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Apps That Rise to the Top: Tested and Approved By Teachers | MindShift
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The searchable archive of the electronic journal published by the ILA between May 1997 and June 2005
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Disciplinary literacy [YouTube video]
Brief explanation of disciplinary literacy by Cynthia Shanahan
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4 Things You'll Miss by Banning Cellphones In Your Classroom [from CTQ]
Model responsible use and talk about consequences. And this: "Remember everything about that cell phone in your student’s pocket is vastly more powerful than the computer (link is external) used by Neil Armstrong to land on the Moon. Take advantage of that power!"
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Age of Distraction: Why It's Crucial for Students to Learn to Focus | MindShift
A rationale discussion about the myth of multitasking and the reality of partitioned attention and the importance of focus ("mindfulness"). Rather than naively condemning digital devices as a detriment to developing executive functioning and focus, the expert quoted in this post discussed the educational imperative of teaching kids "concentration abilities as part of the school curriculum." Goleman said, “The more children and teens are natural focusers, the better able they’ll be to use the digital tool for what they have to get done and then to use it in ways that they enjoy.”
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Why Teaching Mindfulness Benefits Students’ Learning | MindShift
A curriculum for helping shape and grow adolescents' prefrontal cortex, where attention ("mindfulness") and executive functioning take place. A sample mindfulness exercise is described at the end of the post.
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
