Try Engineering

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Science Resources, STEM Resources | Posted on February 29, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Try Engineering.Org

TryEngineering offers teachers resources for students all about engineering. Here you’ll find lesson plans for students of all ages that are aligned to standards, descriptions of degree fields, lists of national programs and student opportunities.

Video Spark Notes

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Reading/Language Arts, Videos, You Tube | Posted on February 29, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video Spark Notes from You Tube has those great literature plot synopsis and themes in video format.

Math Chimp

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Games, Math Resources | Posted on February 29, 2012

 

 

   Math Chimp.Com has more than 100 math games correlated with Common Core and organized by grade levels. 

 

 

RSS Magic – Feeding Multiple Twitter Accounts into Facebook

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Twitter | Posted on February 29, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

RSS Magic – Feeding Multiple Twitter Accounts into Facebook gives step-by-step instructions on how to integrate several Twitter feeds into a single Facebook page.

Leap Year Infograph

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Infographs, Odds and Ends, Seasonal/Holidays | Posted on February 29, 2012

Cheap Sally Leap Year 2012 Infographic

Project Based Learning Resources

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Blogs | Posted on February 29, 2012

    Project Based Learning Guide from Educational Technology Guy  is a nice article to help you get started with project based learning in your classroom.  At the end is a list of links

     to other resources.

The Ultimate Guide to You Tube for Educators

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Lesson Planning, Videos, You Tube | Posted on February 29, 2012

 

   The Ultimate Guide to You Tube for Educators includes tips and tricks as well as how to set up a channel to archive your classroom videos. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Ultimate Guide to You Tube for Educators  includes tips and tricks as well as how to set up a “channel” for your classroom archive of videos.

Learning Objectives for iPad – With List of Apps

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Apps for Learning, iPad | Posted on February 29, 2012

 

 

  List of Learning Goals for Ipad with related Apps has statements of goals and objectives (Example:  I want my students to create digital stories with the iPad).  Then, there are a

  list of Apps to help you accomplish the task. 

 

 

 

You Tube Videos on Using Wikispaces

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Professional Development, Videos, Wikis, You Tube | Posted on February 29, 2012

 

  Video Tutorials and How Tos for Using Wikispaces

A Beginners Guide to Pinterest and How to Use it for Content Curation

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Pinterest | Posted on February 28, 2012

  A Beginners Guide to Pinterest and How to Use it for Content Curation 

  This is a great guide for those wanting to get started using this social media tool for content curation.

 

  Cool Cat Teachers Beginners Guide to Pinterest is another good resource that gives step-by-step instructions.

Pinterest: Great Boards for Educators to Follow

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Pinterest | Posted on February 24, 2012

     Pinterest 101 – 5 Power Pinners Teachers Should Follow

      Educational Online Games

     Web 2.0 for Schools

     Educational Videos

 

How to Use Pinterest Without Breaking the Law

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Pinterest | Posted on February 24, 2012

 

 

 

How to Use Pinterest Without Breaking the Law is an article worth the read if you are posting regularly on this latest craze in social media.

Twitter for Professional Learning

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Adminstrative Tools, Livebinders, Personal Learning Networks (PLNs), Professional Development, Twitter | Posted on February 24, 2012

 

Twitter for Professional Learning Livebinder is a great resource from Technology Specialist Sandy Kendell.  Very well organized and answers all your questions.

Wordia

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Academic Vocabulary, Games, Reading/Language Arts | Posted on February 24, 2012

  Wordia.Com 

 Wordia is a free games-based learning platform – built on the foundations of a dictionary – that blends word-based learning games with interactive video vocabulary.

Wordia encourages students to learn through play – building subject ‘Word Banks’ as they compete with classmates and other schools in a fun, competition-led, learning environment.

20 Essential Ted Talks for Future Leaders

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Adminstrative Tools, Motivation, Videos | Posted on February 24, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

Ted Talks: 20 Essential Ted Talks for Future Leaders

Livebinder of Creative Twitter Tools

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Livebinders, Twitter | Posted on February 24, 2012

Livebinder of Creative Twitter Tools

Great web site full of Twitter add-ons to help with your social networking experience.

 

 

 

 

Mastery Connect

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Assessment, Common Core | Posted on February 24, 2012

  Mastery Connect.Com

Assess Common Core and state standards with formative assessments that you or other teachers create. You can even use offline or publisher content. Use mutliple choice, rubrics, oral assessments, writing assessments or any curriculum and content type.

Learn Zillion

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Math Resources, Videos | Posted on February 24, 2012

Learn Zillion.Com started as a group of teachers creating screencasts to help teach math at their school.  It has grown into a site where teachers can share videos and ideas related to Common Core math standards in grades 3-8.  Teachers can create an account for free to access the videos.

Discovery Education Science Fair Central

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Science Resources | Posted on February 24, 2012

It may still be several weeks until  Science Fair time, but now is the time to begin planning.  To help you get started, check out the resources offered by Discovery Education at their Science Fair Central.


Discovery Education Science Fair Central

Celebrate Read Across America

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Project Based Learning, Reading/Language Arts, Seasonal/Holidays | Posted on February 24, 2012

Read Across America Day is celebrated Friday, March 2 with students, teachers, and community members across the country reading aloud Dr. Seuss books.  Here are just a few web site with great ideas to celebrate this week of literacy.

13 Seuss-gestions from National Education Association

Dr. Seuss Activities from Cybraryman

Read with the Trees – the Official Read Across America site

Five Ideas for Perfectly Bookish Read Across America Celebrations

Seussville Activites and Printables

The “Best” Dr. Seuss Books and Apps

Dr. Seuss Day Activities – Cybraryman

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Reading/Language Arts, Seasonal/Holidays | Posted on February 23, 2012

  Dr. Seuss Day at Cybraryman

  Let this web site be your first stop as you look for Read Across America/Dr. Seuss Day.

Classroom Booksource.Com – Organize Your Class Library

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Classroom Management, Getting Organized | Posted on February 23, 2012

  Classroom BookSourse.Com 

This free site allows you to: 

  • Build your classroom library
  • Import Booksource orders
  • Import student roster
  • Track book conditions
  • Generate reports
  • And more

Socrative Student Response System

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in BYOD, Student Response Systems, Web 2.0 | Posted on February 23, 2012

  Socrative.Com Socrative is a smart student response system that empowers teachers to engage their classrooms through a series of educational exercises and games via smartphones, laptops, and tablets.  There is an informational video with more details.  Looks like a great idea for BYOD classrooms.

10 Tips for Using Evernote Effectively

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Adminstrative Tools, Evernote | Posted on February 22, 2012

 

 

10 Tips for Using Evernote Effectively

How the Brain Learns – Great Video to Show Students that Practice Pays

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Motivation, Odds and Ends, Science Resources, Uncategorized, Videos | Posted on February 22, 2012

Saw this on Larry Ferlazzo’s web site.  What a great video to illustrate to our students how learning can be work and it takes practice.  Just because something seems hard the first time, don’t give up!

 

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