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24 Awesome Free Resources for Readers

24 Awesome Free Resources for Readers

JANUARY 8, 2015 BY LISA VAN GEMERT LEAVE A COMMENT

Readers are always on the lookout for great resources to feed their reading habit.…

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Posted by Timothy Gangwer on January 20, 2015 at 9:24am

Visual Literacy and the Soundtrack to Our Lives with Timothy Gangwer

Visual Literacy and the Soundtrack to Our Lives with Timothy Gangwer

 

The International Conference of Creativity, Thinking & Education

Saturday & Sunday, April 18-19, 2015…

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Posted by Timothy Gangwer on January 13, 2015 at 4:53pm

Visual Teaching and Creativity

Visual Teaching and Creativity

Timothy Gangwer, M.A.

January 9, 2015

During a rehearsal of Debussy’s La Mer, Maestro Arturo Toscanini found himself unable to describe to the orchestra the effect he hoped to achieve from a particular passage.…

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Posted by Timothy Gangwer on January 9, 2015 at 2:08pm

Put that iPhone down! And 14 other digital resolutions for 2015

Kelly Wallace is CNN's digital correspondent and editor-at-large covering family, career and life. Read her other columns on digital life and follow her reports at CNN Parents and on…

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Posted by Timothy Gangwer on January 9, 2015 at 2:03pm

The Power of Digital Story

The Power of Digital Story

by Bob Dillon

DECEMBER 15, 2014

Telling our story is an essential part of our humanness. It allows us to feel part of the community that knows our story, and it fosters empathy for those that surround us. Story is a powerful force in shaping mental models, motivating and persuading others, and…

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24 Awesome Free Resources for Readers

24 Awesome Free Resources for ReadersJANUARY 8, 2015 BY LISA VAN GEMERT LEAVE A COMMENTReaders are always on the lookout for great resources to feed their reading habit.  Here is a list of 24 awesome free resources for readers I compiled for Read Across America Day that we tweeted out from…See More
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Visual Literacy and the Soundtrack to Our Lives with Timothy Gangwer

Visual Literacy and the Soundtrack to Our Lives with Timothy Gangwer The International Conference of Creativity, Thinking & EducationSaturday & Sunday, April 18-19, 2015…See More
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The Power of Digital Story

The Power of Digital Storyby Bob DillonDECEMBER 15, 2014Telling our story is an essential part of our humanness. It allows us to feel part of the community that knows our story, and it fosters empathy for those that surround us. Story is a powerful force in shaping mental models, motivating and persuading others, and teaching the lessons of life. Telling story extends back to a time when oral history dominated the tools of communication. And now the flood of technology tools that allow for…See More
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With age, we lose our visual learning filter

With age, we lose our visual learning filter posted by news on november 26, 2014 - 5:30pmOlder people can actually take in and learn from visual information more readily than younger people do, according to new evidence reported in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on November 26. This surprising discovery is explained by an apparent decline with age in the ability to filter out irrelevant information."It is quite counterintuitive that there is a case in which older individuals learn more…See More
Nov 28, 2014
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The Screen Time Rules You Really Should Enforce This Year

The Screen Time Rules You Really Should Enforce This YearAuthor InformationThe Huffington Post  | By Rebecca Adams While parents grapple with how much screen time is too much for children, new research now supports their suspicions: An excess amount of time in front of screens is bad for kids.The Learning Habit study, published this month in the American Journal of Family Therapy and in a book titled…See More
Oct 31, 2014
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MSU psychology study takes unique look at visual learning

MSU psychology study takes unique look at visual learning6:36 p.m. CDT October 26, 2014You’re driving on the interstate with traffic all around you. In tiny increments of time, you are aware of the types of cars on either side. Because you’re familiar with them, your conscious attention is directed elsewhere.Psychologist Wayne Mitchell, coordinator of the experimental psychology graduate program at Missouri State University, is fascinated by the response to the unfamiliar, especially in…See More
Oct 27, 2014
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In My Shoes

© 2014, Timothy Gangwer"I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion." - Henry David Thoreau
Oct 20, 2014
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Why visual literacy is important

Why visual literacy is importantPosted: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 12:00 am | Updated: 12:35 pm, Wed Oct 15, 2014.Bailey Freestone bailey.freestone@iowastatedaily.comVisual literacy is the ability to look at the world around you and analyze what is being seen to give it a deeper meaning. While students look at their surroundings, they rarely take it in and understand the true meaning behind what they are seeing.“Most people spend about…See More
Oct 16, 2014
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A Thousand Horses

© 2014, Timothy Gangwer"Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness."- Maya Angelou
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The extraordinary art of autistic 'five-year-old Monet'

The extraordinary art of autistic 'five-year-old Monet'endclickprintincludestartclickprintexclude no partnerBy Jake Wallis Simons, for CNNupdated 7:50 AM EDT, Thu October 9, 2014(CNN) -- At first glance, they could almost pass for masterpieces by Monet or Renoir.But these impressionist-style paintings -- which are changing hands for thousands of dollars -- were painted by a five-year-old girl who is unable to speak.Meet Iris Halmshaw, an autistic…See More
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The International Conference of Creativity, Thinking & Education

April 18-19, 2015, University of St. Thomas - Minneapolis, MN
Oct 2, 2014
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Visualization and Big Data: new technology trends

This article provided by IBA GroupVisualization and Big Data: new technology trendsTHOUGHTLEADERS  | 07.05.2014 | …See More
Sep 26, 2014
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Biochemistry Instructors’ Views toward Developing and Assessing Visual Literacy in Their Courses

Biochemistry Instructors’ Views toward Developing and Assessing Visual Literacy in Their CoursesKimberly J. Linenberger and Thomas A. Holme *Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United StatesJ. Chem. Educ., Article ASAPDOI: 10.1021/ed500420rPublication Date (Web): September 18, 2014Copyright © 2014 The…See More
Sep 22, 2014
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Taking Classroom Tech Use to the Next Level: Specific Traits to Look For

Taking Classroom Tech Use to the Next Level: Specific Traits to Look ForKatrina Schwartz | September 10, 2014 | 11 Comments“They don’t live in Saskatoon!” a seventh-grade girl says vehemently. She’s working with her class to figure out where another mystery class is located somewhere else in…See More
Sep 17, 2014
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ConnectED Could be a Game Changer for Technology in Schools

Joshua Bleiberg and Darrell M. West | August 28, 2014 7:30amConnectED Could be a Game Changer for Technology in SchoolsIn June 2013, President Obama announced the ConnectED initiative intended to equip schools with the best technology available to improve the nation's education system. The administration secured pledges of over $2 billion from leading technology companies. Despite that headline grabbing figure, a lack of…See More
Sep 10, 2014
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8th Global Conference: Visual Literacies (March, 2015: Lisbon, Portugal)

8th Global Conference: Visual Literacies (March, 2015: Lisbon, Portugal)Dr Rob Fisher/ Inter-Disciplinary.Netcontact email: vl8@inter-disciplinary.net8th Global Conference: Visual LiteraciesWednesday 18th March – Friday 20th March 2015 Lisbon, PortugalCall for Presentations: In a relatively short space of time, the concept of visual literacy has grown from seedbeds of ideas in a small subset of disciplines into a movement of thinking and practice that touches nearly all fields of research. The…See More
Aug 29, 2014
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