tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53115414113521346192024-03-05T20:57:23.719-05:00Teaching in a Digital World<i>Teaching and learning never stop... and technology makes it all more effective, fun, and interesting</i>Jo Schiffbauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17651680035741073591noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311541411352134619.post-74815797048052993652015-11-02T02:24:00.001-05:002015-11-02T02:24:06.947-05:00Free Photo Resources, Social Media, and Parent Teacher Conferences... in Education Today<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Some interesting ideas I discovered recently about free photos, using social media in a school district, and improving parent teacher conferences...</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>20 Free Stock Photo Resources</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.picmonkey.com/blog/free-stock-photos/" target="_blank">http://www.picmonkey.com/blog/free-stock-photos/</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">from the <a href="http://www.picmonkey.com/" target="_blank"><b>PicMonkey</b></a> blog at <a href="http://www.picmonkey.com/blog/" target="_blank">http://www.picmonkey.com/blog/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.picmonkey.com/" target="_blank"><b>PicMonkey</b></a>--my favorite photo-editing tool--recently shared <a href="http://www.picmonkey.com/blog/free-stock-photos/" target="_blank"><i>20 Free Stock Photo Resources</i></a>. Some of the sites you probably already know (<b>Flickr</b>, <b>Pixabay</b>, <b>Unsplash</b>, ...), but others are new (to me, at least).</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Albumarium</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Magdeleine</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Negative Space</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Pexels</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Free Food Photos</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>KaboomPics</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">and more</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Be sure to read the licensing notes.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>4 Steps to Mastering Social Media</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/2015/10/05/master-social-media-753/" target="_blank">http://www.eschoolnews.com/2015/10/05/master-social-media-753/</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">from <a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/" target="_blank"><b>eSchool News</b></a> at <a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/" target="_blank">http://www.eschoolnews.com/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A school district superintendent shares how his district successfully uses social media to improve community engagement.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Read about the strategies he uses:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Develop a plan</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tell your story</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Encourage dialogue</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Avoid pitfalls</span></li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Parent Teacher Conference / <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/innovationschool/" target="_blank">Innovation_School</a> / <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/" target="_blank">CC BY-NC 2.0</a></span></i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>5 Resources for Parent-Teacher Conferences</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.edutopia.org/blog/parent-teacher-conference-resources-matt-davis" target="_blank">http://www.edutopia.org/blog/parent-teacher-conference-resources-matt-davis</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">from <a href="http://www.edutopia.org/" target="_blank"><b>Edutopia</b></a> at <a href="http://www.edutopia.org/" target="_blank">http://www.edutopia.org/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Are you pleased with how your parent-teacher conferences went this Fall? Would you like to modify your approach a bit? Check out the resources gathered by Matt Davis at <b>Edutopia</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The tips include ideas for principals, teachers, and parents. Topics include measuring student progress, questions parents should ask, conference forms, and much more. I think you may likely find some good ideas here.</span>Jo Schiffbauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17651680035741073591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311541411352134619.post-45744371978922113772015-10-11T23:58:00.001-04:002015-10-12T10:24:38.158-04:00K12 Online Conference 2015 is Virtually Unstoppable!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.k12onlineconference.org/" target="_blank">www.k12onlineconference.org</a> / <a href="http://www.youtube.com/k12online" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/k12online</a> / <a href="https://twitter.com/k12online" target="_blank">@k12online</a> / <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23k12online15&src=typd" target="_blank">#k12online15</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When is the K12 Online Conference 2015 scheduled?</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The pre-conference keynote is available Monday, October 12.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The dates for the remaining sessions are October 19 to October 30.</span></span></li>
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What is the cost?</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It is free. Period.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="How+do+I+participate?+Do+I+need+to+register?"></a></span></span><br />
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How do I register? </span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You do not register for this conference.</span></span></li>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="What+about+blocked+content?"></a> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How do I know what's happening?
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Follow the blog at <a href="http://k12onlineconference.org/" target="_blank">http://k12onlineconference.org/</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Follow on <a href="https://twitter.com/" target="_blank"><b>Twitter</b></a> at <a href="https://twitter.com/k12online" target="_blank">@k12online</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Keep an eye on the 2015 conference schedule at <a href="http://k12onlineconference.org/2015-schedule/" target="_blank">http://k12onlineconference.org/2015-schedule/</a></span></span></li>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="Can+I+view+previous+year’s+presentations?"></a> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Can I view previous year’s presentations? </span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yes... <a href="http://k12onlineconference.org/category/2014/" target="_blank">http://k12onlineconference.org/category/2014/</a></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="Tips+for+first+time+participants"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="Asynchronous+Professional+Development"></a></span></span><br />
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There's so much happening... How do I catch it all?</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Catch up with the
conference sessions as you have time. Links to the presentations are available on the schedule page (</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://k12onlineconference.org/2015-schedule/" target="_blank">http://k12onlineconference.org/2015-schedule/</a>)</span></span>. You can also view the presentations on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/k12online" target="_blank">YouTube</a>.</span></span></li>
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<b><span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Don't miss this opportunity for outstanding professional development for teaching and learning with instructional technology! </span></span></i></span></b><br />
<br />Jo Schiffbauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17651680035741073591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311541411352134619.post-59058878751509933122015-10-07T15:51:00.000-04:002015-10-07T15:51:08.688-04:00It's back! Connected Educator Month is here again.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Connected Educator Month (<a href="http://connectededucators.org/" target="_blank">http://connectededucators.org/</a>)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is here again... and there are many opportunities to learn and to connect with other educators.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How can you participate? Why should you participate?</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Check out the Connected Educator Month calendar (<a href="http://connectededucators.org/calendar/" target="_blank">http://connectededucators.org/calendar/</a>) to discover the upcoming activities that you want to join.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Help spread the word (<a href="http://connectededucators.org/supporter-toolkit/" target="_blank">http://connectededucators.org/supporter-toolkit/</a>).</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Join the Book Club (<a href="http://connectededucators.org/book-club/" target="_blank">http://connectededucators.org/book-club/</a>).</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Use <b>edConnectr</b> (<a href="http://edconnectr.connectededucators.org/#" target="_blank">http://edconnectr.connectededucators.org/#</a>), the new service to connect with other educators.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Examine videos, links, and other resources (<a href="http://connectededucators.org/briefs/" target="_blank">http://connectededucators.org/briefs/</a>)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to help you and your district connect all year long.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Learn about other connected educators through their profiles (<a href="http://connectededucators.org/innovations/connected-educator-profiles/" target="_blank">http://connectededucators.org/innovations/connected-educator-profiles/</a>).</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Read the blog (<a href="http://connectededucators.org/innovations/" target="_blank">http://connectededucators.org/innovations/</a>).</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Listen to <i>Connected Educators Radio</i> (<a href="http://www.bamradionetwork.com/connected-educators/" target="_blank">http://www.bamradionetwork.com/connected-educators/</a>)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>on <b>BAM Radio</b> (<a href="http://www.bamradionetwork.com/" target="_blank">http://www.bamradionetwork.com/</a>).</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Get involved at the Connected Educators website (<a href="http://connectededucators.org/" target="_blank">http://connectededucators.org/</a>).</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Follow Connected Educator Month discussions on <b>Twitter</b> (<a href="https://twitter.com/" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/</a>)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>at #ce15</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Educators around the world participate in professional development opportunities as part of Connected Educator Month. Developed by the U.S. Department of Education (<a href="http://www.ed.gov/" target="_blank">http://www.ed.gov/</a>) and its partners, this initiative offers activities to educators at all levels. The expanded partnerships and enhanced programming in 2015 should reach even more educators.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Highlights of Connected Educator Month in 2014 included:</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">hosted 800 events during the month,</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">mentioned on 6 million web pages,</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">reached educators in 139 countries and</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">every two days counted 15 million tweets.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For more information on Connected Educator Month check out...</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">welcome videos from Office of Educational Technology Director Richard Culatta and Digital Engagement Strategist Sara Trettin for 2014 (<a href="http://connectededucators.org/welcome-to-connected-educator-month-from-the-office-of-educational-technology/" target="_blank">http://connectededucators.org/welcome-to-connected-educator-month-from-the-office-of-educational-technology/</a>) and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">the post (<a href="http://smartblogs.com/education/2012/12/07/building-connected-educator-month/" target="_blank">http://smartblogs.com/education/2012/12/07/building-connected-educator-month/</a>) and video (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOE2kWyhqMo" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOE2kWyhqMo</a>) by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (<a href="http://smartblogs.com/tag/Arne-Duncan" target="_blank">http://smartblogs.com/tag/Arne-Duncan</a>) (who hosted his first <b>Twitter</b> (<a href="https://twitter.com/" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/</a>) chat as<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>part of the 2013 celebration).</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">See previous posts I have written about Connected Educator Month:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Lots of Good Information for Educators This Month</i> (<a href="http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/search/label/%23ce14" target="_blank">http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/search/label/%23ce14</a>)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Connected Educators Benefit From and Inspire Others</i> (<a href="http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/2014/10/old-school-room-catherine-snodgrass-cc.html" target="_blank">http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/2014/10/old-school-room-catherine-snodgrass-cc.html</a>)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Connected Educator Month. All month. All free. All around the world.</i> (<a href="http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/2014/08/connected-educator-month-all-month-all.html" target="_blank">http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/2014/08/connected-educator-month-all-month-all.html</a>)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Good Opportunities for Learning Online</i> (<a href="http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/2013/09/good-opportunities-for-learning-online.html" target="_blank">http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/2013/09/good-opportunities-for-learning-online.html</a>)</span></span></li>
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Jo Schiffbauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17651680035741073591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311541411352134619.post-20997218138575464052015-09-21T02:30:00.000-04:002015-09-21T19:48:21.233-04:00Virtual Field Trips, Making Banners, and IFTTT Recipes... in Education Today<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Some interesting ideas I discovered recently about virtual field trips, making banners, and IFTTT recipes...</i></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ten of the Best Virtual Field Trips</span></span></b><br />
<a href="http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/04/07/ten-of-the-best-virtual-field-trips/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/04/07/ten-of-the-best-virtual-field-trips/</span></span></a><br />
<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">by Meris Stansbury</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">April 7, 2013</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">These virtual field trips cover a variety of topics.</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Learn about the Arctic.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Maintain a travel journal as you choose which of a list of countries to visit.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Use Google Earth to travel with literary characters.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Learn how Hershey's makes their delicious chocolates.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Explore the Louvre... including some rooms closed to the public.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Climb Mt. Everest.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tour the Museum of Natural History.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">View panoramas around the world.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Visit the moon or Mars or the White House.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Virtual field trips save time and money.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Add the fact that they are interesting, fun, and engage our students.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you have not used virtual field trips recently, you may want to check this article for some very good ideas.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">YouTube Banner / <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/philandjo/" target="_blank">Jo Schiffbauer</a> / <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/" target="_blank">CC BY 2.0</a></span></span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/" target="_blank"> </a></span></span></i></span></span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How to Make a Banner</span></span></b><br />
<a href="http://www.picmonkey.com/blog/make-a-banner/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.picmonkey.com/blog/make-a-banner/</span></span></a><br />
<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">by PicMonkey Staff</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I use <b><a href="http://www.picmonkey.com/" target="_blank">PicMonkey</a></b> to edit my photos.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I also create collages and simple cover pages with it.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This article shares ideas for using <b>PicMonkey</b> to make banners.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When might you want to create a banner?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How about...</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/" target="_blank"><b>Facebook</b></a> cover?</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/" target="_blank"><b>YouTube</b></a> banner?</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://twitter.com/" target="_blank"><b>Twitter</b></a> header?</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Instructions for student projects?</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The instructions include:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">backgrounds (plain or patterned)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">overlaps for graphics
text design and tips, and</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">suggestions for "standing out from the crowd."</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Check out their examples... then try making your own banner!</span></span><br />
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<tr align="center"><td class="tr-caption"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">IF... THEN... / </span></span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/philandjo/" target="_blank">Jo Schiffbauer</a> / <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/" target="_blank">CC BY 2.0</a></span></span></i></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">11 Great IFTTT Recipes for Tracking NASA News, Photos and Space Exploration</span></span></b><br />
<a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2982819/web-apps/11-great-ifttt-recipes-for-tracking-nasa-news-photos-and-space-exploration.html#tk.nl_pcwbest" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.pcworld.com/article/2982819/web-apps/11-great-ifttt-recipes-for-tracking-nasa-news-photos-and-space-exploration.html#tk.nl_pcwbest</span></span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">and</span></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5 Handy IFTTT Recipes for Gmail Users</span></span></b><br />
<a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2955339/web-apps/5-handy-ifttt-recipes-for-gmail-users.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.pcworld.com/article/2955339/web-apps/5-handy-ifttt-recipes-for-gmail-users.html</span></span></a><br />
<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">both by Liane Cassavoy</span></span></i><br />
<a href="http://www.pcworld.com/author/Liane-Cassavoy/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.pcworld.com/author/Liane-Cassavoy/</span></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Have you have tried <a href="https://ifttt.com/" target="_blank"><b>IFTTT</b></a> yet? <b>IFTTT</b> automatically makes connections between apps that would take you several steps to accomplish manually.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You may want to check these <b>IFTTT</b> recipes:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Track the <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html" target="_blank"><b>International Space Station</b></a>.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Have <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/" target="_blank"><b>NASA</b></a>'s image of the day sent to you automatically.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Find the cell phone you misplaced in your home.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Save <a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox" target="_blank"><b>Gmail</b></a> attachments automatically.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And more...</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Have some fun with <b>IFTTT</b>. :)</span></span>Jo Schiffbauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17651680035741073591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311541411352134619.post-41579776425077051282015-09-07T01:30:00.001-04:002015-09-12T15:45:04.876-04:00Exit Tickets, Math Centers, Parent-Teacher Communications, and Tools for Student-Centered Classrooms... in Education Today<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Some interesting ideas I discovered recently about exit tickets, math centers, parent-teacher communications, and tools for student-centered classrooms... </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Back to School: Put Exit Ticket Strategies to Good Use</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://edblog.smarttech.com/2015/08/back-to-school-put-exit-ticket-strategies-to-good-use/" target="_blank">http://edblog.smarttech.com/2015/08/back-to-school-put-exit-ticket-strategies-to-good-use/</a><br />by Heather Lamb<br /><a href="http://edblog.smarttech.com/author/heather-lamb/" target="_blank">http://edblog.smarttech.com/author/heather-lamb/</a><br />August 18, 2015<br /><br />Do you use an exit ticket strategy in your classroom? Or have you thought about trying the idea? Do you ask your students to write reflections about what they learned in class that day? Some teachers ask for answers to particular questions. Others use clicker systems to gather their exit ticket data.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />Why do we use exit tickets? They help us to learn what our students have learned. And they ensure that we hear from all our students.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In this article Heather Lamb discusses exit ticket strategies. She also provides examples.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Math Partners / <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wwworks/" target="_blank">WoodleyWonderWorks</a> / <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/" target="_blank">CC BY 2.0</a></i></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>6 Ideas for Creating Math Centers</i><br /><a href="http://dailygenius.com/math-centers/" target="_blank">http://dailygenius.com/math-centers/</a><br />by Beth Holland<br /><a href="http://dailygenius.com/author/bethholland/" target="_blank">http://dailygenius.com/author/bethholland/</a><br />August 17, 2015<br /><br />Learning centers are useful in classrooms. They give students opportunities to work independently or in groups. Centers can be used when students need to review skills. Teachers can differentiate the content and skills their students are practicing. Learning centers are often a good way to help students use technology as they explore, review, and solve problems.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">View the video provided with this article to see math centers in action. Read how teachers create math centers using technology (<a href="http://smarttech.com/" target="_blank">SMARTBoards</a>, <a href="http://www.schrockguide.net/screencasting.html" target="_blank">screencasting</a>, <a href="http://explaineverything.com/" target="_blank">Explain Everything</a>, <a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews/book-creator" target="_blank">Book Creator</a>, <a href="https://padlet.com/" target="_blank">Padlet</a>, <a href="https://popplet.com/" target="_blank">Popplet</a>, ...) I think you will find some useful tips from Beth Holland.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Successful Parent Teacher Communication Tips: </i><i>3 Important Times We Have to Talk</i><br /><a href="http://www.coolcatteacher.com/parent-teacher-communication/" target="_blank">http://www.coolcatteacher.com/parent-teacher-communication/</a><br />by Vicki Davis<br /><a href="http://www.coolcatteacher.com/bio/" target="_blank">http://www.coolcatteacher.com/bio/</a><br />August 19, 2015<br /><br />Vicki Davis shares ideas to help parent-teacher communications be more effective. Read her tips for communication at the beginning of parent-teacher relationships, ongoing through the school year, and when problems arise.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Emma High Fives at In and Out / <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/juliejordanscott/" target="_blank">Julie Jordan Scott</a> / <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/" target="_blank">CC BY 2.0</a></span></span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>5 Fabulous Tools That Will Make Your Class Immediately Student Centered</i><br /><a href="http://blogush.edublogs.org/2015/08/24/5-fabulous-tools-that-will-make-your-class-immediately-student-centered/" target="_blank">http://blogush.edublogs.org/2015/08/24/5-fabulous-tools-that-will-make-your-class-immediately-student-centered/</a><br />by Paul Bogush<br /><a href="http://blogush.edublogs.org/about/" target="_blank">http://blogush.edublogs.org/about/</a><br />August 24, 2015<br /><br />Paul Bogush share 5 tools to help your classroom become student-centered. He tells how to use these tools and why to use them. No reveals here! This is an article I suggest you read... and it is worth the read!</span></span>Jo Schiffbauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17651680035741073591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311541411352134619.post-64108716260682886462015-08-24T01:36:00.002-04:002015-08-24T01:36:47.372-04:00Homes, Apps, Websites, and Tools... in Education Today<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><em>Some interesting ideas I discovered recently about calculus-inspired homes, apps, education websites, and techie tools... </em></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>An Integral Part of Calculus / <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dansmath/" target="_blank">Dan Bach</a> / <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/" target="_blank">CC BY 2.0</a></i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><em>Calculus Inspired a Millionaire Mathematician's Curvy Home</em></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(251, 251, 251, 0); letter-spacing: -0.7px; line-height: 28.8px;"></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.7px; line-height: 28.8px;">Can calculus can help you build a beautiful home?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.7px; line-height: 28.8px;"></span><a data-cke-saved-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stewart_%28mathematician%29" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stewart_%28mathematician%29" style="background-image: linear-gradient(transparent 50%, rgba(31, 111, 153, 0.498) 50%); background-position: 0px 1em; background-repeat: repeat-x; background-size: 2px 4px; color: inherit; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Dr. James Stewart</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em>integrated</em><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>his home in Toronto, Canada into its environment using calculus. Stewart is the author of many calculus textbooks used in the US and in Canada. His lovely home is known as the Integral House or<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em>the house that math built</em>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Be sure to view this video example of using mathematics in "everyday" life!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><em><span style="letter-spacing: -0.7px; line-height: 28.8px;">From Classroom Word Games to Dynam</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.7px; line-height: 28.8px;">ic Graphs, There's an App for That</span></em></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Three educators share apps they use to help their students learn. One educator teaches middle school mathematics; another teaches second grade. The third is a librarian. The apps they suggest work well with a variety of subjects and student ages.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The educators are <a href="http://mathycathy.com/mathycathy/About_Me.html" target="_blank">Cathy Yenca</a> (Texas), <a href="http://www.kleinspiration.com/p/meet-erin-klein.html" target="_blank">Erin Klein</a> (Michigan), and <a href="http://vanmeterlibraryvoice.blogspot.com/p/about-me.html" target="_blank">Shannon McClintock Miller</a> (Colorado).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The (very interesting!) apps they recommend are:</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.appolearning.com/" target="_blank">appoLearning</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews/book-creator" target="_blank">Book Creator</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.canva.com/about" target="_blank">Canva</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.jamfsoftware.com/products/casper-focus/" target="_blank">Casper Focus</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://code.org/" target="_blank">Code</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.desmos.com/" target="_blank">Desmos</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.livescribe.com/en-us/" target="_blank">Livescribe</a></span></span></li>
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Jo Schiffbauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17651680035741073591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311541411352134619.post-29588448690123662742015-07-20T01:09:00.002-04:002015-07-20T01:11:00.935-04:00Free Images and Online Presentation Ideas... in Education Today<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Some interesting blog posts I discovered recently about free images and creative online presentation ideas...</i></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Female User Icon / <a href="http://www.freestockphotos.biz/stockphoto/10678" target="_blank">http://www.freestockphotos.biz/stockphoto/10678</a> / <a href="http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/" target="_blank">CC0 1.0</a></span></span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Free People Icons for E-Learning</i><br /><a href="http://blogs.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/free-people-icons-e-learning/" target="_blank">http://blogs.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/free-people-icons-e-learning/</a><br />July 7, 2015<br />Tom Kuhlmann<br /><a href="http://blogs.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/about-tom/" target="_blank">http://blogs.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/about-tom/</a><br /><br />Tom Kuhlmann shares how to access <i>free people icons</i> from a variety of sources. But he does more... he also shares examples of how he has used such icons in his work... and he provides instructions about how to properly attribute the icons. Nicely done!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Over 60 Free Stock Images</i><br /><a href="http://blogs.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/60-free-stock-images/" target="_blank">http://blogs.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/60-free-stock-images/</a><br />July 14, 2015<br />Tom Kuhlmann<br /><a href="http://blogs.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/about-tom/" target="_blank">http://blogs.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/about-tom/</a><br /><br />Tom Kuhlmann (<i>again</i>) shares how to access <i>free images</i> for use in our work. This time he also tells how to edit these images.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Presentations / <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/morville/" target="_blank">Peter Morville</a> / <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/" target="_blank">CC BY 2.0</a></span></span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><i>10 Creative Online Presentation Ideas for eLearning Professionals</i><br /><a href="http://elearningindustry.com/10-creative-online-presentation-ideas-elearning-professionals" target="_blank">http://elearningindustry.com/10-creative-online-presentation-ideas-elearning-professionals</a><br />June 18, 2015<br />Christopher Pappas<br /><a href="http://elearningindustry.com/elearning-authors/christopher-pappas" target="_blank">http://elearningindustry.com/elearning-authors/christopher-pappas</a><br /><br />Pappas share presentation ideas that will engage your audience. He does not simply list tools for creating presentations, but rather he gives advice about how best to engage your learners with those presentations. His blog post is a hub from which you can access many good ideas. This article is a <i>must read</i> for anyone who wants to improve his/her online presentation skills.</span></span>Jo Schiffbauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17651680035741073591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311541411352134619.post-21773464184628639752015-06-28T23:17:00.002-04:002015-06-28T23:17:48.681-04:00Are You Attending the ISTE 2015 Conference? If Not, Visit This Site!<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What an interesting week this has been. Our family room was flooded for the first (and I hope the last) time ever. And I taught a week-long workshop about creatively using <a href="http://education.smarttech.com/?WT.ac=homepage_ed" target="_blank"><b>SMART Boards</b></a> with a group of talented and hard-working educators. This week definitely had lows and highs. I must also say that even though getting the water out of the family room and cleaning afterwards is not fun, I realize how blessed we are to have had only a few inches of water in the room rather than several feet of water as I have seen on news shows that reported flooding from other storms in other parts of the country.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ISTE Standards for Teachers / <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsdkrebs/" target="_blank">Denise Krebs</a> / <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/" target="_blank">CC BY 2.0</a></span></span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Since we are still cleaning, today's blog post is just a short note about an excellent site that I visited as I have researched ideas for this Summer's workshops.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you are not at <a href="https://www.isteconference.org/2015/" target="_blank">ISTE 2015</a>, you probably wish you were. I do! <i><a href="http://www.techlearning.com/default.aspx" target="_blank">Tech & Learning</a></i> describes this site:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Read about both the tools and the news of using edtech with our students. My favorite quotation so far is:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Our students' dreams are bigger than the standards we have to cover.</span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>(Sorry that I cannot tell you (yet!) who said that. The post had a photo of the speaker, but I do not recognize her. If anyone can tell me who to credit for that quotation, I would appreciate it.)</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You'll find suggestions on attending (and preparing to attend) an <a href="http://www.iste.org/" target="_blank">ISTE</a> conference in addition to teaching and learning ideas and tools... and lots of links to follow.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Be sure to visit and explore <i>T&L Live @ ISTE</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Melanie Pinola tackles some tough issues that arise when we decide that we want to </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">organize our photos:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">clean up duplicates</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">automatically share photos</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">sync and sort photos</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">tackle family photos</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">future-proof photos</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">put all photos in one location</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">use a folder- and file-naming structure that works</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">She provides suggestions for organizing our photos with links to "how to's" for each suggestion. Pinola makes very good suggestions to handle the challenges of organizing our photos. Well done!</span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Top 10 Ways to Improve Your Messy Photo Collection</span></span></i><br />
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Jo Schiffbauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17651680035741073591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311541411352134619.post-18617995168110985742015-06-01T04:22:00.003-04:002015-06-01T04:27:11.112-04:00Teaching Mathematics (Free Online Assessment Tool and 3 Act Tasks), Content Chunking in eLearning, and a Virtual Tour through a Cave... in Education Today<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you are interested in these topics--virtual tours, teaching mathematics, and/or content chunking--then you may find useful ideas in these posts.</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Take a Virtual Journey through Vietnam's Massive Son Doong Cave</b><br /><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/30/8691739/son-doong-cave-vietnam-tour" target="_blank">http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/30/8691739/son-doong-cave-vietnam-tour</a><br /><i>May 30, 2015</i><br /><br />Lizzie Plaugic<br /><a href="http://www.theverge.com/users/lizzieplaugic" target="_blank">http://www.theverge.com/users/lizzieplaugic</a><br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/" target="_blank">National Geographic</a></b>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Tap into Teen Minds</b><br /><a href="https://tapintoteenminds.com/knowledgehooks-free-gameshow-assessment-tool/" target="_blank">https://tapintoteenminds.com/knowledgehooks-free-gameshow-assessment-tool/</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I tried playing the game both as a teacher and as a student. It was easy--as a teacher--to modify the questions. It was fun--as a student--to play on my smartphone. In the classroom you can project the questions and possible answers for all to see. Students can play as long as they have access to a web browser.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This assessment tool is promoted for reviewing mathematics. However, I agree with Kyle Pearce. There is very good potential here for other subjects as well. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Also... while you are visiting Kyle Pearce's blog, be sure to check out the 3 Act Math Tasks at <a href="https://tapintoteenminds.com/3act-math/" target="_blank">https://tapintoteenminds.com/3act-math/</a>. Scroll to the bottom of the page to access more than 100 3 Act Math Tasks and related resources. (For more information, see a previous post I wrote about 3 Act Math Tasks (<a href="http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/2014/09/3-act-tasks-in-classroom.html" target="_blank">http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/2014/09/3-act-tasks-in-classroom.html</a>).)<br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">These resources are enough to make me wish I were teaching mathematics again!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>6 Advantages of Content Chunking in E-learning -- An Infographic</b><br /><a href="http://blog.commlabindia.com/elearning-design/advantages-of-elearning-content-chunking-infographic" target="_blank">http://blog.commlabindia.com/elearning-design/advantages-of-elearning-content-chunking-infographic</a><br /><i>May 29, 2015</i><br /><br />Chinthakunta Krishna<br /><a href="http://blog.commlabindia.com/author/krishnac/" target="_blank">http://blog.commlabindia.com/author/krishnac/</a><br /><br />Krishna explains what content chunking is and then presents an infographic to list the importance of using it in elearning (or online learning). Is an infographic necessary to list six items? No. But, it is a good visual tool if you are sharing the idea with others... and I think it's a good reminder to myself to take advantage of chunking when I'm creating online courses.</span></span>Jo Schiffbauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17651680035741073591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311541411352134619.post-72265484843308064102015-05-17T23:21:00.002-04:002015-05-17T23:21:21.583-04:00Teaching Twitter, Connecting with Families During the Summer, and Learning from Student Evaluations... in Education Today<br />
<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you are interested in these topics--teaching <b>Twitter</b>, connecting to families, and/or learning from student evaluations of your teaching--then you will find useful ideas in these blog posts.</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Online Teaching and Twitter: Beyond the Basics</b><br /><a href="http://www.onlinecolleges.net/online-teaching-and-twitter-beyond-the-basics/" target="_blank">http://www.onlinecolleges.net/online-teaching-and-twitter-beyond-the-basics/</a><br /><br />Melissa A. Venable, PhD<br /><a href="http://www.onlinecolleges.net/about/" target="_blank">http://www.onlinecolleges.net/about/</a><br /><br />Venable shares great ideas for introducing <a href="https://twitter.com/" target="_blank"><b>Twitter</b></a> to educators. These strategies can be modified for other students, also.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>8 Digital Resources To Stay Connected to Families This Summer </b><br /><a href="http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2015/05/8-digital-resources-to-stay-connected.html" target="_blank">http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2015/05/8-digital-resources-to-stay-connected.html</a><br /><br />Lisa Nielsen<br /><a href="http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/p/about-me.html" target="_blank">http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/p/about-me.html</a><br /><br />Nielsen recommends using social media tools to stay connected with families this summer. She provides many good examples. Which tool will work best for you?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Here Are Forms Students Will Be Using To Evaluate The Class & Me</b><br /><a href="http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2015/05/16/here-are-forms-students-will-be-using-to-evaluate-the-class-me/" target="_blank">http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2015/05/16/here-are-forms-students-will-be-using-to-evaluate-the-class-me/</a><br /><br />Larry Ferlazzo<br /><a href="http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/about/" target="_blank">http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/about/</a><br /><br />I have always learned so much from the evaluation forms I ask my students to complete at the end of a course. It is interesting--and instructive--to read Ferlazzo's reactions to his students' evaluations and to see an example of an evaluation form he designed and used.</span></span>Jo Schiffbauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17651680035741073591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311541411352134619.post-4208325736369102842015-05-10T22:33:00.004-04:002015-05-11T12:37:25.264-04:00Being Paperless, Using Skype, and Creating Videos... in Education Today<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Some interesting blog posts I have read recently about being paperless, using Skype, and creating videos...
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>6 Creative Ways to Use Skype in the Classroom</b><br /><a href="http://www.edudemic.com/skype-in-classroom/" target="_blank">http://www.edudemic.com/skype-in-classroom/</a><br /><br /><i>Kristen Hicks</i><br /><a href="http://www.edudemic.com/author/kristenhicks/" target="_blank">http://www.edudemic.com/author/kristenhicks/</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.skype.com/en/" target="_blank"><b>Skype</b></a>--a free service for calls--has been used by friends, families, and businesses for many years. It is now also becoming more popular in classrooms.</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Skype</b> is the modern penpal for students when it is used for collaboration with other classrooms.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Experts can visit your classroom virtually more readily than they can in person.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Teachers can communicate with students and their parents who are too ill or otherwise unavailable to be in class.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Educators and/or volunteers can be available to students for tutoring outside the classroom.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Classrooms can host virtual career exploration days with parents as the experts for the students.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After explaining and providing useful ideas for these creative suggestions Kristen Hicks then suggests tools that will help teachers to implement these ideas successfully. Hicks' suggestions are practical and useful for beginners and also for those teachers who have already used <b>Skype</b>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Seven Steps for Creating Videos in Your Classroom</b><br /><a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/05/seven-steps-for-creating-videos-in-your.html#.VVAAVuf4mPV" target="_blank">http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/05/seven-steps-for-creating-videos-in-your.html#.VVAAVuf4mPV</a><br /><br /><i>Richard Byrne</i><br /><a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/p/about-richard-byrne-and-free-technology.html#.VVAAgOf4mPU" target="_blank">http://www.freetech4teachers.com/p/about-richard-byrne-and-free-technology.html#.VVAAgOf4mPU</a><br /><br />For many years we have taught students and their teachers to plan projects before they actually create anything. Is that what you actually do? I find that I must do some creating before I understand what it is that I need to plan.<br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Richard Byrne has re-visited the creation process and changed his approach to one that--I believe--is useful, practical, and relevant for students. Plus--I think--it works. Read his explanation and his revised creation process for short classroom videos to see if you agree.</span></span>Jo Schiffbauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17651680035741073591noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311541411352134619.post-83863778241508674042015-05-03T17:36:00.003-04:002015-05-03T17:45:53.912-04:00Instructional Design and Digital Curriculum in Education Today... Black-and-White Photos and Photo Storage in Photography Today<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Some interesting blog posts I have read recently about online courses (and blended learning) and photography...</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Instructional Design...</b><br /><br /><i>Handy Checklist for Instructional Designers</i><br /><a href="http://blog.commlabindia.com/author/deepikak/" target="_blank">KomiReddy Deepika</a><br /><a href="http://blog.commlabindia.com/elearning-design/checklist-for-instructional-designers" target="_blank">http://blog.commlabindia.com/elearning-design/checklist-for-instructional-designers</a><br /><br />Do you use lists to help you organize your time and efforts? A list can help you to be efficient when you design online courses, too. Deepika's checklist has six parameters (with specific suggestions for each) to check when designing a course. The parameters include:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">instructional strategy</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">presentation</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">assessments and feedback</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">These are good reminders of what you should include when you create a course.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Tips on Accelerating a Digital Curriculum in Your School Infographic</i><br /><a href="http://elearninginfographics.com/tips-accelerating-digital-curriculum-school-infographic/" target="_blank">http://elearninginfographics.com/tips-accelerating-digital-curriculum-school-infographic/</a><br /><br />The infographic in this article lists some best practices for implementing online programs. The basic ideas include:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">use digital content to shift students to active learning</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">make your digital content easy for teachers to use and share</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><a href="http://elearninginfographics.com/tips-accelerating-digital-curriculum-school-infographic/" title="Tips on Accelerating a Digital Curriculum in Your School Infographic"><img alt="Tips on Accelerating a Digital Curriculum in Your School Infographic" class="attachment-progression-single-uncropped wp-post-image" src="http://elearninginfographics.com/wp-content/uploads/Tips-on-Accelerating-a-Digital-Curriculum-in-Your-School-Infographic-1000x2780.png" height="1390" width="500" /></a></span></span><br />
<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Find more <a href="http://elearninginfographics.com/" target="_blank" title="The No.1 Source for the Best Education Infographics">education infographics</a> on <a href="http://elearninginfographics.com/" target="_blank">e-Learning Infographics</a></span></span></span></i><br /><b></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Black-and-white photos are not just... well... black and white when you use <b><a href="http://www.picmonkey.com/" target="_blank">PicMonkey</a></b> for photo-editing. You can use a <i>color picker</i> with the <i>black-and-white setting</i> to filter <i>color</i>. The <i>daguerreotype setting</i> allows you to work with black-and-white or sepia or what looks like a dark sepia. And a color picker is available there, too, for filtering colors. Plus both these options have fade controls.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><b>PicMonkey</b> provides short video tutorials for these effects and they are creating additional videos for other black-and-white effects.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>All-Time Greatest Album: the best way to manage your photos online in 2015<br /><a href="http://www.theverge.com/users/CaseyNewton" target="_blank">Casey Newton</a></i><br /><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/29/8467289/cloud-photo-storage-comparison-dropbox-icloud-flickr-onedrive-free" target="_blank">http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/29/8467289/cloud-photo-storage-comparison-dropbox-icloud-flickr-onedrive-free</a><br /><br />Casey Newton describes--and then charts the features of--eight photo storage services. He recommends which services work best for different types of photographers (average users and power users). He describes pros and cons for storage, auto-uploading, power, ease of use, value, and costs. The many comments at the end of this article discuss additional issues and provide useful insight.</span></span>Jo Schiffbauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17651680035741073591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311541411352134619.post-27433553509205708322015-04-26T23:31:00.000-04:002015-04-26T23:55:51.007-04:00Updating an Augmented Reality Workshop Unit<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>I'm updating my workshop unit on using augmented reality in the classroom. These Internet resources look helpful for the workshop participants.</i></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>The World is Not Enough: Google and the Future of Augmented Reality </i></span></span></li>
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Jo Schiffbauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17651680035741073591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311541411352134619.post-59367778117027494622015-04-20T21:01:00.001-04:002015-04-20T21:01:31.487-04:00Designing How We Teach Adults, Keeping Data Secure, and Removing Flash Drives... in Education Today<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>More of my favorite recent blog posts... Enjoy!</i></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Adult Learners Resource Center / <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pennstatelive/" target="_blank">Penn State</a> / <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/" target="_blank">CC BY-NC-ND 2.0</a></span></span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Learners are Learning Differently; Are You Changing the Way You Train and Support Them?</i><br /><a href="http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/blog/2015/03/26/learners-are-learning-differently-are-you-changing-the-way-you-train-them/" target="_blank">http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/blog/2015/03/26/learners-are-learning-differently-are-you-changing-the-way-you-train-them/</a><br />Jane Hart (<a href="http://janehart.com/" target="_blank">http://janehart.com/</a>)<br />March 26, 2015<br /><br />Our use of the Internet has changed the way we learn. Jane Hart draws some interesting and useful conclusions about how we learn based on her analysis of the <i>Top 100 Tools for Learning</i> surveys of the last 8 years. She argues that we should consider the changes in learning behavior brought about by our use of the Internet as we design the training we provide.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Security / <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/sidelong/" target="_blank">Dave Bleasdale</a> / <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/" target="_blank">CC BY 2.0</a></span></span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Five Ways to Ensure Your Personal Data Remains Secure</i><br /><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/five-ways-ensure-personal-data-remains-secure/" target="_blank">http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/five-ways-ensure-personal-data-remains-secure/</a><br />Christian Cawley (<a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/author/ccawley/" target="_blank">http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/author/ccawley/</a>)<br />April 17, 2015<br /><br />What are you doing to keep your data secure? Christian Cawley provides specific recommendations for Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems. His list includes the following:</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My USB Flash Drives / <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/honou/" target="_blank">Honou</a> / <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/" target="_blank">CC BY 2.0</a></span></span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Do You Really Need to Eject Your Flash Drive (or Device) Before Removing It?</i><br /><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/really-need-eject-flash-drive-device-removing/" target="_blank">http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/really-need-eject-flash-drive-device-removing/</a><br />Andy Betts (<a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/author/andy/" target="_blank">http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/author/andy/</a>)<br />March 24, 2015<br /><br />Do you remember to eject your USB flash drives before you remove them? Do you need to do so? What about external hard drives? Does it matter if you are using a Windows or a Mac operating system? Of course, it depends... Sometimes you should eject first and sometimes, not. Andy Betts explains when it matters and why.<br /><br /><br /></span></span>Jo Schiffbauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17651680035741073591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311541411352134619.post-57239379141635637582015-04-12T15:39:00.003-04:002015-04-12T16:03:07.737-04:00Poetry, Google, Gamifying Learning, Rubrics, Writing, StumbleUpon, and Word Clouds... in Education Today<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i>Reading education blogs is like attending a never-ending conference that is designed just for you with sessions shared by outstanding educators. These are some of my favorite recent finds.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Flower Poem / <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/carbonnyc/" target="_blank">David Goehring</a> / <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/" target="_blank">CC BY 2.0</a></span></span></i></td></tr>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Power of Poetry in Primary Classrooms</span></span></i><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.matthewfriday.com/" target="_blank">Matthew James Friday</a> </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Google Pen / <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/philandjo/" target="_blank">Phil and Jo Schiffbauer</a> / </span></span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/" target="_blank">CC BY 2.0</a></span></span></i></td></tr>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Google</b> for Educators: The Best Features for Busy Teachers</span></span></i><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://kylepace.com/" target="_blank">Kyle Pace</a> </span></span><br />
<a href="http://www.edutopia.org//google-for-educators" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.edutopia.org//google-for-educators</span></span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">a short list of useful classroom tools from <b>Google </b>(<a href="http://www.google.com/" target="_blank">www.google.com/</a>), some oft-used and some newer ones</span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Epic Fail or Win? Gamifying Learning in My Classroom</span></span></i><br />
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<a href="http://www.edutopia.org//blog/epic-fail-win-gamifying-learning-liz-kolb" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.edutopia.org//blog/epic-fail-win-gamifying-learning-liz-kolb</span></span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">helpful information for those interested in beginning to gamify… step-by-step instructions, what worked and what did not work in the author’s classroom</span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4 Easy Tips and Tricks for Creating Visually Engaging Rubrics</span></span></i><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.edutopia.org/users/cait-camarata" target="_blank">Cait Camarata</a> </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Maths / <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelpollak/" target="_blank">Michael Pollak</a> / </span></span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/" target="_blank">CC BY 2.0</a></span></span></i></td></tr>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4 Tips for Writing in the Math Classroom</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5 Ways to Use <b>StumbleUpon</b> in Education</span></span></i><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://plus.google.com/110263298942048824144/posts" target="_blank">Siobhan Tumelty</a> </span></span><br />
<a href="http://www.edudemic.com/5-ways-teachers-can-use-stumbleupon/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.edudemic.com/5-ways-teachers-can-use-stumbleupon/</span></span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">suggestions for using <b>StumbleUpon</b> (<a href="https://www.stumbleupon.com/" target="_blank">https://www.stumbleupon.com/</a>) to help with lesson plans, teaching, expert insight, social connection, and inspiration</span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5 Ways to Use Word Clouds in the Classroom</span></span></i><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://plus.google.com/110263298942048824144/posts" target="_blank">Siobhan Tumelty</a></span></span><br />
<a href="http://www.edudemic.com/5-ways-use-word-cloud-generators-classroom/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.edudemic.com/5-ways-use-word-cloud-generators-classroom/</span></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ideas for using word clouds for vocabulary, assessments, building knowledge, and getting to know you</span></span><br />
<br />Jo Schiffbauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17651680035741073591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311541411352134619.post-38307451300060697562015-04-05T22:27:00.000-04:002015-04-05T22:29:24.410-04:00Happy Easter!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Orange Sunrise / <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wyncliffe/" target="_blank">Wyncliffe</a> / <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/" target="_blank">CC BY 2.0</a></span></span></i></td></tr>
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Jo Schiffbauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17651680035741073591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311541411352134619.post-27652189795569825912015-03-29T22:24:00.003-04:002015-03-29T22:24:57.496-04:00Passwords, Online Sources, Mathematics, and Art... in Education Today<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Catching up on some of my favorite blogs. Again. Some posts caught my interest... and may catch yours, too.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Locked Out / <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/x1brett/" target="_blank">Brett Jordan</a> / <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/" target="_blank">CC BY 2.0</a></span></span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Vicki Davis</span></span><br />
<a href="http://www.coolcatteacher.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cool Cat Teacher</span></span></b></a><br />
<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">10 Things Everyone Should Know about Passwords</span></span></i><br />
<a href="http://www.coolcatteacher.com/10-things-everyone-know-passwords/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.coolcatteacher.com/10-things-everyone-know-passwords/</span></span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As always, Vicki provides a practical approach to and good suggestions for her topic--this time--passwords.</span></span><br />
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<a href="https://anethicalisland.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">An Ethical Island</span></span></b></a><br />
<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How Do You Choose Good Online Sources?</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mia uses an infographic to illustrate her response to students who ask how to choose good sources to cite.</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://scherlund.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Helge Scherlund's Elearning News</span></span></b></a><br />
<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">New Math Needed to Explore New Networks</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Helge shares ideas about the mathematics that helps us find answers about large networks or databases.</span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Statisticians Listen and Give a Voice to Data</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Helge introduces us to a statistician and his approach to helping students learn to use statistics.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Robin Pogrebin</span></span><br />
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The New York Times</span></span></b></a><br />
<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Not Digital Art, but Art Learned Digitally</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Robin writes about an art teacher who offers drawing and painting classes online.</span></span>Jo Schiffbauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17651680035741073591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311541411352134619.post-58579111594382043862015-03-24T12:32:00.001-04:002015-03-24T22:07:11.626-04:00Using Twitter Lists<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><i>Why do I use Twitter lists?</i></b></span></span></h3>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Twitter</b> (<a href="https://twitter.com/?lang=en" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/?lang=en</a>) is a great tool for professional development.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> It leads me to educators who are passionate about helping others learn.</span></span> It lets me know when good teaching and learning ideas are available to examine.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The flow of information from <b>Twitter</b> is sometimes referred to as a <i>firehose</i>... with good reason. After you have used <b>Twitter</b> for a while the list of folks that you follow grows. And the number of tweets from them becomes quite large. I found that I was missing the tweets of some of the creative leaders from whom I have learned so much in the past due to the large number of tweets flowing through my <i>firehose</i>... that is, my timeline.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I was a bit familiar with <b>Twitter</b> lists and thought that extending my use of them would help. I was right. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><i>What is a Twitter list?</i></b></span></span></h3>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Twitter</b> defines a list as a "curated group of <b>Twitter</b> users." So, if I follow 100 folks on <b>Twitter</b> and 60 of them are creative, passionate educators, then I can group those 60 together in one <b>Twitter</b> list.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does grouping these accounts together in a single list help? I can choose to view the tweets from this select group of educators without being distracted by tweets from other accounts. I am less likely to miss ideas from folks whose ideas are so very helpful and useful as I work with students and with other educators.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><i>What actions are available for working with lists?</i></b></span></span></h3>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I can <i>create</i> lists (or <i>delete</i> them), <i>add</i> or <i>remove</i> individuals from my lists, <i>subscribe</i> to lists others have created. My lists can be <i>public</i> or <i>private</i>. I can <i>share</i> a list with others via <b>Twitter</b> (or my website or blog).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I can send tweets to individuals on a list, but not to the entire list at once. I can add <b>Twitter</b> users to a <b>Twitter</b> list even if I do not follow them individually. <span itemprop="articleBody text">If I want to follow some accounts for information <i>only</i>—perhaps about a one-time event or news story—I can just add them to a list rather than follow them.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><i>How can Twitter lists help?</i></b></span></span></h3>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For me, the most important thing that lists do is make it possible for me to view more of my tweets. I'm not missing as many as I did previously. After all, the easiest way to complete a big job myself is to break it down into a series of small jobs. <i>(How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.)</i></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> That's what lists do for me.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What lists might help you? Some lists you could consider are...</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">your
team or department or grade level or school</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">conferences attendees</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Twitter</b> chat participants</span></span> </li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">folks with whom you have common interests</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">resources for other teachers or your students or
parents</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">individuals you recommend that others follow</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"notice me" list... folks with whom you want to develop a working relationship</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">thought leaders in education or other fields in which you have an interest</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">folks you would like to recognize</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">your
affiliations</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">friends and family</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">news... general or specific </span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><i>How do I...?</i></b></span></span></h3>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Create a list... </i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Go to your profile page </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">></span></span> Lists</span></span> > Create new list </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">></span></span> name the list (max of 25 characters) </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">></span></span> provide a description (max of 100 characters) </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">></span></span> choose private (for
your eyes only) or public (anyone can subscribe) </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">></span></span> save list</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Add or remove individuals from a list...</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Go to the user's profile </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">></span></span> gear icon </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">></span></span> add or remove from lists (don't have to also
follow) </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">></span></span> check or uncheck lists to add or remove</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Determine if an individual is on a specific list...</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Go to your profile page </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">></span></span> Lists</span></span> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">></span></span> click the list you are interested in </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">></span></span>
click Members to determine if the person is in that list</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Determine if I am on a specific list...</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Go to your profile page </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">></span></span> Lists</span></span> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">></span></span> click on Member of</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Share a list
with someone...</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Go to that list </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">></span></span> copy the URL in your browser's address field </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">></span></span> paste the URL in a message to the person with whom you would
like to share the list</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>View tweets from a list... </i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Go to your profile page </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">></span></span> Lists </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">></span></span> click on the list<br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Edit or delete lists...</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Go to your profile page </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">></span></span> Lists</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">></span></span> select the
list your want to edit or delete </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">></span></span> edit or delete</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Subscribe to (follow) someone else's list...</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Go to that member's profile </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">></span></span> Lists </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">></span></span> select list </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">></span></span> click Subscribe</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>See who subscribes to my <b>Twitter</b> lists...</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Visit the list </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">></span></span> click "List Subscribers"</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>See what lists I am a member of...</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Go to your profile page </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">></span></span> Lists</span></span> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">></span></span> Member of</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Why was I added to a <b>Twitter</b> spam list?</i> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Twitter</b> now allows more members per list and more lists per members, so spammers are trying to use that to their advantage </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><i>Do you have other questions?</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Go to <i>I'm Having Trouble with Lists</i> at <a href="https://support.twitter.com/articles/20169276-i-m-having-trouble-with-lists#" target="_blank">https://support.twitter.com/articles/20169276-i-m-having-trouble-with-lists#</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">• Use a software tool to help you <i>manage</i> your <b>Twitter</b> lists:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Commun.it... </b><a href="http://commun.it/" target="_blank">http://commun.it/</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Manage Flitter... </b><a href="https://manageflitter.com/" target="_blank">https://manageflitter.com/</a> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>SocialBro</b>... <a href="http://www.socialbro.com/" target="_blank">http://www.socialbro.com/</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Tweepi</b>... <a href="http://tweepi.com/" target="_blank">http://tweepi.com/</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Twitilist... </b><a href="http://www.twitilist.com/" target="_blank">http://www.twitilist.com/</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Twitlistmanager</b>... <a href="http://twitlistmanager.com/" target="_blank">http://twitlistmanager.com/</a></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">• Use a software tool to help you <i>view</i> the tweets from your lists</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span itemprop="articleBody text">—</span></span></span>I use <b>TweetDeck </b>(<a href="https://about.twitter.com/products/tweetdeck" target="_blank">https://about.twitter.com/products/tweetdeck</a>)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Include yourself in lists you create (so folks viewing your list include you in that category)... see <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3yd1QJpaxo" target="_blank"><b>Twitter</b> Lists - How to Add Yourself to a List You Created</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">• Follow up with direct messages (<i>thank you</i> or a link to your website) when you're added to someone else's list</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">• Upload your <b>Twitter</b> list to <b>Flipboard </b>(<a href="https://flipboard.com/" target="_blank">https://flipboard.com/</a>)... a visual way to see content from your list members</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Twitter</b>'s Help Center...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Using <b>Twitter</b> Lists</i><br /><a href="https://support.twitter.com/articles/76460-using-twitter-lists#" target="_blank">https://support.twitter.com/articles/76460-using-twitter-lists#</a><br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Create and Use <b>Twitter</b> Lists</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://media.twitter.com/best-practice/create-and-use-twitter-lists" target="_blank">https://media.twitter.com/best-practice/create-and-use-twitter-lists</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Get Organized: How to Create and Use <b>Twitter</b> Lists</i><br /><a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2459110,00.asp" target="_blank">http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2459110,00.asp</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>23 Seldom-Used Ideas for How to Use <b>Twitter</b> Lists</i><br /><a href="https://blog.bufferapp.com/twitter-lists" target="_blank">https://blog.bufferapp.com/twitter-lists</a><br />Outstanding article!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><i><b>Twitter</b> Lists are the New "Follow"</i><br /><a href="http://blog.hootsuite.com/twitter-lists-new-follow/" target="_blank">http://blog.hootsuite.com/twitter-lists-new-follow/</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Twitter</b> Lists - How to Add Yourself to a List You Created</span></span></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3yd1QJpaxo" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3yd1QJpaxo </a></span></span></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span> </i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Why You Were Added to <b>Twitter</b> Spam Lists</i><br /><a href="http://mashable.com/2013/09/18/twitter-spammers-lists/" target="_blank">http://mashable.com/2013/09/18/twitter-spammers-lists/</a><br /><br /><i>How To: Remove Yourself From Stupid <b>Twitter</b> Lists</i><br /><a href="http://askaaronlee.com/how-to-remove-yourself-from-stupid-twitter-lists/" target="_blank">http://askaaronlee.com/how-to-remove-yourself-from-stupid-twitter-lists/</a><br /><br /><i>Nine Tools for Journalists to Cut <b>Twitter</b> List Creation and Management Time</i><br /><a href="http://knightlab.northwestern.edu/2014/12/19/nine-tools-for-journalists-to-cut-twitter-list-creation-and-management-time/" target="_blank">http://knightlab.northwestern.edu/2014/12/19/nine-tools-for-journalists-to-cut-twitter-list-creation-and-management-time/</a> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Reviews of third-party tools to use with <b>Twitter</b>, including <b>Twitter</b> lists</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>How to Use <b>Twitter</b> Lists Like a Pro</i><br /><a href="http://daveadelaney.com/how-to-use-twitter-lists-like-a-pro/" target="_blank">http://daveadelaney.com/how-to-use-twitter-lists-like-a-pro/</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>How to Use <b>Twitter</b> Lists for Business</i><br /><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/use-twitter-lists-business/" target="_blank">http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/use-twitter-lists-business/</a> <br /><br /><i>5 Great Ideas to Unleash Business Benefits from <b>Twitter</b> Lists</i><br /><a href="http://www.businessesgrow.com/2013/07/25/unleashing-the-business-potential-of-twitter-lists/" target="_blank">http://www.businessesgrow.com/2013/07/25/unleashing-the-business-potential-of-twitter-lists/</a></span></span>Jo Schiffbauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17651680035741073591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311541411352134619.post-79068760724409332652015-03-08T20:36:00.001-04:002015-03-08T20:41:29.830-04:00Drones--and Other Ways--to Celebrate Pi Day<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi_Day" target="_blank">Pi Day</a> (March 14) will be here in less than a week.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you are looking for additional resources for your classes, check <a href="http://www.edutopia.org/" target="_blank"><b>Edutopia</b></a>'s updated <a href="http://www.edutopia.org//blog/pi-day-lesson-plans-matthew-davis" target="_blank">list</a>. Your lessons and celebration can include music, ideas for many graded levels, the history of pi, <a href="http://www.edutopia.org//blog/celebrate-pi-day-in-classroom-noelle-and-alex-filippenko" target="_blank">interactive games</a>, and--of course--mathematics lessons.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Some of the websites dedicated to <i>pi</i> and/or <i>Pi Day</i> are:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>TeachPi.org</b> (<a href="http://teachpi.org/" target="_blank">http://teachpi.org/</a>)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Joy Of Pi</b> (<a href="http://www.joyofpi.com/" target="_blank">http://www.joyofpi.com/</a>)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>piZone.org</b> (<a href="http://www.nationalpiday.org/" target="_blank">http://www.nationalpiday.org/</a>)</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://web.mit.edu/" target="_blank"><b>MIT</b></a> sends admission decisions to next year's students on March 14 each year. They also create humorous videos appropriate for Pi Day. This year their video goes above and beyond... almost literally... with <i>drones</i>. Be sure to check their video,<span class="watch-title " dir="ltr" id="eow-title" title="Keep your eyes to the skies this Pi Day"><i> Keep Your Eyes to the Skies This Pi Day</i>, </span>(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjw9-E3_GbM&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjw9-E3_GbM&feature=youtu.be</a>)!</span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">7 Classroom Resources for Pi Day</span></span></i><br />
<a href="http://www.edutopia.org//blog/pi-day-lesson-plans-matthew-davis" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.edutopia.org//blog/pi-day-lesson-plans-matthew-davis</span></span></a><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How to Celebrate Pi Day in Your Classroom</span></span></i><br />
<a href="http://www.edutopia.org//blog/celebrate-pi-day-in-classroom-noelle-and-alex-filippenko" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.edutopia.org//blog/celebrate-pi-day-in-classroom-noelle-and-alex-filippenko</span></span></a><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In rare instance, MIT's 'Pi Day" falls on 3/14/15</span></span></i><br />
<a href="http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/03/06/mit-celebrate-special-day/3daF44v2XtJ360bGumzaNM/story.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/03/06/mit-celebrate-special-day/3daF44v2XtJ360bGumzaNM/story.html</span></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Keep your eyes to the skies this Pi Day</i> (video)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjw9-E3_GbM&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjw9-E3_GbM&feature=youtu.be</a></span></span>Jo Schiffbauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17651680035741073591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311541411352134619.post-35086217595436458962015-03-01T23:47:00.000-05:002015-03-01T23:50:25.466-05:00Five Resources for Educators: Music, Net Neutrality, Photography, Physical Education, Supreme Teacher of the Universe<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Blogs are a rich source of information and ideas for educators. These five resources caught my attention today.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Resource #1</b><br /><i>5 Music Resources for the Classroom</i><br /><a href="http://blog.reallygoodstuff.com/5-holiday-music-resources-for-classroom-teachers/" target="_blank">http://blog.reallygoodstuff.com/5-holiday-music-resources-for-classroom-teachers/</a><br /><br />Music has many uses in the classroom. It can be a topic serving as a component in a unit (e.g., music of the Twenties) or a tool to help students learn (e.g., calendar songs) or background music for the brain (e.g., Baroque) or the main focus of a lesson (e.g., notation).<br /><br />This article lists sources for accessing a variety of music selections, some free, some not. These music resources would be good to share with colleagues as well as to use in your own classroom.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />These recommendations are useful where you are using an iPhone or another smartphone camera or a regular camera.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Resource </span></span>#4</b><br /><i>How I Teach: Osama Abujafar</i><br /><a href="http://www.thephysicaleducator.com/blog/files/how-i-teach-osama-abu-jafar.html#unique-entry-id-399" target="_blank">http://www.thephysicaleducator.com/blog/files/how-i-teach-osama-abu-jafar.html#unique-entry-id-399</a><br /><br />Students who are studying to become physical education teachers sometimes question how they can use technology in their field. <a href="http://thephysicaleducator.com/" target="_blank">ThePhysicalEducator.com</a> website provides many resources and suggestions to answer this question.<br /><br /><i>How I Teach</i> is a series of profiles of technology-using physical education teachers. This article is one of those profiles.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Resource </span></span>#5</b><br /><i>Almost 32 Things You Should Consider Doing in Order to Become the Supreme Teacher of the Universe</i><br /><a href="http://blogush.edublogs.org/2015/01/31/almost-32-things-you-should-consider-doing-in-order-to-become-the-supreme-teacher-of-the-universe/" target="_blank">http://blogush.edublogs.org/2015/01/31/almost-32-things-you-should-consider-doing-in-order-to-become-the-supreme-teacher-of-the-universe/</a><br /><br />Paul Bogush has an interesting way of counting in this post, but what he shares is worth reading and considering. You will find some technical suggestions and some inspirational recommendations. Read his article... and share it with colleagues or pre-service teachers.</span></span>Jo Schiffbauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17651680035741073591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311541411352134619.post-89461804588605766842015-02-16T07:09:00.000-05:002015-02-28T18:35:28.257-05:00Become a Better Photographer<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Have you ever asked a photographer how s/he shoots such great photos? I usually receive the answer, "Take lots of photos." I don't think I truly believed that answer until I worked on Project 365/2014.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">No, I'm not a great photographer. But I did take several photos in 2014 that I like. And I shot many photos that I did not like.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What did I learn? I became better at composition, lighting, night shots, seeing details, creativity, and photo-editing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I found that construction, big machines, clouds, hay rolls, and flowers are interesting.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I discovered that some shots look better in black-and-white than in color.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have taken photos early in the morning and late at night. I shot a photo as I sat in my car as it moved through a car wash. I have used towels, blouses, throws, and scarves as backdrops for items. I followed a blimp to take some interesting photos. I took photos of floors, upholstery, coasters, and trivets.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I always have my camera with me. I use point-and-shoot and cell phone cameras. I keep a small tripod attached to the point-and-shoot and I have a small tripod I can use with the cell phone camera.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Was doing Project 365/2014 a good idea? Absolutely! Read about Project 365/2014 <a href="http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/p/project-365.html" target="_blank">here</a>... and view the photos <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/philandjo/sets/72157639596563196/" target="_blank">here</a>. Check out my thoughts about the project at <i>Ten Photos... and Counting...</i> (<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><a href="http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/2014/01/ten-photos-and-counting.html" target="_blank">http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/2014/01/ten-photos-and-counting.html</a>)</span>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Am I working on a Project 365/2015? Yes... with modifications. Read about the project <a href="http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/p/project.html" target="_blank">here</a>... and view the photos <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/philandjo/sets/72157647741376023/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span><br />
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Jo Schiffbauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17651680035741073591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311541411352134619.post-5510739615410334312015-02-01T18:11:00.004-05:002015-02-01T20:44:36.741-05:00Web Writing<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As we encourage folks--students and teachers--to write blogs, create websites, and share tweets I think we should also help them to write well for the web.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sharing information on the web and sharing printed information have some common characteristics. For example, both can reach a wide audience and both can be illustrated with images.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Other features, however, differ. I particularly like the ease with which we can access related information on the web compared with doing so in print. Hyperlinks are so much more convenient then footnotes. And it's easier to update information on the web than it is in print.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Whether I am writing for the web or for print I work through three stages:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">pre-writing,</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">writing, and</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">post-writing.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In this post I discuss <i>web writing</i>, the process I use when I write for the web.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Web Writing Diagram / <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/philandjo/" target="_blank">Jo Schiffbauer</a> / <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/" target="_blank">CC BY 2.0</a></span></i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pre-Writing: Gather Data</span></span></h3>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I begin by gathering data. This is the pre-writing stage. I search specific blogs, <b><a href="https://delicious.com/" target="_blank">Delicious</a></b>, <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/" target="_blank"><b>Pinterest</b></a>, <b><a href="http://scoop.it/" target="_blank">Scoop.It</a></b> and <a href="https://twitter.com/?lang=en" target="_blank"><b>Twitter</b></a> for ideas and data. Today when I research a topic I use these resources… in this order:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>my bookmarking site</i> (<b>Delicious</b>) for my bookmarks and those of others,</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>curated information</i> (<b>Pinterest</b> and <b>Scoop.It</b>) published by others interested in the same topic,</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>blogs</i> by folks I follow who often write about my topic,</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Twitter</b> comments, and</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">the web as accessed by <i>search engine(s)</i>. </span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I describe my process for this in a blog post, <i>How Do You Search for Information on a Topic?</i> (<a href="http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/2014/03/how-do-you-search-for-information-on.html" target="_blank">http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/2014/03/how-do-you-search-for-information-on.html</a>).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Writing: Organize Ideas, Write, and Proofread</span></span></h3>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After I have the data I need I am ready for the writing stage. At this point I have three tasks:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">organize my ideas,</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">write my first draft (and additional drafts as necessary), and</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">proofread when I think I have completed composing my message.</span></span></li>
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<i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Organize Ideas</span></span></span></i></h4>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One of my favorite tools for visually planning projects is <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/" target="_blank"><b>Inspiration</b></a> software. The mind map above shows my organization of the topic of web writing. If you do not have access to <b>Inspiration</b> software, you can use one of the many free mind map sites. See my blog post about mind maps and other graphics organizers: <i>Resources for Graphics Organizers, Concept Maps, and Mind Maps</i> (<a href="http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/2014/03/resources-for-graphic-organizers.html" target="_blank">http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/2014/03/resources-for-graphic-organizers.html</a>).</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Writing / <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/c_x_2/" target="_blank">C x 2</a> / <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/" target="_blank">CC BY 2.0</a></span></span></i></td></tr>
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<i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Write My First Draft (and Additional Drafts as Necessary)</span></span></span></i></h4>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I use a <i>text editor</i> in the writing stage in order to minimize transferring unnecessary (proprietary) code when I transfer my draft to the blogging software. I have just started using <a href="http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/" target="_blank"><b>Text Wrangler</b></a> and am pleased with it. At some point I would like to work with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown" target="_blank"><b>Markdown</b></a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I include <i>links</i> to sources and media in web writing. That's one of the big advantages of writing for the web. Those links should be <i>click-able</i>. Readers should not have to copy-and-paste the URL (web address) of a website. All they should need to do is click on the link provided. I link to products, articles, media, ... anything about which I think my readers would like more information.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When writing for my blog I include <i>labels</i>. That allows readers to easily find any of my blog posts about specific topics. The label for this blog post is <i>web writing</i>. When I write tweets for <b>Twitter</b> I use <i>hashtags</i> so readers can find other tweets about the same topics.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When I write my first (and each subsequent) draft I find that the result is usually better if I follow these <i>guidelines</i>:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Discuss one topic per blog post.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Read only the headlines (main and sub-) to determine if they tell enough about the content so readers will know what the article is about from scanning the headlines.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Use keywords more than once in the article to emphasize their relevance to the topic in a search.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Be sure that most readers will learn something new from reading the content.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Remember that benefits--rather than features--sell products. Tell the readers how the topic will help them teach better, create more effective lessons, reach more students.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My mechanics for writing an interesting and readable article include:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">short sentences,</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">understandable vocabulary rather than impressive words,</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">broken rules (start a sentence with "and" and/or use sentence fragments),</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">only necessary words, and</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">short choices... sentences, articles, words, and paragraphs.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In my writing style I try to do each of the following:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Show my passion. Express an opinion.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Write in a conversational style.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Express enthusiasm and entertain the readers.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Don't always be predictable. Say something surprising.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Show the readers that I care about them.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Avoid the passive tense. (Using passive tense is a major weakness for me. To handle that I use a grammar checker that identifies passive sentences. Invariably it finds at least one passive sentence in any blog post I write. But once it's identified I can then revise the sentence so it is no longer passive. Some day I'll check a post I've written and discover that no passive sentences have been found!)</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The concept of <i>graphic design</i> does not apply only to images. How the text <i>looks</i> affects how it is <i>read and understood</i>.</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Use white space. A less "busy" appearance is more inviting to readers.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Consider column width. The width of the column affects how quickly the content can be read and understood.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Use bullets and numbered lists. The format looks different and readers like the efficiency of finding information in lists.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Use a maximum of five sentences in a paragraph. Short is good.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Less than ten words per sentence. Again... short is good.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you are creating a presentation follow the 6x6 (or 6x7) rule: no more than six words across / no more than six (or seven) bullet points.</span></span></li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Benjamin Franklin's Type Set / Childers, Tim. <u>img_2691.jpg</u>. June, 2011. Pics4Learning. 2 Feb 2015 <<a href="http://pics.tech4learning.com/" target="_blank">http://pics.tech4learning.com</a>></i></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Be intentional in your use of <i>fonts</i>:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The font chosen should be easy to read, of appropriate size, and a good color contrast with the background. Use common fonts that readers are likely to have on their computers.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Use a maximum of two fonts in no more than three sizes. <i>Sans serif</i> fonts work well for large amounts of copy in web writing. Arial and Helvetica are examples of sans serif fonts because they have no tiny lines at the ends of the letters.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Use colors that make reading easier. Dark blue text on a light yellow background, light yellow text on a blue background, and white text on a black background work well if you are not using the standard black text on white background.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Avoid red text or background. If you really want to use red, try burgundy instead.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you use color backgrounds, consider how they affect the readers' reactions.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">black => power and sophistication</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">blue</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> => </span></span>calm and/or conservative ideas</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">gray</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> => </span></span>neutrality</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">green</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> => </span></span>involve the viewer</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">yellow</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> => </span></span>share cheerfulness and hope</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Illustrate the text with appropriate <i>images</i> that help readers connect with the topic. Be sure that you:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">have permission to use any images and/or content you include,</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">provide attribution for work you use and/or reference, and</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">use others' work only when the copyright supports that use.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Some ideas I have shared on this blog about finding and using photos and other images include the following:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Finding Appropriate Images for Blogs and Other Web-based Projects </i>(<a href="http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/2014/07/finding-appropriate-images-for-blogs.html" target="_blank">http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/2014/07/finding-appropriate-images-for-blogs.html</a>)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Do Your Attributions for Photos with Creative Commons Licenses Include TASL? </i>(<a href="http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/2014/01/do-your-attributions-for-photos-with.html" target="_blank">http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/2014/01/do-your-attributions-for-photos-with.html</a>)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Creating My Own Stock Photos and Cartoons </i>(<a href="http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/2013/08/creating-my-own-stock-photos-and.html" target="_blank">http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/2013/08/creating-my-own-stock-photos-and.html</a>)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Free Quality Photos Are Available on the Web </i>(<a href="http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/2014/02/free-quality-photos-are-available-on-web.html" target="_blank">http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/2014/02/free-quality-photos-are-available-on-web.html</a>)</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When I proofread I do these things:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">do not proofread immediately,</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">evaluate the title,</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">check if the content is organized and supported by the research,</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">read out loud, and</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">proofread in stages: spelling, grammar, style, clickability of links, ...</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Recently I shared some ideas for proofreading: <i>Proofread Like An Expert </i>(<a href="http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/2015/01/proofread-like-expert.html" target="_blank">http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/2015/01/proofread-like-expert.html</a>).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Post-Writing: Share in a Blog, on a Wiki, in Twitter, or on a Website</span></span></h3>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Finally I am ready for the post-writing stage. At this point I share my message in a blog, on a wiki, on <b>Twitter</b>, or on a website. Basic content I want to share goes to the blog or a website. Lessons I will teach in class find their home in a wiki or on a website. <b>Twitter</b> handles notifying others that new information is available on my blog or on other blogs.</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Sharing the Benefits of Blogging for Educators </i>(<a href="http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/2014/05/sharing-benefits-of-blogging-for.html" target="_blank">http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/2014/05/sharing-benefits-of-blogging-for.html</a>)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Using Wikis for Teaching and Learning</i> (<a href="http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/2014/05/using-wikis-for-teaching-and-learning.html" target="_blank">http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/2014/05/using-wikis-for-teaching-and-learning.html</a>)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Using Twitter as an Educator</i> (<a href="http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/2014/05/using-twitter-as-educator.html" target="_blank">http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/2014/05/using-twitter-as-educator.html</a>)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Choosing Content for a Teacher Website</i> (<a href="http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/2014/04/choosing-content-for-teacher-or.html" target="_blank">http://teachinginadigitalworld.blogspot.com/2014/04/choosing-content-for-teacher-or.html</a>)</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sources I Used for This Post That You May Want to Read</span></span></h3>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5 Questions to Ask When Writing Content</span></span></i><br />
<a href="http://www.jeffbullas.com/2013/02/27/5-questions-to-ask-when-writing-content/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.jeffbullas.com/2013/02/27/5-questions-to-ask-when-writing-content/</span></span></a><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">11 Ways to Bore the Boots Off Your Readers</span></span></i><br />
<a href="http://www.copyblogger.com/boring-writing/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.copyblogger.com/boring-writing/</span></span></a><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Concerned About Copyright? A Guide for Legally Using Images on the Web</span></span></i><br />
<a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/concerned-copyright-guide-legally-using-images-web/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/concerned-copyright-guide-legally-using-images-web/</span></span></a>Jo Schiffbauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17651680035741073591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311541411352134619.post-4197064954493252832015-01-25T23:47:00.002-05:002015-01-25T23:48:20.366-05:00A Mind Map for Web Writing<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Articles published on the web have some common characteristics with articles published in print. However, important differences do exist.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As we encourage folks--students and teachers--to write blogs and share tweets I think we should also help them use the common features and those characteristics which differ to enhance their messages.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I am preparing a blog post about <i>web writing</i>. One of the early steps in the process is to organize my thoughts about the process of web writing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One of my favorite tools for visually planning projects is <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/" target="_blank"><b>Inspiration</b></a> software. So, this week, I am publishing my first draft of a visual mind map for sharing ideas about web writing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Next week I will share more about web writing.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Web Writing / <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/philandjo/" target="_blank">Jo Schiffbaue</a>r / <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/" target="_blank">CC BY 2.0</a></span></span></i></td></tr>
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Jo Schiffbauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17651680035741073591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311541411352134619.post-18084494250339554362015-01-19T18:20:00.004-05:002015-01-19T19:38:43.042-05:00Proofread Like an Expert<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Teacher, student, business professional, organizer... whatever our jobs or our goals are... we have messages to communicate. And whatever our messages are we want our audiences to understand those messages and to implement them.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Our first attempt to communicate a message works... sometimes... but not always. (<i>"Dad, no one else has to be home by 11:00!"</i>)</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Proofreading / <a href="http://pixabay.com/" target="_blank">Pixabay</a> / <a href="http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en" target="_blank">CC0 1.0</a></span></span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A second look at our message may expose errors we did not notice the first time we reviewed our document. That additional examination can make the difference between whether or not our message is implemented.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It is a good idea to review your document before you proofread it. Here's a short list of some ideas you may want to consider before you proofread.</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Do not proofread as soon as you have finished writing your document. Wait a while... perhaps an hour or a day or two.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Is the title accurate, short, and interesting to the intended audience?</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Does the overall organization of the content convey your message?</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Does the research support the message?</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Does your document follow the rules of a specific formatting style (e.g., APA, MLA, Turabian, Chicago) you are required to use?</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When you do proofread the document you may want to think about the following ideas.</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Some people proofread better from a printed page; others, from a screen. You should try both to see which one works better for you.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Read out loud.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cover the lines below the one you're reading.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Search for common errors. (When I first began to use only one space after a sentence rather than two I would always do a search for two adjacent spaces to make sure I hadn't accidentally fallen into my old habit.)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Check separately for different types of errors. (I search for spelling errors first. Then for passive voice (one of my personal habits that I'm trying to break). Following that I check that links are working.)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Use the spelling / grammar checking function that your word processor provides to correct mechanical errors (spelling, word usage, grammar, punctuation). Remember that spell-checking functions are not foolproof.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.digitalchalk.com/" target="_blank">DigitalChalk.com</a> has published a two-part series of articles about proofreading. The first article discusses tips for proofreading. You will probably recognize most of them.</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Read aloud.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Know your weaknesses.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Don't rely on spell check.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Read and reread.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Don't procrastinate.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Follow a checklist.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The second article in the series suggests items that might be on your proofreading checklist. All the suggestions are good, but I particularly like these that I think we sometimes forget:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Do all the images and graphics make sense?</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Is everything styled consistently?</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Is the tone consistent?</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Do all your links work?</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Do you have other techniques that you use when you proofread? How do you teach your students to proofread?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Resources </b></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Importance of Proofreading</span></span></i><br />
<a href="http://www.papercheck.com/proofreading.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.papercheck.com/proofreading.html</span></span></a><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Writer's Handbook: How to Proofread</span></span></b><br />
<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Proofreading</span></span></i><br />
<a href="https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/Proofreading.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/Proofreading.html</span></span></a><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Part 1: Proofread and Edit Your Course Like a Pro</span></span></i><br />
<a href="http://www.digitalchalk.com/blog/part-1-proofread-edit-course-like-pro" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.digitalchalk.com/blog/part-1-proofread-edit-course-like-pro</span></span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">by Sarah Bright</span></span><br />
<a href="http://www.digitalchalk.com/blog/author/sarahelizabeth" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.digitalchalk.com/blog/author/sarahelizabeth</span></span></a><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Part 2: Your Essential Proofreading Checklist</span></span></i><br />
<a href="http://www.digitalchalk.com/blog/part-2-essential-proofreading-checklist" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.digitalchalk.com/blog/part-2-essential-proofreading-checklist</span></span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">by Sarah Bright</span></span><br />
<a href="http://www.digitalchalk.com/blog/author/sarahelizabeth" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.digitalchalk.com/blog/author/sarahelizabeth</span></span></a><br />
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