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"The U.S. ranks ninth in the world, behind Estonia and Canada, in making sure school curriculum adequately prepares students for future careers, according to The Hechinger Report"

"Resilient children are those who adapt well, despite experiencing adversity in their lives. Families, schools, and communities have a profound influence upon children's ability to be persistent, overcome obstacles, and develop hope for their future. When children are influenced by caring adults with high expectations for their success, they are more likely to withstand negative pressures and become responsible adults."

"Why 'Unlearning' Old Habits Is An Essential Step For Innovation"

"The Complete Guide to Happiness for Introverts"

"Drawp for School is the award-winning K-12 workflow management platform with built-in design tools, swipe-to-share collaboration, standards-aligned content and unlimited cloud storage. Students use Drawp creativity tools to add drawings, voice recordings, text and photos to assignments. Teachers use Drawp to create, distribute, collect and give written or verbal feedback on assignments. A new Drawp Resource Marketplace website provides teachers with an easy-to-access repository of educational resources to download and share."

" THE No.1 Book app for the iPad in 90+ countries."

"A new report from the Alliance for Excellent Education and the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE) has found that technology when properly implemented can produce significant gains in student achievement and boost engagement, particularly among students at risk."

"Boomerang for Gmail lets you take control of when you send and receive email messages."

"The inbox that works for you"

For Connected Educators Month in October

We are conditioning students for a world that is multiple choice, when it's open-ended. #ptchat #edchat pic.twitter.com/ZnS9kT1CHz - Nicholas A. Ferroni (@NicholasFerroni) April 24, 2014 http://twitter.com/NicholasFerroni/status/459132198088876032

Durff uses Google Reader, but there are many aggregators. Use them with students and us them for grading.

RSS is Really Serious Stressrelief for Educators - relief your stress !

Wikis a great tools for collaboration while allowing only who you want to edit / view.