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20 Reflective Questions For Common Core Text
This graphic has 20 thinking questions for students to respond to a variety of texts and media, categorized by what is required - thinking within, beyond, and about the text. Click on the graphic image above to learn more.
What to Expect From the Next Decade in Tech?
Technology tends to run in cycles. What will drive the next decade? Business Insider writer Greg Satell, recognized authority on digital strategy and innovation, talks about the increasing features of streamlining and effortlessness demanded of future technological tools.
Understanding Depression in Youth
In this TEDx presentation, Kevin Breel (19 year old writer, comedian, and mental health activist shares his story of persistent depression and suicidal thoughts. This honest 11 minute video may provide us with insight into the lives of some of our students.
10 Emerging Educational Technologies
As an educator, you have probably heard about many of these technologies. The Horizon Report project predicts a timeframe for their implementation into mainstream education, presenting an impressive list of institutions and individuals who are already using them in every discipline imaginable.
Use of Social Media in Schools
.Teachers and schools are attempting to leverage the engaging qualities of social media for use in the classroom. Click on the icon above to access statistics on the current use of social media in schools.
Data Analysis and Change in Song
Data sound a bit dry to work with? Here's a brilliant video by Alicia Parker introducing a change in technology having to do with data analysis (Vantage Learning, anyone?). It's a lighthearted approach to remind us that data is an essential part of life.
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