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Why Blogging?The benefits of blogging with students are quite numerous. It is a great platform for teaching online ethics, internet safety, and the responsible role of a digital citizen. Blogging is also a good tool for reinforcing digital copyright laws, to practice writing for an audience, and to get some extra typing practice. Many teachers also like it as a way to collaborate with other classes and often use it for extra motivation with writing tasks. So, there really are lots of worthwhile reasons to start blogging with your students, and the following sites are great places to get started.

Do you want to know what I had for breakfast?  How bad traffic is in Chicago rush hour?  Of course not!  But by now, you've probably have had a chance to try out Twitter and engage in the actual conversations that can help you become an active member of an always-on learning network.  This session will help you extend and add value to your Twitter experience by demonstrating a variety of new Twitter tools that can serve to create a more comprehensive and capable platform for learning.  Leave the session with an understanding of how to enlarge the affordances of Twitter and how to make it an essential part of your practice.

Marble Math is a fun and educational activity for children learning addition. There are five different levels of addition and a fun bonus activity after each level. Children must score 70% or greater to advance to the next level. Audio helps children understand how to count and play the activity. Have fun with this addition activity!