"We are a group of government documents librarians and K-12 school librarians who meet up and share the best info for students (of all ages) that comes from government sources. There are a wide variety of government generated documents covering all kinds of topics.
This site is designed to help classroom teachers and librarians navigate some of the government documents available through our members.
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The 100 Word Challenge. Use the prompts and have your class respond to each prompt on your classroom blog. The link to your classroom blog is then shared to the 100 Word Challenge Blog. What a stepping stone to flatten classroom walls and begin engaging in peer feedback outside the classroom. Sign your classroom up here: http://100wc.net/teachers-note/
Online Common Core assessments for Math and ELA that students work through independently. Teachers can use the data to identify student progress, set goals, etc. It's VERY easy to set up and use.
With Instagram, one thing has changed: the amount we consume of one another's edited lives. Young women growing up on Instagram are spending a significant chunk of each day absorbing others' filtered images while they walk through their own realities, unfiltered. In a recent survey conducted by the Girl Scouts, nearly 74 percent of girls agreed that other girls tried to make themselves look "cooler than they are" on social networking sites.