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Learning with Technology
Perhaps the more appropriate title for this blog post would be “all I really need to know about learning with technology I learned from Mrs. Cassidy’s blog.” Kathy Cassidy has maintained a class blog for quite a few years where she helps the rest of the world understand that technology is just a natural way … Read more
Posted in Classroom Tools, Lesson Plans, Technology, Web Tools
Tagged Kathy Cassidy, Storify
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June Calendar Lessons
This month the Teqsplorers are visiting the Sydney Opera House to help us learn about Opera and about different types of conics. You can join the Teqsplorers and download interactive lessons on these topics for SMART Notebook, RM Easiteach, and ActivInspire from our Educator Resource Center.
In the Sydney Opera House lesson, designed for … Read more
ThingLink App Now on the Web and iPad
Images are powerful ways of displaying information. The concept of visual communication is becoming increasingly important for anyone whose job it is to present and convey that information . That’s where tools like ThingLink come in. Until recently, you could only find ThingLink on the web, but now it’s available as a free app for … Read more
Gathering Evidence for Learning…There’s an App for That!
When teachers can gather information about student learning during the instructional process, they can provide better feedback to the student and make better plans for further supporting the learning. The Evidence for Learning app for iPhone and iPad from theTeacherCloud makes the process of gathering evidence easy and seamless.
In the app, you’ll begin with … Read more
Posted in Apps, Assessment, Classroom Tools, Common Core
Tagged Apps, Evidence for Learning, iPad, theTeacherCloud
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Teq Calendar Lessons for May
This month the Teqsplorers are visiting the Large Hadron Collider to help us learn how to find circumference and radius as well as study the behavior of quarks. You can join the Teqsplorers and download interactive lessons on these topics for SMART Notebook, RM Easiteach, and ActivInspire from our Educator Resource Center.
In the … Read more
Give Me Smore!
Do you remember those days in school when your teacher assigned you to create a poster about a particular topic and then displayed them on the classroom bulletin board? Perhaps that was actually the beginning of what we now called infographics. There are a number of tools available for creating engaging visual displays and … Read more
Teq Calendar Lessons for February
This month the Teqsplorers travel to the South Pole to Study Axial Tilt and to learn about Measuring Angles. You can join the Teqsplorers and download interactive lessons on these topics for SMART Notebook, RM Easiteach, and ActivInspire from our Educator Resource Center.
Measuring Angles in the South Pole, for elementary school students, … Read more
Posted in Classroom Tools, Educator Resource Center
Tagged ActivInspire, Interactive Lessons, interactive whiteboards, RM Easiteach, SMART Board Resources, Teq Calendar
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3 Projects Supporting the Common Core
Implementing the Common Core has brought about changes in the way we approach instruction, not only for ELA and Math, but for content areas as well. Along with this is a need to re-envision assessment of student performance. Here are some ongoing projects in support of the shifts we’re making in our schools.
1. New York … Read more
Posted in Common Core, Social Studies
Tagged Basal Alignment Project, Common Core Standards, Edmodo, PARCC Assessment, Social Studies Framework
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Digital Learning Day 2013
Today is Digital Learning Day, “a national campaign that celebrates teachers and shines a spotlight on successful instructional practice and effective use of technology in classrooms across the country.” Make use of the Digital Learning Day website to find exemplary models, toolkits, lessons, communities of practice, and many more resources.
Reading Success and Technology: Footsteps2Brilliance
The development of early reading skills is fundamental to future academic success. Footsteps2Brilliance supports early reading success through a curriculum designed around the use of 18 ebooks. Because these books are accessible from any computer or using the iPhone/iPod/iPad app, students can work with the books both in school and at home which is a … Read more
Posted in Classroom Tools, Common Core, ELA, Web Tools
Tagged Common Core Standards, Footsteps2Brilliance, Reading
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