March Break Bits
I should probably post these more often to break them up into more manageable bits, but here's a full one.
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Reading and Brains – your brain on books
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RIVERDALE TDSB AW news:
· Riverdale Students now have TDSB email accounts. See AW for details http://aw.tdsb.on.ca, then My Home > Riverdale
· Access to School Shared folders for all staff and students, 24/7 from any device with an internet connection
· Create a School Announcement from an email
· Easier, quicker access to TDSB’S Google Apps for Education - Drive, Docs, Calendars, Contacts & more
· Share Google Docs outside of TDSB now
· View up to four Twitter feeds on every AW site.
AW home trick
in case you haven't found this shortcut yet: a super easy way to open AW from home (for announcements or access to your shared documents), just click on the link in on one of the Announcement Email Alerts we get when someone posts a new announcement. This skips all the tdsb.on.ca or mytdsb.on.ca logins.
If you don't receive those announcement email alerts, here’s how to set them up (they can be very handy to not miss news): when you are in AW, click View All Announcements, then Add Alert. You can do this for any AW site you'd like to hear updates about.
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TDSB MEDIANET videos, for loan or online streaming
TDSB teachers can now access MediaNet [DVDs, streamed video & Science Kits] with their TDSB username and password. http://media1.tdsb.on.ca/av/
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APPS
TACKK.COM a new instant “website” creation tool. A simple way to present information online in a colourful dynamic way, instantly add text, photos, media. No need to create accounts (though a free account keeps tackks indefinitely). ex: http://tackk.com/psab1a
SoundCloud or Audacity
Students can use Audacity with our netbooks, or even simpler, SoundCloud on their smartphone, to quickly record their presentations. http://gettingsmart.com/cms/blog/2013/02/soundcloud-qr-codes-a-gallery-of-students-voices/
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MORE ON BLOGGING
Why blog? this might clarify ideas and reasons to blog or have students blog: http://theedublogger.com/2013/01/24/why-are-you-blogging-guest-post/
Kidblog.com offers plenty of ease and control for class blogs, see me or Nancy Lum or Elliette Portal-Stanley for more info.
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Punctuation
Some irreverent silly fun. What new punctuation marks would you create? Morgan Freemark is my current fave... I can hear him now.... http://www.collegehumor.com/article/6872071/8-new-and-necessary-punctuation-marks
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What to read…
Anne Baird reminds us about Goodreads.com. "some of the reviews are better written than the books themselves!" She's been ordering books to read based solely on their recommendations.
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Ad campaigns
for English, Media and Business studies: here's an infographic (a new kind of media in its own right) on Ad Campaigns:
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