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The Youth of Today – starbirdalliance
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All things library – all the time. Wonderful World of Wikias. The Youth of Today. September 15, 2014. 8220;The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise … They contradict their parents … cross their legs, and tyrannise their teachers.”. 8211; Socrates (420 B.C.E.). User of social media that lives in a medium-sized country town in New South Wales. What is “popular culture” to you? What they get. ItR...
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Rise of the YouTuber | Edu.Pop Blog
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Connecting Pop Culture to the History Classroom. Teaching and Social Media. Interview with a young person about popular culture. The ‘pull’ of Pinterest →. Rise of the YouTuber. September 21, 2014. I recently created a survey. On the popular website ‘Survey Monkey’ for Year 9 students to complete. The information provided from this survey gave me fantastic insight into understanding the impact of popular culture amongst young people. Whilst I am completely versed in YouTube. Where each of the presenters ...
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It’s never too early to read a good book! | Edu.Pop Blog
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Connecting Pop Culture to the History Classroom. Teaching and Social Media. Game Review – Star Wars: The Old Republic. It’s never too early to read a good book! October 24, 2014. Several months ago, I was shocked to read. So, with the opening of the highly publicised $45 million library, I just had to go and take a look! My 4-month-old daughter and I visited on a quiet Wednesday afternoon and as soon as we entered the library, I fell in love. It wasn’t with the layout of the library, although this wa...
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Connecting Pop Culture to the History Classroom | Edu.Pop Blog
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Connecting Pop Culture to the History Classroom. Teaching and Social Media. Connecting Pop Culture to the History Classroom. Below are just a few suggestions for incorporating popular culture into the History classroom. Please feel free to share any further resources you may have used in your own classroom. With historically correct references to Galileo Galielei. Marie Antoinette (Year 9 Unit, Revolutions, Senior Modern History, French Revolution). Kokoda (Year 10 Unit, World War II). Memoirs of a Geisha.
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Schools of the future | Edu.Pop Blog
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Connecting Pop Culture to the History Classroom. Teaching and Social Media. The ‘pull’ of Pinterest. For The Good of Gaming →. Schools of the future. October 16, 2014. I read a great article this past weekend in the Curriculum and Leadership Journal. That identified some key trends pushing the integration of technology into schools. The 2014 Horizon Report for Schools. Published by The New Media Consortium. Schools should provide ways for students to continue to engage in learning. Beyond the school day.
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The ‘pull’ of Pinterest | Edu.Pop Blog
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Connecting Pop Culture to the History Classroom. Teaching and Social Media. Rise of the YouTuber. Schools of the future →. The ‘pull’ of Pinterest. September 30, 2014. Ok, before I start, I need to confess something I am a Pinterest fanatic. For those of you that don’t know about Pinterest, let me explain. Being a twenty-something Gen Y’er, I jumped on the Pinterest bandwagon back in the early days when you had to be. And, if you’re interested, check out my personal Pinterest page. Image 2 – Pinter...
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October | 2014 | Edu.Pop Blog
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Connecting Pop Culture to the History Classroom. Teaching and Social Media. Monthly Archives: October 2014. It’s never too early to read a good book! October 24, 2014. Several months ago, I was shocked to read. So, with the opening of the highly publicised $45 million library, I just had to go and take a look! My 4-month-old daughter and I visited on a quiet Wednesday afternoon and as soon as we entered the library, I fell in love. It wasn’t with the layout of the library, although this was pretty ne...
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For The Good of Gaming | Edu.Pop Blog
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Connecting Pop Culture to the History Classroom. Teaching and Social Media. Schools of the future. Game Review – Star Wars: The Old Republic →. For The Good of Gaming. October 21, 2014. The graphics were grainy at best, but I had complete control over Billy Blaze, the 8-year-old wonder kid who became ‘Commander Keen: Defender of Earth’, when his spaceship made of old soup cans goes into space. Flash forward a few years and I received my very first Nintendo Gameboy. As a serious gamer, I can relate to eac...
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August | 2014 | Edu.Pop Blog
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Connecting Pop Culture to the History Classroom. Teaching and Social Media. Monthly Archives: August 2014. I didn’t ask to be born hot’ J.King. August 24, 2014. As a teacher in an independent girls’ school, and having attended one myself, I have always been intrigued as to how a particular sub-culture develops within a cohort of adolescent girls. Who are the winners and losers? What of the passive-aggressive putdowns? Cutting comments and slights? How does it gain momentum? Ja’mie: Private School Girl.
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‘I didn’t ask to be born hot’ J.King | Edu.Pop Blog
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Connecting Pop Culture to the History Classroom. Teaching and Social Media. Interview with a young person about popular culture →. I didn’t ask to be born hot’ J.King. August 24, 2014. As a teacher in an independent girls’ school, and having attended one myself, I have always been intrigued as to how a particular sub-culture develops within a cohort of adolescent girls. Who are the winners and losers? What of the passive-aggressive putdowns? Cutting comments and slights? How does it gain momentum? What i...
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