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We see ourselves as trying to raise the level of English from the pre-mobile days," said Ginger CEO Maoz Schact in an interview with VentureBeat. "We're able to make you look good on your mobile with minimal effort. Might be a good app for students using tablets in the classroom.

The article is for elementary school. It is somewhat basic, but it might be a conversation starter for a staff meeting. Also, it has links to other resources. (Make sure you go to page 2.) "These are the new citizenship skills for our students. While we shouldn't stop teaching children how to say "please" and "thank you," and bullies will still exist in the face-to-face world, it is vital that we treat online safety and digital citizenship with the same amount of seriousness and attention."

Motivation Category 8: Provide Rewards and Recognition for Virtual Learning Participation and Success. This fits into the teaching strategies that work. You can get all of the tips by filling in a form. (not sure about spam)

This is a project that a coach from Pontiac, MI was/is involved in with her students. It is an example of using technology to do something you couldn't do before technology.

The handy infographic below takes a look at 10 blended learning trends that are showing up in today's classrooms. The graphic could be broken into slides for discussion.

The State Educational Technology Directors Association are providing "The Guide to Technology Requirements," a website to assist school and district leaders to understand the detailed requirements for the online assessments being developed by all six assessment consortia.

"LANSING -- The Michigan Department of Education says the future of student testing is an exam produced by the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium. For some students across the state, however, that future has already arrived."

Some of these are free some have a $$ For iPad or iPhone

Fourth graders had trouble using some of the basic functions on a computer-based writing assessment, including drop-down menus, editing icons, the highlighter tool, and text-to-speech, according to a recent study by the National Center for Education Statistics. The results, which could be seen as a foreshadowing of the types of problems students might have with computer-based common-core tests in the spring, are part of a larger federal pilot study I wrote about last week. That study found that 4th graders can use computers to type, organize, and compose well enough to be assessed on their writing.

Alternatives to text/Leveled Text YouTube Teacher Tube Newsela Current events and a variety of reading levels. Digital Text Text in a digital format that you can read on your computer or transform into audio Read Please Reads any text you see on your screen - all purpose text-to-speech software. Natural Reader"

"Educators need to be aware of the terminology, learning theory, resources available, and tools that can be used in the classroom to differentiate instruction and support diverse learners. Learn about some of the FREE tools available to support a variety of learning styles."

This Free App Uses Your Smartphone's Camera to Do Your Math Homework for You This may scare some math teachers. I may have to get the app.