Issues and Trends

Integrating use of social media into classroom settings

talks about different instructional practices that can be used with special needs students

This resource is great for beginning teachers and teachers who have not worked with students with different abilities before. I like how it also notes the gifted populations as well as those students with a disability. This resource could be used by both teachers and students. Teachers could use it to learn a brief amount more about students with special needs, while as students can use it to understand what other options/strategies might work best for them if they fall into one of the categories listed. There are many other resources that provide strategies/information about how to work with special populations. One I like to check out as a special ed teacher is ldonline.com.

This website talks about safely using twitter and how to implement it in the class

"A planning tool that would help education leaders create their own roadmaps for change."

I thought this was an excellent article. It is important that educators and parents understand our students and their characteristics. In order to best meet their educational needs, you need to understand their traits and motives.

This is a video about natural resources. Would be good to use this when introducing our natural resource unit in Earth Science.

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Instructional Practices

21st Century Learning

Creative presentation tool for teachers and students. Can be used as an alternative to PowerPoint or Google Slides.

Educational Resources

Scholastic for teacher- has resources for books

This website goes over what 21st century learning would look like in an elementary school.

At my school, access to technology (i.e., laptops or computer labs) is not always equitable. Some teachers have nearly 1:1 access, while others (like myself) have to schedule weeks in advance for access -- and even then, can only schedule three days in a row. Thankfully, there are ways to teach our students 21st Century Skills (such as critical thinking, etc.) without having to possess a 1:1 environment. This article gives some examples.

I like how the article gave ways for educators to teach effectively with technology without 1:1 as you mentioned. This isn't something that is commonly thought about so I'm glad this article touched on it!

Seems like today everyone is using twitter in the classroom. Now besides twitter, you can use Pinterest and save everything in one spot as well as having visuals.

When being a students, it is always helpful to know different sources that you can help you learn inside the class when you are given assignments and homework to complete.

This is a social media tool kit. This tool kit allows one to keep a profile of presentations, activities, and much more. There are games and badges you can earn. You can personalize it as well as have participation from others while using it.