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Tracy Watanabe

The Digital Curriculum Part 2… Nine Amazing Free Digital Curriculum Resources... - 0 views

  • First… lets take a look at the free  (or almost free) resources provided below
  • 1. Khan Academy As the site states… watch, practice… learn almost anything. There are over 3,100 videos in multiple STEM areas
  • You also may wish to look for videos or activities using the Common Core at any level of math by exploring Khan’s Common Core Page.
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  • 2. MIT Blossoms BLOSSOMS video lessons are enriching students’ learning experiences in high school classrooms for students across the globe. This amazing video library contains over 50 math and science lessons, all freely available to teachers as streaming video and Internet downloads and as DVDs and videotapes
  • The lessons intersperse video instruction with planned exercises that engage students in problem solving and critical thinking, helping students build the kind of gut knowledge that comes from hands-on experience. By guiding students through activities from beginning to end, BLOSSOMS lessons give students a sense of accomplishment and excitement. You can even check these lessons out by standards.
  • 3. Curriki  This is the community of K12 open resources. Currently Curriki has 6.5 million users and contains over 40,000 K12 free learning resources
  • 4. NROCK The National Repository of Online Courses (NROC) is a growing library of high-quality online course content for students and faculty in higher education, high school and Advanced Placement
  • 5. HippoCampus This amazing resource claims to be teaching with the power of media. HippoCampus is a project of the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE)
  • 6. WikiBooks Welcome to a collection of open-content textbooks collection that anyone can edit. The Wikibooks collection currently contains 2,443 books with 40,980 pages.
  • 7. CK12 Interactive Book I bring this amazing resource up because it is a a relatively new initiative. The community at CK12 Flexbooks and Wolfram Alpha have combined efforts to bring you this awesome Interactive Algebra Book. 
  • 8. Flexbooks I did include this in the last post but wanted to make sure it was added to the list. So… what is a FlexBook?  They may be best described as customizable, standards-aligned, free digital textbooks for K-12 education. FlexBooks are customizable textbooks that teachers can use online,via  flash drives, CD’s, or as printed books.
  • Wikijunior books are produced by a worldwide community of writers, teachers, students, and young people all working together
  • You may also wish to explore Wikijunior, a project  to produce age-appropriate non-fiction books for children from birth to age 12
  •  Wikibooks is for textbooks, annotated texts, instructional guides, and manuals
  • As a general rule only instructional books are suitable for inclusion
Tracy Watanabe

Digiteen Project: Global Digital Citizenship Collaboration and Education - Home - 0 views

  • The Digiteen™ Project is a global hands-on project for middle and early high school students, (typically Grade 6-9, 11-15 year old)
  • This project studies digital citizenship with students researching current topics, writing a collaborative report on a wiki, and performing and documenting offline action educational projects to promote effective digital citizenship at their local schools. The purpose of the project is to educate on and promote effective Digital Citizenship and responsible online choices as well as immersing students into an educational community for learning and collaborating.
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    I'm not sure if there are any fees, but I am sure that this is a great PBL.
Tracy Watanabe

Teach the Hour of Code | Code.org - 0 views

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    "The Hour of Code is an opportunity for every student to try computer science for one hour. During Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 9-15), we're making history and recruiting 10 million to join in and do the Hour of Code. Sign up"
Tracy Watanabe

#50 Educational Tech Tools List | Teach Gen Now - 0 views

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    Fabulous tutorials and resources!
anonymous

Learning for Mastery - 0 views

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    This website introduces the educators who have developed the concept of a "flipped classroom", where direct instruction takes place at home and work that would traditionally be assigned to do at home is now completed at school.
Sheryl Anderson

Educational Technology Clearinghouse - 1 views

shared by Sheryl Anderson on 21 Mar 12 - Cached
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    Florida schools site
anonymous

10 Beneficial Facebook Pages to Check Out - 0 views

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    Interesting read.
Tracy Watanabe

The Innovative Educator: The Ten No Nos of Teaching with a Projector or Interactive Whi... - 0 views

  • Here are ten no nos to avoid as you teach with technology.No no: Don't have your back to your participants
  • No no: Do not make a shadow on the whiteboard or screen with your hand or body.
  • No no: Don't project a small and/or crooked image
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  • No no: Don't leave your audience in the dark.
  • No no: Don't point with your finger.
  • No no: Don't waste instructional time fumbling with projector set up
  • No no: Don't assume your audience can see what you can see
  • No no: Don't be a sage on the stage
  • No no: Don't use your projector as a blackboard or replacement
  • No no: Don't waste money on an interactive whiteboard without some smart reasons
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    Great tips!
Sheryl Anderson

Educators Technology - 2 views

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    Canadian teacher's blog/website about technology for teachers.
Tracy Watanabe

Idaho Education News: Superintendent Luna, Governor Otter Unveil Students Come First Plan - 0 views

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    Whole state going 1-to-1
Tracy Watanabe

The Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education - 0 views

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    Awesome science projects to join. Elementary-HS.
Tracy Watanabe

Classroom Superheroes - 2 views

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    Nominate amazing teachers because they are superheroes!
Tracy Watanabe

Why hashtag meetups are important to building Twitter colleagues - Reflections of a Techie - 0 views

  • Finally I found the Science Chat #scichat on Tuesdays and the 6th grade teacher chat  #6thchat on Thursdays.  Both of those chats were full of like-minded teachers who had some basis in what I liked and wanted to learn.  Both are moderated by some pretty incredible people who are very dedicated to helping others learn...I give them all kudos and respect.
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    Want resources and connect with passionate & innovative educators?
Tracy Watanabe

Free Webinar: Introduction to Google Docs | Angela Maiers Educational Services, Inc. - 1 views

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    It's a webinar on 4/5 on Google Docs, and it has lists of links to resources. It's worth checking out.
anonymous

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Teaching Tools - 1 views

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    A list of links that might prove to be helpful in your planning a 21st Century lesson/unit.
anonymous

How the Flipped Classroom Is Radically Transforming Learning - THE DAILY RIFF - Be Smar... - 1 views

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    Article of how 2 teachers transformed their traditional classrooms into "flipped' classrooms with the use of technology. This link is the first in a 3 part series; be sure to read the other 2 articles.
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