“We have quite a distance to stretch in assessment,” adds Moran, although her district recently installed an instructional system from Schoolnet that provides rubrics for more open-ended tasks and allows teachers to score them accordingly.
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A Call for Technology Leadership - 2 views
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I wonder how many districts know exactly what they want out of their assessments, and how many have a good general idea, but then have their notions blown away when looking at all of the assessment tools available today.
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Google Global Science Fair 2011 - 8 views
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"At Google, the only thing we love as much as science is science education. We want to celebrate young scientific talent and engage students who might not yet be engaged with science. So, in partnership with CERN, the LEGO Group, National Geographic, and Scientific American we've created an exciting new global science competition, the Google Science Fair. Students all over the world who are between the ages of 13 and 18 are eligible to enter this competition and compete for prizes including once-in-a-lifetime experiences, internships and scholarships. "
Teacher Reboot Camp - 16 views
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A long list of short n juicy professional development online courses to jump into next few months
History Now. In This Issue - 5 views
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HISTORY NOW is a quarterly online journal for American history teachers and students, launched in September, 2004. All issues are archived below: Issue One, September 2004: Elections Issue Two, December 2004: Primary Sources on Slavery Issue Three, March 2005: Immigration Issue Four, June 2005: American National Holidays Issue Five, September 2005: Abolition Issue Six, December 2005: Lincoln Issue Seven, March 2006: Women's Suffrage Issue Eight, June 2006: The Civil Rights Movement Issue Nine, September 2006: The American West Issue Ten, December 2006: Nineteenth Century Technology Issue Eleven, March 2007: American Cities Issue Twelve, June 2007: The Age Of Exploration Issue Thirteen, September 2007: The Constitution Issue Fourteen, December 2007: World War II Issue Fifteen, April 2008: The Supreme Court Issue Sixteen, June 2008: Books that Changed History Issue Seventeen, September 2008: Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Era Issue
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Quarterly journal from Gilder Lehrman Institute on particular history topics.
Using Diigo in the Classroom - Student Learning with Diigo - 42 views
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Save important websites and access them on any computer. Categorize websites by titles, notes, keyword tags, lists and groups. Search through bookmarks to quickly find desired information. Save a screenshot of a website and see how it has changed over time. Annotate websites with highlighting or virtual "sticky notes." View any annotations made by others on any website visited. Share websites with groups or the entire Diigo social network. Comment on the bookmarks of others or solicit comments to your shared bookmarks.
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Professional Development Beyond extended student learning, Diigo can be used as a form of professional development. Diigo has several educator groups that are active in sharing and collaborating on bookmarks relevant to education. This group has almost 10,000 members. You can find over 200 other Diigo K-12 education groups here.
Free Technology for Teachers: Backchannels in the Classroom - 16 views
Free Technology for Teachers: 5 Ways Students Can Visually Explore the News - 17 views
Socrative Teacher - 3 views
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new conversation app for education. I haven't played with it yet, but am interested in learning more. Anybody using it?
Voki : a fun and free animated avatar tool for educators - 15 views
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Voki is an animation website . It is “ a free service that allows you to create personalized speaking avatars and use them on your blog, profiles and in email messages”. This web2.0 tool is very important in education as It enables teachers and students to express themselves on the web in their own voice , using a talking character.
How to Help Your Students Observe the 9/11 Anniversary | Edutopia - 12 views
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Edutopia blogger Suzie Boss shares a variety of online resources to assist educators when teaching students about Sept 11.
A List of some of The best Educational Search Engines for Teachers - 15 views
Home Baking Association: Recipes and Baking Resources for Teachers, Parents and Kids - 0 views
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USA site lesson ideas here for baking w children
Free Technology for Teachers: Slide Magnet - Make Your Presentations Magnetic - 0 views
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How to make slide presentations better!
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