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Virtual Field Trips | SimpleK12
A nice list of already created Virtual Field Trips for use in the classroom. All content areas and ages.
Giving Up the Whole-Class Novel
"Giving Up the Whole-Class Novel"
Twitter Guide for Teachers | Blogging & Technology | So You Want To Teach?
"So You Want To Teach?
Providing education HOPE for educators since 2007
Twitter Guide for Teachers
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Betrayed - Why Public Education Is Failing: Why administrators don't listen
Betrayed - Why Public Education Is Failing
Betrayed is a new online chat forum for parents, teachers and community members to offer their thoughts on what's wrong with public education and how to make it work better for the students. The comments within are based on extensive research by Laurie H. Rogers. If you would like to learn more about this research, please contact Laurie Rogers at wlroge@comcast.net.
Technology Fosters Communications and Parental Engagement - The Educators' Royal Treatment
"Technology Fosters Communications and Parental Engagement"
Communication, recognition, and motivation have long been challenges for educators. Parents often struggle to obtain day-to-day information to support their child’s progress while teachers strive to foster greater parental engagement. Although report cards offer specific performance information several times per year, most schools rely on students to be the main conduit of information regarding their daily performance, supplemented by periodic and often broad-based communications from the teacher or school. However, if we look at fundamental recognition programs in the business world, we see an approach that embodies a complete role reversal.
5 K-12 Technology Trends for 2010 -- THE Journal
"5 K-12 Technology Trends for 2010
A look at the top technology tools and trends to keep an eye on in the coming year
* By Bridget McCrea
* 12/10/09
With technology evolving at the speed of light, and everyone looking to benefit from the latest, greatest hardware and software, keeping up can be challenging for educators, administrators, and school districts themselves. To help, THE Journal spoke with a handful of technology experts and came up with a short list of top tech trends you'll want to watch in the new year. Here they are: "
Have Fun Teaching Blog: Polar Express Activities
December is here and many teachers are getting out the famous book, The Polar Express, written by Chris Van Allsburg. Here are some fun Polar Express Activities for you to do with your kids. Choose from a Polar Express poster, Polar Express writing paper, a Polar Express coloring page or a Polar Express maze!
Copy / Paste by Peter Pappas: 18 Literacy Strategies for Struggling Readers - Defining, Summarizing and Comparing
"I've been working with teachers on learning strategies to support the literacy and comprehension skills that students commonly use across the content areas. This pdf includes 18 lessons organized in two ways: by comprehension strategy - defining, summarizing and comparing and by target reader - non-reader, word caller and turned-off reader. The lessons are designed as templates which teachers can modify to use in their specific subject areas.
Strategies for Struggling Readers 3MB pdf "
Computer program helps students with music, literacy skills
Computer program helps students with music, literacy skills
Students at a Florida middle school are enhancing their musical literacy through SmartMusic, a software program that scores students' attempts to play along with sheet music on a computer screen. Teachers can review the students' work and type in feedback and grades. The program does more than just improve musical knowledge, the school's band director said. "I have seen the results of their growth academically alongside what they are doing musically," he said. The Tampa Tribune (Fla.)
Mathtrain.TV
"Mathtrain.TV is a free educational "kids teaching kids" project from Mr. Marcos & his students at Lincoln Middle School in Santa Monica, CA.
Here is a version of our BLC 09 presentation.
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