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Visual Learning Strategies: What to Look For in Math Learning Platforms
Visual Learning Strategies: What to Look For in Math Learning Platforms
We have all met students who have had anxiety about the subject of math. Some of us may have even been these students ourselves.
Helping Visual Learners Succeed in the Math…
Added by Timothy Gangwer on April 25, 2012 at 8:39pm — No Comments
Visual Literacy – Final Reflection
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Hot teaching trend and Common Core: Discovery learning vs. direct instruction
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Top 50 Films Kids Should See
The British Film Institute compiled a list of 50 films the young should see by the age of 14. 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' topped the list. / Bruce McBroom AP Photo
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Toy Story (1995), The Wizard of…
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I Am a Twice-Exceptional Student
Published Online: March 27, 2012
Published in Print: March 28, 2012, as I Am a Twice-Exceptional Student
COMMENTARY
I Am a Twice-Exceptional Student
Now that I'm in 12th grade and set to graduate this year, I have decided to reflect upon my…
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New iPhone App: LetterReflex – Overcoming Letter Reversals
Added by Timothy Gangwer on April 16, 2012 at 5:44pm — No Comments
Autism and education
Autism touches millions of families in the UK every year. A hidden disorder that is incredibly hard to diagnose, sufferers can feel alone and isolated in a confusing world. As part of Autism Awareness Month, Lydia Fallon finds out more about how schools are catering to pupils with the disorder.
Autistic children can feel isolated and alone in a confusing world
Education is a primary concern for parents with…
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The pros and cons of social media classrooms
By Charlie Osborne | April 10, 2012, 10:30am PDT
Summary: How social media platforms can be used as a learning tool - and what some of the advantages and disadvantages are.
The debate surrounding social media as a learning tool is unlikely to abate any time soon. Is it just a…
Added by Timothy Gangwer on April 10, 2012 at 5:17pm — No Comments
Behind new Google glasses, you'll find view to a virtual reality
By Nick Bilton
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Updated: 5:06 a.m. Monday, Feb. 27, 2012
Published: 6:49 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO — It wasn't so long ago that legions of people began walking the streets, talking to themselves.
On closer inspection, many of them turned out to be wearing tiny earpieces that connected wirelessly to their smartphones.
What's…
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Boost Your Creativity In 2 Seconds
Color us surprised! The next time you’re stuck on a work problem, or you’re feeling seriously uninspired about what to make for dinner, take a peek at something green. A quick glimpse of the color is…
Added by Timothy Gangwer on April 7, 2012 at 11:29am — No Comments
Here's the real truth on homework
CHILDREN are being lumbered with hours of homework every week - but the extra slog doesn't do them any good.
Research reveals primary school homework offers no real benefit - and only limited results in junior high school.
Only senior students in Years 11 and 12 benefit from after-school work, associate professor Richard Walker said.
"What the research shows is that, in countries where they spend more time on homework, the…
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What is Visual Literacy?
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Why parents should educate their kids about tech
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Infants' Faces Trigger Caregiving Impulse in Adults' Brains
TUESDAY, March 20, 2012 (HealthDay News) — Seeing a baby's face triggers a response in areas of adults' brains involved with emotion, reward and planning movement, a finding researchers say may indicate a natural inclination to take care of an infant.
Researchers observed this pattern in adults who didn't know the baby and didn't have children of their own.
"These adults have no children of…
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A Different "Twice-Exceptional" Learner
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Visual Storytelling
A commonly used categorization of learning styles is Fleming’s VARK model, which discusses visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning styles. Fleming’s theory is visual learners have a preference for seeing - pictures, visual aides, diagrams. It’s a learning style where ideas, concepts, data and other information are associated with imagery.
People (self included) who learn and communicate visually, struggle with concepts…
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Visual literacy as applied skepticism
Visual literacy as applied skepticism
For better or worse, we live in a visual era, one in which images are ubiquitous. These images, and their messages and/or arguments, compete for our time and attention. I think of it like this: just as Penelopeendeavors to remain faithful to …
Added by Timothy Gangwer on March 18, 2012 at 11:38pm — No Comments
Digital Storytelling
Scenario
David’s sociology professor assigns the class a culture study to be completed over winter break. Based on what they have learned over the semester, each student is to create a project that captures something specific about either himself or his family. Project format is relatively open-ended, and David, a computer science major, decides to make his a digital story.
After considering what seems like a thousand topics, David decides that what he should do is tell a…
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Becoming Screen Literate
Everywhere we look, we see screens. The other day I watched clips from a movie as I pumped gas into my car. The other night I saw a movie on the backseat of a plane. We will watch anywhere. Screens playing video pop up in the most unexpected places — like A.T.M. machines and supermarket checkout lines and tiny phones; some movie…
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ENCOURAGE AND ENSURE ENGAGEMENT
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