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"Looking for some rubrics to hone in your students presentation skills ? The rubrics below will definitely be of great help. I came across these materials on Discovery Assessment in an article written by Dona Criswell and I really liked them specially that they cover different grades. However, it should be noted that these rubrics are the property of Bucket Institute of Education, a leading source on project based learning materials and for some reasons the download link Donna provided is not working so I am hoping you will be able to have rough idea of how to create your own rubric based on these samples here."

Learn how to use advanced functions in sheets, Conditional Formatting, Editing & Customizing Data settings in a spreadsheet, creating pivot tables, using autoCrat for mail merge documents, using Doctopus and Goobric (along with other tutorials).

Nicely written blog post from Burlington Public Schools where Patrick M. Larkin is Assistant Superintendent.

Create a Google Sheet and use Birdfeeder add-on to automatically Tweet on your behalf.

"Unique spaces allow children flexibility to move, collaborate, and express themselves in creative ways. And as a result of changing the learning environment, classroom instruction changed to fit students' needs too. The innovative spaces were a product of teachers changing how they taught and viewed student learning. Teachers realized that differentiated methods and changing their learning expectations for students required an environment that was radically different than rows or groups of desks.  Creating comfortable spaces that reflected the world outside of the classroom began to take shape."

"Rubrics make grading quicker, clearer, and more objective. They are one of the most helpful tools that teachers can have in their bag of tricks. You will find our site to one of the most extensive teacher resources for rubrics on the Internet. You will find tools that help guide you through the process of creating these assessment tools for evaluating student performance. You will also find over five hundred printable rubrics on our web site. If the concept of rubrics is completely new to you, you will want to read this article for a complete explanation."

Courtesy of Richard Byrne (FreeTech4Teachers) this is an interactive site for creating/recording music online.

Magistro and vReal are two new video options for me.

Excellent source of projects integrating technology while addressing Common Core.