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A Wonderful Cheat Sheet on The 21 Techie Problems Every Teacher should Know about http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/04/a-wonderful-cheat-sheet-on-21-techie.html Interactive Sites for Education Cooltoolsforschoolshttp://interactivesites.weebly.com/ Great aligned lessons with the Kennedy Center: http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators.aspx Technology in Kindergarten - School Computing http://www.k5lessons.com/ - Technology lesson plans! Information and Technology Essential Standards - Welcome Free Technology for Teachers ------------------------------------------ February is Black History Month. Here are a few helpful non-fiction passages and research-based question sets about a variety of topics and historical figures related to its observance. Get passages and questions. ------------------------------------------ Curriki http://welcome.curriki.org/ "For 6 years, Curriki has been the leading K-12 global community for teachers, students and parents to create, share, and find free and open learning resources that improve teacher effectiveness and student outcomes. Join the party!" Browse a Vast Library of Open Educational Resources http://welcome.curriki.org/resources-curricula/ From Europe, creative multimedia & games for your students to explore ... 20+ Apps to Support the Digital Storytelling Process By: Shelly Terrell http://www.techlearning.com/default.aspx?tabid=67&entryid=5129 My Favourite Web Tools of 2012 By: Ozge Karaoglu http://www.techlearning.com/default.aspx?tabid=67&entryid=5139 Global Citizenship http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/gc/ Information, support and ideas for developing a Global Citizenship approach in your school Lots of curriculum resources used by teachers in England, Wales and Scotland! Check out the Message in a Book: http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/resources/May_Books/Message_in_a_book_topics/ Download this free guide: Education for Global Citizenship: A Guide for Schools Find more ideas in the teacher magazine, "The Picture" http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/teachersupport/the_big_picture/files/big_picture_autumn_2012.pdf Holidays Around the World http://www.crayola.com/calendar.aspx Gamestar Mechanic: http://teacherblog.gamestarmechanic.com/tag/game-design-teacher/ - lot of teacher stories including the links below http://classroomgamesandtech.blogspot.com/2012/02/game-design-and-ecosystems-continuing.html - desiging ecosystems and comparing game design to the scientific method - very neat idea http://gaming4schools.yolasite.com/ - A complete account of a tech teacher working with science and english teachers in 6th grade to have students design a game based on geology - Complete with step by steps, rubrics, assesments, video interviews, and reflection on project at the end http://stemchallenge.org/winners/2012Youth.aspx - STEM Video Game Challenge 2012 sponsored by microsoft 13 Good Resources for Social Studies Teachers http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/01/13-good-resources-for-social-studies.html#.UPlrlCdX26M "Our White House" provides these tools... American History and Literacy Resource Center http://www.ourwhitehouse.org/amhispage.html Inauguration Celebration Kit for Kids! http://www.ourwhitehouse.org/inaugurationkit_2013.html Cruise Smithsonian's ... History Explorer http://historyexplorer.si.edu/home/ Interactives, Museum Artifacts, & Teacher Resources "In honor of the second inauguration of President Obama, find selected resources on inaugurations and the presidency. " http://historyexplorer.si.edu/themes/theme/?key=128 Provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities ... EDSITEment http://edsitement.neh.gov/ Lesson Plans & Student Resources including Art, Foreign Language, History & Social Studies, Literature & Language Arts Presidential Inaugurations: A Capitol Parade on a Cold Winter's Day http://edsitement.neh.gov/feature/presidential-inaugurations-capitol-parade-cold-winters-day Sponsored by the Foundation for the National Archives ... Docs Teach http://docsteach.org/ "Turn your students into historians with primary-source based activities that develop historical thinking skills. Activities are ready to use in your classroom. We have selected thousands of primary source documents to bring the past to life as classroom teaching tools from the billions preserved at the National Archives." From Teaching with the Library for Congress ... Beyond the Oath: Presidential Inaugurations Past to Present in Library of Congress Primary Sources http://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2013/01/beyond-the-oath-presidential-inaugurations-past-to-present-in-library-of-congress-primary-sources/ Taking a Closer Look at Presidential Inaugurations: Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address http://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2013/01/taking-a-closer-look-at-presidential-inaugurations-lincolns-second-inaugural-address/ More sites in the American Historical Association blog ... New Teaching Resources for History Teachers: 2013 Inauguration Portal http://blog.historians.org/resources/1916/new-teaching-resources-for-history-teachers-2013-inauguration-portal Finally, from Mount Vernon ... Lesson Plans & Resources http://www.mountvernon.org/educational-resources/teachers-students/lesson-plans Inauguration Resources http://www.mountvernon.org/educational-resources/teachers-students/inauguration George Washington's World for Kids http://www.washingtonsworld.org/ 3-D Games & Puzzles for students! |
Education Week: Educators Evaluate Learning Benefits of iPad
Tony Wagner - Transforming Education in the 21st Century Education World: The Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use Nine Elements of Digital Citizenship Teaching-with-Technology - Wikis in Education 50 interesting ways to use google docs on the web NETS Implementation - Research and Information Fluency How To Do 11 Techy Things in the New School Year View these Livebinders for more ideas ... Creating Global Connections http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=8035 by MEGA Member, Melissa Edwards, WSFCS! Beyond the Classroom Walls in a Globalized World http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=80039 Today’s and tomorrow’s challenges and opportunities for the teaching profession http://service.eun.org/teachers-newsletter/TellNet_Teacher_Networks_web.pdf A Survey of K-12 Educators on Social Networking, Online Communities, and Web 2.0 Tools 2012 http://www.edweb.net/News.html#k12-report-2012 Conducted by MMS Education and sponsored by edWeb.net and MCH Strategic Data Cultivating Your Personal Learning Network 2nd Ed. http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/ Learn from NC teacher Bill Ferriter at his blog The Tempered Radical ...
Digital Immigrants Unite! http://teacherleaders.typepad.com/the_tempered_radical/2013/01/building-a-bridge-for-the-digital-natives-in-your-life.html "The moral of the story is simple: Today's students -- the same connected kids that we've always assumed became superstars as soon as we plugged them in -- really DO still need our help. It's OUR job to help kids to realize how to leverage technology for something more than keeping themselves entertained. It's NOT enough to stand aside after turning kids loose with new tools, simply HOPING that they'll figure out how to squeeze the intellectual juice out of the gadgets we've given them. " Bill's wiki is filled with resources to explore! http://digitallyspeaking.pbworks.com/ Including: Using Technology to Create a Highly Engaged Classroom http://bit.ly/r4influencers Literacy, Blogging and the Digital Native http://bit.ly/asdnfeb2013 Teaching the iGeneration Building a Bridge to Better Learning for Today's Students http://bit.ly/tigsurreyschools Finally, listen to selections from his presentations on Hearing Voices! http://digitallyspeaking.pbworks.com/w/page/17791569/Hearing%20Voices E-books! Great science content! http://www.contentclips.com/ |