Helping Students Learn from Mistakes

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Character Education, Classroom Management, Guidance, Livebinders, Odds and Ends | Posted on September 24, 2013

 

Helping Students Learn from Mistakes is a Livebinder by Diana Gardner with resources on how to teach students ways to capitalize on mistakes and learn from them.

Apps for Learning by Doing in a PBL Setting

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Apps for Learning, Livebinders, Project Based Learning | Posted on September 24, 2013

Apps for Learning by Doing in a PBL Setting is a Livebinder by Ginger Lewman full of ideas and Apps to help you in planning project based learning.

Questioning Techniques

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Assessment, Common Core, Feedback, Lesson Planning, Questioning | Posted on September 24, 2013

 

Questioning Techniques is just one page on the Cybraryman site chock full of resources to help teachers ask insightful, leading, advancing, higher order questions – so relevant to Common Core.

Constitute Project

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Reading/Language Arts, Social Studies Resources, Writing | Posted on September 24, 2013

constituteConstitute Project is a searchable data base of the constitutions of most of the countries in the world.  What a great place for non-fiction text complex pieces to enhance Common Core instruction in Social Studies and Language Arts classes.

Mooculus

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Global Learning, Math Resources, MOOCS, Online Projects | Posted on September 24, 2013

mooculusMooculus is on online calculus course available free to students of all ages.

Rewordify

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Academic Vocabulary, Reading/Language Arts | Posted on September 24, 2013

Rewordify.com is powerful, free, online reading comprehension and vocabulary development software. It helps people understand difficult English faster, helps them learn words in new ways, and helps teachers create high-interest learning materials from any English text passage.When you enter (or paste in) a block of text (or a web page), Rewordify.com analyzes the entire block of text—all at once—and finds all the hard words and phrases. Then, it simplifies and Smart Highlights those hard words and phrases, helping users understand and learn in new ways.

Common Core Middle Grades Math Resources

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Math Resources, Middle School | Posted on September 24, 2013

 

Common Core Middle Grades Math Resources – Livebinder

Free Technology Tools for Teachers Livebinder

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Technology Help, Technology Planning | Posted on September 24, 2013

 

Free Technology Tools for Teachers Livebinder

Ask a Tech Teacher – Online Tutorials

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Technology Help, Uncategorized | Posted on September 24, 2013

 

Ask a Tech Teacher – Online Tutorials  Great tutorials on all the free programs teachers use most – from Evernote to Excel to popular Apps.

Wiki Paintings

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Art, Wikis | Posted on September 24, 2013

The Wheat Sifters - Gustave Courbet

 

WikiPaintings

The project aims to create high-quality, most complete and well-structured online repository of fine art.  The site presents both public domain artworks and works that are protected by copyright. The last ones are posted on the site in accordance with fair use principle, because:

  1. they are historically significant artworks;
  2. the images are only being used for informational and educational purposes;
  3. the image are readily available on the internet;
  4. the images are low resolution copies of the original artworks and are unsuitable for commercial use.

Why (And How) Distance Learning Needs To Change

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Distance Learning | Posted on September 24, 2013

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Why (And How) Distance Learning Needs To Change – Thought provoking article from Edudemic.

Common Core in Action: Math in the Middle School Classroom

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Math Resources, Middle School | Posted on September 24, 2013

Common Core in Action: Math in the Middle School Classroom ties in the technology embedded in the Common Core Standards.

11 Sample Education BYOT Policies To Help You Create Your Own

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in BYOD, Technology Planning, Technology Trends | Posted on September 24, 2013

 

11 Sample Education BYOT Policies To Help You Create Your Own

10 school solutions for mobile device management

 

Dogo News for Kids

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Current Events/News | Posted on September 24, 2013

dogoDogo News for Kids has current events stories written at a level students can understand.  There is also a teacher page that lets you create lesson plans using news articles, create reading lists, add web sites, and create a calendar.

 

 

Transforming the Way We Learn: Four New Ways Kids Can Learn with Minecraft

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Coding, Games, Gamification | Posted on September 24, 2013

 

Transforming the Way We Learn: Four New Ways Kids Can Learn with Minecraft This article outlines ways Minecraft can be used in classrooms to enhance student learning.  Examples include writing, learning code, and even lessons in digital citizenship.

ReelSurfer

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Videos | Posted on September 24, 2013

reelsurferReelSurfer allows you to easily shorten videos to just the right moment you want to share in class.

Brickflow

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Social Media | Posted on September 18, 2013

Brickflow is an app for making curated social media slideshows in seconds. Build memorable stories and collections with content from Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Tumblr and more. It’s just like playing with Legos.

The Kids Should See This Videos

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Science Resources, STEM Resources, Videos | Posted on September 18, 2013

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The Kids Should See This Videos

This web site was designed to connect kids, parents, and teachers with smart, conversation-starting videos – about science, art, music, nature, and more – that probably weren’t made for kids, but are still perfect for them. Yes, it’s true that there are plenty of videos for kids out there, but they often include unnecessary wacky noises or simplistic narration that distracts from the beauty of what’s real, and what’s completely fascinating on its own. Why not share content that doesn’t underestimate what children can learn or might be interested in?

Teaching Channel Answers Common Core Questions

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Videos | Posted on September 16, 2013

The Teaching Channel offers help with Common Core questions all during the month of September.  Watch their video to see how to get assistance.

3 Acts Math Tasks – Livebinder

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Math Resources | Posted on September 13, 2013

3 Acts Math Tasks Livebinder by Dan Meyer is a super Common Core Math resource.  It includes math tasks for various grade levels and dozens of links to other helpful math sites.

Why and How Distance Learning Needs to Change

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Distance Learning | Posted on September 11, 2013

Why and How Distance Learning Needs to Change is an Edudemic article with thought provoking ideas about distance learning – today and in the future.

Common Core in Action: Math in the Middle School Classroom

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Algebra, Common Core, Math Resources | Posted on September 11, 2013

 

Math in the Middle School Classroom is an Edutopia article with ideas for integrating Common Core into math instruction.

Wikipaintings Site

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Art | Posted on September 11, 2013

wikipaintings

WikiPaintings.Org The project aims to create high-quality, most complete and well-structured online repository of fine art. We hope to make classical art a little more accessible and comprehensible, and also want to provide a new form of interaction between contemporary artists and their audience. In the future we plan to cover the entire history of art — from cave artworks to the new talents of today.

Tech Training Tutorials

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Technology Help, Videos | Posted on September 11, 2013

Tech Training Tutorials is a wonderful landing site on the “Ask a Tech Teacher Blog” for all kinds of targeted technology training.  You can learn everything from Wikispaces to Evernote to Apps like Haiku Deck.

14 Ways to Use the Learning Network this School Year

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Current Events/News, English Language Learners, Reading/Language Arts, Technology, Writing | Posted on September 11, 2013

14 Ways to Use the Learning Network this School Year has tips on fully implementing all the Common Core Resources on the NY Times Learning Network site.

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