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"Here's a small piece of news that might mean a lot to teachers who assign research papers-and to the students who write them. Last week, Google released some new features for Google Docs, its web-based word-processing software. The updates include a new item in your menu bar, called Add-ons, that gives writers access to a wide selection of new, third-party tools. Several of these apps are specifically designed for writing and evaluating research work."

" last only for 7 days after which they are deleted. Students can use Tackk to create digital portfolios to display their digital works. These portfolios can include different materials such as text, photos, videos, and audio files. Here is how they can use it: Head over to Tackk homepage and click on "create". If you register ( it's free) you will be able to save your creations forever. Now you can either choose 'Blank Canvas' or ' blog post' either way, you will be directed to a Tackkboard where you can add your digital materials. Click on the + button and select what  you want to add. You can add text, headlines, photos, videos, audio, buttons, maps, and forms. You can also use the authoring tools on the right to change text fonts, colours,and patterns. Click on 'options' to select whether you want your Tackk to be public or set it to private Click on 'share' to share your Tackk page on popular social media like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google Plus. or send it via email, or use the HTML code to embed it in your blog or website. You can also print it using the print button.  Follow us on : Twitter, Facebook , Google plus, Pinterest . You might also like: 2 Interesting iPad Apps for Creating Digital Portfolios 5 Terrific Web Tools to Create Academic Digital Portfolios Create Digital Portfolio on iPad Using Google Drive New Good Tool to Create Portfolios on Educlipper Linkwithin Twitter Facebook Google+ Pinterest RSS Email Custom Search The Four Levels of Readings Every Student should Know about A New Fantastic Bloom's Taxonomy Wheel for iPad Apps 8 Excellent Free Timeline Creation Tools for Teachers 20 Must-have iPad Apps for Student Researchers and Academics A Great Poster on The 6 Questions Critical Thinker Asks Awesome Chart for Teachers- Alternatives to Traditional Homework A Wonderful New Google Cheat Sheet to Improve Students Search Skills Wonderful Free Templates to Create Newspapers for your Class Ne

News article about CK-12 textbooks.

" Newsela is a website that offers students in grades 3-12 access to informational text taken from reputable news sources but rewritten and Lexile leveled so students (or teacher) can choose the version best for them. "

" featuring apps for higher order thinking. These seriously fun apps help students develop and apply a conceptual understanding of science by solving puzzles, designing solutions to novel problems, and engineering new inventions."

"Article explores some of the powerful instructional approaches that technology is helping to make possible, or bring to a new level, in classrooms and schools across the world."

" list of the the top 10 next-generation science apps for education. "

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"the list below features 4 interesting iPad apps that have recently gone free. Apps Gone Free is a wonderful app that provides daily news on apps that became gratis."

"Blooms Taxonomy wheel- the wheel outlines a wide variety of verbs and activities related to each thinking level of Blooms taxonomy coupled with iPad apps that go with it. These apps are supposed to help teachers and students better cultivate these different thinking levels in their use of iPad apps. And because the the visual is not hyperlinked, I went ahead and provided the links for each of these apps in the lists below. "

"We are big fans of online tools here at OpenSesame. Websites and apps help us connect with others, keep up with current events, learn new skills, as well as can inspire us to think big. Online tools enable and empower us in ways never imagined, and thousands are being created every day"

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