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Math Snacks are short animations and mini–games designed to help learners "get it". Each snack presents a mathematical concept, particularly those addressed in grades 6, 7 and 8.

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Math Snacks are short animations and mini–games designed to help learners "get it". Each snack presents a mathematical concept, particularly those addressed in grades 6, 7 and 8. - Heather Hurley

Tags: math, videos, tutorials, interactives, games

by: Heather Hurley

Getting Started - 1 to 1 Schools

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:42:36 -0000

Once schools make the commitment to move to one to one, lots of questions arise about how to make that transformation. Within the past week, I have received multiple emails requesting my recommendations about what steps to take when moving to one to one. First of all, I must say I am extremely excited to receive these requests. Currently, less than ten percent of schools nationwide have one to one, and I think that is a sad statistic. Leaders of one to one schools and those currently making that transition are the trailblazers in education today. Their work has the potential to transform education in a way that hasn't happened in the past 100 years. My recommendations around implementation of one to one focus around two major themes. The first theme is addressing all of the issues that arise with such a major change. The second theme deals with the...

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Once schools make the commitment to move to one to one, lots of questions arise about how to make that transformation. Within the past week, I have received multiple emails requesting my recommendations about what steps to take when moving to one to one. First of all, I must say I am extremely excited to receive these requests. Currently, less than ten percent of schools nationwide have one to one, and I think that is a sad statistic. Leaders of one to one schools and those currently making that transition are the trailblazers in education today. Their work has the potential to transform education in a way that hasn't happened in the past 100 years. My recommendations around implementation of one to one focus around two major themes. The first theme is addressing all of the issues that arise with such a major change. The second theme deals with the... - Roger Zuidema

Tags: 1to1, technology, education, schools

by: Roger Zuidema

Stu's Quiz Boxes!

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:16:21 -0000

Tags: jeopardy, download, education, quiz, stus quiz box, interactivewhiteboards, smartboard, smartboardresources

by: Heather Hurley

Tech Helps Teaching

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:04:32 -0000

A blog that looks at free web2.0 based software and interactive technologies that help teaching and learning in the 21st century.

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A blog that looks at free web2.0 based software and interactive technologies that help teaching and learning in the 21st century. - Graham Trick

Tags: Teaching, edtech, Learning, web2.0, free resources, learning tools

by: Graham Trick

Second Grade | Story Elements | Reading Comprehension

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:13:30 -0000

Tags: reading software, reading comprehension, reading, language arts, second grade, elementary, story elements

by: Denis S

Concord.org - The Concord Consortium

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:28:57 -0000

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The Concord Consortium is a nonprofit educational research and development organization based in Concord, Massachusetts. We create interactive materials that exploit the power of information technologies. Our primary goal in all our work is digital equity — improving learning opportunities for all students.

We produce a large amount of high-quality educational software that is offered free of charge. Almost all of our software is open-sourced so you can adapt it to your own needs or use it as the basis for your own software development efforts.

To learn more, please visit the Software Web site.

Tags: science, software

by: Heather Sullivan

100 Best YouTube Videos for Teachers - Classroom 2.0

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:32:22 -0000

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Top 100 educational videos on YouTube. - Dean Mantz

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View the list of the Top 100 Videos for Teachers. This list is provided by SmartTeaching.org, a leading online resource for current teachers, and aspiring education students and student teachers.

Tags: youtube, education, teachers, technology, web2.0, resources, classroom, teaching

by: Dean Mantz

YouTube- Broadcast Yourself.

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:45:51 -0000

Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

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Share your videos with friends, family, and the world - Roger Zuidema

Tags: web2.0, youtube, educational, ideas, trends

by: Roger Zuidema

Human » Blog Archive » Through Web 2.0

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:43:49 -0000

Today, we kicked off a Web 2.0 Expo at our school with two main aims. The first one is to make staff and students see and reflect on the changes in online world

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Today, we kicked off a Web 2.0 Expo at our school with two main aims. The first one is to make staff and students see and reflect on the changes in online world - Roger Zuidema

Tags: web2.0, expo, ideas, education

by: Roger Zuidema

Grow Up With Books

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:44:04 -0000

The first online book rental site with a dedicated experience for children.

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The first online book rental site with a dedicated experience for children. - Lauri Graybill
(Basically, Netflix for books & kids) A little pricey, but an interesting concept. - Lauri Graybill

Tags: books, reading, subscription, rental

by: Lauri Graybill

Controlling a classroom isn't as easy as ABC -- latimes.com

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:36:23 -0000

Among the top reasons why teachers are deemed unsuccessful or leave the profession is their inability to effectively manage student behavior, experts say.

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Among the top reasons why teachers are deemed unsuccessful or leave the profession is their inability to effectively manage student behavior, experts say. - Melody Velasco

Tags: latimes.com, latimes, classroom, management, classroom management, profession, teaching, teacher, discipline, control

by: Melody Velasco

Free Math Interactive | Congruence Theorem

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:50:19 -0000

Tags: Math Applet, free interactive, Shape Triangle, Quadrilateral, Pentagon, Congruence Theorem

by: Denis S