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Schools around the world are moving to online assessments for their students that include technology-enhanced, interactive assessment items. Groups such as PARCC and Smarter Balanced are developing such assessments for states across the U.S. In general these tests are collectively referred to as Next Generation Assessments. To successfully complete these assessments, student will need to be able to perform many technology tasks including:

Math is the only subject I know to which people attach the word "phobia." Luckily the internet has a wide variety of sites to help students, parents and even teachers with the learning and teaching of math. Here are nine websites that are helping to make math less frightening for all.

The Brain AR IOS App- explore the layers of the head from skin, muscle, skeleton & the inner areas of the brain.

AR Dinopark - A fantastic iOS app for bringing augmented reality dinosaurs to life.

" While widespread use of digital learning games and game-based strategies is relatively new, 8 principles of productive gamification are emerging."

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"Cable in the Classroom brings you a series of free, standards-based lessons that teach key digital citizenship concepts. These lessons, for students in grades 4-8, are designed to engage students through inquiry-based activities, and collaborative and creative opportunities."

"The Educator Innovator Educator Innovator provides an online "meet up" for educators who are re-imagining learning. Educator Innovator is both a blog and a growing community of educators, partners, and supporters. If we want to educate a generation of young people to be innovators - to create, build, design, and use their talents to improve their world - we need to value the creative capacity in the mentors and teachers who support them."

The Web Literacy Standard (specification) The Web Literacy Standard is a map of competencies and skills that Mozilla and our community of stakeholders believe are important to pay attention to when getting better at reading, writing and participating on the web. Keep up to date with the latest changes to the Web Literacy Standard on the wiki.

"The Fred Rogers Center Early Learning Environment (Ele) is an innovative online space where early educators, families, and others who care for young children can come together in a safe environment to find and share digital resources that support early learning and development in children from birth to age 5. By focusing on Early Literacy and Digital Media Literacy, the information, media-based activities, and social networking opportunities within Ele are intended to advance learning, healthy child development, and school success. "