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Infographic on Creative Commons attribution - excellent graphic explanation of what the different licences mean

Great Civil War blog and internet resource resource hub for educators.

If you have an iphone or ipad, you must take a look at these apps!

Some good resources linked here. SAMR model, etc.

"This teacher hopes that Bill and Melinda read this comment:"

Many schemes of professional development for teachers, as well as advanced teaching certificates, include an element of 'Action Research' (AR). In my work as a team leader of EFL tutors, I've come to see just how important AR is for teachers to continue to develop and professionalise their teaching practices. And I'm so enthusiastic about teachers doing research that I want to share some introductory thoughts with a wider audience - with you, my dear blog readers! I hope I can inspire you to start your own AR projects, and would love to hear what you get up to...

"Creation-based tasks promote higher-order thinking, encourage collaboration, and connect students to real-world learning. Whether you're teaching in a project-based learning classroom, engaging students with authentic assessments, or committed to pushing students to analyze and synthesize, providing opportunities for creation is a must."

I plan on taking August off from blogging, facebook, and the 24/7 news cycle. Got to get stuff done!

For Blogger users - how to add RSS feeds to the blogroll and WHY you should do so.

Awesome Special Education Teacher Blog

I'm using this video demonstrating how to solve a multiplication problem using partial products as a model for when I create my own. I think having a video like this available on my blog for parents or students when they get stuck on homework, or don't understand why we use this method would be very helpful. "https://youtu.be/Hw8r0wjfCHU"