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by Dan Beerens, DB Consulting - [|www.danbeerens.com]

My Website: [|www.danbeerens.com]

 * My email: danbeerens@gmail.com**


 * Phone: 616-826-0536**

My Blog: [|http://nurturingfaith.wordpress.com]

 * Presentation slides** - here they are! Movies can be searched for via Google or YouTube. Have fun learning!



Student Engagement
//**Passion/Love/Heart**// J.A.K. [|Smith]- video link: []

//**Creativity**// [|A Helpful Summary of the Newsweek cover story on creativity by Kim Marshall.pdf] [|Newsweek link] [|Movie: Do Schools Kill Creativity?] -Sir Ken Robinson "Either or" thinking - [|From Education Nation by Chen.pdf] [|4 minute movie about tech and college disconnect] by Michael Wesch and 200 Kansas State students [|A student's view re: limiting online access] [|World without walls - Richardson] [|The End of Techno-Critique_ The Naked Truth about 1_1 Laptop Init.pdf]

[|A Call for Collaboration] [|Collaboration Generation] Kids Connecting With Adults Online - Teach students how to learn with adults from around the world [|Let’s Get into Groups Learning together has never been easier.] [|The Way of the Wiki]
 * //Collaboration//**

[|How to Keep Kids Engaged in Class - 10 Rules of Engagement] Schlechty - Critical Design Qualities of Student Work, Work Satisfaction Survey [|ANewDayforLearning.pdf] [|Web 2.0 in the classroom by Ryan McCallum on Prezi] Schlechty [|wow.pdf] [|wow_protocol.pdf] School Engagement Survey result - [|HSSSE_2010_Report.pdf]
 * //Engagement in learning//**

[|SU09NationalFindingsStudents&Parents.pdf]- note differing views of admin/teachers/parents vs. students
[|Kaiser Media - 1.10.pdf]- read summary on page 2 []

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[|Cognitive Surplus - Pink, Shirky]
[|The New Literacy] [|Kaiser Media - 1.10.pdf] Dan's slide - A Time of Revolutionary Convergence [|2009 MILE guide - 21st Century Learning - see pages 19-26, self assessment] [|2020 Forecast - Creating the Future of Learning] []

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Wisdom - Blomberg - [|Nurturing Faith blog post]
[|WhyEssentialQuestions-2.pdf] [|Examples of Essential Questions.pdf] [|Critical Components of Essential Questions.pdf] [|EQ template for use with staff.pdf] Example narrative of the use of essential questions in teaching and assessment[| - English 10, Kim Essenburg copy 2.pdf]
 * Essential Questions**

[|Integration of Christian Perspective into Math Teaching.pdf]

[|Math integration]

[|Math integration resources- Stair.pdf]

[|INTEGRATING FAI…IBLIOGRAPHY.pdf] [|Stevens, Bill:Dockery - A Bibliography for the Integration of Faith and Learning.pdf]

**Throughlines**
An explanation of the Throughlines concept - [|Timeless Truth, Different Delivery #2] - September 23, 2009 [|TFT Throughlines.pdf]


 * Sharing tool for curriculum work** - CurriculumTrak - www.curriculumtrak.com

[|On-CA Core Curricular Principles.docx] [|Rehoboth student outcomes.pdf] [|CSI Bible standards, 10.14 with credits.pdf]
 * Christian School Student Outcomes**

[|ACOT's strands], [|ACOT2 Design Strand.doc] [|Future of Learning - 10 Principles.pdf] [|Future of Educational Practice.pdf] [|1- Successful Student Thinking.pdf] [|2- Curriculum and Literacy.pdf] [|New Classroom Rules] [|Collaboration] - hoarding vs. sharing [|Challenge Based Learning]- What is it? - follow web info via link - click on various tabs to explore and learn - short movies Applications - Edutopia Movies
 * 21st Century Classroom/Instructional Designs**
 * [|Elementary]
 * [|Middle - videos]
 * [|Keeners 6 and 7.doc]
 * [|Challenge for the community.doc.doc]
 * [|Challenge Based Learning.doc]
 * [|High School]

21st Century Skills Maps - Exemplar Ideas by Discipline [|21st_century_skills_english_map.pdf] [|21stcskillsmap_science.pdf] [|ss_map_11_12_08.pdf]

[|Core Curriculum]

Places to get started on the learning journey!
[|Super Book of Web Tools for Educators] - download from Scribed

Web Tools quiz and wiki


 * [|Edublog Awards for 2010] **


 * [|Listing of blogs by type] - Will Richardson **


 * [|Edublog Awards for 2010]**

[|Directory of Learning Tools]- nicely grouped and organized

[|Toolkit A-Z for Education]- nice listing and helpful descriptions

[|Technology Integration Examples.pdf] [|Project Funway - Maine] - see especially The Big Idea and How You Do It on the right hand side of the page [|Seven PBL Projects - High Tech High] [|Projects - listing from High Tech High] [|Core Concept: Project-Based Learning - Why Teach with Project-Based Learning?] [|HCS Science/Vos/Kamps] [|HCS Bible class/Vos/Vogelzang] [|Spanish 3 Peterson] [|Tech integration ideas] [|Holland Christian's tech integration site] - teacher videos, screencasts, Google apps, etc.
 * Using Technology in Teaching and Learning**

New and cool!
[|Tree of Life] - biology [|Stellarium] - open source planetarium [|Worldmapper] - map by category - visual representation [|Prezi]- alternative to Powerpoint - lateral thinking method of presenting information

**Specific tools and resources**
> > [|www.screencast.com] > [|www.screenr.com] > [|www.screentoaster.com]
 * 1) [|The New Writing Pedagogy Using social networking tools to keep up with student interests]
 * 2) [|Visible Body - $36 yr.]
 * 3) [|Shakespeare Searched]
 * 4) [|Project Explorer]
 * 5) TeacherMate - improve reading skills of K-2 students, $40, see [|in action]
 * 6) [|E-portfolios :: Making Things E-asy]
 * 7) [|Simulation Nation: The Promise of Virtual Learning Activities]
 * 8) [|A Side of Sims: Suggestions for the Classroom - A partial sampling of simulations for elementary, middle, and high school]
 * 9) [|Sims vs. Games: The Difference Defined]
 * 10) [|Digital School Collection teacher resources]
 * 11) [|Flash videos by subject]
 * 12) [|Use Online Video in Your Classroom - How teachers can bring the best of YouTube to your students.]
 * 13) [|YouTube alternatives]
 * 14) [|WatchKnow]
 * 15) [|Nook Study from Barnes and Noble]- 500,000 free books available, also books can be highlighted, annotated, and bookmarked
 * 16) [|Helpful bookmarked sites]
 * 17) [|Top Learning Tools for 2009]
 * 18) [|Master List of Web 2.0 Tools linked to Marzano's Classroom Instruction That Works]
 * 19) Wiki of Cool Tools
 * 20) [|100 Essential Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers]
 * 21) [|Web 2.0 tools listed by learning style]
 * 22) [|Web 2.0 for the Classroom Teacher: An Internet Hotlist on Web 2.0]
 * 23) [|Kathy Schrock's list]
 * 24) Web Tools quiz and wiki
 * 25) [|10 Interesting Ways to Use a Wiki in the Classroom]
 * 26) [|Using YouTube in your classroom]
 * 27) [|Video tutorial on using YouTube in the classroom]
 * 28) Screencasting tools (4.20.10 Nurturing Faith blog post reference)
 * 1) [|Xtranormal - if you can type you can make a movie!]
 * 2) [|100 Videos that Make you a Better Teacher] - Digigogy: A New Digital Pedagogy

Added recently:
21 Things - linked to NETS []

from Angela Meier's website:


 * I am really excited to try out a new (and free) live blogging platform anyone can use. [|Wordfaire]allows anyone to see what you are saying as you say it! Very cool!
 * [|Cosketch]is an online, virtual, free white board that you can share with others. It is very easy to use and there is no registration required. There is even a bookmarklet available to allow you to insert your drawings into website forms.
 * I am really excited to explore a new social network that aims to be a Facebook alternative for children between the ages of 8 and 13 .Everloop operates much like Facebook (virtual currency, photo albums and games included), but requires verified parental permission to join. Parents can also select which of their child’s actions on the site they would like to be notified about, and have the option to restrict features like IM and friend suggestions. All activity on the site is monitored by the company to prevent inappropriate behavior. This could be interesting!

[|audio and video tools for the classroom] via Wesley Fryer - college and high school appropriate

[|Tech tips for working with kids K-6]

[|Using class blogs - great listing of how to, examples, and top blogs]

[|Get started blogging with your class] - take the Teacher Challenge! Step by step instructions of how to begin blogging

[|Student created glogs] about their city and country - best educational wiki of 2010

[|Dweeber] - a social website that connects youth and helps them get homework done faster by working with their school friends online.

[|Five Top Universities That Offer Free Courses Online]

Learning Tools specifically for collaboration

 * [|Dabbleboard]
 * [|My Webspiration]
 * [|Scriblink]
 * [|Twiddla]
 * [|Wiggio]

**Websites/Tools/Blogs:**
[|Edutopia] [|Curriki] [|Thinkfinity] [|Glogster] [|Google Earth] [|Voicethread] [|Animoto] [|Jeopardy Labs] [|Spelling City] [|Skype] [|Wikispaces] [|Edublogs] [|Class Blogmeister] [|Quizlet] [|Slideshare] Social Networking: [|Saywire,] [|Ning] [|Blinka - reconnecting random connections] [|Tag Galaxy - A Flickr browser] Wordle: [|Create your own tag cloud from any text to visualize word frequency] [|Picnik - photo editing made fun]

Compilations of best sites
[|freetech4teachers] [|Top 20 Teacher Blogs September/October 2009] [|Alexa - Top 100 websites 9.28.09] [|Free Technology for Teachers] - chosen best individual education blog of 2009, also best resource sharing blog [|Edublog Award Winners for 2009]

[|50 Ways to Anchor Technology]

Movies:
[|A Vision of K-12 Students] [|Introducing the book] [|Johnny's Walk to School] [|Learning to Change, Changing to Learn] [|The Machine is Us/ing Us]

Books
Leading 21st Century Schools: Harnessing Technology for Engagement and Achievement - Schrum and Levin, Corwin [|**Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology**][|:] The Digital Revolution and Schooling in America **-** Allan Collins and Richard Halverson Making Learning Whole by David Perkins The World is Open by Curtis Bonk Education Nation by Milton Chen

[|Redesign for Personalized Learning.pdf] [|netp2010-execsumm.pdf]
 * Reports**