Science Lab — Fall 2011
KQED Education + Cal Academy Seeks SF Educator KQED and California Academy of Sciences have joined forces again to present a second module of Science Lab! Eighteen dedicated San Francisco educators...
View ArticleCan I Use This in My Media Project?
One of the most common questions that I encounter during media production trainings with educators is, “Am I allowed to use copyrighted material in my project?” From using John Williams’ classic “dark...
View ArticleSearch Savvy: What to Trust and What to Dismiss
Caitlin Barry poses an important question about using media and technology in the classroom in her article in the Huffington Post, Defining ‘Media Literacy’ (2/7/12). Her question hinges on the...
View ArticleFurthering Media and Online Tools for Teaching and Learning
This week, KQED’s Arts & Media education team descended upon the University of California’s Arts, Media & Entertainment curriculum institute (UCCI), which “brings together educators from...
View ArticleDo Now #31: Are LOL Cats and Internet Memes Art?
To respond to the Do Now, you can comment below or tweet your response. Be sure to begin your tweet with @KQEDEdspace and end it with #KQEDDoNow For more info on how to use Twitter, click here. Do Now...
View ArticleThe impact of video in education (infographic)
Earlier this week, Ed Tech Times posted an insightful infographic about the power of video in education. It was produced by Cisco to accompany their recently published white paper.
View ArticlePD Module #2: Narrated Slideshows for Science Education (self-paced)
Today, science demands sophisticated skills not generally taught as part of standard science curricula. Ideally, science instructional strategies teach a body of knowledge and cultivate other...
View ArticleDo Now Round Up: Video Game Violence (from students at Berkeley High School)
This week’s Do Now Round Up focuses on one particular Storify project from Berkeley High School’s Arts & Humanities Academy Fall 2012 Senior Interdisciplinary Project. For their final papers,...
View ArticleHow PBS LearningMedia Can Strengthen Students’ Media Literacy for Common Core
PBS LearningMedia, a free destination for instant access to tens of thousands of classroom-ready, digital public media resources including videos, games, audio clips, photos, and lesson plans,...
View ArticleScience Educators: Participate in our Online Focus Group!
KQED Education is looking for science educators to participate in a study of our online professional development materials. These online training modules are designed to teach educators how to use and...
View ArticleHow to Build a Wall Using Padlet
Welcome to the video tutorial about the visual authoring tool Padlet. On Padlet’s website, they claim it’s “paper for the web. We give you a blank wall. You put anything you want on it, anywhere.” The...
View ArticleWhich is More Truthful: Words or Images?
To respond to the Do Now, you can comment below or tweet your response. Be sure to begin your tweet with @KQEDEdspace and end it with #DoNowPhoto For more info on how to use Twitter, click here. Do Now...
View ArticleWhich is More Truthful: Words or Images? Students Weigh In
A combination of words and images can affect our understanding and interpretation of many things going on around us. Artist John Baldessari understood this, and has long been interested in the...
View ArticleGet Paid to Be a KQED Teacher Maven
Apply to join our professional learning network here! As a member of KQED’s professional learning network, you will gain experience integrating media more effectively and more often into your classroom...
View ArticleScience Lab — Fall 2011
KQED Education + Cal Academy Seeks SF Educator KQED and California Academy of Sciences have joined forces again to present a second module of Science Lab! Eighteen dedicated San Francisco educators...
View ArticleCan I Use This in My Media Project?
One of the most common questions that I encounter during media production trainings with educators is, “Am I allowed to use copyrighted material in my project?” From using John Williams’ classic “dark...
View ArticleSearch Savvy: What to Trust and What to Dismiss
Caitlin Barry poses an important question about using media and technology in the classroom in her article in the Huffington Post, Defining ‘Media Literacy’ (2/7/12). Her question hinges on the...
View ArticleFurthering Media and Online Tools for Teaching and Learning
This week, KQED’s Arts & Media education team descended upon the University of California’s Arts, Media & Entertainment curriculum institute (UCCI), which “brings together educators from...
View ArticleThe impact of video in education (infographic)
Earlier this week, Ed Tech Times posted an insightful infographic about the power of video in education. It was produced by Cisco to accompany their recently published white paper.
View ArticlePD Module #2: Narrated Slideshows for Science Education (self-paced)
Today, science demands sophisticated skills not generally taught as part of standard science curricula. Ideally, science instructional strategies teach a body of knowledge and cultivate other...
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