The Common Core Standards address the ”4 C’s”of 21st Century skills: Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking and Creativity. They also address Speaking Skills. I found some great Presentation Rubrics created by the Buck Institute (BIE.org), a leader in the PBL (Project Based Learning) field. Note that these rubrics address the speaking and presentation elements and not the [...]
Meet ALISON SCHLEEDE Where do you teach? Wake County Schools, Raleigh, NC What do you teach? 9-12 Technology Integration When did you become a DEN member? 2010 What’s your favorite thing about being a DEN member? I love being able to learn from other educators across the country! I have connected [...]
It has been two months since the birth of Techfomation. We have had lots of great posts. We learned about WeVideo, Discovery and iPads , Haiku Deck, Evernote, Weebly, Mindjet, Twitter and Education, and Powtoon. It has been great but we are not even close to done yet! We have scheduled post on EasyBib, Google Apps, Smore, Sock [...]
Yes, there are all kinds of challenges and problems we can invest our time attempting to solve. Some see themselves as ‘problem solvers’. Earlier in my career, I saw myself as a relatively good ‘problem solver’. Today, I can still ‘solve [...]
I just found out about a free resource that I think would go great with a Discovery video. CoverItLive.com is a live blogging site. Live blogging is where comments are posted to a blog while an event is going on. It is used to cover sporting events, speeches and other news worthy events. However never let [...]
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