Listening Effectively - Tips from a Student

The following student-produced video explains the LEAP technique for effective listening.



Free Technology for Teachers: Listening Effectively - Tips from a Student: The head tilt says, "I'm listening."

 Last week I stumbled upon an older Life Hacker article about how to improve your lis...

The strongest hearts have the most scars.

Found on Tumblr in April

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Ten tumblr quotes about life that caught attention in April

1. "In a relationship, you need somebody who’s gonna call you out, not somebody who’s gonna let everything slide. you need somebody who doesn’t want t live without you, but can. not somebody that is dependent, but somebody who is stronger with you. a relationship is two people, not one. " Unknown Tumblrer
2. "Honestly, I’m glad I met everyone in my life. The good and the bad. The good make me thankful, the bad make me learn my lessons." Quote by unknown Tumblrer
3. "There are still so many kisses and laughs and nights and days and risks worth taking and road trips and books to read and poetry to write and pictures to take. You have to believe this. Please. " Quote by unknown Tumblrer
4. "The strongest hearts have the most scars." Jeff Hood
5. "People leave because it’s easier to walk away than to fight for what they really want." Quote by unknown Tumblrer 

   

   Tumblr Quotes April 2016

6. "No matter what happened yesterday, today is a chance to make tomorrow better. Make the most of the present and the future will be brighter." Quote by unknown Tumblrer
7. "You must go on adventures to find out where you belong." Sue Fitzmaurice
8. "You caught me looking at you and I swear those three seconds I spent looking into your eyes, I saw everything I have ever dreamed of." Quote by unknown Tumblrer
9. "This entire planet is home. Staying in one city your whole life would be like never leaving the bedroom." Quote by unknown Tumblrer
10. "Don’t feel guilty for doing what’s best for you." Quote by unknown Tumblrer

Remember the best Tumblr Quotes of March?!

"He loved her, and that was the beginning and end of everything" Found on Pinterest in April

Ten life quotes from Pinterest that caught attention in April

• "He loved her, and that was the beginning and end of everything" F.S. Fitzgerald
• "Amazing things happen when you distance yourself from negativity." - Unknown Pinterest visitor
• "Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around." - Quote by unknown Pinterest visitor 
  
• "Never apologise for being sensitive or emotional. Let this be a sign that you’ve got a big heart and aren’t afraid to let others see it. Showing your emotions is a sign of strength." Brigitte Nicole
• “Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.” Gautama Buddha
• "Sometimes the wrong choices bring us to the right places." - Unknown Pinterest visitor
• "Pain changes people, it makes them trust less, overthink more, and shut people out." - Unknown Pinterest visitor
• "There's a story behind every person. There's a reason why they're the way they are. Think about that before you judge someone." - Unknown Pinterest visitor
• "People change for two main reasons their minds have open or their hearts have been broken." - Quote by unknown Pinterest visitor
• "Successful people build each other up. They motivate, inspire, and push each other. Unsuccessful people just hate, blame, and complain." - Quote by unknown Pinterest visitor

Do you know which pinterest quotes drew attention in March?

I have seen people on Facebook with their real names and own pictures but fake personalities

Found on Facebook in March

Ten facebook quotes about life that caught attention in March

1. "There are two kinds of suffering. There is the suffering you run away from, which follows you everywhere. And there is the suffering you face directly, and so become free." – Ajahn Chah
2. "Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, 'What's in it for me?'-Unknown author
3. "It's okay to not be okay all the time." -Unknown facebook author
4. “And I have seen people on Facebook with their real names and own pictures but fake personalities” - Jasmine Kiyani 

   

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5. "When you pray for your enemies and bless those who do you wrong, God will settle your accounts." - Unknown facebook author
6. "Happiness is a conscious choice, not an automatic response." – Mildred Barthel
7. “If you can't stop thinking about someone's update, that's called "status cling.” - Jessica Park
8. "Life is too short to be upset because somebody doesn't like you. Don't get drawn into those battles. Run your own race." - Unknown facebook author
9. “Little girls think it's necessary to put all their business on MySpace and Facebook, and I think it's a shame...I'm all about mystery.” - Stevie Nicks
10. "No greater feeling than helping another because you can." - Unknown facebook author

Read tumblr March quotes about life

The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen.

Found on Tumblr in March

Ten tumblr quotes about life that caught attention in March

1. Look around you. The earth wouldn’t exist without the sun. Plants would die without rain. We’re all meant to lean on something. Or someone. Katie Kacvinsky, First Comes Love
2. Our lives are not fully lived if we’re not willing to die for those we love, for what we believe. Selma
3. The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention… A loving silence often has far more power to heal and to connect than the most well-intentioned words. Rachel Naomi Remen 
   
4. Working on myself, by myself, for myself. Anonymous
5. It’s alright if you finally stop caring, just don’t go and tell someone that does.The Avett Brothers
6.  Letting go of toxic people is a major step towards being happier. Unknown Author
7. My gentle fingers tracing the lines on your face to lift you from sleep. Daily Haiku on Love by Tyler Knott Gregson
8. She had always wanted words, she loved them; grew up on them. Words gave her clarity, brought reason, shape. Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient
9. The bad news — nothing lasts forever. The good news — nothing lasts forever. Unknown Author
10. There is no rain you need to wash your soul clean. Stop chasing the storms. Stop looking for the floods. What all you need lives so near, it’s inside you. Close your eyes. Breathe. And feel this. Today, everything changes, even when everything remains exactly the same. Akif Kichloo

Found on Pinterest in March

Ten quotes from Pinterest that caught attention

1. You can't go back to how things were, or how you thought they were supposed to be. All you really have is now. The smartest thing you can control in life is your reaction to what’s beyond your control. Dwelling on negativity from the past simply contributes to its power. So stop focusing on what happened and start focusing on what’s going to move you forward.  Melchor Lim
2. Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. Unknown (Found on Pinterest)
3. Do you want to be happy? Let go of what's gone, be grateful for what remains and look forward to what is coming.Unknown (This Quote Found on Pinterest)
4. Do one thing every day that scares you. – Eleanor Roosevelt
5. It’s better to be at the bottom of the ladder you want to climb than to be on the top of one you don’t.” Chris Guillebeau
6. "When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."  Wayne Dyer
7. “A rose can never be a sunflower, and a sunflower can never be a rose. All flowers are beautiful in their own way, and that’s like women too.” Miranda Kerr
8. Strong women wear their pain like they do stilettos. No matter how much it hurts, all you see is the beauty of it. Unknown (This Quote Found on Pinterest)
9. Life, too, is like that. You live it forward, but understand it backward. Unknown (This Quote Found on Pinterest)
10. She believed she could, so she did. Unknown (This Quote Found on Pinterest)