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"Prezi is a communication tool that helps you organize, present, and share your ideas."

"When books have no boundaries, classrooms have no walls. Subtext makes it easy to interact with your students right in the pages of digital books-you can answer questions, link to websites, create custom quizzes and more. Equally as important, your students can exchange their own ideas and talk about books whenever and wherever they're reading."

Amazing possibilities for math I think with the apps discussed in this blog. Love the idea of students recording how they solved math problem on an iPad and then sharing with the class via the interactive white board. Wow!

Can't wait to check this out.

Great ideas for using a wiki to meet CCS.

"This collection of student work demostrates the many ways technology can be used in the classroom. They may spark ideas on how you can engage students in your classroom. We thank the teachers and students who have shared their work."

LearnZillion is a learning platform that combines video lessons, assessments, and progress reporting. Each lesson highlights a Common Core standard, starting with math in grades 3-9. We started LearnZillion at E.L. Haynes Public Charter School in Washington, D.C. because we wanted to solve a problem. We knew what lessons our students needed but we didn't have enough time to teach each student the right lesson. To create more time, and to share best practices across classrooms, E.L. Haynes' teachers began to capture their expertise on screencasts. We posted them on a homemade website and coupled them with a short quiz to help us track student progress. Soon the idea grew. What if teachers from across the country could contribute to the site? What if new teachers could learn the new Common Core standards from the wisdom of experienced teachers? What if students could get a playlist of lessons that matched their needs? What if, over time, the video lessons got stronger and stronger, as more teachers contributed and the data showed which lessons had the biggest impact? Thanks to funding from the Next Generation Learning Challenge, NewSchools Venture Fund, Achievement Network, and others, we are about to find out!

Lesson for teaching students to paraphrase.

BIO Classroom provides free educational materials designed to encourage the use of biography in the classroom and help students explore the lives of those who have made an impact on our world.

Glogster EDU Premium is a collaborative online learning platform for teachers and students to express their creativity, knowledge, ideas and skills in the classroom. Perhaps, a great alternative to traditional book reports or any kind of report. Some things you can do with Glogster are: * Glog - interactive poster * Collaborative class projects * School-level teacher management of students and classes * Engage students in fun and creative activities