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Jerry Swiatek has curated a Livebinder of great resources for digital storytelling.

"This is an eBook I have been working on for the last couple of months. It includes all the web tools you will need in your work as a teacher and educator."

"Elementary School Balanced Packet is a collection of mathematics assessment tasks"

Like this lesson for teaching the steps to solve a fraction word problem. 

Love this lesson and the included printable which has graph with labels and one without labels so older students can add appropriate labels to their graphs. 

Adaptation unit by Maureen Devilin, 4th Gr. Wayland, mA

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Blogging makes a difference in student a student's education. It's the most important change I've made in my teaching career. Through this workshop, I want to encourage you to take up blogging with your class and for your students while integrating the upcoming Common Core State Standards.

"Activities and worksheets designed to provide additional skill review, informal pencil-and-paper assessment, preparation for standardized testing, and differentiated instruction.  Includes student pages, answer keys, and a complete listing of the student pages grouped by skill.  Available as a free pdf download in English and Spanish"

Set up a class alarm to use as a transition. 

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"One of the hardest things with using the iPad in the classroom is finding the time to go through all of the apps in the iTunes Store listed under the education banner. We have started to list some of the apps we've found under each of the Key Learning Areas."

Mnemonic device to remember state capitals

Looking back at some of 2012′s most significant app launches and updates, Education Dive assembled a list of a few of the best apps on iOS and Android devices that we think educators should know about for 2013. 

"A booklet that describes what parents can do to help children and adolescents cope with violence and disasters."

"126 page free downloadable PDF book for grade 4-7 teachers showing how KenKen puzzles can turn mathematical problem solving into fun and how student motivation can be dramatically increased"

"I thought I write what I think are the 10 Important Tech Skills Students Need." David Andrade

"I approached the iPad with one goal in mind: I wanted to become fluent in using it. There is a distinct difference, in my opinion, between being skilled, literate and fluent in the use of an iPad." Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano

"This is a collection of sites that I like to use in a one-hour session of professional development. I like to update it twice a year to keep things fresh and because the first two were such a huge success. " David Kapuler