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Connecting dots for digital learning and teaching

Connecting dots for digital learning and teaching

Before You FB, Instagram, Text, Tweet or Blog: THINK as a reminder to stop and think before posting something on Twitter, FB, via text, or blogging. With the recent popularity of Instagram {which I big puffy heart love!} I decided it was time to update it! Before You Fb Txt Tw or Blog2 I also made them into a page of bookmarks so you can easily share them with your students! Interactive Learning Sites for Education - Home TeacherTube - Teach the World Zondle learning games Check out this video by the creator of Zondle... Zondle describes their app this way: "Zondle allows teachers to create or set questions that students can play in over 40 games". These games have been created with serious brain research in mind to create the maximum learning for the fun (you can actually read the research on their website if you are so inclined). In a nutshell, this is what I've been experiencing: The verbiage is British English so it sounds a bit weird in some places. It is primarily web-based but it does have android and iPad mobile versions with somewhat limited capability. The Fuzzball Fling (think Angry Birds) is my students' top choice of game. While they are described as appropriate from pre-K to Higher Education. There is an Edmodo Zondle-users group at this link and a Google form for suggesting changes. By far, my best experience with Zondle has been using the Team Play option. For the shear volume of choices, Zondle is in a category alone.

The Teacher's Corner - Lesson Plans, Worksheets and Activities Inquiry-Based Learning - About Us Top 20 LiveBinders you should not Miss Digital bookmarking is a pivotal learning skill. It does not only allow you to organize your information into one single platform accessible from anywhere with an internet connection but can also help you in your professional growth. Web2.0 technologies have made it way easier for us to control and curate the content we come across online. I definitely believe that without the power of bookmarking we would never be able to manage the huge influx of information Internet provides. Allow us to collect, aggregate, curate and bookmark links to resources we want to read later onLet us share resources we have collected about a topic with colleagues and studentsHelp us gather and organize web contentLet us develop our personal learning networks Allow us to create a community for sharing resources in our school or work environmentHelp us grow professionally and expand our focused knowledge I am also recommending the following bookmarking tools for you :

iTeach Let’s Cut to the Common Core! Hi Friends! I’m just here very quickly to tell you about a new feature I’ll be starting on my blog called, Let’s Cut to the Common Core! I’m nowhere near being an expert on the Common Core; however, I WILL share any resources that I’ve found or made with all of you. All of the Common Core resources on my blog are linked to this button so that you can quickly find them. Today, I’m sharing some picture books I use to teach each first grade Common Core Reading Literature standard. I also provided you with Common Core graphic organizers that go with each standard, as well. For a detailed list of all of the picture books I shared above, click on the link below. What books do you use to teach the Common Core standards?

Techie Teacher Best Websites from FETC 2013 By Janet Pinto, Chief Academic Officer, Curriki The Florida Educational Technology Conference for 2013 was held this past week in Orlando, Florida. FETC is a leading K-12 education technology conference with an international reputation. Here are some of the best websites we learned about at FETC. You can find all of these listed together at: or at the individual URLs indicated below. Gapminder.org Gapminder is a non-profit venture – a modern “museum” on the Internet – promoting sustainable global development and achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. Rubistar Rubistar is a free tool for creating rubrics. Shelly Terrell’s Bringing Your Textbook to Life! neoK12 This website offers free videos, lesson and games aimed at K-12 students. Carbon Like this: Like Loading...

Flipping with Kirch Technology Generating Work Flow in 1:1 iPad Classroom <img src=" class="headimg wp-post-image" alt="bmcldrev" title="" /> I’m finishing this first full quarter with the 1:1 iPad classroom but apps do not hold attention spans this time of year. With April, love springs to life in all of its awkward forms. <img src=" Tips, Tricks, Tools Archives | Always Prepped Blog Always Prepped Blog This was taken from an infographic found here. However, we included direct links to Amazon for you, if you’re interested in purchasing a book or two (or three, etc.). Below are the 51 best books for teachers: 1. The First Year Teacher’s Survivor Guide. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 101 Great Classroom Games: Easy Ways To Get Your Students Playing, Laughing, And Learning. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 99 Ways To Get Your Kids To Love Reading: And 100 Books They’ll Love. 38. 39.

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