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"What better way to collect a few handy leads for back-to-school 3D printables for the upcoming school year than polling my favorite 3DP educators! I sent a call out to a few whose work I have shared on the Adafruit blog and elsewhere before and have been receiving back lunchboxes full of ideas to share this week and next week."

"Planning to use Google Presentations with your students this year? The video tutorials below are definitely worth checking. There are a plethora of reasons why you would need to start using this presentation software. First, Google Presentation is web based and therefore does not require any software installation. It is also part of Google Drive productivity suite and as such it is integrated with other services such as Docs, Sheets, Forms, and Drawing. Also, presentations you create on Google Presentation are automatically saved to your Drive and become accessible anywhere you go with an Internet connection. Google has also recently added a bunch of new updates that enhance the overall performance of Presentations among these updates are the ability to crop, edit, and add borders to images."

"Innovative educators are often frustrated when administration will not allow them time for collaboration and professional study. At the same time,  innovative educators know that to succeed they need to have an effective principal at the helm. Principal effectiveness includes knowing how to provide teachers with these three things:"

"Would you be interested in the ultimate list of free tools for teachers? At the following post you will found 321 Free Tools for Teachers separated in 18 educational technology categories. Enjoy!"

"Lessons, ideas and resources related to MinecraftEDU. In November 2013, our school purchased 29 licenses of MinecraftEDU software to use in our Win7 computer lab."

OER and Engaging Online Learners

OER and Engaging Online Learners

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"Digital Literacy - CyberCivics™ Journey School's digital media program addresses a growing and urgent need to prepare our students to leave Journey School equipped with the skills to be ethical, confident and empowered digital citizens."

"How can Instant Login reclaim lost instructional time at your school? " Linking numerous tools together for a single sign on experience.

"Standards-based curriculum, meet exciting learning games. Imagine an NGSS-based teaching solution where curriculum and engagement go hand-in-hand. With PLEx Life Science, it's possible. Join the growing number of educators using PLEx in the classroom!"

"Project Based Learning's time has come. The experience of thousands of teachers across all grade levels and subject areas, backed by research, confirms that PBL is an effective and enjoyable way to learn and develop deeper learning competencies required for success in college, career and civic life. Why are so many educators across the United States and around the world interested in this teaching method? The answer is a combination of timeless reasons and recent developments."

"A coalition representing 11 state education agencies is setting out to create open educational resources to support math and English/language arts in K-12 schools."

"Differentiated Math Instruction Common Core Aligned Math Practice for K-8 on the iPad and the Web"

"Laptop program puts emphasis on research Fort Smith teachers in pilot schools see students learning in new ways By Brenda Bernet Posted: December 29, 2014 at 2:50 a.m"

"This project focuses on building the capacity of leaders and policymakers in states that are members of the Innovation Lab Network (ILN) to design assessment and accountability systems that result in deeper forms of student learning. With support from the Sandler Foundation and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, SCALE works alongside ILN states (California, Kentucky, Iowa, Maine, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oregon, West Virginia, and Wisconsin) to support the development, piloting, and implementation of new performance assessments that can be incorporated into accountability systems. All assessments are aligned to the Common Core State Standards and the work of SBAC and PARCC, the two assessment consortia."

"Increase productivity with Google Apps training By leveraging the power of Chrome we bring training software directly into Google Apps. Like a virtual tutor, the training guides people inside their own Google Apps environment and intelligently trains them to be more productive as they work throughout the day."