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Digital storytelling, the practice of combining narrative with digital content, is gaining more ground in the educational field. Many schools and educational cent...

Digital storytelling, the practice of combining narrative with digital content, is gaining more ground in the educational field. Many schools and educational cent...

LearnZillion is a learning platform that combines video lessons, assessments, and progress reporting. Each lesson highlights a Common Core standard, starting with math in grades 3-9. FREE for Teachers to: Plan Common Core lessons; Assign lessons, practice, and quizzes; and Engage parents in your student's learning FREE for Parents to: Find out what your child needs to know, Assign lessons and quizzes, and Track your child's progress

Highlight of Jalen Ramsey (recently drafted to NFL). Showing how much sports rely on technology.

A great way to combine current events and science in the older grades. 

by Dr. Glenda Gunter, Taryn Hess. When combining the increasing use of online educational environments, the push to use serious video games and the lack of research on the effectiveness of online learning environments and video games, there is a clear need for further investigation into the use of serious video games in an online format (2013)

This resource is excellent for K-6 Writing/Language Arts teachers. Teachers or students can spin four different wheels which will result in an interesting combination of four different plot elements that can be used to create a story.

Kidspiration provides a cross-curricular visual workspace for K-5 learners. Students combine pictures, text, numbers and spoken words to develop vocabulary, word recognition, reading for comprehension, writing and critical thinking skills.

Rethinking Learning for a Digital Age addresses the complex and diverse experiences of learners in a world embedded with digital technologies. The text combines first-hand accounts from learners with extensive research and analysis, including a developmental model for effective e-learning, and a wide range of strategies that digitally-connected learners are using to fit learning into their lives.

Effective principals are strong educators, anchoring their work on central issues of learning and teaching and continuous school improvement. According to Mike Schmoker in his book Results: the Key to Continuous School Improvement , the combination of three concepts constitutes the foundation for positive improvement results: meaningful teamwork; clear, measurable goals; and the regular collection and analysis of performance data.

Resources to use for presentation projects for both teachers and students.