VisibleTweets - the instant backchannel

VisibleTweets is a site that visually presents tweets based upon a hashtag search that you determine. I have seen this site used at various conferences as a backchannel. Could this be of value in the classroom as a way to gather feedback or questions from students before, during and after a lesson? It is important to point out that there is no way to moderate the comments online and thus the moderation will need to take place in the classroom where students will need to think about the appropriate use of this online tool (perhaps a nice teachable moment).
VisibleTweets
http://visibletweets.com/


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The Differentiator - Looking at Content, Process, Product and Environment

This is a simple yet effective way of looking at the framework of differentiating instruction. Through the use of tabs, one can instantly refer to a number of prompts and ideas to inspire instruction that is responsive to the learning preferences, readiness and interests of our students. The prospect of differentiating content, process, product and environment within a single task is a bit daunting, however if we can even look at the ways we can differentiate content, process, product or environment individually this website still stands as a great resource.

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The Differentiator

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Front Page News From Around the World

Newseum.org captures the front pages of newspapers from around the world. This is a great way to instantly see the world's events through the media of newspapers. It would be interesting to compare and contrast the headlines on a particular event and gauge the reaction and various perspectives as indicated by a region's front page.


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The Newseum

There are different ways to view the front pages - by list, by thumbnail or by map.

Using Technology to Support Learning Communities

An interesting presentation from Michael Rees on the use of technology in the classroom.  The ideas presented here really support the idea that technology in the classroom is in the form of some sort of computer lab.  The power connectivity now presents greater opportunity for students to communicate and collaborate.

Building classroom community: collaborative technologies in use

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