DSS diigo Site

Two of the most powerful apps on the iPad may be completely invisible: iBooks and the Camera Roll. However, when used together, they have the potential to create powerful learning experiences and dynamic projects.

This certainly will make me think twice about using iBook.

Periodical with news, resources, publications, videos and much more

I think we DSS consultants had something to do with this move by eChalk :) 

A collection of 50+ resources covering a wide variety of aspects of literacy, with an emphasis on vocabulary development. Each one has an indication as to grades covered and a brief description of the content.

This is the information site for the Learning Registry. Find out what we are doing. Engage in the conversation. The Learning Registry makes federal learning resources, wherever they are stored, easier to find, easier to access and easier to integrate into learning environments around the country and world.

By Meris Stansbury October 11, 2011 How can schools accurately measure and categorize a student's 21st-century skills? The MacArthur Foundation hopes to solve this problem with a new competition that calls on participants to create what is known as a "digital badge."

No!

tutorials on Google Docs

Games, Activities, Videos, Lessons, Resources:  "It's My Life deals with (you guessed it!) life and the stuff that we deal with every day. Whatever problem you're dealing with, believe it or not, other kids and teens have gone through the same thing. Here at It's My Life, you can read informative articles, share your stories, play games and activities, take quizzes and polls, watch video clips of other kids talking about their feelings and experiences, get advice from older kids and experts, and contribute your own comments and questions.  It's My Life also features interviews with celebrities about stuff they had to go through when they were kids. It's My Life is organized across six topic "channels": Friends, Family, School, Body, Emotions, and Money."

protocols for collaborative assessment.

A big resource from today's Whole School Change PD session by Liz Irwin, with videos and samples of student work that we can share with teachers.

helping teachers make sense of NYCDOE recommendations for teacher evaluations. 

Moving Toward a Comprehensive Assessment System: A Framework for Considering Interim Assessment

Project Foundry is an online learning management and student portfolio system that allows innovative educators to scale authentic, integrated, individualized learning.

Templates for Screenplay, Storyboard, Shots, Budgets, etc.

ISTE has just released a white paper titled Technology, Coaching, and Community as well as the new NETS for Technology Coaches. This article reviews both and provides download links.

A Google doc containing 70 apps and uses of iPads by a teacher in a classroom and with students

Good workshop material ... Thanks

Nice info-graphics that can lend themselves to workshop presentations

Some great resources for STEM and all other subjects