first blog post, it felt natural to introduce myself and my approach to using technology in the classroom. I didn’t have aspirations to be a blogger. I was writing for me, not necessarily the world.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Developing My Voice</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Over time, I realized that many bloggers write for three basic reasons: to be informative, to be reflective, or to be entertaining. I became a teacher to help others so I easily gravitated towards the first two reasons. I wanted to share what I was working for me, and in turn, hopefully help someone else in return. Soon, I was writing about, </span><a href="http://wondertechedu.blogspot.com/2013/01/why-i-chose-schoology-over-all-rest.html?showComment=1359094284942#c5453428581424508432" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">which learning management system I liked best</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="http://wondertechedu.blogspot.com/2013/04/giving-up-my-ipads-for-chromebooks.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">why I gave up my iPads for Chromebooks</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and how I was implementing </span><a href="http://wondertechedu.blogspot.com/2013/11/my-google-powered-classroom.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google Apps in my classroom</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. I found that readers really enjoyed hearing from my personal experiences and how it differed from theirs. Many teachers read blogs to gain new ideas and to find tips to make their jobs easier. Soon readers were leaving comments on my blog, asking questions or wanting to continue the dialogue. This is what blogging is all about, the interchange of ideas and the exploration of other perspectives.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To be honest, I never thought I would carve out an identity for myself on social media. That was the most surprising outcome when I first set out to use this platform to improve my practice as a teacher. At first, I thought I would just be a quiet observer. However, being an active participant is definitely much more rewarding, allowing me to explore new territories as a learner and new worlds of possibilities.</span></div>
<br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I hope your quest to finding your voice is a rewarding one. Taking the plunge isn’t as scary as some may think. Please share your adventures with social media in the comments below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;">Originally published on KQED's </span><a href="http://ww2.kqed.org/education/2016/03/15/how-social-media-helped-me-become-a-better-educator/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">"In the Classroom"</span></a><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline;"> blog. Reproduced courtesy of KQED.</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13387376128136771615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941172677670649494.post-74334223000442819522016-03-09T23:11:00.000-08:002016-03-30T07:42:38.469-07:00Better Classroom Discussions Through Choice and a Little Bit of Chaos<div style="color: #2b2b2b; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;">
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Some of us have been there. You have a room full of 30+ students, and you wonder how it is possible that so many kids or teenagers could actually be that quiet. Many avert their eyes, thinking that if they don’t make eye contact, they can achieve the superpower of invisibility. Then, there are those five students who confidently and regularly raise their hands, waiting to be called on to answer the question that has been posed by the teacher. Regardless of the topic, regardless of the questions, it is usually the same five hands that sprout up each time.</div>
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How can we improve our practice so that more engagement occurs for all students and not just the confident few? A successful discussion is typically dependent on two factors: the topic and the level of participation. How can we choose subjects for discussion that interest and yet educate students? How can we run our discussions so that all students have a voice?</div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">As an English Language Arts teacher, literacy is at the core of my curriculum. This is not new to our content area. For years, the traditional genres we teach include short stories, poetry, and novels. However, in this world where news can literally be transmitted the minute we click the share button, we need to expand the breadth of what our students are reading. Our world is increasingly digital, and it’s time we add that to our warehouse of genres. This is why I regularly supplement my students’ readings with online sources, like articles from </span><a href="http://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/" target="_blank">KQED’s The Lowdown</a><span data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">. The Lowdown provides current and educational topics that are fantastic for incorporating informational text into the classroom. What better way to meet this requirement in the Common Core State Standards than to introduce stories that also resonant with our students?</span></div>
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<b>The Challenge</b></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">Whole class discussions come with limitations. This is why, over many years of teaching, I’ve tried different approaches to encourage meaningful dialogue among students. To me, a conversation isn’t meaningful if only 15 to 20% of the class is talking during the period. This is why I think the following strategies are great alternatives to the traditional approach of whole class discussions.</span></div>
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<b>Student Choice</b></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">Ever mindful that students love choice, I let my students choose what they wish to read and discuss each week. On Mondays, the first task of the day is to browse the topics offered on </span><a href="http://ww2.kqed.org/lowdown/" target="_blank">The Lowdown</a><span data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;"> to see which topics interest them. Next, I ask for a volunteer to facilitate the decision-making process. This person takes up to five suggestions before polling the class. Students are allowed to vote as many times as they want, and the article that receives the most votes is the one that we read that week.</span></div>
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<b>Socratic Seminars with a Twist</b></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">Socratic Seminars are formal, small group discussions that explore open-ended, critical-thinking questions based upon an assigned text. Before the seminar, students are given a set of questions that will be discussed. They prepare for the talk by taking notes or annotating the text. There are some excellent online resources that support teachers in using Socratic Seminars like <a href="https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/teaching-the-n-word" target="_blank">this video</a> from the Teaching Channel or the National Paideia Center, which offers <span data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://www.paideia.org/socratic-seminar-rules/" target="_blank">a helpful overview</a></span><span data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;"> of how to use this method in the classroom.</span></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">However, in my classroom, I feel it’s more empowering to have my students ask and answer their own questions. Students are encouraged to jot down questions during and after reading a text. Then, they submit their best question and the class votes on the ones they want to explore. Sometimes I tweak their submissions a little to ensure that the questions have the substance needed for a Socratic Seminar.</span></div>
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Due to class size, most teachers divide their students into two groups: an inner circle and an outer circle. The participants in the seminar sit in the inner circle, while the students in the outer circle take on the role of observers and coaches. However, in a secondary California classroom where we easily have more than 30 students, a socratic seminar with 15+ participants is still too large. Instead, I break my class into three groups: participants, coaches, and notetakers. The notetakers are each assigned to follow the contributions of one member of the inner circle and documents the conversation during the discussion on a shared Google Doc. I find that these smaller groups work best with an advanced class where students are usually competing for an opportunity to speak.</div>
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<b>Table Talks</b></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">Even though Socratic Seminars are great for cultivating public speaking skills, I also want to create an environment where the engagement and participation in my class is high and constant. To do this, I created a method I coined Table Talks. Like I mentioned previously, I prefer to have my class submit and choose their own questions. Once the voting has ended, the top nine questions are shared, and students choose three that they want to explore. They prepare for the Table Talk the day before by choosing a position, gathering evidence, and writing a rationale. On the day of the Table Talk, students join the table that corresponds to the question they have chosen. This is repeated three times during the period. With multiple conversations occurring simultaneously, it may feel a little chaotic, but I love the animated discussions that arise. It also gets my students moving, and it gives them the opportunity to hear different perspectives.</span></div>
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<b>Online Discussion Threads</b></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">If you have access to technology, online discussions are a wonderful way to ensure that every student’s voice is heard. Many learning management systems (LMS) include a discussion tool in their product, and the one I use is </span><a href="http://schoology.com/" target="_blank">Schoology</a><span data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">. With their analytics tool, I can quickly see who participated and how frequently they contributed to the conversation. When using a discussion tool, students have the opportunity to process their thoughts before sharing them. This allows for more thoughtful discourse and the occasion to practice their writing skills. Sometimes the opening question is posed by me, and sometimes I have all my students post one question of their own. To encourage active engagement and follow-up, I institute a “3 Post Rule.” Each student must contribute an original post, respond to another peer’s original post, and respond to someone’s reply.</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">In my classroom, I try to utilize a variety of strategies to give my students choice and to increase engagement. My goal is to foster a collaborative environment where all participants can feel they are a part of a larger conversation.</span><br />
<span data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span> <span data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">Originally published on KQED's <a href="http://ww2.kqed.org/education/2016/02/04/achieving-better-classroom-discussion-through-choice-and-a-little-bit-of-chaos/" target="_blank">"In the Classroom"</a> blog. Reproduced courtesy of KQED.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13387376128136771615noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941172677670649494.post-62858968460124262232016-01-09T08:38:00.001-08:002016-01-16T09:24:42.711-08:0010 Ways to Use Google Hangouts to Transform Learning<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In our world today, we can stay connected in unprecedented ways. Why just call or text when you can “see” someone who is hundreds or thousands of miles away? Even President Obama used </span><a href="http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/?hl=en" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google Hangouts</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in 2013 during his </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=116&v=kp_zigxMS-Y" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">fireside chat</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> with the country. If you haven’t used Hangouts before, it’s time to examine the possibilities.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mystery Hangouts: In this activity, two classrooms video chat with each other but do not reveal their individual locations. Before meeting online, both classes research facts about their own state and create clues about their location. Then, each class takes turns asking “Yes” or “No” type questions in a race to solve the mystery. More details on how to get started could be found on my blog </span><a href="http://wondertechedu.blogspot.com/2013/01/let-guessing-begin.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. To find classes to connect with yours, visit the </span><a href="https://plus.google.com/communities/108872508641408401439" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mystery Location Calls Google+ Community</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> or reach out to members of the </span><a href="https://plus.google.com/communities/100662407427957932931/stream/1af408a0-3418-4b1e-a5b2-31c0ddc60976" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Connected Classrooms Workshop Google+ Community</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13387376128136771615noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941172677670649494.post-276202824269687632015-07-30T07:42:00.003-07:002018-04-26T20:16:46.867-07:00Creating an Environment That Discourages Plagiarism<br />
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Why do students plagiarize? Most of the time it's probably due to two reasons: they don't know how to properly cite their sources or they don't know what to write.<br />
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In my English Language Arts class, my students are constantly writing. It may be <a href="http://wondertechedu.blogspot.com/2012/05/for-love-of-blogging.html" target="_blank">blog posts</a>, essays, or speeches. In previous years I've never had access to Turnitin to check for plagiarism, and even though my district has decided to subscribe to this service next semester, I don't plan to change my approach to teaching writing. This is because I prefer to be proactive, rather than reactive. So how do I know that my students are truly the authors of the work they call their own?<br />
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First, my students start and complete most of their writing in class. When given time to write, there is less inclination to cheat.<br />
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Second, I scaffold them throughout the writing process. If it's an essay, we brainstorm the ideas in class, and we crowdsource the evidence they need to support their opinions. I have students post their thesis statements on <a href="http://wondertechedu.blogspot.com/2013/01/why-i-chose-schoology-over-all-rest.html" target="_blank">Schoology's</a> discussion platform or using the "Create Question" feature in <a href="http://classroom.google.com/" target="_blank">Google Classroom</a>. Then, my students agree or disagree (respectfully, of course) by either supporting or refuting the posted thesis statement with evidence from the text. This natural dialogue helps them practice their arguments before they even start to plan the essay.<br />
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Third, my students brainstorm their essay on a mindmap. As they work, I confer with each one of them and discuss where they are going with their ideas. We use Google Slides or an essay planner on Google Docs to map out their essay. Though I could simply insert comments, I prefer to talk to them face-to-face. They appreciate the personalized attention, and I always get an appreciative "thank you" at the end of our conversations. If I run out of time in class, then I will resort to written comments.<br />
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Next, students write their essays on a Google Doc, using the information from their mindmaps or essay planner. As they write, I set up opportunities for students to give each other feedback. I instruct them on which specific criteria to focus on and how to give each other formative feedback. As they work on this, I also monitor their essays, jumping in as necessary to provide even more feedback.<br />
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After this process, students revise their essays based on comments they've received. When this draft is finished, I give them a self-assessment to complete. Then, they have the opportunity to revise their essay once more before turning it in. For each step of their writing process, I provide scaffolds and feedback for their writing.<br />
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After all the planning, drafting, and conferring in class, there is no need to plagiarize. From this point on, it'll take more work for students to look for someone else's work to copy.<br />
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If we equip our students with the skills they need, give them the time to write, provide them with our guidance, and cultivate the support of their peers, there is less incentive to plagiarize. However, I didn't take this approach to teaching writing because of plagiarism. I use this method because I believe in scaffolding and giving my students the tools they need to succeed. The decline of plagiarism was just a byproduct of this approach to writing instruction.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13387376128136771615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941172677670649494.post-61320777328567736332015-05-07T23:10:00.001-07:002016-10-04T12:21:08.493-07:00Are You Teaching Your Students to be Unintentional Plagiarists?<div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Sometimes plagiarism is intentional. Sometimes it's not. But neither are acceptable. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">During the year, my students spend a good deal of time <a href="http://wondertechedu.blogspot.com/2015/04/dont-plagiarize-just-cite-it.html" target="_blank">learning to cite evidence</a> and identifying their sources when writing essays or research-based speeches. </span>However, do students apply this practice when creating other types of content? Do they understand that when they reuse someone else's creations (images, videos, etc.) without permission that they may be plagiarizing and <a href="http://wondertechedu.blogspot.com/2015/04/quick-guide-to-copyright-fair-use.html" target="_blank">violating copyright laws</a>? Do teachers know this?</div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">How does this apply to nontraditional forms of classroom writing? All of my students have their own blogs, and some enjoy writing posts about their favorite athletes or a game they just watched. They often incorporate facts they read from other sources, but they fail to identify where they found this information. </span>This is when my students forget the concept of plagiarism. Perhaps this is because they don't associate blogging with academic writing since blogging isn't commonly taught in schools. However, this is still not okay.</div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Some educators are guilty of the same mistake. I know I used to be. When we are looking to spice up our lessons, we may search for ideas on the Internet. Sometimes we come across a great idea and a lesson is born. But how many are actually acknowledging that their lessons originated from someone else's hard work? Sure, ideas are not <a href="http://wondertechedu.blogspot.com/2015/04/quick-guide-to-copyright-fair-use.html" target="_blank">copyright</a> protected, and we're not breaking any laws. (Unless we are lifting words and content from someone else's work and reusing that for our own needs without the consent of the creator. Then, yes, that is illegal.) </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">We need to remember that plagiarism is the act of appropriating another person's idea without credit attribution regardless of the purpose behind our actions. This may not always fall under the jurisdiction of the law, but it does under the court of ethics.</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">In my "<a href="http://wondertechedu.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-9-cs-of-digital-literacy.html" target="_blank">9 C's of Digital Literacy</a>," I pointed out that we should be teaching about character when teaching digital literacy. I believe that we should be encouraging our students to be advocates of ethical practices even if not legally required.</span><br />
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So now I make it a point to include either of the following sentences on my assignments if the situation applies: "This lesson was inspired by _____" or "This lesson idea originated from ______" with a link to this person's work.<br />
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If we want to teach our students to do the right thing, shouldn't we be modeling these behaviors as well? It takes so little effort to acknowledge another person for his or her hard work. Isn't it time we started? Sometimes the best lessons are the ones we don't explicitly teach, and many times those are the ones that leave the biggest impact on our students.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13387376128136771615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941172677670649494.post-67796896053234224942015-04-25T21:45:00.001-07:002017-05-16T06:21:31.928-07:005 Things We Have to Stop Pretending<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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What should we stop pretending is good in education?<br />
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I was first asked this question by <a class="g-profile" href="https://plus.google.com/107911233402847733945" target="_blank">+Nancy Minicozzi</a> when she wrote her "<a href="http://www.coffeenancy.com/2015/04/5-things-we-have-to-stop-pretending/" target="_blank">5 Things We Have to Stop Pretending</a>." In her blog post, she challenged me and four other educators to come up with our own five things to change in education. Then, after publishing our post, we must pass the challenge to five other educators.<br />
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So how can we #MakeSchoolDifferent? Here are five beliefs I think we should change:<br />
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<li>Our digital natives are digitally proficient.</li>
<li>Multiple choice tests and quizzes are effective assessment tools.</li>
<li>A quiet audience is a captivated audience.</li>
<li>We should teach our content areas in isolation and not recognize the importance of cross-curricular connections.</li>
<li>To create an academically rigorous class, teachers need to assign more work, more tests, and more homework.</li>
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<li>Our digital natives are very adept at using technology for social networking and gaming, but we need to give them opportunities to expand on their skills by letting them practice what I perceive to be the "<a href="http://wondertechedu.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-9-cs-of-digital-literacy.html" target="_blank">9 C's of Digital Literacy</a>."</li>
<li>In the real world, we don't take multiple choice tests to demonstrate our skills. We are asked to create products and provide services, neither of which has any resemblance to the summative assessments most students are asked to complete in schools.</li>
<li>Just because students look like they are listening during a lecture, it doesn't mean they are actually learning. Instead, give students the opportunity to practice, explore, and showcase their understanding of a lesson with collaborative work, hands-on learning, and eportfolios. Talk less and have students <u>do</u> more. </li>
<li>The world is interconnected in so many ways. It's time we showed students the connections.</li>
<li>Learning doesn't have to be hard for it to be valid. Great teachers scaffold their students so that students can successfully meet their learning goals. Excellent educators make difficult-to-learn concepts easy to understand.</li>
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Now I pass the challenge to five of my good friends: <a class="g-profile" href="https://plus.google.com/113487292289869503780" target="_blank">+Liz Castillo</a>, <a class="g-profile" href="https://plus.google.com/113303492165320338564" target="_blank">+JR Ginex-Orinion</a>, <a class="g-profile" href="https://plus.google.com/112809327793793323912" target="_blank">+Jeanne Reed</a>, <a class="g-profile" href="https://plus.google.com/106241773131927211191" target="_blank">+Lisa Nowakowski</a>, and <a class="g-profile" href="https://plus.google.com/100126721664866933055" target="_blank">+Jo-Ann Fox</a>. I look forward to hearing from them and others who come across our blogs. Please use the hashtag #MakeSchoolDifferent to continue the conversation.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13387376128136771615noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941172677670649494.post-25748913910630810052015-04-19T16:03:00.001-07:002015-09-27T08:17:22.071-07:00Don't Plagiarize! Just Cite It!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It's so easy to avoid plagiarize, and yet many students, and even adults, don't realize this. By definition, plagiarism means to take </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">information (words, concepts, creations, etc.) from another person and present it as your own. You can easily avoid plagiarism by simply citing the source of the information.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here's a great video created by <a href="http://www.easybib.com/" target="_blank">EasyBib</a> that explains how to cite work so that you don't become a plagiarist. Please share this with your students so that they can be role models for others.</span><br />
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<a href="https://vimeo.com/104540459">In-text Citations</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user24894107">EasyBib</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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Also check out this great resource <a href="http://plagiarism.org/" target="_blank">plagiarism.org</a> to learn more about this topic.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">Most students, and even educators, don’t think twice about copying and redistributing content created by other individuals, not realizing that they may be in violation of copyright laws. As of March 1, 1989 all creations (text, images, videos, etc.), automatically receive this protection even if the creator never formally files for copyright status.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;">How to Determine If a Work Is in the Public Domain (United States Only)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The table below is created from information published by </span><a href="http://library.stanford.edu/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stanford University Libraries</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">’ “</span><a href="http://fairuse.stanford.edu/overview/public-domain/welcome/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Welcome to the Public Domain</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Publication</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the Public Domain</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Work published before 1923</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Work published between 1923 and 1963</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Work has copyright status for the first 28 year, but has to be renewed to retain copyright status</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Work published between 1993 and February 28, 1989</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If the work has no copyright notice and “the law has not made an exception for its omission, then the work is the public domain.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Work created by the government</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"<a href="http://www.loc.gov/teachers/copyrightmystery/text/reading" target="_blank">Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright (Library of Congress).</a>" 2007. 15 Feb. 2015</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"<a href="http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/fair-use-rule-copyright-material-30100.html" target="_blank">The 'Fair Use' Rule: When Use of Copyrighted Material is Acceptable</a>." 2011. 28 Jan. 2015</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"<a href="http://fairuse.stanford.edu/overview/public-domain/welcome" target="_blank">Welcome to the Public Domain - Stanford Copyright & Fair Use.</a>" 2013. 25 Jan. 2015</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13387376128136771615noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941172677670649494.post-87814532451998574252015-03-25T14:37:00.000-07:002015-09-27T07:26:46.159-07:00A Trip on the Wild Side: From the Rainforest to the Desert<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Water, water, every where,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nor any drop to drink.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">By Samuel Taylor Coleridge</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">According to</span><a href="http://www.usgs.gov/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> USGS</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, the earth’s surface is 71% water. What many students don’t know is that this doesn’t translate into an unlimited supply of drinking water, especially considering that 97% of it is ocean water.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirspP125aKjDcj-fW1Tz-c_5YFZ4vilxemSnSH4tTVEwMlTMI0YK5lse5FoHejjkgwVEXODeF8suL8Z8hdJBIyjfJTJHfmZ9tS608fglz8k-GqMY0KunEz95N7Vzo4QmcE-zMcgYiSSpw/s1600/800px-MossesHohRainForest_7306.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirspP125aKjDcj-fW1Tz-c_5YFZ4vilxemSnSH4tTVEwMlTMI0YK5lse5FoHejjkgwVEXODeF8suL8Z8hdJBIyjfJTJHfmZ9tS608fglz8k-GqMY0KunEz95N7Vzo4QmcE-zMcgYiSSpw/s200/800px-MossesHohRainForest_7306.jpg" width="149" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Near Hoh River by <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Wsiegmund" target="_blank">Wsiegmund</a> / <br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With all lifeforms dependent on water for survival, it’s important that our students understand the role of water and how it affects our present and our future. Bring this lesson to life for your students by joining Kari Vigerstol, senior hydrologist on</span><a href="https://plus.google.com/113499063868612076908" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> +The Nature Conservancy</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">'s Global Water team, and science teacher Tyler DeWitt as they first visit Seattle’s unique watershed before zipping over to the Verde River, a vital water source for Arizona’s dry desert. During this live broadcast, one classroom will be chosen to participate live using</span><a href="https://plus.google.com/hangouts/onair" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Google Hangouts on Air</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.8; white-space: pre-wrap;">Don't miss this great learning opportunity for your students! Event details are listed below:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Wild Biomes: From America’s Rainforest to America’s Desert”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">April 8, 2015 at 12 pm ET.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Register </span><a href="http://ow.ly/K9hpE" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for this unique event.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Classes that can watch the field trip live on </span><a href="https://plus.google.com/+TheNatureConservancy" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Nature Conservancy’s Google+ Channel</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> or they can watch it as a live stream on YouTube at </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wyq6fJOWT5w" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">this link</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Classes can also watch an archived copy or other Nature Works Everywhere productions by visiting</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUJMHqab_uJsqNZiwfNyg8w" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> The Nature Conservancy’s YouTube channel</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After watching the virtual field trip, students can continue the learning by using these fantastic supplemental materials:</span></div>
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<a href="http://ow.ly/K9ybP" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How Natural Areas Filter Water</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://ow.ly/K9zrg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Managing Salmon to Support Healthy Forests</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://ow.ly/K9Ai9" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Gardens Activity Guide: Water</span></a></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This virtual field trip is the second in a series of future broadcasts that will examine the interconnectedness of people and nature. This program is designed for students in the third through eighth grade.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Through this program, students will gain a greater awareness and appreciation of the following key concepts:</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13387376128136771615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941172677670649494.post-5504930096951949472015-03-01T22:29:00.000-08:002017-07-30T09:36:07.617-07:00The 9 C's of Digital Literacy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-9a1cea3a-d3f8-e7bc-b276-f99355a04205"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Today, at my keynote for the <a href="http://leagueofschools.org/" target="_blank">California League of Schools</a> Annual Conference North, I will be discussing what I perceive to be the 9 C's of Digital Literacy and how to integrate these skills in a Common Core classroom.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We all know that our digital natives are very at ease with technology. In fact, they’re in love with it, but does that automatically make them digital proficient?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">To share the "9 C's of Digital Literacy" on Twitter, <a href="https://twitter.com/WonderTechEdu/status/627262165926318081" target="_blank">click here</a>. To download a PDF copy, <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8vM15nuUA3vUXgyZG5kN3djR0E/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">click here</a>.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13387376128136771615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941172677670649494.post-61908281773326164412015-01-19T16:26:00.000-08:002015-09-27T07:37:57.002-07:00Beyond the Textbook: Virtual Field Trips for Science & Social Studies<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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This 40 minute live broadcast, "Take a Virtual Field Trip to the Deserts and Grasslands of Africa," will transport your students to</span><a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/uv.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Burkina Faso</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to learn how one African farmer solved the challenges of desertifcation before heading to</span><a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ke.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kenya</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to learn the benefits of ecotourism and how grasslands are vital to the sustainability of the earth. 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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://plus.google.com/108371476110070769439" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">+Nature Works Everywhere</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> also have fabulous lesson resources for science, geography, and social studies classes. Some examples of what you can find on the Nature Works Everywhere website are listed below:</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.natureworkseverywhere.org/#resources/5488c618c6435b4d9cd209b8" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Farming the Desert: Science lesson</span></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.natureworkseverywhere.org/#resources/5489d2efc6435b519762936a" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Farming the Desert: Social Studies lesson</span></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.natureworkseverywhere.org/#resources/5277e765ac3932820657f687" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Value of Ecotourism</span></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.natureworkseverywhere.org/#resources" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And many more!</span></a></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Nature Conservancy is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to preserving the beauty of our natural world. That is why they created Nature Works Everywhere “to help students learn the science behind how nature works for us -- and how we can help keep it running strong.”</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13387376128136771615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941172677670649494.post-31501189158157887592014-10-19T23:05:00.001-07:002016-12-09T18:04:13.827-08:00Teach Your Students How to Dumpster Dive<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Most students think that using the Internet to search for information is as easy as using any search engine. We all know that there's much more to it than that.<br />
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I addressed this concept of digital research in my presentation,"Teach Your Students How to Dumpster Dive," at the <a href="http://sgvcue.org/" target="_blank">San Gabriel Valley CUE</a> Tech Fair. My session was on how to teach students to be expert researchers and great content creators. I also focused on the concepts of <a href="http://wondertechedu.blogspot.com/2015/04/quick-guide-to-copyright-fair-use.html" target="_blank">copyright, fair use, free to use, and public domain</a> since most students (and even many teachers) don't understand that the Internet is not a free buffet where you eat without paying the bill. The goal is to teach students how to sift through the trash to find the treasure. In addition to explaining how to use <a href="http://www.google.com/advanced_search" target="_blank">Google Advanced Search</a>, I also wanted to build a list of credible websites that teachers and students could use for their research.<br />
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Below is the list I'm developing. I plan to add to it if I come across anything new.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13387376128136771615noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941172677670649494.post-32661319790155457592014-06-16T07:52:00.000-07:002015-09-27T07:40:20.295-07:00Oh, The Places We Will Go with Google’s Connected Classrooms!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What if you could take your students on unlimited field trips? What if your class could visit Antarctica or speak with a NASA astronaut? With Google’s <a href="http://connectedclassrooms.withgoogle.com/" style="color: #3e91cb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Connected Classrooms</a>, this is now absolutely possible.</div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">In recent years, Google has taken their video calling service</strong>, known as <a href="http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/" style="color: #3e91cb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Hangouts</a>, to a whole new level by introducing the ability to broadcast a live recording of it. These <a href="https://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/onair.html" style="color: #3e91cb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Google hangouts">Hangouts on Air</a> allowed anyone to create broadcasts on the Internet for free. Then, Google stepped up their game by launching a new educational outreach program called Connected Classrooms, in which students around the world can participate in virtual field trips via Hangouts on Air.</div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">During every Connected Classrooms event</strong>, a few classes are invited into a special Hangout on Air where students can ask questions and interact directly with experts and distinguished guests. Other classrooms can follow along by viewing the live broadcast, submitting questions in the Q & A feature of Hangouts, or by accessing an archived recording at their leisure.</div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">By partnering up with educational institutions</strong>, non-profit organizations, businesses, and famous individuals, Google has created a fantastic program that will bring the world into your classroom. Below are some places where students have ‘been:’</div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Above the Arctic Circle</strong> – This hangout started above the Arctic Circle in Alaska and ended in Berkeley Lab in California. Students learned “how and why scientists study permafrost to better understand the vulnerable Arctic ecosystem — and what may happen to it as the climate changes.”</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Dogsledding Through <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Glass" style="color: #3e91cb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Google Glass">Google Glass</a></strong> – Dave Freeman, a wilderness explorer and dogsled guide from the Northern tundra of Minnesota, took students on a “ride” on his dogsled. Students were able to experience this unique trip through the wilderness from his Google Glass perspective.</span></li>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Those adventures sound amazing, don’t they</strong>? After learning about Connected Classrooms, I couldn’t wait for my class to participate. When when our turn came, I couldn’t have been more ecstatic.</div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">To commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday</strong>, Connected Classrooms partnered up with Peace Jam, and they invited three classes to speak with Nobel Peace Prize Winner Leymah Gbowee. My students and I couldn’t believe our luck. Then, a couple of weeks later, we received another special invitation. The White House, in partnership with Connected Classrooms, was looking for one middle school class to speak with Education Secretary Duncan. I am proud to say that my students conducted themselves with poise and maturity as they presented their questions to these distinguished guests.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify;">All my students were absolutely thrilled to have been given the opportunity to participate in these two wonderful Connected Classrooms events. Not only did they learn from the wisdom of our special speakers, they also learned how to conduct themselves professionally in front of a live camera. The students who presented their questions practiced their public speaking skills in an authentic environment. They also became the superstars at our school that day and were the subject of their classmates’ envy. What student doesn’t want that?</span><br />
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">To participate in a Connected Classrooms event</strong>, you will need to join the <a href="https://plus.google.com/communities/100662407427957932931" style="color: #3e91cb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank" title="Google's Connected Classrooms Community">Connected Classrooms Community</a> on Google+. By joining this community, you are also tapping into a global network of educators which was never possible before. Are you teaching Spanish and want your class to chat with other classrooms in Spanish-speaking countries? Are you teaching social studies and want your students to actually talk to their peers who live in the country you are studying? Connected Classrooms is the place to find these contacts. Feel free to reach out to the other educators in this community. Everyone is very welcoming and quick to respond, and I’ve witnessed many fantastic connections formed through this community.</div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Join the Google+ Connected Classrooms Community</strong> if you haven’t already. I look forward to interacting with you there!</div>
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How do you deal with that anticlimactic lull that you inevitably feel after spending three fantastic days at the <a href="http://www.cue.org/annual" style="color: #3e91cb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Annual CUE Conference </a>in Palm Springs? The answer is simple. You stay for the <a href="http://www.giesummit.org/" style="color: #3e91cb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">CUE West Coast Summit Featuring Google for Education</a><a href="http://www.giesummit.org/" style="color: #3e91cb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank"> (GIEWC)</a>, of course! </div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The GIEWC Summit, which took place on March 22-23</strong>, was a high-energy, fun-filled conference hosted by CUE, and it was one of those must-attend events of the year. CUE, co-producer of the Google Teacher Academy, sure knows how to satisfy your desire to become a Google Apps ninja in the classroom.</div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">On Saturday, the GIEWC Summit kicked off</strong> with a keynote from the amazing <a href="https://plus.google.com/+vintcerf" style="color: #3e91cb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Vint Cerf</a>, one of the founders of the Internet. Cerf is the reason why we use the phrase “surf the Internet” when going online because “Cerf” is pronounced “surf.” Vint Cerf showed us a map of the Internet, and it was so intricate that it left me in awe of how much we take for granted.</div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">After the keynote was the shred sessions</strong>, where all the speakers gave a 90-second pitch of their presentations so that attendees could more accurately plan out their schedule the next day. All presenters enthusiastically showed off their talents and kept the audience engaged with their various styles. One particularly humorous moment occurred when <a href="https://plus.google.com/108602959270508151942/about" style="color: #3e91cb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Scott Moss</a> asked, “Do you like to party? If so, then you might not make it to my hangover session tomorrow,” as he jokingly referred to his 7:45am session on Sunday.</div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b>The next day, all sessions were in full swing</b></span> as attendees filled the rooms, fully ready to embrace more new knowledge. You really have to applaud these educators who were so willing to give up their Sunday to soak in more professional development. These are the real rock stars in the education world!</span><br />
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Following the entertaining shred sessions</strong>, CUE really brought out the white-gloved service as we all meandered over to the East Lawn for some appetizers. It was a wonderful way to unwind and socialize with other attendees after spending three mind-blowing days at the CUE conference.</div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The sessions at GIEWC Summit were all taught by Google Certified Teachers</strong> and/or Google Apps Certified Trainers. The sessions offered ranged from <a href="https://plus.google.com/+KatePetty" style="color: #3e91cb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Kate Petty’s</a> fantastic smorgasbord of Project-Based Learning ideas to <a href="https://plus.google.com/112663254320824657758/about" style="color: #3e91cb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Diane Main’s</a> “Drawing: No Longer Drive’s Ugly Stepchild.” Some super cool hacks were also shared, like when <a href="https://plus.google.com/+DannySilva" style="color: #3e91cb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Danny Silva</a> showed how to create a QR code for a Google calendar event that will automatically add that event to your own personal Google Calendar. Everyone oohed and aahed over <a href="https://plus.google.com/+BrandonWislocki/about" style="color: #3e91cb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Brandon Wislocki’s</a> trick of adding hotspots in Google Drawing. If you wanted to learn about Google scripts, then <a href="https://plus.google.com/113303492165320338564/about" style="color: #3e91cb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">JR Ginex-Orinion</a> had you covered, and if you want to fully utilize YouTube’s many functions then <a href="https://plus.google.com/+LisaHighfill/about" style="color: #3e91cb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Lisa Highfill</a> showed you how to do it right. I presented on “The Google-Powered Classroom,” showing how I use Google Apps to meet the literacy and technology standards required by the Common Core.</div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">I heard many compliments from the attendees</strong> on the concurrent sessions I missed that I truthfully wished I could’ve gone to every one. Where’s Hermione Granger’s Time-Turner when you need one? Even as a Google Certified Teacher, I don’t presume to know every hack, and I’m always pushing the boundaries of my own knowledge. To me, it isn’t just about the technology tools, but how different educators apply them in a classroom setting.</div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">After a full day of intense learning,</strong> we all gathered for Demo Slams from the presenters. <a href="https://plus.google.com/+BillSelakeduawesome" style="color: #3e91cb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Bill Selak</a> showed the audience how to find and curate artwork, historical events, landmarks and digital exhibits with the Google Cultural Institute. <a href="https://plus.google.com/+SeanJONeil" style="color: #3e91cb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Sean O’Neil</a> demonstrated how to use the Color Picker Eyedropper Chrome extension and in his words “… how it makes us designers instead of just ‘posters’.”</div>
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Then the conference ended on a high note as <a href="https://plus.google.com/+JaimeCasap" style="color: #3e91cb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Jaime Casap</a>, Google’s Global Education Evangelist, shared his wisdom in the Closing Keynote. He challenged us with the question, “When did collaboration become cheating? Working together is important.” Casap also stated, “Technology is not the silver bullet. It’s there to support and enable students.” Before he left the stage, he graciously took questions from the audience. <a href="https://plus.google.com/+MikeLawrenceCUE" style="color: #3e91cb; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank">Mike Lawrence</a>, in true geeky-style, threw out a Catchbox, a wireless microphone enclosed in a soft cube, to audience members so that they could participate effortlessly.</div>
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The GIEWC Summit definitely left you with many brain-overload moments that all educators should experience. Not only was it very fulfilling in a geeky sort of way, it was also way too much fun, as evidenced by the candid photos that surfaced from this event. Conferences should never be dull. If the GIEWC Summit returns next year, I’ll be there. Will you?</div>
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This <a href="http://blog.cue.org/cue-west-coast-summit-featuring-google-for-education-reaching-new-heights-in-learning/" target="_blank">post</a> originally appeared in the <a href="http://blog.cue.org/" target="_blank">CUE Blog</a> on April 20, 2014.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17.25px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I love using Google Forms in my classroom to collect student work, and I know many others do as well. However, did you know that you could validate the data that you collect?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17.25px; white-space: pre-wrap;">For example, a</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17.25px; white-space: pre-wrap;">s an English teacher, it drives me crazy when students don’t capitalize the first letter of their names. I believe that it's important for students to remember that proper nouns start with a capital letter. I also believe that it's important for them to be able to move fluidly between informational writing (texting) and academic/professional writing. It doesn't matter to me if they don't observe grammar and mechanics when texting or composing anything personal or informal. However, in the professional word, the rules of grammar and mechanics should absolutely be observed, and I want my students to realize that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17.25px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here's what happens when my students try to fill out a Google Form in my class.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17.25px; white-space: pre-wrap;">So how do you set this up? You may notice that when creating forms you have the option to choose "Data Validation." Here's a screenshot of the back end of my Google Form and what formula to use. You can write whatever you wish for the "Customize error text" box. (Unfortunately, in this screenshot my message is cut-off, but you get the point, I'm sure.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You can require phone numbers to be in a certain format or passwords to contain a certain number of capital letters, numbers, and special characters. With regular expressions, the possibilities are endless. </span></div>
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