Education

How PowerPoint is killing critical thought.

Bydeanj October 1, 2015

From The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/sep/23/powerpoint-thought-students-bullet-points-information

This could apply to Notebook, or Google slides as well.

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School Closure Support Resources from BrainPop

Bycollinsr March 15, 2020

BrainPop has a webinar, resources to make assignments, build assessments, and manage student learning remotely. In the webinar, they outline integrations with various Learning Management Systems, such as Google Classroom and Canvas, providing suggestions for both synchronous and asynchronous approaches to online learning. Source: Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: School Closure Support Resources from BrainPop

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Teaching Kindergarten from home

Bycollinsr March 15, 2020

Below then you will find a list of suggestions that align with our kindergarten classroom program, the Kindergarten Program Document, and the needs and interests of our students. Source: Kindergarten From Home: Here Are My Suggestions. What Are Yours? | Living Avivaloca

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Podcasting at Goochland County Public Schools

Bycollinsr March 29, 2006

Take a look at some of the podcasts available at Goochland County Public Schools. Their latest one, with the Advanced Concert Choir at the high school, interviews students in the choir as they prepare for a choir competition that takes place on a cruise in the bahamas!

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Five percent of adults illiterate

Bycollinsr December 19, 2005

According to an article on CNN, The National Assessment of Adult Literacy: “About one in 20 adults in the U.S. is not literate in English, meaning 11 million people lack the skills to handle many everyday tasks, a federal study shows.” It goes on further that 19 million American adults have “below basic” skills, which…

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Create a graph

Bycollinsr January 3, 2006

Need a way to easily create a graph? The National Center for Education Statistics, a division of the U.S. Department of Education has put together an easy to use tool to create bar, line, area, pie, and XY graphs. Users can email the graph to themselves, which will also give a link to save the…

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Winter Olympics lesson plans and resources

Bycollinsr January 12, 2006

Kathy Schrock has put together a ton of resources for using the Winter Olympics in your classroom, including the history of the Olympics, lesson plans, and activities. Check them out at her website.

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