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Welcome to Great Source iwrite! - 0 views

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language arts reading writing resources

shared by Karen McKelvey on 12 Jul 12 - No Cached

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"Everything educators, students, and parents need to make the writing process work in the classroom and at home "

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ABCya! Keyboarding Practice - 0 views

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technology keyboarding

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Karen McKelvey on 20 Apr 12

Fun keyboarding practice

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Free Tools Challenge : Teacher Challenge - 0 views

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shared by Karen McKelvey on 22 Mar 12 - No Cached

Karen McKelvey on 22 Mar 12

A great list of free tools to use in your classroom.

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iPads in Mathematics - 0 views

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shared by Karen McKelvey on 14 Mar 12 - No Cached

On the whole, there are too many apps focused on rote learning and simple number facts and equations. Having said that, I actually believe the iPad has much to offer teachers and students in Mathematics.
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The good news from my perspective is that the iPad already is ready to replace textbooks and make Maths an engaging real world experience.
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Whether you choose Explain Everything, ShowMe, Educreations or ScreenChomp (depending on price, features or usability), using these apps to record children’s learning is a killer feature of the iPad for me.
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If you are lucky enough to have access to an AppleTV and a full set of iPads, the whole class can switch from one student’s iPad screen to another to participate in an engaging real time discussion without waiting for their turn on the interactive whiteboard.
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Their recordings can be saved and posted to blogs or other online options to share with outside audiences, with possibilities of feedback or collaboration.
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Karen McKelvey on 14 Mar 12

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!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">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!</div>

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Karen McKelvey on 14 Mar 12

Can't wait to check this out.

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10 Educational iPad Apps Recommended by Explore Knowledge Academy| The Committed Sardine - 1 views

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Karen McKelvey on 14 Mar 12

Looks like some new great apps for us to check out.

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Lulu - 0 views

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Karen McKelvey on 29 Feb 12

Self publish books online using Lulu

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California Indians Resources - Home - 0 views

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social studies california indians resources

shared by Karen McKelvey on 15 Feb 12 - No Cached

Karen McKelvey on 15 Feb 12

Here's a site I created a few years ago for my masters. It provides links to various websites that information about the CA indian tribes.

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Libraries Matter Blog - 0 views

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This is Deborah Ford's Blog about library resources

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SDUSD Destiny Database - 1 views

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Education.com | An Education & Child Development Site for Parents | Parenting & Educati... - 0 views

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education resources parents community worksheets

shared by Karen McKelvey on 24 Jan 12 - Cached

Karen McKelvey on 24 Jan 12

Free resources for teaching. I found some useful comprehension and literary analysis pieces of text (folktales) to use with my class.

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Technology Integration Matrix - 0 views

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Karen McKelvey on 23 Jan 12

Example of how technology is being used in the classroom.

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California Geography, History, Facts for Kids| LearningReviews.com K-12 Educational Web... - 0 views

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Karen McKelvey on 12 Jan 12

List of websites with California Geography, History, Facts for Kids

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jumping.swf (application/x-shockwave-flash Object) - 0 views

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typing keyboarding game technology

shared by Karen McKelvey on 04 Jan 12 - No Cached

Karen McKelvey on 04 Jan 12

Fun way to practice keyboarding skills

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Pora Ora : The Online 3D Educational Game for Children - 0 views

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Karen McKelvey on 04 Jan 12

From the website: "Pora Ora is a FREE 3D world designed to make learning fun, where primary school children are rewarded for completing educational tasks that are linked to the national curriculum. The educational content is embedded in games and quests throughout the world, so children really are learning while playing. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">From the website: "Pora Ora is a FREE 3D world designed to make learning fun, where primary school children are rewarded for completing educational tasks that are linked to the national curriculum. The educational content is embedded in games and quests throughout the world, so children really are learning while playing. "</div>

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Fill Your New Kindle, iPad, iPhone with Free eBooks, Movies, Audio Books, Courses & Mor... - 1 views

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Resources for free books

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Popplet - 3 views

popplet.com/app

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shared by Karen McKelvey on 02 Dec 11 - No Cached

Karen McKelvey on 02 Dec 11

Use for brainstorming and mind mapping...and all sorts of things. On the iPads start a popplet and then pass from student to student, adding to the mind map as it goes around

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Ed.VoiceThread - About - Features - 1 views

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Karen McKelvey on 02 Dec 11

"With VoiceThread group conversations are collected and shared in one place from anywhere in the world...A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). " Endless possibilities...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"With VoiceThread group conversations are collected and shared in one place from anywhere in the world...A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). " Endless possibilities...</div>

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Socrative | Student response system | Engage audiences - 1 views

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Karen McKelvey on 02 Dec 11

Socrative is a smart student response system that empowers teachers to engage classrooms through a series of educational exercises and games via smartphones, laptops, and tablets.

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iLearn Technology » Blog Archive » 31 of My Favorite Digital Storytelling Sites - 0 views

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Karen McKelvey on 18 Nov 11

List of best Web 2.0 tools for digital storytelling.

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Graphic Organizers - 0 views

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shared by Karen McKelvey on 14 Nov 11 - Cached

Karen McKelvey on 14 Nov 11

Here's a site with a variety of graphic organizers...everything from story maps to venn diagrams to timelines.

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Karen McKelvey on 14 Nov 11

Great resource for blackline graphic organizers

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