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Important information for teachers on how to protect their students' data.

Every day, teachers are responsible for maintaining numerous logins, passwords, data, and other private information about their students. With so many tools. This site talks about how you should not have the same password for every site, and also it talks about ways teachers can keep their students safe.

Every day, teachers are responsible for maintaining numerous logins, passwords, data, and other private information about their students. With so many tools. This site talks about how you should not have the same password for every site, and also it talks about ways teachers can keep their students safe.

Answers common questions about teachers using resources such as; What can educators use? How can they use it? Has some engaging videos to help teachers and students understand the subject

In K-12 education, it's a challenge to navigate the copyright and fair use waters. What can educators use? How can they use it? VideoAmy has collected some fun, engaging videos to help teachers and students understand the confusing subject. This website talks about copyright and fair use when you are using someone elses work.

In K-12 education, it's a challenge to navigate the copyright and fair use waters. What can educators use? How can they use it? VideoAmy has collected some fun, engaging videos to help teachers and students understand the confusing subject. This website talks about copyright and fair use when you are using someone elses work.

As web companies strive to tailor their services (including news and search results) to our personal tastes, there's a dangerous unintended consequence: We get trapped in a "filter bubble" and don't get exposed to information that could challenge or broaden our worldview. Eli Pariser argues powerfully that this will ultimately prove to be bad for us and bad for democracy. Our filter bubble causes Google and other search engines to limit our searches by personalizing them. Personalized filters look at what you click on first which will throw off the balance of the information you receive. This filter bubble is important to understand so you know when search engines are personlizing your searches so that you can learn how to balance your searches.

This site talks about what it is like to own your own Golden Retriever. It talks about where you should buy them, how you should choose, and many other things.

This chapter pulls the baby elephant as the subject and talks about an elephants life from birth to a few months old. The article talks about what baby elephants look like, how they get nutrients, and how they are taken care of in the herd.

This article is very useful for teachers, especially new teachers, to know how to talk to parents. Parents are a major part of the education experience. The article helps teachers address parents in a the correct professional way.

This article talks about the difference in making projects and project based learning.

This article talks about the difference in making projects and project based learning.

This website explores the difference between projects and project based learning. Projects can represent a range of tasks that can be done at home or in the classroom that, quickly or over time. Project Based Learning according to this website features project and focuses on how learning and the product itself. This website contains a tab for information, but it also has a tab for parents which is different compared to other websites explored. It also features a tab for teacher development talking about a conference for teachers to help with PBL.

This article is about how much more efficient classrooms could be if they all used learning management systems. Although many teachers are afraid that an lms would be too complex to handle, the article argues that it will make a teachers life easier in the long run to take advantage of this technology. During week 7, we will be talking about these systems in class.

This article is about how much more efficient classrooms could be if they all used learning management systems. Although many teachers are afraid that an lms would be too complex to handle, the article argues that it will make a teachers life easier in the long run to take advantage of this technology. During week 7, we will be talking about these systems in class.

This article is about a school district that began using an LMS system for all instruction and assessment. The school saw drastic changes in the organization of teachers and classrooms, as teachers were able to use a single interface to assign work, assess students, post grades, and cater to blended learners. This will be helpful after we talk about LMS in class as a type of information management system.

This article is about a school district that began using an LMS system for all instruction and assessment. The school saw drastic changes in the organization of teachers and classrooms, as teachers were able to use a single interface to assign work, assess students, post grades, and cater to blended learners. This will be helpful after we talk about LMS in class as a type of information management system.

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.

Educators use frequent formative assessments to determine the needs of each student. This video is a good example of how we can use formative assessment that is talked about in week 5 in the textbook. Toby also has taught us about differentiation in classrooms.

Educators use frequent formative assessments to determine the needs of each student. This video is a good example of how we can use formative assessment that is talked about in week 5 in the textbook. Toby also has taught us about differentiation in classrooms.

I choose this article because it talks about the benefits of project based learning.

I choose this article because it talks about the benefits of project based learning.

This website provides teachers questions they should ask themselves when selecting apps to use in the classroom.

This website helps you select the best apps for your classroom. It talks about the design, accessibility, motivation, and appropriateness of the apps.

This is a wonderful website that talks about the do's and don'ts of digital literacy. The discussion is about whether or not there is a wrong way to teach social media in school. It is a website that should be checked out.

A great website that contains many informational videos about digital citizenship. One of the videos is about our digital footprint. There are many more videos that can teach us about what to not do on the internet, online talk: what is safe and risky, etc.

Padlet is another way to collaborate with students or parents who want to quickly and easily post something for anyone to access. There is an option to post anonymously. It's a great tool for feedback or questions/concerns or even a way for parents and students to talk to one another.

This is a government website discussing the topic of Digital Citizenship. They talk about the Common Sense media curriculum.

This source is something that explains all basic information about money. This could be a very good for an opening activity when talking about math and money in a third or fourth grade classroom. It explains trading, value of money, and paper and coin money.

This talks about different species of endangered plants and why they are endangered. It also includes some information about why plants are important for the environment and why they should be protected.

Since we talked about this in class on Wednesday, I decided to do some research on it. I have tried both of the links and they work. It is better to use them in safari than in Google Chrome though.