tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734073156174809494.comments2024-03-17T00:23:54.439-07:00Literacy JournalElizabeth Sky-McIlvainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15105914642224644679noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734073156174809494.post-77998259660664831242013-06-28T08:24:08.802-07:002013-06-28T08:24:08.802-07:00Wow! I'm overwhelmed but grateful for the inf...Wow! I'm overwhelmed but grateful for the information. Gotta get an ipad and get started!<br />marcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13172779310177744668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734073156174809494.post-28155320778308839682013-06-24T19:05:04.586-07:002013-06-24T19:05:04.586-07:00Great list. Have your tried igamemom.com. It is s...Great list. Have your tried igamemom.com. It is site reviewing educational apps for kids - with strong focus on education. You should really check it out. iGameMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558978245576378372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734073156174809494.post-82255658411932085422013-05-05T21:50:56.563-07:002013-05-05T21:50:56.563-07:00Although, there is no specific definition for plag...Although, there is no specific definition for plagiarism, but it is true that the plagiarizers must be treated as thieves. You just need to have a <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.plagspotter.com/">duplicate checker</a> to collect enough evidences against them and make them feel ashamed of doing unethical practices.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03369499840798969591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734073156174809494.post-76742399867207261742013-04-10T14:31:15.724-07:002013-04-10T14:31:15.724-07:00I suppose the author of a source text should be ex...I suppose the author of a source text should be excused from my "rules." Thinking as a teen or tween, it might be very difficult to respond to (even well-written) commentary. I tried to express the value of the comment stream is more for the reader than for the original writer. I think of it as a long, winding complex text road.<br /> You do more than most to encourage conversations. What I personally dislike is bloggers and authors who end posts with "Do you have any thing to add to the list?" That is not a conversation, although it might make for a nice list poem. I would rather get a suggestion in an email and save the comment space for content rich text. <br />Anyway - glad you responded. I do know that you continued the conversation - sorry I did not note that. Elizabeth Sky-McIlvainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105914642224644679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734073156174809494.post-84196734857797170952013-04-09T14:43:40.712-07:002013-04-09T14:43:40.712-07:00I see your point. I really hadn't thought much...I see your point. I really hadn't thought much about extending versus closing the conversation. If you look at the second comment Mitra wrote, I responded to his four points and we had more of a conversation. I feel that in that moment I wanted to clarify information rather than extend the conversation. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956056168256756705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734073156174809494.post-84468655474799590402013-03-28T10:57:04.564-07:002013-03-28T10:57:04.564-07:00If you haven't already, you should look into t...If you haven't already, you should look into the Kids Discover app for the ipad. One issue would cover the entire classroom, and the kids would love it.Michael Klinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756093402407542656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734073156174809494.post-68724275889732083612013-03-26T12:51:19.989-07:002013-03-26T12:51:19.989-07:00It's a year later now and the Common Core loom...It's a year later now and the Common Core looms. Of the lists above, I'm not sure how many would pass muster in a true CC ELA classroom. A few, yes. On the other hand, students are still reading some dystopia, much zombie, variations on vampires, and increasingly mystery. They are definitely, despite the advice of the pundits to increase NF, reading trending YA - and even adult - fiction. I believe they need to be provided with as much of this as possible, so I mourn the decline of the school library. I also, by the way, think the last third of the last book in the Trilogy (Mockingjay) is close to as good at is gets in YA. Some of it even deserves close reading...Elizabeth Sky-McIlvainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105914642224644679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734073156174809494.post-48028006788719792872013-02-28T03:02:26.576-08:002013-02-28T03:02:26.576-08:00Great list!! I got some of those through www.educa...Great list!! I got some of those through www.educationalappstore.com, which only specialises in educational apps for all ages. It is the best store I have founds as it also deals with all devices.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06809065635551227440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734073156174809494.post-91163871000084865662013-01-24T07:31:09.426-08:002013-01-24T07:31:09.426-08:00I've got to try this drop box service in Portl...I've got to try this <a href="http://flannerysdropbox.org" rel="nofollow">drop box service in Portland</a>. It sounds amazing! Getting your stuff from pages and having access to them, anywhere in the world, is a pretty cool idea. Thanks for sharing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00943539768873155858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734073156174809494.post-22924765686714307522012-12-27T00:44:14.086-08:002012-12-27T00:44:14.086-08:00Nice and informative Blog regarding Assignments On...Nice and informative Blog regarding <a href="http://www.assignmentsweb.com" rel="nofollow">Assignments Online</a> this is really helpful for people who interested in Online Education. Thanks and Keep Continue to share useful information with us.assignments webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17610185021950231732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734073156174809494.post-84160378912106460152012-12-11T22:43:58.926-08:002012-12-11T22:43:58.926-08:00You hit the nail on tyhe head! although... check ...You hit the nail on tyhe head! although... check your spelling of collaboration! (But you cheered me up!) Sweedie-The-Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04172406600329418078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734073156174809494.post-8534088282279886612012-11-26T21:27:58.764-08:002012-11-26T21:27:58.764-08:00I have my students sending their assignments to dr...I have my students sending their assignments to dropittome. How do I send it back to them?NMLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07669002189149051952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734073156174809494.post-22993806309337779262012-11-12T08:08:41.145-08:002012-11-12T08:08:41.145-08:00I would like a copy of the original keynote--and a...I would like a copy of the original keynote--and access to the video, if I could. I teach pre-service teachers and want them to consider infographics as a viable genre they could teach their students. Thanks for your great work in this area. My email: deborah_dean@byu.edu Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248334274188972883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734073156174809494.post-72998805091387323992012-11-11T16:05:54.060-08:002012-11-11T16:05:54.060-08:00I tried to play your video and it's private.I tried to play your video and it's private.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734073156174809494.post-45334417722063231202012-11-04T00:46:46.636-07:002012-11-04T00:46:46.636-07:00Elizabeth, I really appreciate the time you have p...Elizabeth, I really appreciate the time you have put into the evaluations so far. Thank you for the effort in communicating your points so clearly and comprehensively. I look forward to following this over time. I have added a link to my iPad homepage - to ensure it doesn't get overlooked in the busy-ness of life. I have also shared the link to this page with some colleagues regionally (here in Australia), so hope to engage with the content more fully.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355710096476140983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734073156174809494.post-56372306331182428802012-10-31T20:14:16.962-07:002012-10-31T20:14:16.962-07:00Shouldn't we just be happy that somebody, kid ...Shouldn't we just be happy that somebody, kid or adult is learning something? Preferably learning how to do something, but learning about something is ok too. <br /><br />Learning about things is ok. Before you can go off exploring something, you have to have a few facts given to you so that you have a foundation of knowledge, to develop an interest in the thing.<br /><br />Example: I tell you how Henry Ford started out, an his assembly line (I know he was not the first or only one). That might get you interested in cars, manufacturing, auto mechanics, writing a biography on Ford, or something. <br /><br />But had you not gotten that first story, or those first few facts, you would not have gotten interested in that topic. It does not matter if the person I told you about is Henry Ford, or Napoleon. Obviously, the paths of Napoleon & Ford would divert strongly. But it could be Ford, or Wozniac, or Chrysler...<br /><br />Whether the device is electronic or not, does not matter. It is the interest generated. We often put too much emphasis on toys, and too little emphasis on the activity, and the benefits.<br /><br />When I was young, I had some truly horrid penguin nuns, who claimed to be teachers. They were going to teach us music. The high-tech tool of the day was a stereo record player. They kept playing the same set of records, a lesson plan blamed on a horrid piece of junk called Peter and The Wolf. Hearing these 30 some second long bits of music, was supposed to teach us an appreciation for Opera. FAIL! It was supposed to teach us all the various Instruments. FAIL! It was supposed to teach us music. FAIL! It was supposed to make us like music. FAIL!<br /><br />It taught ME a DIRE hatred for all the above. I learned nothing about any great composers, and lost interest in them. I lost interest in music. Most of us kids were the same. One kid finally sabotaged the speaker cords. <br /><br />As a result of their teaching and their favourite tech, I hated music most of my life. I lost track of the other kids years ago. I doubt any of them like music. The tech sucked, the lesson plans sucked, the teachers sucked. <br /><br />Today, I tolerate SOME music. I still do not like record players! I hate opera. And they taught me to dislike teachers. Well, in that, their lesson plan worked beautifully. <br /><br />Beware the tech. Beware the lesson plan. Beware the kids. If you are not careful, you can teach kids to hate music, or math. Chemistry or history. <br /><br />Forget linear or not. Concentrate on finding out what the kid is interested in, and nurture that interest.<br /><br />I learned more about drawing from an architect, in one year, than I learned about anything art related in over 1.5 years or art classes, taught by teachers who should not have been allowed within 50,000 miles of a student. <br /><br />Concentrate on the students. Not the tech or the theory. Sweedie-The-Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04172406600329418078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734073156174809494.post-44693066363830862722012-10-27T20:59:12.519-07:002012-10-27T20:59:12.519-07:00The dropbox had been a useful app for me since I b...The dropbox had been a useful app for me since I bought the ipad, I will try some of the applications you had mentioned above for my kids well I guess I have to but a new <a href="http://www.zoogue.com" rel="nofollow">ipad case cover</a> since they already had ruined the first one I bought.Jazziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802875754135268729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734073156174809494.post-86509125572812606882012-10-08T21:34:01.013-07:002012-10-08T21:34:01.013-07:00interesting blog. It would be great if you can pro...<br /><br />interesting blog. It would be great if you can provide more details about it. Thanks you<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tutorsindia.com/Journal-Support.html" rel="nofollow">Journal support</a>yajoorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336174630181421860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734073156174809494.post-46679767785397262142012-08-30T07:45:29.512-07:002012-08-30T07:45:29.512-07:00WOW!! Thanks! So much great stuff I can use in my ...WOW!! Thanks! So much great stuff I can use in my classroom. It will take me months to go through all this!! Can't wait to get started!!firstgradespedteacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666460222699594140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734073156174809494.post-39134266482993394262012-08-07T16:00:38.060-07:002012-08-07T16:00:38.060-07:00Thanks for the useful information. ^^Thanks for the useful information. ^^Jungminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536460765221744139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734073156174809494.post-75299998565636747392012-08-07T09:18:57.171-07:002012-08-07T09:18:57.171-07:00This list has been a huge help! I came across your...This list has been a huge help! I came across your blog while I was looking for <a href="http://www.lucalashes.com/t-apps.aspx" rel="nofollow">ipad apps for preschoolers</a> because my son has been very curious and playing a lot of games on my Ipad, so i figured he can play and learn at the same time. Thank you for sharing this with us.Kate Dunkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662900147365599971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734073156174809494.post-62108831843435043392012-07-28T00:17:02.505-07:002012-07-28T00:17:02.505-07:00Keep it up; keep posting more n more n more.
ipad ...Keep it up; keep posting more n more n more.<br /><a href="http://www.ipad-34u.com/index.php?start=42" rel="nofollow">ipad 32gb</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08330240298836432809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734073156174809494.post-29562602341477075002012-07-15T18:11:50.777-07:002012-07-15T18:11:50.777-07:00Thank you so much for your post. I am a first-grad...Thank you so much for your post. I am a first-grade teacher fairly new to the iPad world in the classroom. Your list of things to try are so beneficial for someone like myself! Our school currently has one iPad cart that teacher can check out an utilize if they are interested. We also just received 11 more to add. However, these 11 have been distributed to some teachers and their classroom, but not all. There has been discussion about what would be most effective...Creating another cart for a total of 2 for teachers to check out or having some teachers keep one in their classrooms at all times. Any thoughts?acvolekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02604108004044820248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734073156174809494.post-28642260898059986112012-07-09T22:55:42.945-07:002012-07-09T22:55:42.945-07:00Hello,
Great ideas that I have never thought ...Hello,<br /> Great ideas that I have never thought of-thank you!!!!!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.locklizard.com/data_loss_prevention.htm" rel="nofollow">data loss prevention</a>locklizardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592188928940502830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734073156174809494.post-60293449963142432132012-06-16T23:22:04.448-07:002012-06-16T23:22:04.448-07:00Thank you so much for sharing this very comprehens...Thank you so much for sharing this very comprehensive list, extremely useful!<br />You may want to add 'Dictation Dragon' for language teachers. Pick a language. Ask students to record the reading of a phrase or paragraph written in target language. If students 'dictate' it correctly using Dictation Dragon the words will appear exactly as they are in the original text - meaning that the students have used the correct pronunciation.Gizouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14252730609899001938noreply@blogger.com