Author: scoopit

Choosing teaching methods for a digital age

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Although there is often a direct relationship between a method of teaching, a learning theory and an epistemological position, this is by no means always the case. It is tempting to try to put together a table and…

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The “New and Improved” Digital Citizenship Survival Kit

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I have been thinking about some “new” items I could add to my original Digital Citizenship Kit that I created last year.  Like I said in that blog post, I love using props when teaching.  Source: comfortably20.blogspot.ca See on Scoop.it…

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The 6 Levels Of Bloom’s Taxonomy, Explained With Active Verbs

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The various levels of Bloom’s (Revised) Taxonomy are pretty well known to most teachers at this point. The gradated levels of critical thinking allow teachers to build lesson plans and identifylearning outcomes that are appropriate for the level of exploration of…

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six-year-olds understand digital technology better than adults

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Children, growing up with YouTube, Netflix and Spotify, learning to use smartphones or tablets before they are able to talk Source: www.theguardian.com See on Scoop.it – Digital Literacies

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Electronic Management of Assessment

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The Electronic Management of Assessment (EMA) project is a Jisc-funded project which is working with partners (the Heads of e-Learning Forum (HeLF) and the Universities and Colleges Information Systems Association (UCISA))  to support institutions with the electronic management…

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Understand Creative Commons Licensing With This Chart

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Creative Commons is an ideal way to share your creations with others and find art for personal projects. Some of us, though, don’t always understand the rules. This chart helps you understand the key differences among licenses. Source:…

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Kids Speak Out on Student Engagement

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A while back, I was asked, “What engages students?” Sure, I could respond, sharing anecdotes about what I believed to be engaging, but I thought it would be so much better to lob that question to my own…

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Even Our Youngest Students Need Digital Citizenship Skills

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As the Internet becomes an increasingly important part of all of our lives, children are spending more time online as well. And they are doing this largely without any guidance about what is responsible or appropriate online. While…

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Teaching in Blended Learning Environments: Creating and Sustaining Communities of Inquiry – Free ebook from Athabasca Press

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Teaching in Blended Leaning Environments provides a coherent framework in which to explore the transformative concept of blended learning. Blended learning can be defined as the organic integration of thoughtfully selected and complementary face-to-face and online approaches and technologies….

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Moodle Database API Examples to Learn From – Super Moodle

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Moodle Database API represents a free learning administration framework that empowers you to make effective, adaptable, and captivating web learning encounters. Moodle works on any web server that backs the PHP programming dialect, and a database. It works…

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