Educational Resources & Tech Tools 01/31/2015

• Wide Angle . Video Bank | Thirteen Ed Online
  Videos and lesson plans related to modern global people and issues.
  tags: history world cultures world history social studies videos middle east Africa Asia
• What Differentiated Instruction Is--And Is Not: The Definition Of Differentiated Instruction
  A very vague description of what differentiation is and is not.
  tags: differentiated instruction differentiated differentiation
  • However, when an entire class moves forward to study new skills and concepts without any individual adjustments in time or support, some students are doomed to fail.
    • Differentiation means that teachers allow for differing amounts of time and support for individual students in order to help them make forward progress. Not every student needs to end up at the same place bc they may have started at a different beginning.
  • What Differentiated Instruction Is–And Is Not: The Definition Of Differentiated Instruction
    • These descriptions are still too vague for many teachers.  There needs to be more concrete language put to differentiation.
• Science experiments | Bill Nye
  tags: science experiments

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Educational Resources & Tech Tools 05/07/2014

• How To Use YouTube In Your History Class - Edudemic
  tags: youtube history social studies
• Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: Social media advice for career-minded students. 10 things to consider.
  tags: Twitter social media advice digital citizenship
• Educators New to Twitter - Home
  tags: Twitter NT2t pd PLN
• The Big List of Educational Grants and Resources | Edutopia
  tags: grants pd edutopia
• 15+ Ways of Teaching Every Student to Code (Even Without a Computer) | Edutopia
  tags: Coding programming code computer programming edutopia technology
  • According to Code.org, 90 percent of U.S. schools are not teaching any computer science. Eyebrows have been raised this year as the U.K. passed a plan to educate every child how to code (3).
• Google Search Tips Poster for Your Class ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
  tags: Google search google_search information literacy
• Lesson Plan Map – Search Education – Google
  tags: google information literacy libtech

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Educational Resources & Tech Tools 04/29/2014

• Create - TimeMapper - Make Timelines and TimeMaps fast! - from the Open Knowledge Foundation Labs
  tags: timelines history maps social studies
• Young Person's Guide to Arduino & Avocado Beginner Board by Mike R. Lopez — Kickstarter
  tags: coding arduino maker
• No, Not Everyone Needs to Learn to Code - But Here's What They Should Know | Gregg Pollack
  tags: coding
• Makerspace in a Box (tools only) | Maker Shed
  tags: maker tools
• This is How to Use Google Docs to Create Backchannels and Exit Tickets ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
  tags: google docs backchannel exit ticket differentiation poll survey assessment web2.0

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Educational Resources & Tech Tools 03/18/2014

• Taking the Struggle Out of Group Work | MiddleWeb
  tags: collaboration groups pbl teamwork group_work group work
• 50 Top Sources Of Free eLearning Courses
  tags: elearning courses mooc online pd PD
• 14 Excellent YouTube Math Channels for Teachers and Students ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
  Math tutorial channels.
  tags: math youtube tutorials mathed
• 6 powerful interactive history sites
  Good for American history and modern world history as well as Western Civ.
  tags: history interactive sites social social studies
• 5 Terrific Web Tools to Create Academic Digital Portfolios ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
  tags: portfolios digital portfolios eportfolios
• Copyright and Fair Use Animation Video | Common Sense Media
  tags: copyright fair use video
• What Keeps Students Motivated to Learn? | MindShift
  tags: motivation PBL engagement
• 14 Little-Known Ways Students Can Get More Out Of Google - Edudemic
  tags: google google search GAFE libtech
• FlipQuiz | Gameshow-style Quiz Boards for Educators
  tags: quiz gameshow assessment game flipquiz technology

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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 02/15/2014

• What Machines Can’t Do - NYTimes.com
  Heart will matter more than head as we move forward in the digital age.
  tags: nytimes creativity digital
  • In a world of online distractions, the person who can maintain a long obedience toward a single goal, and who can filter out what is irrelevant to that goal, will obviously have enormous worth.
  • Unable to compete when it comes to calculation, the best workers will come with heart in hand
• Math Games - 5 websites that make math fun!
  tags: math math games
• Annenberg Learner - Teacher Professional Development
  This site is full of lesson plans, interactives, and professional development for teachers of all grades and disciplines.
  tags: science history social studies english spanish math art pd lesson plans
• ZOOM . activities . sci | PBS Kids
  tags: science experiments activities STEM
• Science for Teens | Grades 6 - 8 | Kids.gov
  tags: science
• Science for Kids
  Science resources for IPS.
  tags: chemistry science web2.0
• http://whenintime.com/
  When in Time is a timeline web application.
  tags: timeline web2.0 timelines history social studies
• Beautiful web-based timeline software
  tags: timeline web2.0 timelines history social studies
• Nurturing Collaboration: 5 Strategies | Edutopia
  • "You need to insert four comments on your partner's doc -- two things that are working well and two questions that will help the author to improve the piece."
  • • Four things that are working well
    • Three specific ideas for improvement
    • Two specific questions for the author 
    • One source that you recommend for the author
  • At the elementary level when students are providing feedback with one another, I like to use “Two Stars and a Wish”.
• Google Science Fair 2014
  tags: google GAFE science science fair STEM

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Educational Resources & Tech Tools 02/08/2014

• David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
  This is a plug-in for Google Earth and a way to look at historical maps.
  tags: Google Docs maps historical maps Google Earth
• Ed Tech Coaching: AutoCrat: The Greatest Google Mail Merge Script of All Time
  How to use Autocrat to create a mail merge in Google Docs.
  tags: Google Docs autocrat mailmerge googleforms GAFE edtech
• Ed Tech Challenge
  Possible lessons to use as Chandler implements GAFE.
  tags: edtech educational technology EdTechChallenge google GAFE GAFEImplementation

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Educational Resources & Tech Tools 01/22/2014

• Buncee for Education
  Flip teaching tool that allows you to create interactive lessons. Check out their intro video as well as their archive of educational lessons.
  tags: flipped classroom flip teaching interactive flipped
• 26 Tips for Teaching with Google Apps | Google Gooru
  tags: google apps gafe google
• 40 more maps that explain the world
  tags: maps geography cartography infographics history social studies
• 21 YouTube videos that help make learning the Constitution fun
  tags: constitution history ushistory social studies youtube
• Q&A with Freeman Hrabowski: UMBC carving a singular niche in cyber, STEM education - Baltimore Business Journal
  STEM skills being practiced aren't just related to the subjects- collaboration and creative problem solving are big ones.
  tags: STEM steam
• Metta — Storytelling + Polling In One Compact Format.
  tags: flipped classroom flip teaching presentations

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Educational Resources & Tech Tools 01/17/2014

• 17 online sources with extensive propaganda collections
  Most of the poster collections are related to WWI and WWII.
  tags: propaganda poster collections WWII WWI

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Educational Resources & Tech Tools 01/15/2014

• Autodesk 123D - Free 3D Modeling Software, 3D Models, DIY Projects, Personal Fabrication Tools
  tags: autodesk 3DPrinting modelling cad maker
• Swerveball
  Physics game using magnets and angles.
  tags: physics game science STEM
• Zooniverse - Real Science Online
  tags: science STEM nature
• How 3 Different Generations Use The Internet - Edudemic
  Great infographic on how three different generations interact with technology.
  tags: Infographics education millennials Internet social media
• Steve Hargadon: Escaping the Education Matrix | MindShift
  tags: edTech education reform edreform
• 3 websites that identify historical places near you
  tags: history social studies
• A Nice Classroom Poster Featuring The 21st Century Mobile Social Learning ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
  tags: educational technology social learning edtech technology learning
• These are The Skills Students Learn from Coding ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
  tags: coding edtech programming

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Educational Resources & Tech Tools 01/14/2014

• 15 places with fun and engaging social studies games
  tags: social studies games

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