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Very helpful for people like me who do not twitter all they do is Facebook.

This is a helpful website that is aligned with common core with vocabulary words that are helpful for all grade levels. Vocabulary, Vocabulary Games - a free resource used in over 24,000 schools to enhance vocabulary mastery & written/verbal skills with Latin & Greek roots.

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Connects you to all the latest news, information, and resources on how today's educators are using technology to advance learning.

Educational technology resources - lots of great things for teachers to use to help them understand the world of edtech! Updated frequently.

Great source for resources, ideas, tips & tricks. Includes iPad information

This interactive web site for students ranging from pre-K to eighth grade is published by Family Education Network. It offers skills practice in reading, math, and literacy. The web site even has books such as the Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and more. You will surely find activities and games for your students to enjoy!

Good interactive website for kids

Great interactive website for kids! Very educational and keeps the students engaged.

Accelerated Reader, a progress monitoring software, offers reading practice. Renaissance Learning offers tools to motivate or accelerate student reading skills.

Accelerated Reader something I haven't heard of in forever. This looks amazing though

Intel® Teachhelps K-12 teachers of all subjects engage students with digital learning, including digital content, Web 2.0, social networking, and online tools and resources. Intel Teach professional development empowers teachers to integrate technology effectively into their existing curriculum, focusing on their students' problem solving, critical thinking, and collaboration, which are precisely the skills required in the high tech, networked society in which we live.

This is a great website for teachers to look up lesson plans, games, assessments, glyphs, worksheets, etc., for any subject. Some things can be accessed for free, some cannot. Annual membership is only $20, and allows you unlimited access. Teachers may search by subject, skill, or grade level. The site is very user friendly, and has a lot of great resources!

How to Leverage the Potential of Mathematical Errors Author(s): Wendy S. Bray Source: Teaching Children Mathematics, Vol. 19, No. 7 (March 2013), pp. 424-431 Published by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5951/teacchilmath.19.7.0424 Accessed: 29-01-2016 05:23 UTC Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at http://www.jstor.org/page/ info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. This content do 3 on Fri, 29 Jan 2016 05:23:09 UTC 3 on Fri, 29 Jan 201 ll use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions 424 March 2013 * teaching children mathematics | Vol. 19, No. 7 Copyright © 2013 The National CounTcilhoisf TceoanchteenrstodfoMwanthleomadateicds,fIrnocm. w1w3w2..n1c7tm0..1or9g3. .A7ll3rigohntsFrreis,e2rv9edJ.an 2016 05:23:09 UTC This material may not be copied or distributed electronicaAllylloruisneasnuy bojtehecrt ftoormJSatTwOithRouTt ewrrmittsenapnedrmCisosniodnitfiroomnsNCTM. x www.nctm.org to Leverage the Potential of Mathematical EIncorporrating arfocus oon students'rmistakses into your instruction can advance their understanding. By Wendy S. Bray elling children that they can learn from their mistakes is common practice. Yet research indicates that many teachers in the United States limit public attention to errors during math- ematics lessons (Bray 2011; Santagata 2005). Some believe that drawing attention to errors publicly may embarrass error m

OPTIMUS PRIME wants YOU to showcase your NASA knowledge in a Glog! Your Mission: Search for Spinoffs in your Environment Spinoffs are like OPTIMUS PRIME- they come from Space to solve problems on Earth! That's why we need you to identify NASA Spinoff technology in your world and test your skills at changing an everyday object into something that will make your world a better place! John Lucyk

Media literacy education maven Faith Rogow, will discuss the difference between warning children about media and a skill-building approach to media literacy. We'll also introduce a new, free professional development and teaching resource from NAMLE.