The 2015 Honor Roll: EdTech’s Must-Read K–12 IT Blogs The world of educational technology can be intimidating. Bloggers help make sense of this ever-changing industry with wit, insight and tactical advice. EdTech is proud to recognize this latest crop of the top K–12 IT bloggers. This year's 50 entries are a mix of veterans from years past, fresh picks by our editorial staff and nominations from readers. One of our goals for this year's list was to highlight blogs from a wide range of educators and experts. If you'd like to check out the Must-Read IT Blogs from previous years, view our lists from 2014, 2013 and 2012. Did your blog make our list? This year, educational technology guru and speaker Michael Gorman led a prolific eight-part series covering more than 70 STEM classroom resources. Follow: @mjgormans | Read the blog: Thousands of educators look to Eric Sheninger and his blog for leadership in technology. Follow: @e_sheninger | Read the blog:
Four Free Assessment Apps for 1:1 Classrooms One-to-one technology can transform a classroom. When implemented correctly, students are engaged and excited to learn, and teachers can assess their progress in real-time. The amount of technology resources available for educators can be overwhelming. Whether your students regularly visit a computer lab, borrow a cart of laptops, or have access to a class set of iPads, there are a variety of assessment tools that are free and customizable. These online resources can be used before, during, and after a daily lesson or semester-long unit. Here’s a list of free assessment tools that I love and use in my own classroom: Assessing Student Understanding: Create your own assessments using Socrative. Don’t worry about uploading class lists or creating individual accounts because students type in their names as the first question they answer. Assessing Student Work So much more than Facebook for your classroom, Edmodo is a fantastic tool for collecting student work and assigning quizzes.
Grammar Girl Mignon Fogarty is the creator of Grammar Girl and the founder and managing director of Quick and Dirty Tips. A magazine writer, technical writer, and entrepreneur, she has served as a senior editor and producer at a number of health and science web sites. She has a B.A. in English from the University of Washington in Seattle and an M.S. in biology from Stanford University. Mignon believes that learning is fun, and the vast rules of grammar are wonderful fodder for lifelong study. She strives to be a friendly guide in the writing world. Her archenemy is the evil Grammar Maven, who inspires terror in the untrained and is neither friendly nor helpful. Grammar Girl provides short, friendly tips to improve your writing. To book a lecture event with Mignon Fogarty for your company or organization, contact Macmillan Speakers. Follow Mignon on Google+, Twitter, Facebook, StumbleUpon, LinkedIn, and Pinterest. Awards Media The Oprah Winfrey Show, Grammar Girl Fixes Common Mistakes, March 2007
Boggle's World: ESL Worksheets for Kids Picture Descriptions Describing and Captioning Pictures Spot the Differences Story Questions Riddles Anagram Riddles Rhyming Riddles Word Morphs Homophones Word Skills Word Skills Cloze Activities Grammar Focus Grammar Practice Worksheets Quizzes Animal Quiz Dinosaur Quiz Biggest and Fastest Quiz Opposites Quiz Rhymes Sheets Easy Rhymes Animal Rhymes Space Rhymes Begins With . . . Begins with A-M Begins with N-Z Animals begins with Alliteration Animal Alliteration People Alliteration Functional English Giving Advice Games: Game Board One: Say 4 Things Word Scramble Worksheet: This section contains over 12 word scramble worksheets. Riddle Worksheets: This section contains riddles and ideas for how to use them in an ESL setting. Alphabet Connect the Dots: Several connect the dot worksheets inboth capitals and small letter. Theme Sheets Food Chain What Would You Do If . . . Expressions About Me Murphy's Law (conditionals) Crime and Punishment (conditionals) Park Warden (Passives) Aliens Aliens II Student Teacher Contract Spell Sheet
A Teachable Teacher - An inspirational and resourceful website for primary teachers. Mrs. Robinson's Classroom Blog I am very fortunate to teach at a school in which parent involvement is high, teachers are respected and supported, and education is valued. Home-school communication is one aspect of management that I pride myself on, as I make myself quite accessible to my parents. My parents, students, and myself are (usually) all on the same page, and I think that has a lot to do with the routines I establish early in the school year. Here are some of the things I do to make sure we're all "in the know": 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. I also email my parents frequently as things come up, send home study guides for tests, and generally do my best to be proactive, instead of being reactive.
Mrs. Jones's Kindergarten Mrs. Yollis' Classroom Blog M J Bromley's Blog | www.bromleyeducation.co.uk Organization Welcome! Here is the view of our first grade hallway at Wayland Bonds Elementary! This year we decided to go with a camping theme. We made our doorways look like log cabins by making logs out of butcher paper. We all bought a pine tree from Mardels. Here is the camping welcome sign as you enter the first grade hallway. We each took laminated scrapbook paper and glued it to the wall with a cloths pin. My Classroom Pictures Here is a look into my classroom! This is my teacher desk. I have each pod of desks labeled with group signs. Click HERE to download my group signs from my TpT Store! The baskets on the shelf are each student's individual book basket for their independent reading books. I use this pocket chart to store the student's library and lunch cards. Weekly Activities and Worksheets This is how I organize the week's worksheets and activities. Sharpened Pencils When my students need a sharpened pencil they just come get one from the drawer. Need a Color/Found a Crayon Centers FREE Centers!
Changing Horizons: A Blog by Martin Waller - Teacher and Educational Researcher Aprendendo Português Ms.Cynthia's 2nd and 3rd Grade!