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"TRAILS is a knowledge assessment with multiple-choice questions targeting a variety of information literacy skills based on sixth and ninth grade standards. This Web-based system was developed to provide an easily accessible and flexible tool for library media specialists and teachers to identify strengths and weaknesses in the information-seeking skills of their students. D"

"The internet has become the reference source of choice on just about everything. It is invaluable, but just as students need to learn how to examine critically information presented conventionally in newspapers, books and magazines so they need to apply those skills to the cyberspace world. The reading below offers a student introduction to some of the skills needed to use the internet critically. Also available on this website are the following sets of materials bearing on the teaching of critical thinking: "Teaching Critical Thinking," "The Plagiarism Perplex," "How to Stop Cheaters," "The Essential Skill of Crap Detecting," and "Thinking Is Questioning." The website of education technology specialist Alan November (www.novemberlearning.com) provides an internet "Information Literacy" quiz that might be a useful starting point for discussion with high school students. "

"Welcome to Money Instructor® Teach and learn basic money skills, personal finance, business, careers, and life skills."

YoungBiz is all about the business of being young. As a teenager, there are tons of decisions you have to make every day -- decisions that can be as small as what cereal to have for breakfast to which college you want to attend. We're here to help you take those awesome decision-making skills you've developed and use them to make great financial and business decisions. Whether you know it or not, you're already a biz and economic wiz. After all, you've gone shopping (probably a few times more than your parents might like), made product comparisons, and probably have performed a whole bunch of product testing. We want to show you how to make the most of those skills. How? Well, think about the last time you decided to buy new jeans:

"Top 10 Apps for Digital Storytelling Feb 15 Written by: 2/15/2012 8:47 PM A while back I did a post on top sites for Digital Storytelling. This has been a skill that is being taught in school districts all around the world, and is a key for developing technology literacy. With the recent wave of mobile devices and technologies, a giant step has been taken in how students develop these skills (via touch screen) in a brand new way . Toontastic - A wonderful free iPad that allows children to create animated cartoon stories. They can choose from stock characters or draw their own while animating them and recording their voice for narration. Also, Toontastic's built-in story arc takes students step-by-step on how to create a story. i Tell a Story - A excellent free iPad that works very similarly to how Garageband creates a podcast. A user uploads a photo and then can record their voice for narration while adding stock sound effects. Voice Thread App - A great free iPad/iPhone app that compliments the Voice Thread very nicely for storytelling. A user can manage their Voice Thread account as well as make digital stories by uploading photos and drawing/recording their voice. Story Patch - An iPad app ($2.99) that is ideal for digital storytelling. A person can create a story from scratch or use one of their well-designed templates to complete all the parts of a story. Sock Puppets - A free iPad/iPhone app that is a lot of fun for kids to create animated stories. This is done by selecting your sock, background, and props and then recording your voice as the socks talk. Art Maker - A wonderful free iPad app that allows children to create a digital story from scratch. A user selects their background, characters, and props and then moves them around the screen while recording. Puppet Pals - A excellent free iPad app that lets users create a

Here is a list of all of the skills students learn in Algebra! The skills are organized into categories, and you can move your mouse over any skill name to see a sample question. To start practicing, just click on any link. IXL will track your score, and the questions will even increase in difficulty as you improve!

6 titles to learn how to teach and use technology in the classroom. Some books are online and the rest have links mentioned in the books. Great resource for technology skills for the 21st Century Classroom.

Categories:  Student Use, Teacher Use, Simulations Brief Description:  "Little Librarian is the first personal library kit made just for kids! It encourages reading and is powered by creativity and imagination, not batteries! Little Librarian provides book lovers with everything they need to transform their book collection into a library. Kids can practice the important skills of organizing, sharing, borrowing, and returning. Book pockets, check out cards, library cards, and bookmarks are just like the ones from the real library. Little Librarians will issue overdue notices and awards. Favorite books can be stored in the reading journal and shared with friends. To get started just add books!"

Visa and the National Football League have teamed up to help teach financial concepts with Financial Football, a fast-paced, interactive game that engages students while teaching them money management skills. Teams compete by answering financial questions to earn yardage and score touchdowns.

" TEACHING AND LEARNING HOW TO USE AN ATM LESSON PLAN - DEPOSITING A CHECK LESSON PLANS BANK CHECKING AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE WORKSHEET BANKING SERVICES BASICS TIPS ATM CARD SAFETY FEES EXAMPLE LESSON EXERCISES LIFE SKILLS PICTURE INSTRUCTIONS USING AN ATM click to go to worksheet A lesson on how to use an ATM, or Automated Teller Machine. Learn how to bank with an ATM, safety, fees, and practice banking using several different types of transactions. Includes a teaching worksheet to practice using the ATM. "

"With a diverse range of resources; including free lesson plans, educational games for classroom use and profiles of inspiring educators; Practical Money Skills hopes to empower educators, enable student learning, and help provide people of all ages with the tools necessary for financial success. "

"A guide to help second-language (L2) writers and ESL students at the U develop their research skills."

"Rubrics Non-Instructional Library Services 6th Grade DCF Program Rubric - IST 613 - Elisabeth Zwick Adult Summer Reading Program - iSchool Student - Amanda Baker and Gwen Glazer Adult Summer Reading Program - iSchool Student - Leslie Tabor and Katy Kelly Adult Summer Reading Program - IST 613 Draft Rubric - Kathleen MacFarline Aquabrowser - iSchool Student - Jocelyn Clark Audiobooks - iSchool Students - Laura Deal and Amy Discenza Book Club - iSchool Student - Jenifer Arnold and Denice Buchanan Born-Digital Archiving by Emily Doyle (created March 2011) Digital Download Info Sessions - IST 613 Draft Rubric - Elizabeth Hines Discovery Interface - IST 613 Draft Rubric - Erin Eldermire E-Reader Borrowing Program- IST 613 Draft Rubric - Lisa Matthews E-readers and ILL - IST 613 - Gisella Stalloch Ebook PDAs - Draft Rubric - Katrina Schell eReaders in the Library - IST613 Draft Rubric - Katherine Taddeo Family Literacy Program - IST 613 Draft Rubric - Jennifer Whittaker Gaming in Correctional Libraries - iSchool Student - Renee Robbins High School Book Club - IST 613 Draft Rubric - Karen Cronkhite Info and Tech Literacy Workshops for Student Leaders - IST 613 Draft Rubric - Joy Ferguson Instructional Video Service - IST 613 Draft Rubric - John Park Integrated Digital Collections - IST 613 Draft Rubric - Lori Packer Intel Library SharP Tool - IST 613 Draft Rubric - Paul Kandel Internet Portal - IST 613 Draft Rubric - Hilary D Smith Language (Learning) Lab - IST 613 Draft Rubric - Alice Bangs Law Library Homepage Redesign - IST 613 Draft Rubric - Loreen Peritz Law School Paging Services - IST 613 - Jim Thomas Library Blog and Voicethread Book Reviews - iSchool Student - Gail Brisson Library Coffee Bar - IST 613 Draft Rubric - Serena Waldron Library Coffee Bar - SU iSchool IST 613 Students Library Feedback - iSchool Student - Jackie Allred and Jennifer Recht Library Instructional Programs - iSchool Student - Heidi Webb and Margaret Backus Library Multimedia (Audio & Vid

"More fun ideas to transform students into skilled researchers"

"Starting a research project is exciting, but the process is often frustrating for students. To reinforce the skills necessary to conduct thorough and organized research, we have prepared this Research Right guide and its accompanying worksheets. Instead of searching through numerous sites and jotting down random notes, students can use Research Right as a tool to help them focus and organize information that is pertinent to their final product. Go over these steps each time your class begins a new research project, and they'll be getting their research done right in no time! "

"The activities in this guide promote problem solving, communication skills and teamwork. Earth and space science subjects include lunar geology and regolith, distance to the moon, Apollo landing sites and life support systems. "

" K12LessonPlans.com Offers free teacher websites complete with online quizzes, discussions, blog, and more! 859 377 2 TeAch-nology.com- Get Ready For School! 30,000+ Lesson Plans, 7,500+ FREE Worksheets and printables, 950+ teacher downloads, 60 teaching themes, teaching tips, and a ton of FREE web tools for teachers. 798 577 3 Printables for Teachers @ softschools FREE Worksheets, quizzes, games and online practice on math, grammar, phonics, handwriting, word search, language arts, social studies and geography for preschool to middle school. 537 538 4 Teach English! Courses, games, tests... Resources to learn/teach English - for ESL/EFL learners/teachers:courses, documents, games, exercises, tests, interactive pages, videos, cliparts, plays... 421 331 5 abcteach 6000+FREE printables,Language Arts, Math, Languages, Portfolios,Theme units, Seasonal Units, Basics, Shapebooks, and Teaching Extras! CLIP ART. Join the popular membership section with ABCTOOLS to generate Handwiriting, Math, Word Walls, Worksheets & Puzzles, 20,000+ pages. School Site Licenses. 272 324 6 Gamequarium Gamequarium, the site that swims with learning fun! A portal to more than 2000 interactive learning activities and games for preschool through grade 6. Readquarium, a section dedicated to literacy, was recently added. 249 149 7 Kid's Page Archive Fun, free printable worksheets for pre-k - 5th grade. New worksheets added weekly. 238 211 8 Mark's ESL Jobs Jobs, jobs, jobs, find hundreds of ESL teaching jobs all over the world. 176 56 9 Math Worksheets, Math Games, Math Class Help Totally free math worksheets, math homework help, and games for math skills. Makes learning math fun for kids. 170 217 10 EclecticEnglish Eclectic English - lots of free online activities for the learners of English as a second language 162 76 11 Paper Airplane and Paper Boats - Origami Free interactive 3D animations to fold +50 models of paper airplanes and paper boats, that guided you, st

"GAME ON: Journalism, life skills, news literacy."

"Reading science trade books is the perfect way for students to build literacy skills while learning science content. The books that appear in these lists were selected as outstanding children's science trade books. They were chosen by a book review panel appointed by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and assembled in cooperation with the Children's Book Council (CBC). NSTA and CBC have joined forces on this bibliographic project since 1973, when the list was known as Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children and was primarily targeted at grades K through 8. Beginning in 2002, the list has been expanded to include high school as well. Now, we've updated the lists again, this time to include links to activities that complement each selection. And if you're looking for a list of the books, we now link directly to NSTA Recommends, where you can find a list of the last 10 year's worth of winners and generate an Excel file of your favorites. Learn more at NSTA Recommends."