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We've created the Digital ID wiki with a two-fold purpose: Provide students, teachers, and administrators with a toolkit of reliable information, resources, and guidelines to help all of us learn how to be upstanding Digital Citizens who maintain a healthy Digital Identity (ID) in the 21st Century. Build a collaborative platform for teachers and students the world over to contribute to our ever-growing curriculum collaborations and student-created content. Our goal is to help our students answer these three Essential Questions: What does it mean to be a (digital) citizen? What are my rights as a citizen? What are my responsibilities as a citizen? Students Objectives and Learning Outcomes: Stepping Up ~ Cyberbullying: By examining bullying within their own lives and across historical events and time periods, students will consider the importance of empathy as a 21st century skill, equally as important as critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and skilled communication. Building Identities ~ Digital Footprint: By examining the importance of maintaining a positive digital identity, students will learn how to employ self-regulation to manage their own digital footprint. Respecting Boundaries ~ Intellectual Property: By employing critical thinking, students will learn the ethical use of intellectual property. Protecting Online Security and Privacy: By studying common threats to electronic security and equipment, students will learn to protect themselves and sensitive information."

5 Tools to help students learn. (Inquiry Learning blog)

Dan Pink speaks on how teachers must sell love of learning to students

Twenty Tips for Creating a Safe Learning Environment I visit a lot of classrooms. And I'm always fascinated by the variety of ways teachers launch the new school year and also by how they "run their rooms" on a daily basis. From these visits and my own experiences as an instructor, I'd like to offer my top 20 suggestions for keeping your classroom a safe, open, and inviting place to learn. by Rebecca Alber, UCLA

I love this article about teachers as brain-changers... really promotes INQUIRY learning

Article on how to fuel students' learning through their interests!

Mind/Shift article that discusses 7 Essential Principles of Innovative Learning - Feb 2013.

Brain-based Learning Strategies; resources from Judy Willis

The Maker-infused Curriculum - Making as essential to all learning "Making in education and the community is already underway in many different forms. Educators have found that students and people who have not developed confidence and identity in STEAM subjects through traditional courses have a different relationship to STEAM learning when embraced through the process of Making. Making encourages experimentation - students can make mistakes and still have confidence and a strong sense of identity to pursue their interests."- New York Hall of Science.

Learning the value of money (resources)

"The photographic dictionary illustrates over five thousand common words with beautiful photos, and has many more common words sorted into categories. Short, simple language definitions Familiar categories Make lists for quizzes and puzzles Learn English as a second language (ESL) Find rhymes for common words 'Stock' images by category You can use this site as a learning tool or a children's picture dictionary, or just to browse to look at the pictures!"

this will come in handy for some vocab work! thanks!

A group of Harvard researchers is teaming up with schools in Oakland, Calif. to explore how kids learn through making. Through an initiative called Project Zero, they're investigating the theory that kids learn best when they're actively engaged in designing and creating projects to explore concepts. 

Joy is very important in the process of learning!

Reading Bear is a fun way to learn to read. We teach over 1,200 vocabulary items. Our 50 presentations cover all the main phonics rules. All free and nonprofit! [more]

Tools for Project Based Learning - Buck Institute

planning forms from BIE for Project Based Learning work

"NBC Learn and NBC Sports, in partnership with the National Science Foundation, explore the engineering and technology helping athletes maximize their performance at the 2012 London Games. Includes lesson plans by the NSTA"

nice website on Inquiry-based learning... with examples, videos, etc.