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Applying critical thinking skills through web research can help students: Improve search skills. Evaluate the information they find. Incorporate them in their work. Explore the ready-to-use curriculum below, including detailed lesson plans, student worksheets, and class demonstrations. We developed this critical thinking and web research curriculum with the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). Lesson plans include prerequisites, rationale, essential concepts, and descriptions of related National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) and are designed for beginner, intermediate, or advanced levels, aimed at middle school and secondary students.

Flashcards to understand literary devices used in poetry, including Spanish poetry. Grow in literacy skills by studying vocabulary. Additional url for Spanish: http://quizlet.com/1325780/ap-spanish-lit-poem-terms-flash-cards/

Kid friendly fables with activities.

This site features specific software. However, there are good ideas that can be modified using tools on the iPad, free resources from the web or installed software.

A variety of sites for technology skills practice

Art Games for students in Grades K-12

Find multimedia activities, lessons, and units aligned with national standards.

Oxford Owl is an award-winning free website packedwith expert advice, top tips, eBooks and activities to help you support your child's reading and maths at home.

Activities for Spanish

www.lyricstraining.com "Music videos in several languages - One of the recommended websites in this issue of The Language Educator is Lyrics Training, which has music videos of popular songs and artists in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, and Dutch:"

Build thinking skills with project-based learning Project-based learning (PBL) engages students in deep thinking while connecting their learning in the classroom to the world around them.

Illustrative Mathematics is an initiative of the Institute for Mathematics & Education funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Vision A world where people know, use, and enjoy mathematics. Mission Illustrative Mathematics is a discerning community of educators dedicated to the coherent learning of mathematics. We collaborate at illustrativemathematics.org, sharing carefully vetted resources for teachers and teacher leaders to give our children an understanding of mathematics and skill in using it. We provide expert guidance to states and districts working to improve mathematics education. Goals To illustrate standards with impeccably crafted tasks, videos, lesson plans, and curriculum modules. To be the premier source of freely available online mathematics content for teachers, teacher leaders, assessment developers, curriculum writers, and teacher educators. To be a discerning professional community that creates content and deploys expertise in multiple ways. To engage individuals and small groups, with rare and needed expertise, who are currently isolated in pockets across the country. To provide a space for teachers to share across classrooms and help each other grow in teaching our children mathematics.

A closer look at connecting content areas

Complex Text and Close Reading Effective Practices

Could make a good PBL topic

Math Videos for grades 2-12

A variety of online math concepts covered in game format.

5 Key Web 2.0 Tools for Kinder