"You know the drill—with the winter holiday celebrations come those familiar “Top Ten Lists.” Top ten films of 2016... In keeping up with tradition, we here at EdSurge like to throw our hat in the ring with a selection of the top ten most popular too."
EdSurge has been publishing their Top Ten S'Cool Tools for quite a few years, and you may find some new ones in this list. What makes this list a bit different is that these tools are chosen by the readers of EdSurge. Take a few minutes and see if you can fine one new tool to bring into your classroom.
Do your learners know what happens when the read, or when stories are read to them. This post, from the Open Education Database, provides a visual (that you may want to print out and share with learners and their families) as well as 10 ways that reading helps your brain workout. The list is below.
* We make photos in our mind, even without being prompted.
* Spoken word can put your brain to work.
* Reading about experiences is almost the same as living it.
* Different styles of reading create different patterns in the brain.
* New languages can grow your brain.
* Your brain adapts to reading e-books in seven days.
* E-books lack in spatial navigability.
* Story structure encourages our brain to think in sequence, expanding our attention spans.
* Reading changes your brain structure (in a good way)).
* Deep reading makes us more empathetic.
To learn more about each of these points click through to the post.