Thinking Common Core

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core | Posted on March 27, 2013

Teaching Students to Analyze Complex Nonverbal Texts | Thinking Common Core | Scoop.it

Thinking Common Core is a Scoop It site created by Catherine Schmidt with excellent articles and links to help with Common Core implementation.

Fast Fig

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Math Resources | Posted on March 27, 2013

FastFig is a math site that acts like a word processor.  Simple type in simple to extremely complex math equations for instant solutions.

64 Ways to Use ThingLink in the Classroom

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Thinglink | Posted on March 27, 2013

 

64 Ways to Use ThingLink in the Classroom

Picture a Story

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Digital Storytelling, Reading/Language Arts, Writing | Posted on March 27, 2013

Picture a Story allows students to choose a genre; create picture with backgrounds, characters, and props; and write (and narrate) a story to share online.

Opus Math

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Lesson Planning, Math Resources, Middle School | Posted on March 26, 2013

Opus Math has a great deal of Common Core math resources for grades 7-8 including problem and task banks sorted by standards.

Kodu Challenge Imagine Cup

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Coding, Contests, Games, Gamification | Posted on March 26, 2013

Kodu Challenge Imagine Cup

Imagine Cup happily invites aspiring game developers, ages 9 to 18, to learn coding by developing a video game with Kodu, an easy-to-learn, game-creation toolkit and programming language available for free download on Windows-based PCs. We’ve drawn on the expertise of Mercy Corps and the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop to launch this new challenge and we can’t wait to see what young coders create!

The Kodu Challenge runs from March 19 through May 17, 2013, and invites students in two age brackets (9-12 and 13-18) to design games on the Kodu platform. For this challenge, students will explore the relationships between water and people through the medium of Kodu video games. Although the only limits for these students are their imaginations, the partnership with Mercy Corps offers the chance to learn and explore water-related issues, including disaster relief, clean-water engineering projects and much more through a video series launching soon right here on our site. While acquiring valuable skills such as critical thinking, storytelling and programming, students in both age brackets will compete for first-place prizes of US$3,000, second-place prizes of US$2,000, and third-place prizes of US$1,000.

Untamed Science You Tube Channel

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Science Resources, Videos, You Tube | Posted on March 26, 2013

 

Untamed Science You Tube Channel has dozens of Science videos to get your students excited about applying scientific principles in real life situations.

Moonberri File Sharing

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Cloud Computing, File Sharing | Posted on March 26, 2013

 

Moonberri Use moonberri to share your files with close family and friends via a private Url links. Simply upload a file to the cloud and a private link is automatically generated for quick sharing with a select inner circle. Its quick and very user friendly. You can use moonberri to:

  • Capture and share your private moments, (Photos & Video’s)
  • Discover and share your interests/hobbies, (Music,documents,notes & Links)
  • Connect and share privately from various social networks.
  • Secure your link with a personal password for ease of mind.
  • Personalize your link with a custom name/label
  • Delete or expire your link when done sharing,days/weeks/months/year

*Guest users have a 200mb upload limit per file and files are deleted after 7 days but are stored if    user decides to sign up. *Registered users have a 1Gb upload limit per file plus free 2GB with future options to upgrade for more storage.

Docs Teach

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Reading/Language Arts, Social Studies Resources | Posted on March 26, 2013

Docs Teach is a site with the National Archives that has a searchable database of historical documents.

Web Quests

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Web 2.0, Web Quests | Posted on March 26, 2013

Web Quests.Org has a searchable data base of dozens of web quests for students to explore.  Better yet,, there is a page where students and teachers can create and share original web quests.

Public Lessons on Interactive Math Web Site

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Math Resources | Posted on March 26, 2013

 

Public Lessons on Interactive Math Web Site These “public lessons” (a term from Lesson Study practices) have been developed by the Noyce Foundation and are taught by practicing teachers and professional developers. These lessons have been extensively field-tested in multiple settings and refined over time, and are generally presented to an audience of participating students and observing teachers. Most draw on learning tasks developed by the Mathematics Assessment Resource Service (MARS).

Smithsonian Quests

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Online Projects, Problem Solving, Project Based Learning, Thinking Skills | Posted on March 26, 2013

Smithsonian Quests From the art world to the zoo, from underwater to outer space, from current problems to future solutions, your students will have the freedom to explore their interests and make connections across subjects. They’ll develop skills and enhance their learning through discovery, while earning digital badges as credentials along the way.

Watch this video to learn more:

 

PBS News Hour Extra Lesson Plans

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Current Events/News, Reading/Language Arts, Social Studies Resources, Writing | Posted on March 26, 2013

PBS News Hour Extra Lesson Plans is a great site to use for Common Core.  Start with a current events video, read background text, and analyze the meaning and implications of the story.  Lesson plans and ideas are included on the site.

Secondary Common Core ELA Resources

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core | Posted on March 18, 2013

Secondary Common Core ELA Resources from Canyon School District has excellent CCSS ELA resources for grades 6-12.

CCSD Wiki Teacher – Common Core Resources

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Lesson Planning, Professional Development | Posted on March 18, 2013

CCSD Wiki Teacher is a powerful site from Clark County School District in Nevada has opened its resources to all teachers who sign up with an email account.  Correlated to CCSS are dozens of resources by subject and grade level.  Just go to your grade level and subject and at your fingertips you find – standards, student friendly learning targets, essential questions, textbook resources, teaching suggestions, and “On Demand” professional development.  This is one of the best sites I have seen for helping teachers implement Common Core standards.

15 iPad Skills Every Teacher and Student Should Have

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in iPad | Posted on March 18, 2013

15 iPad Skills Every Teacher and Student Should Have includes topics and links for creating presentations, books, documents, etc…

10 Great Video Tutorials for Using Twitter in the Classroom

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Twitter | Posted on March 18, 2013

10 Great Video Tutorials for Using Twitter in the Classroom

Math Monday

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Math Resources, Problem Solving, Project Based Learning | Posted on March 18, 2013

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Math Monday In a partnership with Make: Online, the Museum presents a weekly column discussing fun, experiential, and puzzling topics in mathematics. Collected here are the Math Monday posts from past weeks.

Math Trail

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Games, Google, Math Resources, Social Studies Resources | Posted on March 18, 2013

Math Trail  Powered by Google Maps, these exciting trails take you to locations connected by a theme.  Students must use an email address and then they can choose the level of difficulty.  This game combines map skills, knowledge of geography, and of course, math skills.

Eye on Education You Tube Channel

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Professional Development, Teaching Strategies, Videos, You Tube | Posted on March 18, 2013

Eye on Education You Tube Channel has compiled several videos about educational topics – anything from Common Core to student motivation.  Check out all this videos on their You Tube Channel.

Learn to Code with Harvard’s Intro to Computer Science Course

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Computer Coding | Posted on March 18, 2013

Learn to Code with Harvard’s Intro to Computer Science Course And Other Free Tech Classes   Harvard has made this course available free to anyone—via YouTube, iTunes, and the course page—with a series of lectures filmed during the Fall 2011 semester.

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD): Why It’s A Good Idea

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in BYOD | Posted on March 18, 2013

 

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD): Why It’s A Good Idea has several ideas for consideration in preparing for a Bring Your Own Device Program.

Why You Should Give Edmodo a Try

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Edmodo | Posted on March 18, 2013

Why You Should Give Edmodo a Try is an article from Steven Anderson’s blog with useful information about using Edmodo in your classroom and school.

Common Core Resources – Students with Disabilities

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Special Education | Posted on March 18, 2013

Common Core Resources for Students with Disabilities has a multitude of resources to help both regular education and special education teachers implement Common Core in their classrooms.

Brain Genie

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Blended Learning, Flipped Classroom, Math Resources, Science Resources, Technology | Posted on March 4, 2013

Brain Genie is a web site where you can watch math and science tutorials to strengthen your skills.  Includes a video lesson and practice drills.

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