ISTE offers a great list of educational twitter chats and hashtags. These hashtags and chats can be found by grade level and include descriptions and chat dates/times. ISTE also offers a list of related articles.
A website tool used for adjusting reading levels for all students in general. Teacher can assign a reading assignments from an article or news on any website and attach an external link to Newsela. Students then can choose their preferred reading level such as advanced to beginner as students can read an article comfortably.
This YouTube channel can e used for ideas and inspiration for multimedia in the classroom. The creators of this channel make fun, attention-getting educational videos. Keep in mind that many of these videos are geared towards high schoolers but they can spark some ideas for videos and other grade levels.
This is a fantastic resource because it goes into depth about what PBL looks like through different levels of education. From elementary all the way up to universities, and it has statements from people who have done PBL at those levels and explained why they were successful.
Allows for you to search apps through the website based on anything you want to find/use. The website researches and tests/reviews technology resources and posts only the good resources. You can narrow your search by grade level or topic ,what resource type you want, and instructional mode.
Teaching is all about storytelling. By incorporating technology into storytelling, we can move ourselves and our students to higher levels of thinking.
For this site, unlike the others, it did not list pros nor cons, but it showed examples of activities that you can use for a "One Computer Classroom." While these activities are great, it would be advisable to take each activity, and shape it to fit your grade level, and also your content area.
"Ipads in the Classroom" pages 18-20
This article includes the benefits and the disadvantages of ipad use in the classroom. It mentions how ipads help students with adhd and applies the use of these technological tools into different classroom settings, varying on subject and education level.
Common Sense Media improves the lives of kids and families by providing independent reviews, age ratings, & other information about all types of media. Useful information for all grade levels regarding digital citizenship
Check out our Scope & Sequence below to find the right resources for your classroom. The grade-differentiated units spiral to address a cross-curricular approach. Teachers can use the units either sequentially by grade or at any grade level within the band.
It is a critical and professional evaluation for teacher and students evaluating the website and resource they find. It contains evaluations of different level and domain such as elementary evaluation survey, and critical evaluation information and lesson plan.
Building on the best of existing state standards, the Common Core State Standards provide clear and consistent learning goals to help prepare students for college, career, and life. The standards clearly demonstrate what students are expected to learn at each grade level, so that every parent and teacher can understand and support their learning.
Building on the best of existing state standards, the Common Core State Standards provide clear and consistent learning goals to help prepare students for college, career, and life. The standards clearly demonstrate what students are expected to learn at each grade level, so that every parent and teacher can understand and support their learning.
This explains how portfolios can be helpful and shows the best ways to use portfolios in high school, middle school, and elementary school, making it very beneficial for teachers of all age groups and grade level.
Assessments are a part of every classroom, regardless of subject matter or grade level. They come in all shapes and sizes, and they can be used for a number of reasons.