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Janet Ilko

9 Amazing Word Cloud Generators For The Classroom ...Word Clouds in Education Series: P... - 0 views

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    Welcome to a series of posts devoted to the use of Word Clouds. I know you will find new information... whether you are a seasoned user of word clouds, or brand new. I am certain you will enjoy reading about these nine amazing Word Cloud Generators.
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Home - SimpleK12 Teacher Learning Community - 0 views

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    free resources for teachers
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Writing Is Not Always What It Seems To Be | NWP Digital Is - 0 views

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    good article on why tech write with kids and some great mentor text
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Voki Home - 0 views

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    Create free avatars for our site
Janet Ilko

Kidblog - Blogs for Teachers and Students - 1 views

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    Kidblog is designed for elementary and middle school teachers who want to provide each student with an individual blog. Kidblog's simple, yet powerful tools allow students to publish posts and participate in discussions within a secure classroom blogging community. Teachers maintain complete control over student blogs.
Janet Ilko

Making Paper Blogs to Prepare for the Online Experience | The Inspired Classroom - 0 views

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    I've decided to take my students on a fun-filled blogging journey for the last few weeks of school. In some ways I think I might be crazy trying to do this in such little time, but my guts are telling me to, "Just do it!" I'm glad I listened!
Janet Ilko

New 'Digital Divide' Seen in Wasting Time Online - 0 views

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    Those efforts have indeed shrunk the divide. But they have created an unintended side effect, one that is surprising and troubling to researchers and policy makers and that the government now wants to fix.
Janet Ilko

Blogging About The Web 2.0 Connected Classroom: Twitter In Schools-A Getting Started Guide - 0 views

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    Using twitter in the classroom 
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Don't Trip Over Your Digital Footprint - 2 views

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    Another article for our Parent portion of the academy
Janet Ilko

Google Launches New Search Education Site with Lesson Plans - 0 views

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    Google Launches New Search Education Site with Lesson Plans Google has launched a new site called Search Education aimed at educators who want to teach online search strategies. The site includes lesson plans geared at different levels of expertise - beginner, intermediate and advanced- as well as training videos that walk through different strategies for subjects like using Creative Commons and Google maps.
Janet Ilko

Risks, Rewards, and Responsibilities of Using New Literacies in Middle Grades - 1 views

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    documenting the journey of digital work with students in the middle grades
Janet Ilko

Domo Animate - Make your own Domo Animations and Slideshows with GoAnimate's super easy... - 0 views

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    Domo Animate, Powered by GoAnimate, is a way to easily create Domo animations and slideshows. How can we use this as a tool to teach cyber safety?
Janet Ilko

Free Download: Digital Citizenship Poster | Edmodo - Safe Social Networking for Schools - 0 views

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    As technology becomes more of an integral part of our society, it's important to help students understand appropriate use of social media tools and other digital citizenship skills. Edmodo offers various resources to help you get started, including security best practices, sample guidelines and a sample code of conduct for your students.
Janet Ilko

Free Technology for Teachers: 7 Services for Sending Group Texts to Parents and Students - 0 views

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    People, particularly teenagers, have an almost compulsive reaction to open text messages when their phones beep or buzz. So if you want to quickly deliver an important message to student or parent today, sending a text message is the best way to do it. Managing a list of cell phone numbers can be a daunting task.
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    I love love love this site freetech4teachers.com and today just got a twitter alert about using group texting programs. Will be looking at inviting my parents and students to opt in, will be exploring both Class Parrot and Kikutext this weekend. Anyone have any experience with either program? This will be the first step at upping the communication between families and the classroom.
Janet Ilko

Turning Students into Good Digital Citizens -- THE Journal - 0 views

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    21st Century Literacy | In Print Turning Students into Good Digital Citizens Schools have always been charged with the task of producing good citizens. But how has our definition of a "good citizen" changed over the ages? Video Exclusive: Cultural anthropologist Michael Wesch at Kansas State University discusses the tools today's students need to be good digital citizens.
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    This article gives me pause to think as we create our digital workshop for parents, what are the positives of being a digital citizen? How does that impact their future as both students and young adults?
Janet Ilko

A Google a Day - 0 views

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    Welcome to the new daily puzzle from Google. There is no right way to solve it, but there's only one right answer. Find the answer with your creativity and clever search skills.
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    I found this activity that might work as we come back from spring break. So many students have issues with searching vs. surfing, this might be a fun way to incorporate the various google search engines, will let you know what plan I develop from this.
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