Take 5! Integration Update - April 27, 2011 (Vol.2/#24)

Issue #24

“Take 5” is a weekly update containing information related to teaching and learning for today and beyond...

Take just 5 minutes (or less) to look over these resources and see what might be helpful for your and/or your students. Better yet, set aside at least 15-30 minutes a week (yes, that's been increased from last year!) to focus on finding resources and ideas that will improve student learning and prepare them for their future!


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Tips and Tools for Teachers

• Tool: The Civil War's 150th Anniversary on iTunesU – Check out the 150th anniversary of the Civil War on iTunesU. LOTS of resources! 

From your iTunes, click on the iTunes Store, then at the black bar at along the top edge, click on "iTunesU" to begin your search.
 

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• 2 Safety Tips for Living in a Techie World! Although it may not seem likely with our recent weather, spring will eventually “spring” in NW Ohio, which is often followed by some less than rationale behaviors. So here are a couple safety pointers/tips for you and or your students, children, family members, and friends...THINK before you use that technology!

1 - Dangers (Possible Realities) of Texting and Driving (VIDEO): This 10-minute video should be watched by anyone who drives... Whether you text or not. The most enlightening part for me was that all it can take is a small word like “OK” or “LOL”. [Thanks to Diane B. for sharing this video!]

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2 - Smart Phone Pics Posted Online Can Show Location -- Do you know your camera’s or smart phone settings? Keep this video in mind and change your camera's settings, if needed!

Ponderings

• Coming Soon... Robot Teachers?!?!? - This goes beyond being “robotic” in your lesson delivery! Look what is coming soon to some schools in South Korea... But as David Thornburg once said, “Any teacher (who) can be replaced by a computer, deserves to be.” (or robot, in this case) [quote ref]
  

  

Learning Opportunities

• 1. REVS' In-District Professional Development Opportunities - upcoming... SMART Board Tips & Tricks, Web 2.0 Create Tools

• 2. INFOhio's 21st Century Learning Commons - Online Course: go HERE to begin learning more about 21st Century Skills and Tools to use in your classroom. Click on the Get Started icon. You can earn up to 45 contact hours (free or pay for) or 1 graduate credit hour.
  

• 3. In the right margin of this blog, enter your email to receive future postings into your email Inbox (Take 5s and more!) -- plan on 1-3 posts per week.

;-) Just for Fun?!?! (and a little learning, perhaps)

Why Didn't I Think of That? - Check out some 'great' inventions or ideas that surely we would have thought of if we had the time... right?