Educational Resources & Tech Tools 04/23/2014

• New Visions CloudLab
  Commonly used scripts for Google Drive.
  tags: doctopus GoogleScripts GoogleApps google google docs scripts gafe
• Drum Roll, Please! Announcing the Newly Released Doctopus, An Add-on for Google Docs | New Visions for Public Schools
  tags: doctopus scripts google google docs goobric
• 4 Big EdTech Trends Spotted At BETT 2014 - Edudemic
  tags: grit character social learning blog web2.0
• 3 activities to encourage critical thinking in the classroom | Education Dive
  Three activities you can implement tomorrow.
  tags: activities critical thinking thinking meta-cognition new teacher
• What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains - YouTube
  tags: internet youtube

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Educational Resources & Tech Tools 04/16/2014

• WellCast
  Interesting videos and worksheets on topics relevant to teens.
  tags: videos character education

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Educational Resources & Tech Tools 03/25/2014

• Can Focus On ‘Grit’ Work In School Cultures That Reward Grades? | MindShift

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Educational Resources & Tech Tools 03/15/2014

• 8 (free) websites to create cool student projects online
  tags: projects posters
• Kidsmart: Digital Footprints
  tags: Digital Footprint digital_citizenship Internet Safety
• 8 Excellent Free Timeline Creation Tools for Teachers ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
  tags: timeline history social studies
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teachers Using Technology ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
  tags: technology web2.0 tech integration PD
• STEM Education: Over 25 STEAM Links Filled With Resources and Information
  tags: stem steam
• Treating Failure Like a Scientist | UKEdChat.com - Supporting the #UKEdChat Education Community
  tags: failure learning
• Focus on Audience for Better PBL Results | Edutopia
  tags: pbl Project_Based_Learning projects edutopia
• analog twitter wall to build relationships and digital citizenship
  Twitter on the whiteboard for elementary school.
  tags: twitter digital citizenship digital_citizenship
• The Virtual Body - MEDtropolis
  Interactive human body.
  tags: body biology anatomy science life science
• The Four Biggest Ideas from SXSWedu
• 27 Simple Ideas To Stimulate Creativity - Edudemic
  tags: creativity differentiation
• 20 Ways to Provide Effective Feedback to Your Students ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
  tags: student feedback new teacher differentiation
• Digital Safety Sources
  tags: digital citizenship online safety CATIE parent CATIE parenting
• http://www.njea.org/news-and-publications/njea-review/january-2013/digital-citizenship-responsible-technology-use-in-the-classroom
  A round up of digital citizenship resources and stats.
  tags: educational technology digital citizenship InternetSafety
• 8 Practical Tools to Easily Gather Student Feeback ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
  tags: educational technology student feedback differentiation polling

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Educational Resources & Tech Tools 03/14/2014

• Google Maps Gallery
  Maps that span social and historical timelines.
  tags: maps Google Google Maps geography history social studies
• eduCanon
  This software allows you to pull videos from a variety of sites and then embed questions that can take the form of multiple choice, free response or even audio files.
  tags: Flipped classroom flip teaching interactivelinks differentiated instruction embedded content
• Want To Enhance Your YouTube Videos With Clickable Links? Here's How!
  tags: YouTube video editing interactivelinks technology howto differentiated instruction flip teaching flippedclassroom flipped
• Resources and Downloads for Differentiated Instruction | Edutopia
  "Resources On This Page: Lesson Plans & Rubric - Reteach and Enrich Tools for Data Assessment Culture Websites & Readings"
  tags: differentiated instruction differentiation edutopia
• Acts of Kindness | KindSpring.org
  tags: character education character kindness

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Educational Resources & Tech Tools 01/18/2014

• 101questions
  Great way to spark a conversation! Good for advisory.
  tags: advisory 101 questions middle school math math danmeyer inquiry Dan Meyer
• GeoGebraTube
  Support for teachers who use GeoGebra.
  tags: mathematics geometry middle school math math
• MathDisk Home | Exponential Learning
  Able to build interactive worksheets.
  tags: mathematics worksheets interactive animation graphs math middle school math
• Get The Math
  tags: math algebra mathematics middle school math
• Striking a Balance: Digital Tools and Distraction in School | Edutopia
  tags: distraction balance edutopia multitasking parent CATIE focus
• Findings - Project RED
  tags: 1:1 Project RED tech integration edtech
• Teach Kids to Use the Four-Letter Word | Edutopia
  tags: grit character character education edutopia SEL
  • 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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Educational Resources & Tech Tools 12/17/2013

• 4 Websites that spread charity and kindness
  Could be worked into character education.
  tags: kindness charity character education
• How to deliver innovation overnight | Daniel H. Pink
  Good idea for STEM or for PD.
  tags: PD STEM STEAM innovation
• Five best apps that support your flipped classroom | EducationalCraft
  Quick summaries of these apps (work on laptops and tablets) followed by equally short descriptions of how they work in a flipped setting.
  tags: flipped classroom flip teaching flipped apps
• 14 Free Apps for Higher Order Thinking | Class Tech Tips
  For iPad users.
  tags: ipad apps technology

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