Connecting Birthday and History ...

My birthday is today!I was looking at Thinkfinity today and noticed the Today in History area ....I wondered what happened in history on my birthday ... so I clicked on the calendar and went to find out!That got me thinking about research for students in a class. Each student has a birthday, right? So perhaps for one research project/writing lesson, students would need to research something that happened in history on the day...

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Back to School with Edmodo

photo credit: Avolore via photo pin cc What do you do with last year's groups? You want to keep the group name and all the information, but you want to clean the group up to start fresh. Your first step would be to rename that group. For instance if you have Social Studies per 1 group, you might want to rename it SSper1. To rename a group, click on the group, then click on Group Settings and change the name. One of the reasons to rename your...

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Help! I Changed Schools ...

... How do I get all of my information from my old school in Edmodo and be connected to my new school?Never fear, this is very easy for you to do and without losing any of your information!The first thing you will need to do is to log into Edmodo. Once there, follow the directions below.You will be asked for the new school code. Talk with your Tech Facilitator or email Dorene Bates  for your school code. Please make sure you put what school you need the code for....

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Have You Thanked a Teacher Today?

I found this video and just felt like I needed to share it!So my plan is to thank a teacher today and at least one everyday!_____________________________________________Did you notice how your attention was drawn to words and phrases in this video based on the way they were presented or moved?Did you notice whether your attention was drawn more to the words or the background?Did you notice the how the colors in this video made you feel?Did you notice how the soft edges of the shapes fit well with the message?What are some other things you noticed?...

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The Beginning of Mobile Learning Communities

What does a classroom look like when every kid has a technology device in their hand?  What can be done in that class?  How do we manage a class such as this?  Is it effective?  Does pedagogy change?  Is a tablet or a laptop more effective?  All of these questions and more is what we hope to discover in our 1:1 laptop/tablet pilot!This is an exciting time in education because we are moving away from the traditional classroom...

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It is not the rover making discoveries ...

When reading about the Mars rover landing, I came across this statement that really jumped out at me:During the interview, Grunsfeld walks through the “seven minutes of terror” and makes a “bold prediction,” saying, “the Curiosity rover is going to discover nothing on Mars. ... It’s not going to discover a thing.” But, continued Grunsfeld, “people on Earth, the scientists on Earth are going to discover all kinds of incredible things. We’re just going...

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