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"In this intriguing TEDx talk, author of Screen Time: How Electronic Media Affects Your Young Child and Director of the New America Foundation's Early Education Initiative, Lisa Guernsey, discusses the research she has been involved with, as well as some the practical outcomes of her work exploring learning and screen media."

"Hosted by Colin Hill, we attended the launch of the Bloomsbury Young Readers series, speaking to authors Jenny McLachlan and Michaela Morgan. " Click from this page to listen to this episode. Also has links to other podcsts and book readings for very young learners.

Looking at ways to use information texts more interactively with very young learners. Demonstrates how students can absorb ways of presenting scientific information as well as the actual facts, and how they can learn to question what is in the text, applying and adjusting their own concepts of the world.

A model of how a whole class discussion can lead to formative assessment, revision and expansion of ideas, and collaborative learning with very young learners.

This is super cool -- kindergartners use primary resources, such as old movies and photos, from the Library of Congress to explore and analyze how the mail was delivered in the old days and compare it to present work practices and jobs. I really got a kick out of the kids' comments about the mail train and sorting mail. Great example of how content-based, authentic materials can inspire even very young learners.

A cute way to have young learners explore computer terminology. Reflects basic technology skills for youngsters. Downloadable, printable.

An app to create your own games to share or sell in the app store. this might be fun for middle school students/young learners to use in a creative project. Video tutorial shows how to add animated characters directly from a smart phone or on paper. Looks time-consuming, but fun.

Hopscotch is an iPad app that young learners can use to create their own games using templates. I think Hopscotch is ready to be tried out. Looks like fun. As gaming comes into the picture, there are lots of good tools out there for kids to try to make their own games. Project-based learning. By the makers of Daisy the Dinosaur.

From Learn Alberta, this set of lessons has vivid cartoon animations. Skip the Intro, if you have low tolerance for kids' cartoons. This lively and practical set of lessons should be fine for young learners (7-11).

Math Slicer is like the Ninja Fruit game, so has some kid appeal. You can set speed of problems. For young learners and review. My 8-yr-old grand-daughter enjoys this one.

Very young learners learning about facts vs. opinion in Social Studies. Students create a poster demonstrating what they have learned about American symbols. Video shows relationship to several Common Core standards.

Audio stories of children's classics make for a nice learning center activity with head phones. Listening to English, with great illustrations is an excellent way to acquire English and learn more about culture as well. For very young learners.

Demonstrates good techniques for talking about math concepts. Also demonstrates techniques for classroom management for young learners.

"Computer programming can help kids develop vital problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. Not sure where to begin? This list offers ways to jump-start a coding adventure. It also encourages kids to become creators and not simply consumers of technology. Teaching everything from simple commands to complex programs, our favorite coding apps and websites come in a range of formats designed for different ages and abilities. For even more popular picks to spark your kid's interest in coding, be sure to check out our favorite tools that cover STEM topics and our Learning with Technology topic center." Lots of choices for very young learners.

This is an excellent compendium of how to do "close reading" which in fact means re-reading for various purposes. Teachers can teach how to read on multiple levels--vocabulary, metaphor, main ideas--and how these inter-relate, with an eye to how this can lead to writing a thoughtful, original paper. This blog is well worth following for help with pedagogy and teaching high school and academic learners.

"The ESL Writing Online Workshop is an online multimedia program designed to guide non-native speakers of English through each stage of the pre-writing, while-writing, and post-writing processes: 1) Getting Ready to Write, 2) Developing Your Ideas, 3) Revising Your Work, and 4) Editing and Polishing. This online resource is designed for community college students and adult learners. "ESL-WOW is hosted at Excelsior College. it is part of the Excelsior College Online Writing Lab (OWL). Please email info@eslwow.org for more information. " This is a great site for ESL writers at the college/academic level and has supporting videos for each step in the writing process.

These sites include RAS Animate with thought-provoking videos about education and other subjects; Problem Attic with a bank of 80,000 quetions from the NY Regents exams, review tests, quizzes, and flash card; Learners TV with thoughsands of video lectures, tests, and animations in various disciplines to support classroom instruction; Sketch Toy which lets you draw and share pictures; Daily Infographic, where you can search topics and subscribe; and Google Tutor, which gives you news, tips, and tutorials about Google. Thanks to M. Sheehan at Learning Never Stops for the info.

This is one of the more educational timeline services and is mostly video-based. Especially appropriate for secondary students, but you will need to do some preparation to use the videos with English learners.

Shared infographics can visually engage learners. These are five to create flowcharts, Venn diagrams, audio notes, etc.