Melinda+Kolk

=** Thinking, Learning, Creating **= Learning comes alive when students create new media artifacts that reflect their learning, passions, ideas, and personalities. This learning station will focus on creative ways to tap into these student passions to reach educational goals and build a lasting love of learning. While these ideas will translate to many tools, I will focus on ideas for **[|Frames]** (K-12) and **[|Pixie]** (JK-3) which are available to educators in Ontario through [|OSAPAC].

Articles
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 * Authentic Audiences: Overcoming the Myth of “When I Grow Up”**

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 * How Do You Know and Why is it Important? Ask good questions for engagement and effective learning**

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 * How Project-Based Learning Develops Drive & Mastery**

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 * What Makes a Good Project: Eight elements to guide great project design**

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 * Write a Great Authentic Task**

Focusing on secondary: [|Language Arts], [|Math], [|Science], or Social Studies ([|Canada]).
 * Project Ideas**

Samples to inspire you
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 * //Warriors: Omen of the Stars// Book Trailer**

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 * //Out of My Mind// Book Trailer****fWords that MOVE! **
 * Interview with a Barred Owl**
 * Connecting to Literature - Don't Let the Pigeon Ride a Skateboard**
 * Things That are Most in the World**

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 * Connecting to Literature - Things That are MOST in the World**

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 * Some more of my favorite Pixie and Frames Videos**

Pixie tutorials and references [|www.tech4learning.com/pixie/training]
 * Training for Pixie and Frames**

Frames tutorials and references [|www.tech4learning.com/frames]

**Research Without Copying**
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