Project Based Learning (PBL): How Do I Know if I'm Doing it Right?!?

This video seeks to answer the #1 question I get about Project Based Learning, and that is, "Am I Doing This Right?!?" The question speaks to the integrity of my favorite people, educators, and their desire to do the best they can by the students they teach. I hope this video helps you know where to focus your energy when you are trying to shift your teaching practices.

Special (and HUGE) thanks to my colleague Kristy Edgar for the amazing animations, graphics, and visuals for this video. She made a simple soundtrack come alive and be entertaining.

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Handy Google URLs from @friEdTechnology Amy

Until I started researching for this infographic, I didn't even know some of these handy URLs existed. Did you? Do you have one to add? Let me know in the comments!

Thanks,
Amy

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Google Cardboard Apps for the Classroom via @friEdTechnology

• Google Streeview, as explained here
• The Cardboard app itself (Android, iPhone) which includes the following . . . 
• Earth: Fly where your fancy takes you on Google Earth
• Tour Guide: Visit Versailles with a local guide
• My Videos: Watch your videos on a massive screen
• Exhibit: Examine cultural artifacts from every angle
• Photo Sphere: Look around the photo spheres you've captured
• Watch YouTube videos in 360, here are some videos to try out
• The New York Times VR stories located here
• Titans of Space Guide to the Planets (Android)
• Orbulous, which the makers describe as “just looking at things.” What things? Greenbot reports “You’ll see vivid, 360-degree photos from around the world, whether it’s mingling amidst tourists on aging architecture, looking out over a city surrounded by sparkling blue water, or even taking in the sights within a museum. A small bit of background noise adds to the immersion.” (Android)
• Polar Sea 360° is a 10 part television series and interactive journey that follows sailors, scientists, hunters and artists on a journey through the Arctic’s Northwest Passage. Part of the series was shot using revolutionary 360 degree cameras, that put you in the center of the action and let you experience the Arctic like never before.(Android, iPhone)
• YouVisit VR lets you step into exotic locations like Machu Picchu; browse leading colleges and universities, including Harvard and Yale; become immersed in breathtaking live events like TomorrowWorld. (Android, iPhone)

For more about Google Cardboard, check this out.

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How to Get "Google Expeditions" via Google Cardboard Today, No Waiting! (FREE VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS!)

If you've been curious about the Google Expeditions Pioneer program but your school hasn't been chosen for a visit, you can check out a little known feature right now that is very much like Expeditions!

All you need is Google Cardboard (literally a viewmaster made of cardboard), which you can buy here or lots of other places, and an app on your smartphone called Google Streetview, Android / iOS.

Next, open the Streetview App on your phone and tap the Explore area:

Want to make sure your Cardboard viewer works optimally with your smartphone? Tap this settings button from within any panorama . . .

Then click "Setup."

Hope you enjoyed this, if you did, please share it or let me know in the comments!

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You Could Adopt This Junior High's Tardy Policy, OR . . .

If you're having trouble getting students to be on time to classes, you could adopt this junior high school's tardy policy or you could build positive relationships with students and offer something of value that students didn't want to miss. Really, it will work either way, it's just the second tactic is so much more effective for learning, well, and kids don't end up hating school.

Posted in the front office of a nearby junior high school

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Dear Teacher . . . Students with Learning Disabilities Give Teachers Profound Advice

Students with learning disabilities give their teachers some heartfelt advice. (Via Brain Highways)
Posted by Upworthy on Wednesday, November 4, 2015

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Use this Feelings Wheel by Kaitlin Robb to Help Your Students Express Themselves

I love this feelings wheel I saw posted by my colleague Amy Causey. It's attributed to Kaitlin Robb and the post said it was meant to be used by teachers to help students express themselves more clearly. I can certainly see how it could be used in any classroom! If someone makes a clearer copy of this, I hope you allow me to repost it here.

If I were still teaching teens, I would print this then have them cut it out and put it inside the cover of their composition book for daily writing, then I would refer to it when I asked them to write anything that might relate.

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