CI 5351 Fall 2014

An amazing resource to help guide technology and computer education classes. This site offers an outline for basic areas of learning that students should know. This site suggests "21 things" that students need to know about digital literacy. This would be a great starting point for curriculum along with the ISTE standards. :)

A great list that identifies important learning experiences that students should have to become digitally literate. This would be a great tool to use in both yearly planning and lesson planning. This can help to guide learning throughout the year.

A nice article that can help to guide learning experiences with social media and communicative software in the classroom. This article lists a lot of important considerations of the how and why we teacher certain concepts in this topic to students.

This online library has a bunch of strategies that you can use for literacy. I have used it before when I am stuck or want to do something different to teach a skill.

I have used this Jeopardy game creator in the past to create review games before a unit test. The students partner up and play against each other while I get some last minute remediation in with students before the summative assessment. It works for both iPads and computers.

This is yet another site that I have used in my classroom before. It is full of activities that the students can participate in to work on their comprehension skills. I have known others who have also used this as part of a classroom station.

This is another website that I use in my classroom. It is full of virtual manipulatives that you can show to the class, or have them explore themselves. It is broken down by content areas and grade levels.

I found this blog last year. I like going to it for ideas for anchor charts in my classroom. I have used the math ones a lot and the students enjoy them as well, especially the factor ninja and multiple monster. They even made their own versions.

Great website where my students can practice their math facts, while I can monitor their progress.

Great site my son loved using to work on his math skills and I loved getting the parent reports! Very user friendly.

My it was great to see my students move through this program last year. I also liked that I could see where each individual student was at daily. They also have certificates that you can print out and give to them as they complete each operation.

This blog is written by Vicki Davis on topics related to teaching, education, and technology. She offers instructional tips and ideas for fellow teachers in the classroom.

This website was created by two elementary teachers; it is very useful site, especially for K-5 elementary teachers. They have also developed a family website and an intermediate website. The site was developed for teachers to find resources for planning and instructional tools and that meet the Common Core. The website offers teachers current and relevant lesson plans and activities in all content areas, including seasonal and classroom management ideas. Lesson plans and activities may have to be adapted and modified for specific grade levels. A blog can be found on the site, written by the creators, that focuses on a specific education topic or resource.

The National Science Teachers Association, which partnered in the creation of the Next Generation Science Standards, has a blog that provides insight into the standards and their adoption.

The Twitter feed of the US Department of Education's Office of Ed Tech is useful for keeping an eye on how education technology policy is being shaped.

This ongoing column tracks updates and news regarding the Common Core State Standards, a subject of critical importance to the K12 publishing industry.

This column from school library coordinator Christopher Harris is great for getting an "on the ground", "in the field" view of how technology is being deployed to libraries. Harris has thoughtful insights on the transition from paper books to digital resources in libraries.

I picked this one up from the list Diana provided; I read through the last several posts and I think it's fantastic. In the most recent post, I love the way the author is starting from a seemingly silly premise (does Flappy Bird have realistic physics?) and taking it to its logical conclusion in s surprisingly educational and entertaining way. In this way it reminds me of the webcomic "What If?" (from the guy who does XKCD), which takes a similar approach.

The National Center for Science Education's news page helps me keep up with the various legal and administrative battles surrounding science education in the US.

Lerner is a major publisher in the school library market; I read their blog to keep up on current trends. Especially interesting are their posts from trade shows, including the recent School Technology Expo: http://lernerbooks.blogspot.com/2014/07/international-school-technology-expo.html