edWeb: A professional online community for educators The Standards Building on the best of existing state standards, the Common Core State Standards provide clear and consistent learning goals to help prepare students for college, career, and life. The standards clearly demonstrate what students are expected to learn at each grade level, so that every parent and teacher can understand and support their learning. The standards are: Research and evidence basedClear, understandable, and consistentAligned with college and career expectationsBased on rigorous content and the application of knowledge through higher-order thinking skillsBuilt upon the strengths and lessons of current state standardsInformed by other top-performing countries to prepare all students for success in our global economy and society According to the best available evidence, the mastery of each standard is essential for success in college, career, and life in today’s global economy. For grades K-8, grade-by-grade standards exist in English language arts/literacy and mathematics.
Story Starters: Creative Writing Prompts for Kids If you’re looking to inspire your students’ writing and creativity, turn to these fun and exciting writing prompts. Perfect for overcoming writer’s block or even starting a brand-new short story in a different narrative, creative writing prompts can help students begin a new piece with confidence. Plus, these story starters can also encourage students to explore different genres while honing their writing skills. There are a lot of ways you can use writing prompts in your classroom. Try: Reading a book in a genre, then having students use a story starter in that same genre. Take inspiration from classics like Treasure Island and newer popular series like The Bad Guys to explore how to write thrilling adventure stories. You’re part of a pirate crew in search of a long-lost storied treasure trove. Get students excited about adventure stories with these great books: If you’re looking to inspire your students’ writing and creativity, turn to these fun and exciting writing prompts.
Wikispaces 10 sitios web muy útiles para hacer búsquedas en Internet Sí existe vida más allá de Google, y la verdad es qué para ciertos casos muy puntuales hacer una búsqueda en este gigante que "todo lo sabe" no es la mejor alternativa. Por ejemplo si eres un estudiante o investigador existen muchos buscadores académicos que se ajustan mejor a tus necesidades y al tipo de contenido que buscas, que no son precisamente vídeos en YouTube o artículos casuales en blogs. La web está repleta de herramientas para resolver todo tipo de problemas. Cuando tienes muchos años navegando por ahí, llegas a darte cuenta que Google no es tan todopoderoso y eficiente como algunos creen. Buscar en Twitter Si algo sabemos quienes tenemos años usando Twitter, es que sus herramientas de búsqueda no son precisamente las mejores. La búsqueda está disponible en varios idiomas, por rangos de horas, días, semanas, o la historia completa de Twitter. Buscar sonidos Buscar imágenes Buscar recursos para aprender Buscar contenido abierto Buscar películas para ver en streaming Buscar torrents
New Jersey Educator Resource Exchange 11 free & inexpensive online photo editing tools 10inShare Photo courtesy of Fensterbme via Creative Commons Photoshop Express, Pixlr, FotoFlexer allow editing on a budget Target audience: Nonprofits, NGOs, cause organizations, social enterprises, businesses, Web publishers, bloggers, social media managers, individuals. By Lindsay OberstSocialbrite staff Good photos are powerful. Newsletters, websites and Facebook pages with photos that could be improved — maybe cropped tighter or made brighter — can be that much more powerful. So how do you edit photos when you’re not a designer and don’t have access to pricey programs like Adobe Photoshop or Aperture from Apple, and when you only occasionally need to edit images online? You’ll be happy to know that while Web-based photo-editing tools were once limited, now many websites provide basic editing options such as cropping and resizing. Photo basics and editing tips The browser extension Measureit! Most Internet images are 72 or 96 dpi (mostly depending on whether you’re a Mac or PC). Good for:
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