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Creative Book Builder is a fantastic app that allows students to create books in epub format, which can then be exported to iBooks and shared with others. There are a variety of instructional uses for this app, from using it as a publishing tool for project-based learning to a summative assessment at the end of a unit. Students can embed images, audio files, video files, and write text. The advantage of an epub document over a PDF document is that all of the media will be preserved and available for readers to interact with when the final product is published.

"Using books teachers know and kids love, learn how to include economics while teaching students reading comprehension, and writing and math skills. Teacher guide provides basic concepts with ready-to-use lesson plans for each book. "

great contributers collaborate on this helpful book!

Great resource for children's books...

Magic Tree House book resource for educators

Posting on 4 apps for creating books for ipad.  eBook tools...

"Children's Literature for Understanding Economics Searchable collection of book titles & lesson links for K-6 teachers"

Recommended tinkering books from the Constructivist Consortium List of open-ended creativity software and construction materials used at Constructing Modern Knowledge Reggio Emilia books and constructive toys Project Websites and Communities Videos Programming/building materials Places to purchase parts and supplies Learning Materials Workshop 3D Printing and Fabrication MicroWorlds EX -A modern multimedia version of the Logo programming language, with robotics control with an optional robotics version Scratch - Free programming language for simple storytelling and games.

Footnote is a fantastic resource on the web to provide historical context for the picture books and novels you are reading in your classroom. With over 70 million original documents online, you can find and share all sorts of intriguing artifacts to build background knowledge in students:

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ASCD article that lists qualities of effective teachers.  This article has a variety of lists... a great read for reflection.  

Lessons on digital citizenship; great starting point for gathering lessons and building your curriculum support; great resources for web sites.

titles that go with math skills

a reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and teachers. We focus on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. Try the online interactive activities, or click below to find out how to get our engaging 15-minute video programs.

A database of over two thousand works of children's literature and their connection to the Virginia Standards of Learning. Connections also includes links to primary sources in the Library of Congress American Memory Collection.

a database of children't literature for connect standards.

to determine reading level or readabiltiy for a group of students 

This is a site that has author's reading their works.