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A great way to send things out to students, keep them up to date, have them complete quizzes and assignments, and communicate with parents.

"That's how science works at its best. A question answered is a question killed, unless the answer leads to the kind of understanding from which new questions spring." Question - How many assignments in science, social studies, etc. end with an explicit list of new questions versus a project or test full of "answers"?

An intriguing site which has split the whole world into 3 metre by 3 metre squares and assigned 3 words to label that coordinate, giving addresses to millions around the world who don't have an official address, or making a meeting point more accuracy than a postcode. For educators, there are lots of geographic and literacy possibilities - geocaching with spelling, or writing short stories or descriptions about a real location including the words. The site can be viewed in many different European languages meaning there are MFL possibilities too."

Great way to help with your email workflow and keep up with your Google Classroom email notifications.

We have all been there. Whether it was when we were 6, 16 or 26 we have all had a school project, or a school assignment to do and left it to the last minute. Stress and panic followed.

Project Planning resources for students

online reading program

Compass Learning is an on-line learning environment within which students can be assigned to courses. Access to the site requires that your school has subscribed to the service.

The Common Core State Standards highlight five shifts that should be happening in every classroom. Teachers should: * Lead High-Level, Text-Based Discussions * Focus on Process, Not Just Content * Create Assignments for Real Audiences and with Real Purpose * Teach Argument, Not Persuasion * Increase Text Complexity

"Post assignments, announcements, and links to important resources Notify parents and students each time you update your classroom page Create an online calendar of class events and activities Use our free storage to upload documents and add images to your page(s) Access practical tips and other resources from EducationWorld.com Use our handy tools to create flashcards and other learning materials"

"a fresh batch of ways to make Facebook work in your classroom, some tried and true, and others that have evolved with Facebook. Read on, and you'll find a wealth of resources, assignments, and amazing uses for Facebook in any type of classroom."

The book "Introduction to Rubrics: An Assessment Tool to Save Grading Time, Convey Effective Feedback and Promote Student Learning" by Dannelle Stevens and Antonia J. Levi gives a good, short (131 pages) overview of how to make marking for university assignments easier.

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Discover tips on helpful ways to refresh your lessons, manage class assignments, make quick work of daily tasks, and share information with colleagues, students, and parents. 

Online learning platform that helps students master concepts without relying heavily on expensive textbooks.  Customized to the students course and assigned textbook.  Focused towards higher education.

An older article (circa 2004), but it contains relevant points on blogging by students in a classroom environment.

Flash card like game, assign meanings to foreign words.

Asked to assess their students' performance on nine specific writing skills, teachers tended to rate their students "good" or "fair" as opposed to "excellent" or "very good." Students received the best ratings on their ability to "effectively organize and structure writing assignments" and their ability to "understand and consider multiple viewpoints on a particular topic or issue." Teachers gave students the lowest ratings when it comes to "navigating issues of fair use and copyright in composition" and "reading and digesting long or complicated texts."