8 Google Sheets Add-ons Every Teacher Should Know About July , 2017 Google Sheets add-on store features a number of educational extensions to use with your forms and spreadsheets to add amazing functionalities. These add-ons are arranged into various categories. We revisited the ‘education’ category and selected for you the 8 most popular applications there. Using these add-ons will enable you to: Create graphs and forms and write complex math in your sheetsCreate and modify a planning schedule for project management in a spreadsheet; easily scaffold, manage and assess students projects in Google DriveQuickly grade and analyze students assessments, split cells, remove duplicates, clean up data and change caseAdd powerful functionality to quizzes you create via Google FormsSend personalized mass emails with Gmail and track email opens. 1- g(Math) for Sheets ‘This will be an invaluable tool for any math class or math teacher. 2- Doctopus 3- Flubaroo 4- Power Tools 5- Yet Another Mail Merger 6- Super Quiz 7- Mail Merge with Attachments
Historical Background As of July 1, 2013 ThinkQuest has been discontinued. We would like to thank everyone for being a part of the ThinkQuest global community: Students - For your limitless creativity and innovation, which inspires us all. Teachers - For your passion in guiding students on their quest. Partners - For your unwavering support and evangelism. Parents - For supporting the use of technology not only as an instrument of learning, but as a means of creating knowledge. We encourage everyone to continue to “Think, Create and Collaborate,” unleashing the power of technology to teach, share, and inspire. Best wishes, The Oracle Education Foundation The davinci code DIY photo booths! – Teen Services Underground I think photo booths are one of the best ways to promote a program at your library. Your young patrons will get excited and ask to have their picture taken and ideally that photo will end up on social media organically promoting your program! But ultimately they can just look so cool and add a bit of whimsy to your branch! This was the first photo booth that I saw in a library and kids, teens and even adults were excited to have their picture taken. It was one of the coolest things in our library that summer! My initial attempts relied on my limited painting ability. Making the Harry Potter car was a lot of fun but took so much time. A few months after this program I did a Star Wars photo booth. During the process I remembered Harry Potter’s face and found with a high quality photo of an x-wing I could enlarge it to a massive size! I no longer needed to be have artistic talent!!!! Here is the process using Microsoft Publisher Have a general image in your head about what you want to do.
EMINEM LYRICS - Mockingbird Yeah I know sometimes things may not always make sense to you right now But hey, what daddy always tell you? Straighten up little soldier Stiffen up that upper lip What you crying about? You got me. Hailie, I know you miss your mom, and I know you miss your dad When I'm gone but I'm trying to give you the life that I never had I can see you're sad, even when you smile, even when you laugh I can see it in your eyes, deep inside you want to cry 'Cause you're scared, I ain't there? [Chorus:] Now hush little baby, don't you cry Everything's gonna be alright Stiffen that upper lip up, little lady, I told ya Daddy's here to hold ya through the night I know mommy's not here right now and we don't know why We feel how we feel inside It may seem a little crazy, pretty baby But I promise mama's gon' be alright [Chorus] Thanks to GeeQ3 for adding these lyrics. EMINEM lyrics are property and copyright of their owners."
A “To Be” List for School Librarians | SweetSearch2Day Earlier this year, a local Superintendent, faced with four retirement notices, asked my advice on what to look for when hiring new school librarians. She sought me out because I shared my ‘outsider’s” perspective on librarians in an article I wrote years ago for Forbes, and it went viral. Though nearly every word of it remains true, before I met with the Superintendent, I updated my perspective by asking a question on the Future Ready Librarians Facebook group. Several people suggested hiring based on character and personality. Recognizing the wisdom of these responses, I borrowed a framework from my former colleague Angela Maiers, who urges us to focus on who we want to “be,” rather than what we aspire to “do.” At the bottom of this post, I ask you again to contribute your opinions, and examples, of what a school librarian should BE – what traits and qualities a librarian must develop and practice each day. The Fulcrum of the school: A curious Learner. A thoughtful Connector: A Nurturer:
Foot-Washers 50 Incredibly Useful Links For Learning & Teaching The English Language Teaching a new language to non-native speakers may be one of the most challenging educational jobs out there, so ELL teachers can use all of the help they can get! Thankfully, many excellent resources for ELL and ESL exist online, from full-service websites to reference tools and communities, all designed to make the task of educating ELL students just a little bit easier and more effective. We’ve scoured the Internet to share 50 of the best of these resources, and we hope you’ll find lots of valuable content and tools through these incredibly useful links for ELL educators. Websites Resource tools, printables, and other great stuff for ELL educators are all available on these sites. Articles & Advice Check out resource lists, journal articles, and ideas for best practices in ELL on these links. Organizations Take advantage of the great opportunities and resources available from these organizations that benefit ELL teachers. Learning Resources Teaching Resources Reference Communities & Blogs
"I think its okay, reverend, she doesn't understand it" Personalizing Professional Development For Teachers, By Teachers What do students need to be successful? Why not ask them directly? When we posed this question to our students at Bismarck Public Schools (BPS), here’s what some had to say to their teachers about what they need: “Give me more time to explore my interest.”“I like having a choice of what I get to do.” All the wishes they’ve expressed are pieces of a personalized learning environment. Yet what does personalized professional development (PD) look like? We invited a team of 35 teachers from seven schools to design summer workshops focused on innovating formative assessment practices. Involve Learners Early and Often Working collaboratively with teachers in planning and designing this PD workshop allowed us to leverage the collective wisdom of all our teachers. Improving Feedback Practice What are feedback strategies that help to increase student engagement? Student Self-Assessment and Metacognition How might metacognitive strategies increase personal engagement? SAMR in Formative Assessment