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A Gossip App Brought My High School to a Halt

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er reading aImagine if everybody you knew in high school could anonymously broadcast the meanest things they ever thought.

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

After reading an article like this, international schools are talking about geofencing their properties.  The debate is free speech vs helping others who might be targets.  What do you think?

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Teaching and E-learning: Hack Your Classroom – Week One: Developing a growth mindset

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,What is Mindset?
Every so often a truly groundbreaking idea comes along. This is one. Mindset explains:

Why brains and talent don’t bring success
How they can stand in the way of it
Why praising brains and talent doesn’t foster self-esteem and accomplishment, but jeopardizes them
How teaching a simple idea about the brain raises grades and productivity
What all great CEOs, parents, teachers, athletes know

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

This is another example of growth versus fixed mindsets, specifically in school.

See on www.teachingandelearning.com

 

Easy Blog Jr

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Get Easy Blog Jr on the App Store. See screenshots and ratings, and read customer reviews.

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

This is a really easy way to start kids (or adults) blogging. It might be useful for kids as early as grade 2…dare I say, 1?

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After Editorially: The Search For Alternative Collaborative Online Writing Tools | Smashing Magazine

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When I heard about Editorially, a collaborative writing tool designed with Web writers in mind, I immediately signed up. It quickly became an indispensable tool. From blog posts to talk outlines, I was bugging friends to provide feedback on my documents, which Editorially made very easy for them to do.

Thomas Adam Johnson‘s insight:

Great tools for writer’s workshops.

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