LTMS600

Stumbled across this time-saving tool while working on the need for a project rubric. We all have the need to create rubrics from time to time. If you've ever done one from scratch it can be time consuming. RubiStar is a tool to help teachers who want to create and use rubrics, but do not have the time to develop them from scratch. Found this to be simple, fast and professional quality and FREE!

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Pursuant to one of our class discussions last week on the "flipped classroom" in HU's LTMS 600 this is an excellent article on the history of Bergman and Sam's philosophical shift in their instructional strategy.

With school commencing in only a few weeks this is a good article to provoke thought on classroom environment.

This site is for educators looking for any resources/ideas to enhance their instructional strategies.

We discussed this video creation tool (Animoto) during one of our classes. I have since experimented with it and highly recommend that it be considered as a potential classroom video production tool. Educators can apply for 6 month free accounts (which may include up to 50 student accounts). It's ease of use and mild learning curve would certainly be appealing for use with primary students, or use as an experimental production tool for projects with students of any age.

We have used this program at our school and specifically in our Alt Ed program to meet some of our program's unique needs. Since math is a little different curricular animal, being incrementally comprehensive, it has become a valuable tool. We use it to meet remedial and even for direct instructional purposes. It is not free however, as licencing is required based on projected student enrollments.

Great compilation of online articles about using social media in the classroom. As an added bonus, it is laid out using a gorgeous Web 2.0 Magazine creator: scoop.it. 

Great article to read as we prepare to shift back to school mode.

Use rubrics to communicate expectations with students and to standardize assessment. Our free rubrics building and assessment tool helps you build simple to complex rubrics effortlessly.

Generator for content area and topic rubrics.