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Digital learning experiences can be used to mirror the work of real scientists, boosting students’ engagement and learning outcomes. Via Peter Mellow, Elizabeth E Charles 
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After the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the world seems to be waking up to what educators have known for a long time: media literacy matters, especially as it relates to the news, social media, and the web. While the definition and specific skills of media literacy (as well as its companions, news literacy and information literacy) evolve with the media and technology landscape, the core objectives remain: that through media literacy, students learn to find, consume, and create media critically and develop a mindfulness about how media is made, by whom it is made, and for what purposes it is made. There are a lot of tools out there to help students build and practice these essential skills, and on this list we feature some of the best we've found. You'll find great apps and websites broken down into three core categories: those that help students evaluate media, those that help them create media, and those that steer students toward factual sources. Via Elizabeth E Charles
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The National Geographic Word Atlas for 2013 is currently available as a free iPad app. I recommend grabbing it while it’s free. The app features a globe that students can rotate, zoom-in, and... Via Dr. Joan McGettigan, Dennis Richards
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February 3, 2013 9:45 AM
Hope your students find it to be a useful tool for learning.
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"Over the past few months, I’ve had the opportunity to run a number of sessions for teachers, which started as sessions entitled, “Tools for Engagement.” For the session, I’d model a handful of tools for efficiency, management, and engagement, and then give participants time to explore and then crowdsource their favorite digital tools as well. Upon leaving the collaborative session, all participants would leave with a copy of the creation we had developed together. Via John Evans
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"Seven. That’s the magic number. Why?In the report published last week by the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education, Professor Linda Darling-Hammond and I summarized research findings about the conditions and practices that support ..." Via Leona Ungerer
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A List of The Best Free Digital Storytelling Tools for Teachers ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning http://t.co/xrDuDaJm Via Pippa Davies @PippaDavies , Jim Lerman
Jeeyoung Min's curator insight,
September 23, 2013 2:02 AM
Powerful digital multimedia tools make a classroom much more dynamic. |
