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Integrtaion ideas on how to use wordle.net in the classroom.

Coolcatteacher talks about using QR Codes in school.

Nice skill chart via Edutopia on technology skills and when they should either be Introduced, Developed, Applied.  The chart is for K-6 grade students. 

Most public schools are traditionally run by principals and administrators, who defer to policies dictated by the state. But a group of 60 schools across the country is subverting the top-down system, putting teachers in full control of running their schools. It's called the Teacher Powered Schools initiative, led by Education Evolving, and the goal is to seed a movement that will inspire other teachers in schools across the country to realize their potential as leaders. To that end, Education Evolving released a study [PDF]  in partnership with Center for Teaching Quality, which indicates that 91 percent of Americans believe teachers should have greater influence over decisions that affect student learning. What's more, 81 percent of Americans indicate they trust teachers to make "schools run better." In this model of teacher-run schools, teams of teachers "work collaboratively as leaders and partners to make professional decisions over the areas that matter most for their students, including selection of colleagues, evaluation, budget and resources, curriculum and school-level policymaking.""

From Mark Twain to everyone's favorite George R.R. Martin, here is what some of the most famous writers used to produce their works!

Great use of animated GIFs and screencasts by Natalia Lemoyne to address some common Google Classroom questions.