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A livebinder with apps and examples for high school subjects, including science,math, business, FACS, tech-ed, P.E., English, S.Studies.

learning to know, to do, to live together, to be--developed in UN report and discussed by ed tech and mobile learning.

 A social learning tool creating by the University of Minnesota's learning tech dept.  An online discussion tool using video.

Do you know if this will continue to be free after the 21 day demo? If not, any idea on the cost?

I'm not sure, but I think your flipgrid is live for 21 days in the system and then gets deleted but then you can create a new flipgrid. That was my understanding when I read it, but it could be wrong.

Even though this is classified as gaming, it is a business simulation that n was voted the Most Innovative Ed Tech Product in 2013 by the SIIA. Enjoy exploring!

A detailed list of hgh quality math websites for K-12

Some creative tools for summer.

PBLE - a collection of suggested starter problems to assist in effective planning for problem based learning. Sorted by standards

High School teacher Jennifer Barnett uses the metaphor for a closet to identify the role of her tech tools as well as organize them for reference. 

from Common Core & Ed Tech - list of tools to curate online resources - good for students & teachers.

Early Learning

via Common Core and Ed Tech.

blog with lots of teaching ideas presented by educator Lynda Hall. Includes tutorials she has produced for using the tools.

At first glance, teachers may point to the fact that today's curriculum is not about content knowledge any more. It's about skill development, creativity, collaboration and communication. At a simplistic level, that may be partly true. We can't escape the fact, though, that accuracy and understanding is still paramount. While an 8 year old will survive making the odd misinterpretation or copying the wrong information down, a 20 year old medical student can't be confusing a pharynx with a larynx or thinking a 3:4 ratio means 3/4 and 1/4. So the question needs to be asked - How well are we dealing with Quality Control and Fact Checking in the Differentiated, Personalised Classroom? This one question brings up a whole lot more questions that every teacher needs t0 consider.

"When it comes to deciding how or whether to use iPads, schools typically focus on budget issues, apps, networking logistics, check-in and check-out procedures, school and district tech-use policies, hardware precautions, and aspects of classroom management. But it's also important to think about instructional use, and to that end, consider the following questions."