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		<title>Help Your Students Conduct a Better Google Search</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 03:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google is great, but we all get frustrated at times when we just can&#8217;t find what we want. And what about your students?  If they are like mine, they try one search and then give up. I think that Google searching is an integral component of developing the  aptitude of Symphony as described by Dan Pink in A Whole New Mind.  How can your kids make connections amongst patterns of information if they struggle with basic internet search? Part of the answer can be found in this great article from lifehacker, which gives advice on what you should do when Google doesn&#8217;t give you what you want.  What&#8217;s a good query?  How do you use the &#8220;around&#8221; function?  What about site-specific search? If you are not comfortable teaching your kids about these tools, then you really should take a few minutes and read this article before sharing it with your kids. I know that for my students this article will be required reading before we hit the lab! The Best Ways to Tweak Your Search When Google Doesn&#8217;t Give You What You Want. Share]]></description>
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		<title>Software training online-tutorials for Adobe, Microsoft, Apple &amp; more</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a resource that I have been meaning to share with everyone.  It is an archive of tutorials for many of the popular software programs that you will be wanting to teach your students. I know that on our search engine page many teachers have requested lesson plans on software.  Some ask for themselves and some are asking for their students. But either way you can use this resource.  It will guide you or your kids through just about any piece of software they should know. So no more excuses!  Get your kids out to the computer lab and let them loose! Software training online-tutorials for Adobe, Microsoft, Apple &#38; more. Share]]></description>
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		<title>10 Evernote Tips For School – Dan Pink&#8217;s Symphony</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 11:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So how do kids these days keep everything organized?  Listen straight from the mouth of one college student who is offering advice on the app known as Evernote. When Dan Pink speaks of Symphony in A Whole New Mind, he refers specifically to the ability to take many seemingly disconnected thoughts and create a pattern out of the chaos.  I think this article gives us one method of enhancing our aptitude of Symphony, and also provides us an opportunity to pass along some good advice to students of our own. Take 2-3 minutes and read this article.  I really found it enlightening.  I felt as if I was reading a top secret document on the minds of the millenials.  This is how the newest generation is using our technology.  Their iPhones keep track of everything, thanks in part to the Evernote app. But the really unique thing is that Evernote doesn&#8217;t care what medium you use.  Snap a picture of your car, record a verbal memo, or save a text.  It all gets stored in Evernote.  And to add another element, you can take advantage of the GPS positioning in the iPhone to help you remember what you did where. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calling All Science Teachers: Google&#8217;s Body Browser</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:35:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you teach science and you haven&#8217;t played with Google&#8217;s Body Browser, you need to do so right now! You need to have Google Chrome, but I think it will be worth it. Basically you can cruise through the layers of the body, similar to those old transparencies we all had in our high school biology books.  But man is this one thousand times better! Check out this video to get a glimpse of what it can do.  It&#8217;s amazing! Free Technology for Teachers: Google Body Browser = Google Earth for Anatomy. Share]]></description>
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		<title>Lesson Planning using S.M.A.R.T. Objectives and Bloom&#8217;s Taxonomy. Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently one of our teacher-readers honored me by asking my opinion on writing lesson plans.  What do I think should be included in an effective lesson plan? Well for what it is worth, here is my advice for creating effective lesson plans. The first thing I always start with is the objective, which I always try to make as an action statement.  What do I want my students to be able to do after the lesson is over. Two useful tools for creating an effective objective are application of the S.M.A.R.T. model and Bloom&#8217;s Taxonomy.  Then after the objective is set, I start to look at how to achieve the objective, and then how to upgrade that objective to include one or more of Dan Pink&#8217;s AWNM aptitudes. For this first post, let&#8217;s just look at setting student objectives. Step 1: Setting Your Objective I really think this is the hardest part of lesson planning.  But putting in the effort on this part will make the rest go smoothly. I always start with a question:  &#8220;What do I want my students to be able to do after the lesson?&#8221; Should they be able to identify five Middle East countries from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teachers Using Technology &#8211; A New York Times Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 02:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a great article for Thanksgiving week, and a great glimpse at how teachers across our country are developing Dan Pink&#8217;s aptitude of Symphony. Take a few minutes to read through the article, and if you have time, check out these teacher-submitted videos.  They really do show you why Bloom&#8217;s Taxonomy was revamped to put &#8220;Creating&#8221; as the highest level of learning. As I look towards this shortened week, dreading the classroom management issues that will surely arise, this article was a nice release.  I don&#8217;t come close to their level of technology, but it doesn&#8217;t mean I shouldn&#8217;t try.  Maybe I&#8217;ll see if a little bit of Symphony and technology will help me manage 120 restless students this week! From Some Teachers, Excitement About Classroom Tech &#8211; NYTimes.com. Share]]></description>
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		<title>6 Free Sites for Creating Your Own Animations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to share these resources with you from Mashable&#8217;s website. Animation is an excellent tool for nonlinguistic representations, a strategy endorsed by Dr. Marzano.  Animation also challenges students to reach the synthesis level of Bloom&#8217;s Taxonomy.  All the student is required to do is to create a story that needs to be told.  This can happen in any subject at any age.  And these online sources are easily accessible by students and are totally free of charge.  So even in these difficult budgets, you can still apply 21st Century learning skills. For Dan Pink&#8217;s A Whole New Mind aptitudes, animation covers two distinct skills: Story and Design.  Students are required to develop some sort of back story to your lesson.  Maybe the story of cell division.  Then they need to use the skills of design in order to create pictures that efficiently relay the information. This is an easy upgrade that shouldn&#8217;t take much time.  And your students will love it! 6 Free Sites for Creating Your Own Animations. Share]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching Game Design: Bloom&#8217;s Taxonomy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:36:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an interesting perspective on Bloom&#8217;s Taxonomy, teaching, and game design.  The author alludes to Dan Pink&#8217;s AWNM aptitudes of Play and Design, but he also discusses Bloom&#8217;s Taxonomy and the use of Bloom&#8217;s Learning Levels in game design. Take a few minutes and see how a game designer applies Bloom&#8217;s higher level thinking skills.  It&#8217;s worth a read.  I know that I had never approached Bloom&#8217;s from this vantage point, and it made me think of new ways to apply Bloom&#8217;s Taxonomy.  Check it out! Teaching Game Design: Bloom&#8217;s Taxonomy. Share]]></description>
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		<title>Empathy:  It&#8217;s on the decline, how can we help?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2010 12:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;College kids today are about 40 percent lower in empathy than their counterparts of 20 or 30 years ago, as measured by standard tests of this personality trait.&#8221; This statement solidifies the need for teachers to develop empathy, one of Dan Pink&#8217;s aptitudes from A Whole New Mind.  How are students going to compete in a global economy if they are lacking in empathy?  Will they be able to design products that are meaningful to the world market?  And even more importantly, what will become of the &#8220;have-nots&#8221; in the world as this next generation begins to play a more central role in business and government policy? But before we attack our young people, take a minute yourself to take the same quiz and see how you compare with 14,000 college students.  I got a 53/70, which ranks me as slightly more empathetic than the average 51/70. So we all could use a little more empathy, but how do you teach it?  Can you teach it? We can &#8220;teach&#8221; empathy.  I hesitate to say that we are &#8220;teaching&#8221; empathy, because I personally believe that it is an innate human trait to be empathetic towards others.  I prefer to think about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn like a kindergartner: High Tech, Dan Pink, and A Love of Learning</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 04:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember &#8220;Everything I Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten&#8221;? Well imagine that concept with the technology of today. That is what Professor Mitch Resnick discusses in this hour-long video about technology and learning.  Learn like a kindergartner. Don&#8217;t you remember those times?  When you wanted to go to school?  Things were new and fun.  We were motivated to learn.  We were excited about new experiences. As the &#8220;new&#8221; of the school year begins to wear off for some of us, this video reminds us of what education can be. Technology adds an element of play to learning.  And AWNM reflects the importance of this aptitude in the modern economy.  So why not infuse a little &#8220;playful&#8221; element to your classroom? Technology can also enhance our mastery and result in added autonomy, which are two of the key factors in motivation as stated by Dan Pink in Drive.  What about incorporating that old favorite of kindergarten, the &#8220;sensory station&#8221;? This week I&#8217;m going to take a bit of time and try to think like a kindergartner.  I&#8217;m going to reflect back on those simpler, innocent times and see what I can share with my students.  Maybe they can re-experience some [...]]]></description>
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