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great way to keep track of lessons and think of new ones

1. I could see myself using something like this with a future class. Right now, its all about access, access, access! (and I don't always have it) If I add this, I want to be able to do it more than a day or two every other week... 2. The resource is mostly for teacher use...it considers issues a teacher might want to consider before implementing coding in their curriculum, along with support issues they might need help with later. 3. There are other resources out there for teachers -- I have looked at code.org (for example) as they provide a lot of lesson plans/etc. that can be used by teachers in their classrooms.

While I don't think I would used in my future classrooms per say. I am however interested in learning to code for myself. Also, having a 1st grader and a preschooler, I think this would be helpful to start teaching them to code. This resource is mainly for teacher use, but the curriculums listed on this site would be used by students. Another resource I have heard about through a coder friend is DeltaVCode 101 course. I know they are offering a class starting soon in CR very soon.

This will be a helpful tool for me to use in my ELP classrooms. I have found that coding is an area of both interest and strength for many of my students. I have found that some like to stick with the apps and resources that they are comfortable with and others like to try new things. This will help me offer those students what they need.

Steps and ideas to help teachers work with other teachers that are resistant to change.

This site provide benefits to coding and what our students can learn within the content while coding. Great resource for trying to get teachers on board.

This article discusses Fogg's Behavior model which covers the 3 main elements that occur when to trigger a certain behavior. It also discusses the use of gamification in elearning and the necessary elements that must be present for it to be successful

This article discusses the use of the Dispositional Flow Scale to measure the effects of flow in the areas of sports, work and music. It also discusses a present study that was done to try and replicate the Wang et al (2009) study

From the website: "OER (Open Educational Resources) Commons a public digital library of open educational resources. Explore, create, and collaborate with educators around the world to improve curriculum." OER contains access to many different educational resources that can be found on the web. You have the ability to search by subject, grade level, and standard(s). In addition, teachers can add resources to the "commons" through a resource builder, a lesson builder, or a module builder. While not all of the content on the site is spectacular, it definitely has potential!

A Classification Framework for Exploring Technology-Enabled Practice-FrameTEP

I like how this resource explains what the different 21st century skills are. I think this is a good start when thinking about these skills.

I use this website for teaching resources and lesson plans. I hope to keep discovering more aspects of this website to help when I am in the classroom.

I really like how this resource has everything you need for geography: resources of the month, lesson plans, etc

Teachers that I have had in the past have used this to show to enhance our political understanding. This website shows what is going on in Congress.

This video shows how social media is used in society and how it can be used in good and bad ways by school staff members. It is important to know how to act appropriately on social media.

Resources for planning a NGSS-aligned curriculum.