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Welcome to the NEW Paperbag Studios! Problems with ipad implementation. Synergyse Training for Google Apps™ Life-Long-Learners. An old adage states that “a picture is worth 1000 words”.

Life-Long-Learners

Based on this premise, what teacher would not want access to an innovative resource of educational posters worth 207,000 words? Recently, I serendipitously chanced upon Krissy Venosdale’s amazing resource of free, motivational posters. How to Write a Cinquain Poem. What is a Cinquain?

How to Write a Cinquain Poem

Adelaide Crapsey, American poet and creator of the modern cinquain A cinquain – which, by the way, is pronounced “sin-cane,” not “sin-kwane” – is a form of poetry that is very popular because of it’s simplicity. It was created by American poet Adelaide Crapsey about 100 years ago, and is similar to Japanese poetic forms, such as haiku and tanka. Cinquains are just five lines long, with only a few words on each line, making them easy to write. The first and last lines have just two syllables, while the middle lines have more, so they end up with a diamond-like shape, similar to the poetic form called the diamante. Look I'm Learning Home. Speak Up Reports. The Reciprocal Reading Comprehension Method. The programme is designed for ages 3 – 6 yrs and for home and school use.

The Reciprocal Reading Comprehension Method

A set of 4 durable interactive bookmarks provide very young children with a playful structure for talking about books and exploring the pages for meaning and enjoyment. The bookmarks are designed for use with both teachers and parents. Each SPEC bookmark has prompts and interactive features that gently introduce children to memorable reading and life-long learning skills that help them to: Summarise – Retell the main points of the story. Grants. Submit a lesson plan to win over 50 different grants from Digital Wish!

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Step 1 - Register Your Classroom at Digital Wish. Comprehensive, Engaging Vocabulary Building. Build deep word consciousness.

Comprehensive, Engaging Vocabulary Building

Students won't just learn words but own them! AutoMotivator: Make Your Own Printable Motivational Poster. Jamie Vollmer. BibMe: Fast & Easy Bibliography Maker - MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian - Free. THIS IS WATER. DAVID FOSTER WALLACE, IN HIS OWN WORDS. IN MEMORIAM | September 19th 2008 The world of letters has lost a giant. Office of Ed Tech. WDWDT: A New App That Keeps Teachers, Students, Parents In Sync. There’s a new classroom messaging app that goes beyond your typical mobile classroom app. It’s called WDWDT (stands for What Did We Do Today? ) and is a messaging service custom-built for students, parents, teachers, and others to stay in the loop about what’s been happening in class lately.

You won’t need to send home exit slips or other notifications on paper and hope for parents to see and sign them anymore. WDWDT drags that process into the digital age and lets parents stay instantly connected to what their children are doing and learning in the classroom. It works the other way too as teachers can hear from parents about potential problems, absences, concerns, questions, etc. How The WDWDT App Works The app is beautifully made and from the founder of CoveritLive, a service that lets you liveblog an event. BigHugeLabs: Do fun stuff with your photos. Part 4 On Common Core – Pathways to Engaged Readers: Helping Students Reach Common Core Levels. ClassBadges. DA Notes - Students For Tomorrow. Keeping a Visual Journal.

15 Reasons Why Artists Keep Visual Journals. 1 Keeping a visual journal helps the artist develop a sense of self–discipline.

Keeping a Visual Journal

By drawing in your journal everyday you are developing the habit of creativity. Eragon Summary. Eragon is a simple farm boy, living in a village in a secluded corner of a country known as Alagaësia.

Eragon Summary

So far, so tame. One day, while out hunting, he hears an explosion in the woods. All About The Human Genome Project (HGP) All About The Human Genome Project (HGP) The Human Genome Project (HGP) was one of the great feats of exploration in history - an inward voyage of discovery rather than an outward exploration of the planet or the cosmos; an international research effort to sequence and map all of the genes - together known as the genome - of members of our species, Homo sapiens.

All About The Human Genome Project (HGP)

Completed in April 2003, the HGP gave us the ability, for the first time, to read nature's complete genetic blueprint for building a human being. In this section, you will find access to a wealth of information on the history of the HGP, its progress, cast of characters and future. Educational Resources. Project Based Learning. Post-Master' s Digital Libraries Specialist Program. The Post-Master's Specialist Program in Digital Libraries prepares professionals to work with digital library systems, digital resources, collections, and services in a variety of settings, including academic, public, and special libraries.

Post-Master' s Digital Libraries Specialist Program

Courses focus on designing digital library interfaces, organizing and accessing digital collections, and using appropriate and cutting-edge technologies. Information Intermediation and Instruction. From Trivial Pursuit to Essential Questions. Sometimes we ask students to pursue answers to questions that are not worthy of much effort or attention.

From Trivial Pursuit to Essential Questions

"How many gargoyles are there on the Cathedral of Notre Dame? " Who really cares? The eleventh grade student sent me an e-mail message. "Can you help me? " The teacher had a set of extra credit questions. Book Club Discussion Questions - Reading Group Guides. Lead your book club discussions with ease. These pages include questions on the most popular book club picks. They are ready to print and designed to spark lively conversations.

The books are listed alphabetically by title. 'A Fortunate Age' by Joanna Smith RakoffThese book club questions will help your reading group discuss Joanna Smith Rakoff’s debut novel about post-college friends who move to New York. HippoCampus - Homework and Study Help - Free help with your algebra, biology, environmental science, American government, US history, physics and religion homework. GO.HRW.COM. The 20+ Apps To Know About In 2013. Education got a lot more mobile in 2012 as in-school iPad initiatives , the iPhone 5 launch and online learning providers in general made classroom experiences more interesting—and don’t expect to see teaching head back to desktop PC’s in 2013. In fact, as MOOCs and hybrid programs continue to evolve, mobile should have an ever more significant role to play. Looking back at some of 2012′s most significant app launches and updates, Education Dive assembled a list of a few of the best apps on iOS and Android devices that we think educators should know about for 2013.

Some of these are already out in the wild, and some are still twinkles in their developers’ eyes. All of 23 of them stand to be important, however, in the new year: 1. Spin is bringing interactive learning into the 21st century—the TogetherLearn mobile app allows online learners to virtually recreate traditional classroom elements. 2.

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The 30 Best Web 2.0 Tools For Teachers (2012 Edition) Looking for the best cloud computing software for your school? What about a way to remotely store homework and other assignments? It’s time to figure out which web 2.0 tool is right for you! The following presentation contains dozens of the most popular tools being used in classrooms right now. In fact, I’ve personally used more than 90% of these tools in higher education. Google's Free Lesson Plans - A Look At Google's Massive Library Of Free Lesson Plans. 15 Lesson Plans For Making Students Better Online Researchers.

Collections of Virtual Field Trips at Internet 4 Classrooms. Gateway to 21st Century Skills. Blog. May 2013 (Manchester Center, VT) - Digital Wish has teamed up to bring Mobile Beacon’s 4G mobile broadband donation program to educators on DigitalWish.org. Through Mobile Beacon’s program, qualified public schools, 501(c)3 nonprofit schools, and libraries will receive up to 11 donated 4G devices when they sign up for a 1-year unlimited 4G data plan for $10 per month per device. Additionally, Mobile Beacon is offering schools in certain disaster recover states (Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island) up to 26 donated devices to help them rebuild following the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. iPad As.... iPads have exploded throughout schools and classrooms. Main menu. Karabaic's 21st Century Reading and Literacy. Google Documents and Common Core Standards.

LIFE photo archive hosted by Google. Google Lat Long. Google Art Project. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills. Technology in a Reading and Literacy Class - My technology rich reading and literacy class-a way to engage student learners… ReadingNext.pdf (application/pdf Object) Grade 5 Literacy Unit Weeks 25-30 2-23Linked.pdf (application/pdf Object) 10 Five Facts of Fiction v001 (Full).pdf (application/pdf Object) Character Development and Analysis.pdf (application/pdf Object) Using Google Scripts to Move Data Like a Bulldozer - Forms to Documents. [de] Oceans. ISB Google Apps Ninja Training Center. For Schools. Google Apps Tips. SAU #19 Anti-Bullying Project.

UDL Online Modules. Module Two: Applying UDL to Lesson Development provides practice applying the UDL principles and guidelines to lesson development. BadgeStack: A Badge-Empowered Learning System - Produced by LearningTimes. EdCode.org. WordSift - Visualize Text. Will Smith Dropping Gems! (Full Interview) Middle School and High School Collaboration Rubric. Flisti - Create free online polls without signing-up.

10 Awesome Free Tools To Make Infographics. Scribble Press.