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Digital Storytelling in the Classroom

nancyrubinMay 28, 2012

Lynne Zalesak, Social Studies Teacher, Houston ISD, uses Digital Storytelling to engage her students in the classroom. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufVnMDVskLo] For a free Digital Storeytelling e-book go here: http://www.microsoft.com/education/teachers/guides/digital_storytelling.aspx

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Project-based Learning: What it is and What it isn’t!

nancyrubinApril 23, 2012

Great videos on Project-Based Learning! What Project Based Learning Is ► http://howtovideos.hightechhigh.org/video/268/What+Project+Based+Learning+Is What Project Based Learning Isn't - http://howtovideos.hightechhigh.org/video/265/What+Project+Based+Learning+Isn%27t

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Virtual Field Trip Notables

nancyrubinMarch 4, 2012

Many virtual field trips have already been created and can easily be incorporated into existing lesson plans and curriculum units. A virtual field trip might be as simple as going...

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Essential questions: Start Students Off On A Journey

nancyrubinJanuary 8, 2012May 7, 2014

Essential questions start students off on a journey and help them develop related questions that organize and direct their search for knowledge. Project-based, constructivist learning emphasizes problem solving using the...

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Virtual Field Trips for Project-Based Learning

nancyrubinDecember 6, 2011

Virtual field trips are a form of project-based learning, where instruction and learning occur within the context of a challenging project. Just as workers encounter complicated tasks in the workplace,...

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The importance of real-world learning

nancyrubinNovember 27, 2011August 9, 2016

Project-based learning can be defined as learning that occurs within the context of a challenging project. Just as workers encounter complicated tasks in the workplace, students are presented with questions...

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Video Explanation: Project Based Learning

nancyrubinNovember 27, 2011

I am a big fan of explanatory videos. This is a great one explaining Project-based learning, where instruction and learning occur within the context of a challenging project. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMCZvGesRz8&feature=player_embedded] Just...