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Tips for using formative assessments to help you differentiate instruction and improve student achievement
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With the implementation of Common core, this becomes an even more valuable tool. Delete the scoop?
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While there are hundreds of tools and devices available, we have found 10 creative ways to use Google tools and services to help improve learning.
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some great ideas and information about a number of the new apps and features that are avaialbe through Google as they get even more aggressive about pursuing the education market. Delete the scoop?
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Organizations will not change until the people within them are ready to change, and those people have differing attitudes towards change.
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A nicely laid out plan for introducing 1:1 in school. It is insightful , reasonable and , more important, really "doable. Delete the scoop?
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Schools across the country are sending out letters advising pupils not to use Ask.fm, which has more than 30 million users around the world and has been linked to suicides and serious bullying.
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Unfortunately, when it comes to hurting other kids, where there is a will, there's a way.
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May 18, 1:11 PM
When it comes to being mean to one another, kids always seem tfind nd a way. Delete the scoop?
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"The sharing and commenting features in Google Documents are fantastic for giving students feedback about their work. Likewise, those features are great for students to use for peer editing. But if you want to really add your voice to then you'll want to add the Voice Comments application from Learn.ly to your Google Drive account. Thanks to a Tweet from Alec Couros I learned about a Google Documents voice comment tutorial produced by Jennifer Roberts. Her video tutorial is embedded below." Via Jim Lerman
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Google comes up with so many great tools! This is one i want to try. Delete the scoop?
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Jack Hostager is a high school sophomore enrolled in an Eastern Iowa High School. His blog, Straight from the Desk, seeks to add the seldom heard voice of the student.
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A big "Ouch" together with a START the revolution! The world will be better for it. 
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We stymie creative thought from the moment children enter school. 
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"We refuse to wait to find our place in the world. The question is whether school is going to help us or continue to try to stop us. It shouldn’t take a trip halfway across the country to answer that." Delete the scoop?
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Teacher leaders assume a wide range of roles to support school and student success. Whether these roles are assigned formally or shared informally, they build the entire school's capacity to improve. Because teachers can lead in a variety of ways, many teachers can serve as leaders among their peers. So what are some of the leadership options available to teachers? The following 10 roles are a sampling of the many ways teachers can contribute to their schools' success. Via Konrad Glogowski, Jim Lerman
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March 23, 10:09 PM
Considering the fact this article is almost 6 years old and we see little evidence that teacher leadership is increasing, what does that say? Delete the scoop?
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So I'm trying to better understand how people learn--not now they're taught in terms of teaching strategies, but more so learning strategies--only not really strategies.…
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Some great key verbs to consider how to get our students interested and engaged in learning withour worrying about a letter grade as the motivation. Delete the scoop?
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Never thought to share live binder! Good stuff here, especially like digital safety resources 
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May 20, 10:20 AM
Yes it is Bronwyn! Hope to revamp Binders over the summer when I have more free time.
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Today is the second annual Digital Learning Day, designated to bring attention to the benefits of technology for learning. As part of the effort, PBS Learning
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It's all about sharing what you know. As life-long learners, teachers continue to persist in embracing the technologies that are integral to our students' learning opportunities. Delete the scoop?
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Edutopia’s tech integration research review explores some of the vast body of research out there and helps you navigate useful results.
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When it comes to personal learning networks, the more you give, the more you receive. It's a topic I touched upon in a blog post last year, Effort In, Reward Out . Delete the scoop?
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5 Undeniable Reasons to Embrace Classroom Tech
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All five are legitimate. Does classroom tech stand alone or is there a need to integrate with a wide variety of learning strategies? Delete the scoop?
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Link from a webinar about the new changes that resulted in Scratch 2.0 Delete the scoop?
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I was at a presentation at Google a few weeks ago and they begin to talk about this. The more I can find out, the better. This apps are particulary attractive to those of us considerring a move to Google Chromebooks.
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A free resource for social writing and online learning offers new tools for students and teachers who want to use safe social networking, group learning projects, and real-time formative assessments.
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This is an interesting option to use that will allow more of a "facebook" type assignment for students while being able to use a variety of tools to limit what can be done, all while keeping it pretty much " in house" Delete the scoop?
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Swipe is the easiest way to create beautiful presentations on the web. Use any device to present, and share to anyone on any device live. And it's completely free! Use Swipe on any device with a modern browser to build & deliver presentations. No apps, no installations. Broadcast live for anyone to see, no matter where they are. Claim a beta invite. Via Baiba Svenca 
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Drag & drop to upload media, sprinkle in web content, get a link to share and go live to any audience, anywhere.
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The free screen recorders available out there have been listed by us below. You’re probably here because you want to prepare a presentation for the boardroom or class... Via Baiba Svenca, Jamie Forshey
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I contnue to struggle with mastering this, so I appreciate the options. 
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May 11, 12:13 PM
I'm unfamiliar with the site this comes from (techshout) but it's a useful introduction to a current range of offerings in the category of screen recording, screencasts, etc. Looks like some potential new tools to explore. 
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Indispensable pour tout pedagogue voulant podcaster un tutoriel video... Delete the scoop?
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The Gates Foundation's 'Elevating Teaching' Conference Yields Inspiring Takeaways, Connections, and More Recently I had the honor and privilege of attending
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Do you know the difference between contemporary and traditional learning and teaching styles? This handy chart breaks it down quite well. Via Jim Lerman
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We need to learn at the edges of what we have done in the past and the unknown future. Delete the scoop?
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Photo sharing apps, such as Instagram and SnapChat , are being used by pre-teens, teens, and tweens to share events from their daily lives. While these companies' terms of service state that users...
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I have been reading about a lot of schools posting blogs etc. to help their parents keep up the with digital worlds of their children. This is a great idea, but also a bit frightening in now we really have to keep up and share with the parents as part of our job. Thanks to the bloggers who make it easier for us. Delete the scoop?
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This is a fascinating and helpful article about really having student's reflect on their growth as learners. Delete the scoop?
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From EDUTOPIA Resources by Topic: Creating Social Media Guidelines Student Engagement with Social Media Social Media for Professional Development Digital Citizenship and Online Safety Additional Resources on
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Love that it also has the contract. All parents should have access to this article, great parent Ed piece!