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Jerry Swiatek

Welcome to Great Source iwrite! - 0 views

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    Great Source iwrite is a collection of writing resources and support for educators, students in grades 5-12, and parents. For Educators - Quick access to powerful writing lessons and assessments For Students - Step-by-step support for completing writing assignments For Parents - Tips for helping your child become a better writer, thinker, and learner
Amy Hess

SAFE-Net - 9 views

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    SAFE-Net, a Cyber Safety Awareness program of the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, focuses on raising the awareness of students, parents, and educators about cyber threats, measures of protection, and cyber ethics. Through this website, it provides materials to teach teachers, parents and students about cyber security issues. All materials can be downloaded free of charge. However, you will need to create a SAFE-Net account in order to access them. When you are logged in and agree to the Terms of Use, you will be given access to the materials.
Jeff Johnson

Empowering middle schools through technology - Ideablob: where ideas grow - 1 views

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    In ten years, modern education will have fully integrated new classroom media: video, online collaboration, and other web tools. We hope to pioneer a web tool that is a platform for this new media, bringing the power of the web to students, teachers, and parents in a secure, innovative environment. Our idea is a response to problems in schools that we have identified through primary research and user involvement. The way students, parents and teachers interact and learn in middle schools has many opportunities for growth and improvement. Here is one example:Research shows that in the last ten years the way people obtain and digest information has changed, incorporating tools like the web. Unfortunately, the classroom environment has not kept pace with this aggressive expansion of technology as a social, educational and communication tool. We hope to provide the tools to solve this and other problems in the middle school context. Read more at AlightLearning.com
Professional Learning Board

Children's Books 40% - 60% Off Until Monday - 8 views

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    Books are a great gift and now is the perfect time for parents and teachers to stock up with Internet only special sale pricing discounts for their family or school. Whether you have pre-readers, beginning readers or advanced readers, you will find a broad selection of age and skill appropriate learning-based books from which to select that children love. Search for educational books (fiction, classics and non-fiction) by age, topics, Accelerated Reader, popularity and more… Stock up for your students, children, friends, relatives and classroom. Teenage boys love reading with the new Conspiracy 365 series (12 books in 12 months).
Vahid Masrour

Google Plus: Is This the Social Tool Schools Have Been Waiting For? - 21 views

  • it may well be the granular level of privacy afforded by Google+ that is the key to making this a successful tool for schools
  • many schools and teachers have still been reluctant to "friend" students
  • that "always public" element of Twitter that makes many nervous
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  • it's also about sharing with the right people. Circles will allow what educational consultant Tom Barnett calls "targeted sharing," something that will be great for specific classes and topics
  • Skype has become an incredibly popular tool to bring in guests to a classroom via video chat -
  • teachers are already talking about the possibility of not just face-to-face video conversation but the potential for integration of whiteboards, screen-sharing, Google Docs, and other collaborative tools
  • Google + seems like the solution for someone like me who wants to use the web to have conversations about school topics with students and parents and yet not have students and parents have access to my personal posts.
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      Parents and students on different Circles. You know you want it!
Dwayne Abrahams

Research - 4 views

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    "Footsteps2Brilliance, Inc.™'s Academic Language Program for Students (ALPS) delivers a robust library of stimulating ebooks and educational games to parents, children and teachers anywhere/anytime through innovative mobile gaming technology. Developed by educational experts usingthe latest research on cognitive development, ALPS provides young learners with 1,000 essential vocabulary words through interactive eBooks that are sure to engage today's digital students whether at school or home."
David Wetzel

5 Creative Ways to Use Flip Cameras in Science and Math - 19 views

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    The Flip camera is great for all types of projects in science and math - at any grade level. Flip cameras are small handheld video cameras that can record 30 or 60 minutes worth of video. They connect to a computer with a USB plug that "flips" out from the side of the camera. The benefits of these cameras include another means for assessing students understanding of concepts beyond worksheets and tests. Besides a teacher's record, the videos provide a digital record for parents and administrators to show a student's successes or areas which need improvement.
Fred Delventhal

VolunteerSpot - Doing Good Just Got Easier! - 5 views

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    Coordinate parents and volunteers the fast, easy way with free online sign up forms and volunteer scheduling. At VolunteerSpot, we believe that volunteers should be rewarded for stepping forward and sharing their time and talents with those in need. All too often, volunteering means putting up with a certain amount of hassle or frustration - whether that is late night emails, reply-all messages, reminder phone calls, or searching for a parking space. Our sponsors enable us to provide FREE tools that simplify volunteering powering your good work in schools and clubs, in your congregation and neighborhoods. We can't find you a parking place, but with VolunteerSpot, DOING GOOD just got easier!
J Black

Scotch/ Discovery Education Science Fair Central offers ideas for science fair projects... - 0 views

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    Helpful resource for science fair projects. Includes steps to get started as well as parent resources.
Kate Olson

How to Understand Your Kids' Text Messages - Mahalo - 0 views

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    A great guide for beginners and even longtime internet users/texters. It gets into reasons for abbreviations and is much more than just a list of "net lingo". I'd definitely recommend this for parents and teachers alike.
Jerry Swiatek

SchoolWAX TV - 0 views

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    Concerned with what you might find on other media sharing sites? On SchoolWAX TV you can learn in a safe and comfortable environment. SchoolWAX TV provides students, teachers, and parents with educator approved videos. Watch, share and upload.
Jeff Johnson

TeachersFirst: The web resource by teachers, for teachers - 0 views

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    TeachersFirst is a rich collection of lessons, units, and web resources designed to save teachers time by delivering just what they need in a practical, user-friendly, and ad-free format. We offer our own professional and classroom-ready content along with thousands of reviewed web resources, including practical ideas for classroom use and safe classroom use of Web 2.0. Busy teachers, parents, and students can find resources using our subject/grade level search, keyword search, or extensive menus.
Tami Brass

EclipseCrossword - the fast, easy, and FREE way to create crossword puzzles in minutes - 0 views

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    Teachers and parents: Use crosswords to review vocabulary and lessons for all subjects. Students may actually even enjoy doing the assignment! Crossword puzzles encourage logical thinking and correct spelling. Crosswords can be printed or uploaded to your website.
Lisa Winebrenner

The Differentiator! - 0 views

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    Cool tool. Video clip explains how to use the tool but most users can point and click their way through the tool http://bit.ly/sMTiC. Author is working on an update to allow users to select multiple resources. Can be used by educators, parents, instructional designers.
Jerry Swiatek

LMK: Life Online - Home - 0 views

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    Welcome to LMK, the newest interactive Web site for teens from Girl Scouts and Windows. Created with help from teens like you and from industry experts, LMK will provide you with the know-how to safely navigate your online life and even help your parents to understand it. We know how important this is to you! Go ahead: explore the site, create a profile, and make an impact.
Jeff Johnson

ClassJump.com - free websites for teachers - 0 views

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    ClassJump.com provides teachers web sites free of charge, where multiple classes can be managed and updated using an easy to understand interface. No knowledge of web site programming is needed to get your class or classes set up and quickly providing up-to-date information for your students and parents.
Jim Farmer

remind101 | Text Messaging For Teachers - 17 views

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    A safe way for teachers to text message students and stay in touch with parents. Free.
Professional Learning Board

Movies in the Classroom - 17 views

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    Sometimes I have conversations with myself. As both a parent and a teacher my role in these two positions can sometimes struggle to coexist. My questions for you this week: On what things in education do you feel conflicted? What movies do you use in the classroom and why?
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