Academic Curation

  “‘Stories of art’ are produced through the curatorial process of selection, juxtaposition and interpretation of art as exhibitions and ‘permanent’ displays. These processes affect not just what the visitors see but how they are encouraged to construct meaning and understand their experiences. Additionally, catalogs and other exhibition publications enable curatorial decision-making to be disseminated far beyond visitor communities.” (Robbins, 2005).

    " Curating in the field of education requires these same attributes as espoused by Robbins – selection, juxtaposition, and interpretation – with different content: that which is to be learned. The authors contend that curation of curriculum should be the story of selected content, which provides learners with opportunities to experience or view differing perspectives. The “permanent display” of educational curation allows the learner limitless opportunities to re-view and re-experience the multiple perspectives, with the ability to construct meaning each time the content is experienced. " (Stokes, Donnell, Eaton, Sherman, in press)

Edmodo Rolls Out Teacher Resources

Although I tweeted this information recently, I wanted to make sure and share it with the RI PLN users. Edmodo just rolled out a Teacher Resource kit for using Edmodo. I know that some of you were considering this and wanted to share the information.

 

Help Center / Teacher Rollout Resources

Edmodo This!

The following materials were created to support teachers who are preparing to rollout Edmodo in their classroom. The content below includes materials created by the Edmodo team as well as a selection of content created by educators and shared in the Edmodo communities.
Getting started:
Security Best Practices
Sample Edmodo Guidelines
20 Ways to Use Edmodo
Edmodo One Pager
Getting students started: 
Sample Code of Conduct
Student Guide to Edmodo (for students)
How to set up a Student Account (video)
Getting parents started:
Sample Letter to Parents- Introduction to Edmodo
Sample Letter to Parents- Invitation to Edmodo
Parent Account Overview (for parents)

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