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We've been tracking Knowmia since it got underway over the summer. Co-founded by the creator of the Flip video camera, Knowmia has seen tremendous growth and you should start checking it out.
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When I started a new job last year, teaching 4th/5th language arts, I had one big goal in mind: to build a community of readers, writers and thinkers. I knew that my greatest strength would be my o...
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Excellent!
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A range of free tools to support teaching and learning. Mainly Apps suitable for iPads but not exclusively.
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A good list!
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Researchers in the fairly new field of music neuroscience are finding that kids who learn to play a musical instrument also develop important skills related to literacy, math and mental focus.
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Just as I've always suspected. . .
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It takes a certain measure of both hubris and selflessness to create an artwork that won't be completed until long after your death. Scottish artist Katie Paterson's "Future Library" begins this ye...
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Educators from around the country share their favorite educational apps.
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Evaluation and curation of apps by librarians and teachers - great crowdsourcing work!
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Do morality tales change children’s behavior? Research suggests that emphasizing the positive effects of honesty may, while tales of dire consequences fall on deaf ears.
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This fascinating research indicates that children respond more readily to a positive message than a negative one. How fascinating!
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Web Based Programs http://www.crunchzilla.com http://appinventor.mit.edu http://www.playmycode.co.uk/ Via KiwiBelma, Mark E. Deschaine, PhD
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This is a great list of apps and programs for game design and coding. Fun!
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Thinglink looks like it's going to be very, very useful for student projects!
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VocabMonk is a virtual guide to improve your vocabulary skills. Test your vocabulary today and gain the extra edge required to crack exams like GRE, GMAT, SAT and CAT for free. Via Nik Peachey
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Fun! I wish this was leveled for elementary school students. 
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July 7, 2014 10:25 PM
Another interesting website to increase your vocabulary! 
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August 5, 2014 2:51 AM
Time for drills.... always useful!! Worth a look
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Whether you need to understand a problem, complete a task, or just generally get organized, mind mapping can probably help. Not least because it’s so easy.
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What do you use for mind mapping? What does it look like?
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Two years ago, I purchased Steven L. Layne's book, Igniting a Passion for Reading: Successful Strategies for Building Lifetime Readers at my school’s Scholastic Book Fair. With my passion ...
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It's easy for this to fall by the wayside in today's intense classroom climate but we have to remember this is a huge part of the job. |
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This looks very promising - can't wait to share it at school!
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At the beginning of this summer I was privileged to hear Angela Maiers speak about her book, Classroom Habitudes: Teaching Habits and Attitudes for 21st Century Learning, and her movement, Choose2M...
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The digital divide is not just about access to devices -- a disparity in powerful uses of technology could be even more difficult to overcome.
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A well-written, clear tutorial on how to improve your online research results. Via Jenny Martinez Corrado
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Great overview for how to organize a effective search. 
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August 7, 2014 4:48 PM
great resource for teaching research skills
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Teachers, by their nature, are storytellers. You can improve this skillset with seven steps for engaging younger students through narrative.
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Being a compendium of some of my most popular kids' book reviews from the past year, from Glorkian Warrior to Alan Mendelsohn
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The value of sharing is one instilled in us from a young age: from the parental injunction to share with our siblings to the early socialization received in kindergarten. Sharing acts as a baseline...
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"The idea of sharing often works in tandem with things that are not thought to be expressly private property – thus part of the reason we are taught to share is that just as it is not “owned” by another, it is also not “owned” by us. We share, so that others will share alike."
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Via RitaZ
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Great references and resources for digital storytelling, presented at ISTE 2014.
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If you asked San Francisco teacher-librarian Lisa Bishop, she could write a book on the importance of public schools staffing full-time librarians. Though considered by... |
"We’ve been tracking Knowmia since it got underway over the summer. Co-founded by the creator of the Flip video camera, Knowmia has seen tremendous growth and you should start checking it out. Boasting more than 8,000 videos, the site offers video lessons by teachers to anyone."