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New app promises educators they'll spend less time photocopying and more time teaching. Google Classroom is a great way for students and teachers to communicate, collaborate, share assignments and get graded. Google Classroom brings together many different features of Google; therefore, allowing students to search on student-friendly, custom search engines. Google Classroom will also allow students to continue using many other great Google features that are reliable such as Google scholar.

Chose this resource because it gives insight into what time students should be creating these portfolios.

complications of teaching around the world

This is a video to watch on your own time helping explain iMovie.  iMovie has previously updated and this video is a short, simple way to figure it out! 

This is a video to watch on your own time helping explain iMovie.  iMovie has previously updated and this video is a short, simple way to figure it out! 

Article in the NYTimes for Infographics Week. It describes the basics of infographics and the importance of their use in the classroom. During the course of Infographics Week by giving examples of different times infographics for every subject

Article in the NYTimes for Infographics Week. It describes the basics of infographics and the importance of their use in the classroom. During the course of Infographics Week by giving examples of different times infographics for every subject

I love pen and paper notes!! This gave me new insight into electronic note taking. Excellent read for those who have a hard time or do not know why we should incorporate electronic note taking! Great read!

These digital alternatives to pen and paper give you information-retaining benefits of handwritten notes with the organization and convenience of digital note taking.

I love pen and paper notes!! This gave me new insight into electronic note taking. Excellent read for those who have a hard time or do not know why we should incorporate electronic note taking! Great read!

This is a video explaining what social bookmarking is and how it works. I thought this would be useful for the class to review, as social bookmarking can seem like a confusing subject at times.

This is a video explaining what social bookmarking is and how it works. I thought this would be useful for the class to review, as social bookmarking can seem like a confusing subject at times.

When teachers integrate technology into student activities and projects, they often have a hard time figuring out how to assess it. This website talks about different types of assessments, and also provides rubrics for a variety of topics. In week 5 one of the main questions is "what technologies help make formative and summative assessments more effective and efficient?" This website explains formative and summative assessments, along with ways to create rubrics for what you are wanting to assess.

When teachers integrate technology into student activities and projects, they often have a hard time figuring out how to assess it. This website talks about different types of assessments, and also provides rubrics for a variety of topics. In week 5 one of the main questions is "what technologies help make formative and summative assessments more effective and efficient?" This website explains formative and summative assessments, along with ways to create rubrics for what you are wanting to assess.

Info graphic example of how technology has changed and evolved over time.

Having students make video projects is a great way to get them involved and invested in their learning, and this website provides helpful tips for studentst that are creating video projects in the classroom.

These tips will help everyone film their videos the correct way! The video is a good resource too! 

These tips will help everyone film their videos the correct way! The video is a good resource too! Please watch the video if we don't have time in class to do so!

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.

Project Based Learning is a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge. In Gold Standard PBL, Essential Project Design Elements include:

This website goes into detail about what Project Based Learning is. This is a great tool other than the textbook to get a complete grasp on the concept. Not only does it describe PBL as "a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge", but it also provides steps to follow when creating an engaging PBL assignment lesson plan. These steps include: Key Knowledge, Challenging Problem, Sustained Inquiry, Authenticity, Student Voice & Choice, Reflection, Critique & Revision, and Public Product. Following this list of steps and making sure the lesson plan provides all of these points will make for an engaging class. Another component this website contains is a blog for educators to post about the Project Based lessons they implemented in the classroom. I believe sharing ideas with other teachers is one of the most helpful ways to improve your own teaching because you receive feedback and encouragement to what you are doing well, and what can be changed for the benefit of the class.

Educreations is a community where anyone can teach what they know and learn what they don't. Our software turns any iPad or web browser into a recordable, interactive whiteboard, making it easy for teachers and experts to create engaging video lessons and share them on the web. Students can replay these lessons any time, any place, on any connected device. We're on a mission to dramatically improve student achievement by extending the reach of great teaching.

"Tackk is a place connect with friends, be creative and have fun conversations." Based on what I learned from my short time of playing on Tackk's website, I have found it to be an interesting way to allow students to be engaged in their learning. One big use that comes to mind for me would be an online study guide. In history courses this could be particularly useful. You can add videos, maps, images, text, etc that the students can look over and review at their own pace.

Great blog post on how to manage and monitor a BYOD classroom

Virtual Field trips are a fun and inexpensive way to explore a different place of the world! Whether is be going back in time, outer space, or visiting the wonder microscopic world! It provides many of the same benefits as a real life field trip would.

This website is similar to google docs, it's real time collaboration with members of a group (students and teachers) where they can write posts, submit files, draw on a whiteboard, and use a calendar feature. It also has a chat feature and is free

This App allows you to "take collaborative notes, share data and files, and use comments to share your thoughts in real-time." It is an excellent tool to develop collaborative note-taking and writing outlines. Classroom projects and group works can be a lot easier with this app.

The internet makes many everyday tasks faster and more convenient, like shopping, researching products, banking, searching for health information, and communicating on the go. Get tips for being safe and making the most of your time online

This site is a good digital citizen site because it shows different ways to show good internet etiquette. This site is more of a secure your computer site. It can help you keep your computer from getting a virus and it can also get a virus off of your computer. It shows how you can be more smart online and also shows ways to protect your kids.

The internet makes many everyday tasks faster and more convenient, like shopping, researching products, banking, searching for health information, and communicating on the go. Get tips for being safe and making the most of your time online.