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Common Core America Achieves - America Achieves
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K to 12
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The Common Core America Achieves website features lesson videos in Common Core shifts, key teaching points, expanded high school resources, and editable lesson plans. Find ways to assess...more
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The Common Core America Achieves website features lesson videos in Common Core shifts, key teaching points, expanded high school resources, and editable lesson plans. Find ways to assess the quality of resources. Explore the resources provided for a number of great websites to improve your instruction. Explore the What's New area on the homepage. This is a great site to save in your professional online "bin."
tag(s): commoncore (95)
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Use with your colleagues to improve your curriculum and teaching methods. Evaluate your resources to ensure you are using quality materials. Use this resource as a professional learning group study. Find lessons that are ready to use in your classroom that encourage high quality Common Core standards.
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Gift Cards for Good - Google Sites
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1 to 12
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Gift Cards for Good collects gift cards with a "little" left on them and uses them to buy things for charities. This 501C3 tax-exempt organization, was created by a 10 ...more
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Gift Cards for Good collects gift cards with a "little" left on them and uses them to buy things for charities. This 501C3 tax-exempt organization, was created by a 10 year old. Explore the links to find out where to send your leftover gift cards. Find the links to various charities around the world. Find other ideas about how to help around your community (without gift cards).
tag(s): service projects (27)
In the Classroom
Capture your students passion, hearts, and interest in proving that kids can make a big difference. Use this resources as an inspiration for community service projects that can be done -- even by 10 year-olds! Encourage students to look for charities in your area and find out how they can help. Place this link on your class website to further the cause and show parents the power of kids! Include it in your units on character education and leadership. Use it as an example for project based learning, challenging students to write promotional materials and letters explaining their project.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Background Burner - Bonanza.com
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K to 12
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Remove the background from any image using Background Burner. Upload your image, wait a few seconds, then view options for what to do next. Select an image that looks like ...more
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Remove the background from any image using Background Burner. Upload your image, wait a few seconds, then view options for what to do next. Select an image that looks like what you want. Or choose Touch Up to use tools to restore or erase more of the background. Registration is required to save and download edited images.
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tag(s): images (274), photography (161)
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Use this tool any time that photos need to be edited for use on class blogs, wikis, or sites. In primary grades, use this tool to edit pictures from a field trip, science experiments, and more. Edit images you want to use in drag and drop sorting activities on your interactive whiteboard, such as food groups. Share the editing process with your younger students using your interactive whiteboard or projector. Edit a photo project together! Encourage older students to use this tool themselves to remove distracting backgrounds from images for projects or presentations. Language and special ed teachers will love being able to create uncluttered images to use in vocabulary activities.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Ok2Ask'®: Tech it Out: Twitter for Teachers (and the classroom) - TeachersFirst
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K to 12
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Discover TeachersFirst to explore and engage your classroom through the use of Twitter. Participants will view and explore resources for understanding and learning about Twitter as...more
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Discover TeachersFirst to explore and engage your classroom through the use of Twitter. Participants will view and explore resources for understanding and learning about Twitter as well as explore ideas for a variety of classroom activities. A question/answer period will be available to help with individual questions. This session is appropriate for teachers at intermediate technology comfort levels.
As a result of this session and through individual follow-up, teachers will: Gather ideas by exploring Twitter for Teachers resources located on TeachersFirst; Investigate hashtags and chats (including developing PLN's). Participants will also investigate and discuss basic to advanced lesson ideas offered in the reviews and by other teachers in this online session. They will List possible curriculum-related projects or activities that students could do in his/her classes using one of these resources. Teachers will explore and practice with the resource(s) of choice. (follow-up) Plan and implement a student-centered, curriculum-related use of the resource(s) of choice as part of an upcoming teaching unit. Applicable ISTE-T standards (2008)*: 1a,b,and d, 2a, b, and c, 3b and d,4c and d, 5a. ISTE's standards page.
As a result of this session and through individual follow-up, teachers will: Gather ideas by exploring Twitter for Teachers resources located on TeachersFirst; Investigate hashtags and chats (including developing PLN's). Participants will also investigate and discuss basic to advanced lesson ideas offered in the reviews and by other teachers in this online session. They will List possible curriculum-related projects or activities that students could do in his/her classes using one of these resources. Teachers will explore and practice with the resource(s) of choice. (follow-up) Plan and implement a student-centered, curriculum-related use of the resource(s) of choice as part of an upcoming teaching unit. Applicable ISTE-T standards (2008)*: 1a,b,and d, 2a, b, and c, 3b and d,4c and d, 5a. ISTE's standards page.
tag(s): twitter (44)
In the Classroom
Are you new to Twitter? Come take a peak at some Tweets and learn more together. If you already are a Twitter user, come to learn about tools and treasures to use along with Twitter. Share your knowledge with the other participants. Take a look at the resource page full of Tech-Tastic ideas! Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.
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EQuIP - Educators Evaluating Quality Instructional Products - Achieve.org
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K to 12
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EQuIP offers a growing list of resources shared by teachers for professional help with Common Core Materials. Click on tabs to find rubrics and feedback forms, e-learning modules, exemplars,...more
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EQuIP offers a growing list of resources shared by teachers for professional help with Common Core Materials. Click on tabs to find rubrics and feedback forms, e-learning modules, exemplars, videos, and much more. After choosing a tab, scroll down to find grade-specific links to materials. View exemplar lessons based on EQuIP rubrics for every grade including peer review feedback. Submit your own lessons for peer review and possible inclusion on the site.
tag(s): commoncore (95), professional development (156)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of EQuIP's lesson plans and rubrics for use in your CCSS classroom. This site is perfect for use with professional development sessions. Share information with other teachers and review rubrics for use with evaluating your current teaching materials.
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Time and Date - Steffen Thorsen
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K to 12
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Time and Date is your one-stop resource for anything concerning time zones, calendars, and weather. View current time for any place in the world, explore time zone maps, and create...more
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Time and Date is your one-stop resource for anything concerning time zones, calendars, and weather. View current time for any place in the world, explore time zone maps, and create and print personalized calendars. Explore the short news articles. Calculators and timers offer countdowns to any date. Find the number of days until a chosen date or tell the date in X number of days. Other options allow you to find the weather anywhere in the world, explore sun and moon phases, and browse through upcoming holiday events. There are also many free apps available to specific sections of this site (see the Apps link). There is a LOT here to explore!
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tag(s): calculators (41), calendars (46), DAT device agnostic tool (170), moon (73), sun (72), time (139), time zones (8), weather (195)
In the Classroom
Bookmark (or save in your favorites) Time and Date on your classroom computers for students to use throughout the year. Find out the local time and temperature in countries as you study them, count down the number of days until spring break or the end of the school year. Use the stopwatch or timer/alarm for timing class activities. Create a personal classroom calendar. This is a perfect addition to your Calendar Math lessons in elementary school. Share the site on your interactive whiteboard (or projector) as you count how many days you have been in school, daily weather, or a countdown to a special occasion. The possibilities are endless using all of Time and Date's features! Include time/date conversions for online conferences you will hold with parents who are deployed or traveling in different time zones. Share meeting dates/times for Skype sessions using the time conversions so everyone is "on time." Humor your fellow teachers by warning them of the upcoming full moon and its supposed effect on student behavior!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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CCSS Text Selection Toolkit - Odell Education
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2 to 12
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Find tips to implement the Common Core standards in grades 2-12. The 26-page guide for text selection is downloadable in PDF format. There is also an interactive online review form...more
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Find tips to implement the Common Core standards in grades 2-12. The 26-page guide for text selection is downloadable in PDF format. There is also an interactive online review form (editable pdf) for evaluating texts. Click Literacy Curriculum on the left menu to access four units for grades 6-12 that highlight a core literacy proficiency. They provide instructional sequences, handouts, tools, and texts for developing deeper understanding, independent writing skills, and critical thinking in students. The units include Reading Closely for Textual Details, Making Evidenced Based Claims, Building Evidence Based Arguments, and Research to Deepen Understanding.
tag(s): commoncore (95), persuasive writing (56), professional development (156), reading comprehension (119), writing (369)
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Bookmark this program to use with units throughout the school year. Use as a text selection guide to build your knowledge and implementation of the Common Core standards. Use the guide for choosing Common Core suitable texts. Create lesson plans for favorite books, poems, articles and more.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask'®: Great Timesavers November 2014 - TeachersFirst
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K to 12
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This recording of an OK2Ask online professional development session from November 2014, opens in Adobe Connect. Discover TeachersFirst to inspire new ways of thinking about lessons,...more
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This recording of an OK2Ask online professional development session from November 2014, opens in Adobe Connect. Discover TeachersFirst to inspire new ways of thinking about lessons, student learning, and the web. This session will briefly share the new ways to find resources on TeachersFirst to help you save time. Participants will also learn the value of FREE TeachersFirst membership and how to find and use the tools available to members. A question/answer period will be available to help with individual questions. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels. As a result of this session and through individual follow-up, teachers will: Locate resources within TeachersFirst to provide real-world learning experiences for their students; Locate and evaluate effective, web-based tools and resources in support of teaching and learning, both for themselves and for their students; Evaluate TeachersFirst membership features applicable to their individual technology expertise and teaching situation; Locate and use the many tools available to TeachersFirst members; (Follow-up) Use the features of FREE TeachersFirst membership to maximize student learning and parental communication while saving time. Applicable ISTE-T standards (2008)*: 1b, 2a and b, 3d. ISTE's standards page.
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Join TeachersFirst (FREE) and take advantage of all of the time-saving features! Learn more about your many free features during this session. Take a look at the resource page to learn more. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.
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Beyond Traditional Math - Jen Smith
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2 to 7
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Beyond Traditional Math is an interesting blog written by a fourth-grade teacher who was "appalled to be handed a math book in which all instruction was whole group." This inspired...more
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Beyond Traditional Math is an interesting blog written by a fourth-grade teacher who was "appalled to be handed a math book in which all instruction was whole group." This inspired her mission to move beyond the traditional classroom model for teaching math. Informative articles discuss building strong classroom cultures through standards, writing clear learning targets, and discussions on classroom activities. Explore this blog to find many lesson ideas along with practical classroom tips for use throughout the year. The ideas are adaptable across several grade levels. Click on tags at the bottom of each blog post to find archives of posts about similar topics.
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tag(s): problem solving (273)
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Subscribe to this blog through email or follow on Facebook and Twitter to receive notification of blog updates. Use blog posts during professional development or brainstorming sessions to find and develop classroom lessons. Try these ideas to differentiate for all students. Click on the Common Core tag to see a strategy to get students to start showing their work! Share student-made math projects using Ourboox, reviewed here. Ourboox creates beautiful page-flipping digital books in minutes, and you can embed video, music, animation, games, maps and more.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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PDFaid - Prasad Gurla
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K to 12
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Find all of the tools you need for working with and manipulating PDF's at PDFaid. Choose from the many different options such as placing a watermark, extracting images, or converting...more
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Find all of the tools you need for working with and manipulating PDF's at PDFaid. Choose from the many different options such as placing a watermark, extracting images, or converting different file types to and from PDF's. Click on your desired tool to begin. Follow the step by step directions for working with and saving your PDF file.
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Be sure to add PDFaid to your professional technology toolkit for use throughout the year. Use the watermark option to label and identify your work when sharing with others. Convert PDF's to other file types such as Word or JPG to modify and use as needed. There are as many options for using PDFaid as your imagination allows! Your tech savvy high school students will love this one for working on scholarship forms, etc.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Smarter Cookie - Tess Brustein & Mike Gerson
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K to 12
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Smarter Cookie is an online video coaching and professional development platform for teachers. Sign up with your email and get an email back with a link to quick tips. Teachers ...more
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Smarter Cookie is an online video coaching and professional development platform for teachers. Sign up with your email and get an email back with a link to quick tips. Teachers upload videos along with a short description of the video content and the focus for feedback, and share with colleagues, mentors, or supervisors. Viewers then type in feedback that is time stamped to video content. Upload videos directly from your computer or through the app for an iOS device, and add lesson plans, worksheets or other desired files. Include a title, lesson objectives, and focus areas for feedback. Then send the video link via email to your intended audience. Be sure to visit Smarter Cookie's Resource Center for detailed instructions on how to use the site and all of the features. Upload unlimited videos of ten minutes or less and receive feedback from up to 5 colleagues with a free account.
tag(s): mentoring (12), preK (291), professional development (156)
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Use Smarter Cookie as part of your personalized professional development plan. Share videos with colleagues or supervisors as part of the evaluation process. Use with student teachers to provide specific feedback with lessons. You can upload unlimited videos; if 10 minutes is not enough, divide the video in half, and upload a "part 2".Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Parent Toolkit - NBC News Education Nation and Pearson
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K to 12
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The Parent Toolkit provides an informative guide to child development from preK through High School. Choose from grade-level charts to view academic, health, and social guidelines with...more
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The Parent Toolkit provides an informative guide to child development from preK through High School. Choose from grade-level charts to view academic, health, and social guidelines with benchmarks and tips. Articles by noted experts offer up to date information and advice for parents and teachers of all grade levels. Don't forget to browse through the National Resources for local help with Mathematics and English, searchable by state.
tag(s): child development (25), learning styles (20), parent conferences (24), parents (59), preK (291), social skills (21)
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Share the Parent Toolkit with parents as an excellent resource for up to date information on education and parenting. Create a link to the appropriate grade level information on your class webpage to help parents understand developmental guidelines for their student. Share this site with colleagues during professional development to gain further understanding of academic and social grade level benchmarks.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Moo.do - Jay Meistrich and Grant Watters
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K to 12
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Organize YOUR way with Moo.do. Just begin typing to create lists. Mark to set priority options and highlight important text. Drag and drop items at any time to place ...more
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Organize YOUR way with Moo.do. Just begin typing to create lists. Mark to set priority options and highlight important text. Drag and drop items at any time to place in order. Use @date to automatically add items to your calendar and instantly add names from your contacts for email or phone access. Be sure to watch the video (requires YouTube) and follow tutorials to quickly learn how to organize your life with Moo.do. If your school blocks YouTube, you may want to view the tutorial at home.
tag(s): calendars (46), DAT device agnostic tool (170), organizational skills (128)
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Any student would appreciate having an online time/task management tool they can access anywhere, but learning support students and disorganized gifted students need one. If they are over 13 or have parent permission, this is perfect! You may want to model using this online tool to help middle and high school students learn better personal organization. Share this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector during the first week of school to help students set up their own accounts. Parents may appreciate learning about this site also. Use this site professionally to keep yourself organized! Make a demo account for a mythical student and organize it together so students can see how it works. Teachers in lower grades can use this tool for their own productivity.Edge Features:
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OK2Ask'®: Google 6-Part Series (Part 2): Google Search Secrets - TeachersFirst
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K to 12
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This recording of an OK2Ask online professional development session from November 2014, opens in Adobe Connect. Explore Super Searching on Google. Find out about the various tools (and...more
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This recording of an OK2Ask online professional development session from November 2014, opens in Adobe Connect. Explore Super Searching on Google. Find out about the various tools (and tricks) used to make searching a "snap." Learn more about Google Trends, Google Correlate, Blog Searches, Google Tools available on TeachersFirst, and more. Participants will be given time to explore. A question/answer period will also be available. This session is for teachers at Beginner to Intermediate Technology Comfort Levels. As a result of this session and through individual follow-up, teachers will:
Explore several of the various educational search tools available through Google; Browse and explore Google Trends, Google Correlate, Blog Searches, and more; Explore the many resources on TeachersFirst related to Google's offerings; (Follow-up) Create a lesson for your own classroom (or position) using one of the Google tools shared. Applicable ISTE-T standards (2008)*: 1a and b, 2b and c, 3a and d. ISTE's standards page.
tag(s): search strategies (29)
In the Classroom
Become a super searcher using the tips shared in this engaging and fast-paced session. Use the strategies and tools shared to save time while you search on Google! Take a look at the resource page full of GREAT ideas! Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.
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Ideas For Class - Peter Mogck
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K to 6
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Ideas for Class is a social sharing site for classroom decorating inspiration. Scroll through the pages to view images of classroom decorations shared by teachers. Follow tags to find...more
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Ideas for Class is a social sharing site for classroom decorating inspiration. Scroll through the pages to view images of classroom decorations shared by teachers. Follow tags to find similar themes such as grade level, holidays, or subject. Hidden in the top left corner of each page is a little box icon with three lines. Click the lines to search by keyword, grade level, and more. Post your own classroom decorations using the provided link. Save ideas to Pinterest reviewed here using the "PinIt" link in each image.
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tag(s): back to school (60), classroom management (150), preK (291)
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Use Ideas for Class as inspiration for classroom decorations throughout the year. Share with a parent helper for ideas when decorating for class parties. Work together with other teachers in your grade level to design complementary classroom themes.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Down the Drain Project - The Center for Innovation in Science and Engineering
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3 to 12
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Down the Drain is a free Internet-based collaborative project that has classes around the world share and compare their water consumption. For a detailed explanation, visit the New...more
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Down the Drain is a free Internet-based collaborative project that has classes around the world share and compare their water consumption. For a detailed explanation, visit the New to the Project link. The project includes a hypothesis, prediction, data collection, and comparing results. The data collection period lasts one week. There is a link for Student Activities. The Teacher Guide link offers an overview of the project, publishing policy information, and extension activities. The project says it is designed for grades 4-8 but can be used in upper grades, as well.
tag(s): environment (318), recycling (57), water (130)
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Bring problem-based learning into your classroom and share the results globally. Encourage multiple classrooms or schools in your area to participate. Extend the project by having collaborative groups find water saving ideas to employ in school, at home, or in the community. Find ways to share results locally in newspapers or news channels to encourage community involvement. Present findings with a variety of multimedia: PowerPoint, Prezi, reviewed here, video, podOmatic podcast, reviewed here, artwork, poetry, or song.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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OK2Ask'®: Organizational Tools for You, Your Classroom, and Your Students - TeachersFirst
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K to 12
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This recording of an OK2Ask online professional development session from October 2014, opens in Adobe Connect. Get organized using the many organizational resources offered at TeachersFirst....more
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This recording of an OK2Ask online professional development session from October 2014, opens in Adobe Connect. Get organized using the many organizational resources offered at TeachersFirst. Explore resources to share with your students to help them stay organized. Find tools to use in your classroom (or on your website) to keep the entire class organized. And explore many resources to keep yourself organized both professionally and even personally. Use exploration time to discover and discuss how selected resources can be utilized in your classroom. This session is for teachers at ALL technology comfort levels.
As a result of this session and through individual follow-up, teachers will: Gather ideas by exploring at least 10 organization resources on TeachersFirst. Participants will explore organizational tools for students and teachers, explore and practice with selected resources, and investigate and discuss ideas offered in reviews and by other participants. (Follow-up) Individuals will implement one of the provided resources or ideas to use with students or themselves. Applicable NETS-T standards (2008)*: 1a, b, c; 2a, b, c, d; 3b, c, d; 4c. ISTE's standards page.
As a result of this session and through individual follow-up, teachers will: Gather ideas by exploring at least 10 organization resources on TeachersFirst. Participants will explore organizational tools for students and teachers, explore and practice with selected resources, and investigate and discuss ideas offered in reviews and by other participants. (Follow-up) Individuals will implement one of the provided resources or ideas to use with students or themselves. Applicable NETS-T standards (2008)*: 1a, b, c; 2a, b, c, d; 3b, c, d; 4c. ISTE's standards page.
tag(s): organizational skills (128)
In the Classroom
Find new strategies and techniques to organize your classroom, your students, and yourself! Explore the various tools shared. Share some of your favorite sites on your class wiki or website. Take a look at the resource page full of GREAT ideas! Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.
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Quotery - Jason Bacchetta
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3 to 12
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Explore, discover, collect, and share quotes with Quotery. Search by keywords to find quotes on various topics or by author to find quotes from a certain source. Sort by popular, ...more
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Explore, discover, collect, and share quotes with Quotery. Search by keywords to find quotes on various topics or by author to find quotes from a certain source. Sort by popular, random, or the latest quotes. Use the toolbar on the left to search by topic, author, pictures, and much more. Links on each quote allow you to easily view the full quote, save to your account, or share using the URL, email, or social networking sites. Registration isn't necessary but does allow you to collect and save quotes for future use.
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tag(s): bulletin boards (17), quotations (24)
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Make a shortcut to Quotery on classroom computers or include it on your class web page for students to use as a resource for projects. Encourage leadership, hope, and inspiration! Use quotes as a theme for writing prompts or even to relate to the theme of a story. Have students find quotes as examples of figurative language. Add quotes to end of year slide shows or videos. Use the quotes to inspire personal or classroom mission statements. Have students include a quote when turning in work, and explain how it inspired or helped them. Add music or art to explain a quote. During the first week of the school year, share this site with students. Challenge students to choose a personal "quote of the year" to set the tone for their goals. Have students put the quote in their notebook, folder, or device desktop. Choose a few quotes to hang around your classroom. Show students how to keep favorite quotes in an idea bin where they keep thoughts, thoughtful questions, and pieces of inspiration. Choose a sticky note tool from the Teachersfirst Edge as a collection space.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Classroom Architect - 4Teachers.org
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Rearrange and design your classroom without having to move a desk using Classroom Architect! This online tool allows you to customize a design for your classroom layout using your dimensions...more
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Rearrange and design your classroom without having to move a desk using Classroom Architect! This online tool allows you to customize a design for your classroom layout using your dimensions and objects you want to include. Follow the directions to select your basic dimensions and drag and drop items in place. Free-draw items not among the ready-made objects. When finished, print your design. There is a save option in Classroom Architect; however, it only saves to the computer where you create the design. The site suggests taking a screen shot to paste into a document as the best option for saving.
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tag(s): architecture (84), back to school (60), classroom management (150), measurement (158)
In the Classroom
Save time and energy setting up your classroom with Classroom Architect. Tired of the same layout in your current classroom? Try something new using this site! Play around with different options and set up your room as you like. Save a copy for use when desks have been moved during parties, plays, cleaning, and other events. Share with students and have them create their own perfect learning environment. Then use their ideas as a writing prompt explaining why they designed the classroom the way that they did! Use this activity as math practice with measurement and graphing/proportion. Use this tool as a way to refresh your classroom for a new semester or unit. Allow student groups to design the layout for each quarter of the year.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Parent-Teacher Conference Tip Sheets - Harvard Family Research Project
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Achieve maximum potential from Parent-Teacher Conferences with these three tip sheets (PDFs) from Harvard Family Research Project. Tip sheets for parents, teachers, and principals offer...more
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Achieve maximum potential from Parent-Teacher Conferences with these three tip sheets (PDFs) from Harvard Family Research Project. Tip sheets for parents, teachers, and principals offer targeted suggestions for teams working together to promote student success. Suggestions include ideas for before, during, and after conferences and suggestions for all participants to "Be Heard."
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In the Classroom
Use these tip sheets as suggested on the site. Prepare copies for parents, principals, and teachers well before conference meetings. Include a link to parent tip sheets on your class website or include with class newsletters. Be sure to include copies for other professionals such as counselors, and ESL/ELL, Learning Support, Speech/language clinician, or Gifted Education teachers.
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