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giving credit… | pia jane bijkerk A flowchart that attempts to set out, in simple terms, when and how you need to give credit for images you want to use.
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QUT cite|write – QUT write The site offers a range of guides to writing guides from Queensland University of Technology. Simply put and well explained. Useful for students in senior levels at secondary school and tertiary institutions.
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Bing Images – Search the web for pictures, photos & images Even Bing has an option for finding public domain images. To access this setting go to Bing Images, enter your search term, then use the “license” menu to select public domain images. One thing to note about using Bing Images with elementary and middle school students is, depending upon what students search for, some of the “related” images and search suggestions might not always be appropriate for classrooms.
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everystockphoto – searching free photos This is a search engine for public domain and Creative Commons licensed pictures. When you search on Every Stock Photo it pulls images from dozens of sources across the web. When you click on an image you have found, you will be taken to a larger version of the image, a link to the source, and the attribution requirements for using that picture.
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Internet Search Challenge: Freshness Dating Wizard “A wizard created to retrieve metadata from pages so that you can determine the last time the information on the page was edited. In this case, the metadata is http header information that is transmitted when pages are sent by a server.”
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Key Data on Kid Reading | Scholastic.com “In Autumn 2012, Scholastic, in conjunction with Harrison Group, conducted a survey of 1,074 children ages 6–17 and their parents to learn about family attitudes and behaviors regarding reading. We discovered some surprising shifts since the survey was last conducted in 2010”
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morgueFile free photos The Morgue File photo collection contains thousands of images that anyone can use for free in academic or commercial presentations. The image collection can be searched by subject category, image size, color, or rating. You will find a mix of images that don’t require attribution along with some that do require attribution so pay attention to the labels that come with each picture. Morgue File is more than just a source for free images. The Morgue File also features a “classroom” where visitors can learn photography techniques and get tips about image editing.
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Pixabay – Free Images Pixabay is a place to find and download quality public domain images. You can search on Pixabay by using keywords or you can simply browse through the library of images. When you find an image you can download it in the size that suits your needs. Registered users do not have to enter a captcha code to download images. Users who do not register can download images, but they do have to enter a captcha code before downloading each picture.
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ReadWriteThink: Student Materials: Eye on Idioms The site, Eye on Idioms (hosted by Read Write Think), offers a way to practice identifying and using idioms. It presents students with an incomplete sentence that they need to complete by selecting the proper idiom from a drop-down menu. To help student select the correct idiom, Eye on Idioms provides a picture hint. After selecting the correct idiom, Eye on Idioms asks students to answer a couple of short questions about the meaning of the idiom.
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information fluency model “Digital Information Fluency (DIF) is the ability to find, evaluate and use digital information effectively, efficiently and ethically. DIF involves knowing how digital information is different from print information; having the skills to use specialized tools for finding digital information; and developing the dispositions needed in the digital information environment. As teachers and librarians develop these skills and teach them to students, students will become better equipped to achieve their information needs.”
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A Quick Guide to YouTube Privacy “You don’t share as much personal information on YouTube as on other social networks, but if you’re conscious of online privacy, you may want to take a look at your privacy settings. This video takes a quick look at how to protect your privacy on the video-sharing site with a few e
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theLearnia – Learn with your friends The flipped classroom of social networks, theLearnia offers a place for students and teachers to ask and answer questions as well as watch video lessons. You
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10 Things Your Students Should Know About Their Digital Footprints | EdReacht
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Infotention and digital citizenship — @joycevalenza NeverEndingSearch
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Managing your Digital Footprint – Technology Enhanced Learning Blog An infographic that explians in simple terms 4 things that you need to know to help your students manage their online reputation
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Your Digital Footprint, your future – Technology Enhanced Learning Blog
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Reading Disabilities: 15 Causes and 10 Solutions | Minds in Bloom Teachers often send reluctant readers to the library to get help with choosing a book. Many of these learners have some specific obstacles with the reading process. For some it is a problem that touches many aspects of their learning. Reading disabilities include dyslexia (that impact academics in the areas of word decoding), reading comprehension, reading fluency, word retrieval, reading speed and tracking. This post discusses what we can do to help these struggling readers. It lists common causes and then suggests solutions that might help.
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Free Technology for Teachers: Three Ways To Look At The World As A Village Post from @richardByrne. Contains infographics displaying the world as 100 people. Based on a description about how teacher Ryann Warlick used 3 infographics as the basis for helping students think about identifying people that they can help.
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9 Wrong And 8 Right Ways Students Should Use Technology | Edudemic “Technology is a tool. It’s not a learning outcome. Too often do we get distracted by all the activities and action we can perform with an iPad or some other device. We can post to Edmodo! Make a Prezi! Post to Facebook! All exciting things, to be sure. But these are not actually learning outcomes. You could have a 1:1 iPad classroom where your students create a bazillion (it’s a word, I swear) presentations all about how much they’re learning.”
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Page-Turner : The New Yorker This is The New Yorker’s book blog and therefore has links. Page-Turner takes full advantage of its audience and posts everything from a fantastic monthly podcast to a daily news roundup, great essays etc.
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The Los Angeles Review of BooksLos Angeles Review of Books The site was lauched in 2011. It has developed into a full-fledged online literary arts journal that boasts fantastic content and an impressive list of editors and contributors that includes Jeffrey Eugenides, Janet Fitch, Michael Pollan, Barbara Ehrenreich, and Greil Marcus, among others.
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The Bookrageous Podcast This podcast site s a celebration of books. Books read by the hosts, who each talk about their chosen titles for a few minutes. Good for offering some suggestions about what might be interesting to read. This offers a good podcast to help you with that.
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Guernica / A Magazine of Art & Politics “A Magazine of Art & Politics” that doesn’t mess around with great literature, whether it’s interviewing James Salter, posting original fiction, or adding to a great poetry section.
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Creativity – the challenge of defining, developing and assessing it
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Free Technology for Teachers: Smart Kit – School-Safe Games and Puzzles
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
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