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Very unique lesson plans related to reading, writing, etc.
Friday, January 31, 2014
Educational Resources & Tech Tools 02/01/2014
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Educational Resources & Tech Tools 01/31/2014
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TED lessons to support your curriculum.
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Excellent site for STEAM curricula and maker projects.
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Large grants for teacher teams.
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Options for teachers and information about how to apply for these grants and workshops.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Educational Resources & Tech Tools 01/23/2014
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Raspberry Pi is a small affordable computer that students can learn to program themselves. Here is a great review of how it works.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Educational Resources & Tech Tools 01/22/2014
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Flip teaching tool that allows you to create interactive lessons. Check out their intro video as well as their archive of educational lessons.
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STEM skills being practiced aren't just related to the subjects- collaboration and creative problem solving are big ones.
Friday, January 17, 2014
Educational Resources & Tech Tools 01/18/2014
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Great way to spark a conversation! Good for advisory.
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Support for teachers who use GeoGebra.
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Able to build interactive worksheets.
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- Angela Duckworth (1), an associate professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, studied (among others) the performance of West Point cadets during basic training. She discovered that the most powerful predictor of success -- acceptance into the academy -- was grit. Duckworth calls grit "the tendency to sustain interest in and effort toward very long-term goals."
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Thursday, January 16, 2014
Educational Resources & Tech Tools 01/17/2014
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Most of the poster collections are related to WWI and WWII.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Educational Resources & Tech Tools 01/16/2014
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What grammar indicates about a person's competencies.
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Why tough love works and why it matters.
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Another DIY video site with instructional videos as well as advice videos.
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Checklists and organization strategies for everything!
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DIY dedicated site.
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Helpful article for considering how teachers can learn from their own lessons. The samples from current teacher blogs are very impactful.
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Storyboarding tool with stock images and the option to import one's own images.
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Educational Resources & Tech Tools 01/15/2014
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Physics game using magnets and angles.
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Great infographic on how three different generations interact with technology.
Monday, January 13, 2014
Friday, January 10, 2014
Educational Resources & Tech Tools 01/11/2014
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Links to digital citizenship resources.
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Simple idea. Wait for at least five seconds for the room to become completely silent, then give your instructions. If you try to talk over people, you only perpetuate more talking because individuals miss what you said originally and then end up asking their neighbor for the information.
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Educational Resources & Tech Tools 01/10/2014
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Virtual tours of natural landmarks as well as museums and man-made landmarks.
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What's replacing Facebook for this younger generation?
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- #1) Use a normal, natural voice
- #2) Speak only when students are quiet and ready
- #3) Use hand signals and other non-verbal communication
- #4) Address behavior issues quickly and wisely
- #5) Always have a well-designed, engaging lesson
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Possible lessons for LS World Cultures program.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Educational Resources & Tech Tools 01/09/2014
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This is an interactive site whereby students can learn how different elements affect weather patterns.
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This is a 10 step list on how to achieve goals in the new year. Very tangible steps.
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Writing resources for teachers. Resources include games, exercises and interactive text generators.
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Sugata Mitra's framework for creating self-organized learning environments.
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Two great social studies websites included in here with lots of primary sources.
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How to create a mini-maker space. Good for classrooms
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Educational Resources & Tech Tools 01/02/2014
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Another perspective on teens and social media. Blames parents, tight schedules and kidnapping as reasons for why kids don't hang out in public spaces and instead turn to social media.
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Article refers to research on why teachers are apt to quit.
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From blogger Mike Sheehan: Tween Tribune posts age appropriate news stories found on the internet for students grades K-12. The stories are sorted by age group and there is spanish section as well. At the end of each story, students can respond by leaving comments or take a quiz.
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Current event site that can be searched by themes and reading levels.
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Current events sites
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Visual search engine for eBay and Etsy.
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Description of a visual search engine for eBay and Etsy.
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Current events related to science.
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