Teacher+Resources

6. planning to work some technology into your classes in the fall? Consider these tips for using digital cameras as part of your classroom planning... http://www.techlearning.com/article/39404

Academic Earth offers video lectures from elite universities, and it allows viewers to grade the professors. Academic Earth also offers a ?Playlists? feature based around themes such as ?Laws of Nature,? ?Wars Throughout History,? or ?You Are What You Eat.?

3. Inviting parents into the classroom - some tips to check out

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9. An article  that shares 2 student service projects and includes a "how to set up a student service project"  outline. []

13. an Academic social networking site for teachers and learners  - [] - archived lessons - rated -= teacher and student created items - categorized

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it is free to create a log in - must be logged in to use materials - takes about 10 minutes for them to send you an email confirmation

I checked out 3 different lessons and felt that the content could be used as in class presentation/ homework review for students (they have to be 13 to use the site) or independent study...those high end students possibly!!

If you want a fun way to sharpen search skills, check out this site. [] It's a daily question and a link to deja google so you can search the google that existed before the question was posted to see if you can find the answer. It might be a good challenge for students.

1. Here is an article that suggests we rethink how we approach Project Based Learning ... worth a read. considering that our boys thrive on competition...it might be worth considering.

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3.  Some interesting ideas for dealing with the amount of marking we do. The keep them in suspense one I found interesting... I wonder how students would respond?

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4. Here is a great idea on introducing collaborative work to our digital age students. [] 6. DimensionU is a video game-based learning resource for K?12 students. In DimensionU, students can access 3D multiplayer educational video games that help them hone their **math and literacy skills**, connect with friends, and compete and collaborate while learning. Pre-Algebra and Algebra noted in description, but here it says for K-12...not sure about the level- subscription cost - not listed []

9. 9 hot web tools for students and teaches

[] 10. Great sites with free teacher resources :

A. [] free educational materials and lessons to download, use, reformat, reshare - must sign up, but it is free

B. [] National Science Digitial Library - nation's online portal for education and research on learning in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

C. [] feature [|46,000+ lesson plans], [|9,600 free printable worksheets] , [|rubrics] , [|teaching tips] , [|worksheet makers] , [|web quests] , [|math worksheets], and thousands of other great [|teacher resources]. We are the online teacher resource that is designed to help busy Kindergarten through High School teachers.

8. site for teachers - free materials []

4. An interesting site... I haven't checked too far into it... not sure if I have sent this one before []

9. an article supporting bringing back textbooks - either on paper or in ereader form []

A book on student engagement and worksheets - come key pointers included in the clip.A bit online to read as well.

[|Bryan Harris] is the author of the new Eye On Education title //[|Battling Boredom: 99 Strategies to Spark Student Engagement]//. The book is a great resource to help you drive boredom out of your classroom using student engagement strategies. These strategies will help you gain and sustain the attention of your students! Read below for a guest blog post from Bryan Harris, which answers the question: **Are your students bored with worksheets?**

9. For your elementary teachers looking for songs that teach - try this site by Ron Brown

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1. For teachers who like their students doing webquests, Discovery Ed has one with prizes that would also encourage students to learn about the Discovery Ed site.

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2. interesting idea for classroom management - using sign language to communicate during class to vary responses http:// [|www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2011/02/09/sign_language.html?tkn=YNCC%2F71rh6wfA0EmLeNaBDV%2FeQNTir9nMmix&cmp=clp-sb-cec] //

//10. Teachers' Domain website - digital media for the classroom and professional development// //http:// [| National">www.teachersdomain.org/] National Science Digital Library - for science, math and technology resources - free

11. Health teachers...looking for some information/resources on sexting.... http:// [| Creating">www.commonsensemedia.org/talking-about-sexting?utm_source=newsletter02.17.11&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feature1-text] //

//14. Looking for a site with pictures to download that you don't have to worry about copywrite issues?// // [|www.pics4learning.com.] //

//PBS and NASA// //http:// [| if">www.pbs.org/teachers/stem/professionaldevelopment/]

6. I have attached a website that gives an example of using technology in the classroom where the students are the ones using the technology. It is a gr. 7 example but could easily be modified. It includes some great questions that edcuators can ask themselves as they plan.

[] 5. This is a website for free videos on a variety of curriculum items. It is based in the US so keep this in mind Again, many are on Youtube so remember to download at non-peak times!

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Here is a blog post with instructions on how to sort Google results by reading level. It doesn't have the lower levels that Kid Infobits in our library databases has, but it could be useful in finding information at a level for some of your upper elementary and middle years students. It's easy to do once you know it's there. I'm sure most of you don't need these instructions but if you want to pass it along ... here it is.

[] [] - images for slide presentations.

[] - converts word docs to pdf or pdf to word docs.

[] -converts docx to pdf

[|www.colleen-saveyoursanity.blogspot.com] - behavior strategies