Comments for SciTechU http://www.scitechu.com Science and Technology Research for Educators Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:38:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on My Fifth Grade Personal Essay Social Issues Writing Unit by Shokat http://www.scitechu.com/2010/my-fifth-grade-personal-essay-social-issues-writing-unit/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Shokat Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:38:26 +0000 http://www.scitechu.com/?p=34#comment-73 This is really interesting article. I have found really great stuff over here This is really interesting article. I have found really great stuff over here

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]]> Comment on Epic Tech Fail in the Classroom by Bill Ferriter http://www.scitechu.com/2010/epic-tech-fail-in-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Bill Ferriter Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:04:38 +0000 http://www.scitechu.com/?p=78#comment-33 Wow, Jessica! What a great entry. I'm really impressed by the thoroughness of your entries simply because all readers will be able to see themselves in at least one of your ETFs. If you haven't done so already, be sure to add your name to the Google Form linked in the ETF post on my blog....I wouldn't want to miss this writing when compiling all of our entries on Friday. Rock on, Bill Wow, Jessica!

What a great entry. I’m really impressed by the thoroughness of your entries simply because all readers will be able to see themselves in at least one of your ETFs.

If you haven’t done so already, be sure to add your name to the Google Form linked in the ETF post on my blog….I wouldn’t want to miss this writing when compiling all of our entries on Friday.

Rock on,
Bill

]]> Comment on Using Flashcards in Science Instruction by Carol Jacobs http://www.scitechu.com/2010/using-flashcards-in-science-instruction/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Carol Jacobs Wed, 12 May 2010 14:30:05 +0000 http://www.scitechu.com/?p=14#comment-3 oops! typo! That's supposed to be "getting" smaller oops! typo! That’s supposed to be “getting” smaller

]]> Comment on Using Flashcards in Science Instruction by Carol Jacobs http://www.scitechu.com/2010/using-flashcards-in-science-instruction/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Carol Jacobs Wed, 12 May 2010 14:28:01 +0000 http://www.scitechu.com/?p=14#comment-2 I equate typical flash cards to asking children to memorize the telephone book. Try it, it isn't easy. Instead I try to make my "flash cards" thinking skills, by incorporating associations, relationships, inference, questions, etc. instead of "yes/no" tests. I saw some flash cards with the pictures on the back. Why not have the students identify the picture as their flashcard instead, and then justify why they chose that identification, showing that they know the facts? I also like to use sorting activities with flashcards, how they are alike and how they are different. Using flash cards to memorize facts can torment those children who do not have memorization as a learning style. I also like to show the students their progress by having them make two or three piles of their flash cards, one pile of those they know immediately, one pile of those that they need a little more work with and the third pile of those that they still need to learn more about. It is very reassuring to see the pile of cards they know increase and the pile of what they don't know that well etting smaller, quite a motivator. I equate typical flash cards to asking children to memorize the telephone book. Try it, it isn’t easy. Instead I try to make my “flash cards” thinking skills, by incorporating associations, relationships, inference, questions, etc. instead of “yes/no” tests. I saw some flash cards with the pictures on the back. Why not have the students identify the picture as their flashcard instead, and then justify why they chose that identification, showing that they know the facts? I also like to use sorting activities with flashcards, how they are alike and how they are different. Using flash cards to memorize facts can torment those children who do not have memorization as a learning style. I also like to show the students their progress by having them make two or three piles of their flash cards, one pile of those they know immediately, one pile of those that they need a little more work with and the third pile of those that they still need to learn more about. It is very reassuring to see the pile of cards they know increase and the pile of what they don’t know that well etting smaller, quite a motivator.

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