Countdown to Winter Break with Google Tools for EducationDecember is always a crazy month in educaton. Therefore, this holiday season I have decided to blend the spirit of gift giving with that of offering professional development opportunities. This December I have created a count down to the winter break interactive digital calendar. For each day in the month of December leading up to our school winter break (starting on December 24th), a new tool, extension or website that integrates with Google Apps for Education will be revealed and explained. This way you can "receive a gift", a new tool to try out in your learning space all while partaking in the spirit of the holiday season.
Interesting ArticlesReading and the Common Core: It’s Not Just for ELAFor students to be successful in college and their careers, strong reading skills are essential in all subject areas. The Common Core standards address this need by placing an increasing emphasis on informational text as students progress in their education. This does not mean that ELA teachers should stop teaching literature.
New & Improved LibrariesEarly in my career as a classroom teacher, I remember building a reading tree house and an outdoor classroom with large rocks as seats. Now in this digital age, I believe that the whole world can be our platform. We should seek to leverage the power of multiple platforms, across the physical and virtual spheres to reach and engage all learners.
STEM from ScratchBill Gilmore understands the importance of STEM learning. A former environmental manager of the United States Antarctic Program, Gilmore knows that “if you’ve got a problem, [often] you’ve got to solve it with what you’ve got on hand. You work to solve it given the combined intelligence of your team and what you’ve got.”
10 tech trends that will impact (virtually) every teacherMore than 700 tech-savvy educators converged last week to compare notes (both digital and analog) and best practices at the EdTech Teacher iPad Summit in Boston.
SUPPLEMENT: The Next Dimension: 3D Printers3D printers are hot. They’re so hot that even schools are buying them. Although, schools are thought to be late adopters of emerging technology, I’ve been pleasantly surprised by how many schools already own 3D printers.
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New Links for TeachersEngineering Your FutureThrough streaming video and audio, engineers from a variety of fields - mechanical, civil, chemical, electrical and others - will tell you their stories and answer frequently asked questions.
BBC - EarthExploring the beauty and glory of life in all its hues.
ReadWorksBuilding Reading Stamina - Stamina is crucial in becoming a strong reader. Let your students practice independently maintaining reading focus over longer periods of time with this collection of passages.
Channel 1 NewsOur mission at Channel One News is to encourage students to be informed, digital-savvy global citizens. We are a Peabody and Telly award-winning program broadcast to nearly 5 million young people across the country. Our daily news show and supplementary educational materials are aligned to Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and designed to help students, teachers and parents interpret the news and spark important conversations.
Cool SchoolStudents need to be taught from an early age how to recognize bullying behavior and how to respond when confronted with or witnessing the behavior. Join Commander Curtis aka “Cool Cat Curtis” and his partner, Agent Bernard in their quest to help every school become a Cool School!
GeoStoriesPublishing platform for organizations, journalists, and marketers to embed place-based multimedia stories in their websites and apps.The format combines maps, multimedia, and narrative to take viewers on tours of places and topics.
Open LibraryOpen Library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
Filament Games - Life SciencesReal games for kids. Real learning for every classroom. Introducing PLEx Life Science, an innovative solution pairing engaging learning games for students with dynamic curriculum for educators.
Get Your Tech OnBuild and expand your digital classroom with our exciting line up of tools including:
New Google ToolsGAFE Support SiteNew Additions Include:
Extensions & Add-ons (NEW) Extensions: Add-ons:
Tutorials -> Forms SynergyseSynergyse is an interactive training system for Google Apps. It’s an easy way for businesses and schools to improve productivity with user-friendly, guided instruction inside Google Apps.
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