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Learning specific skills doesnt have as much value in today's world. Learning how to be more creative prepares students for life beyond the classroom!

This article explains why creativity is so important in the classroom and how it helps students even after they graduate. This article provides us with 5 ideas to bring creativity into the classroom.

This article explains why creativity is so important in the classroom and how it helps students even after they graduate. This article provides us with 5 ideas to bring creativity into the classroom.

This article provides multiple videos showing how a teacher can use blendspace in the classroom. Since blendspace is our learning tool this week, I thought these videos would be helpful in helping the class understand how blendspace can be put to use in the classroom.

This article provides multiple videos showing how a teacher can use blendspace in the classroom. Since blendspace is our learning tool this week, I thought these videos would be helpful in helping the class understand how blendspace can be put to use in the classroom.

This is a wonderful site that has tons of resources for teachers. I personally liked the google information and the youtube alternatives. Those can be found on the tabs at the top of the website.

This is the full-blown curriculum for "Zombie-Based Learning." Don't make them register for the website, but they can click on the Five Parts to get a basic idea of the lesson module. Ask the question: "How would you set this up for students in your classroom?"

Edmodo is a site that allows teachers to make pages that their students/parents can join to get important information. As the teacher you can post important information that you want your students/parents to know. You can create polls that the members of the page can answer. Teachers can make quiz's and assignments to be completed and graded on Edmodo. This Collaboration tool is great for teachers, students, and parents to have a place where you can see all of the information that you need for the class

This article breaks down the difference between assessments and evaluations in the classroom, and further breaks down assessments into the two categories: formative and summative. Together the concepts of assessments and evaluations couple to correctly assess the class for individual identification and group trends.

This website goes over the basics of having digital citizenship. On this website you can learn about the basics of digital citizenship. This is a good site for parents to go to and learn more about how to teach their kids to use the internet the right way. The different topics are cell phones, cyber bullying, and basic internet safety.

This website goes over the basics of having digital citizenship. On this website you can learn about the basics of digital citizenship. This is a good site for parents to go to and learn more about how to teach their kids to use the internet the right way. The different topics are cell phones, cyber bullying, and basic internet safety.

This tool is primarily for teachers. The website informs teachers on different projects they can use in the classroom, explains the theory and background knowledge needed to teach project based lessons, and shows them the teaching concepts they can use in order to teach the project based learning lesson.

Plagiarism is a hot topic in the academic world, but it applies in all aspects of our lives. This is a guide to show your students that may help to prevent plagiarism. Especially applicable to high school and older grades, the students can do a self-check to see if their writing is authentic. This self-check will help them find out the types of plagiarism and the severity of it.

WHAT WORKS IN EDUCATION The George Lucas Educational Foundation

WHAT WORKS IN EDUCATION The George Lucas Educational Foundation

Here is an example of deconstructing standards in action. The site gives a detailed description of how the standard was deconstructed and how the lesson was created.

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . The National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) are a set of standards published by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) for the purpose of leveraging the use of technology in K-12 education to enable students to learn effectively and live productively in an increasingly digital society. What we Found: The National Educational Technology standards give information about the standards with technology. Some of these standards include: -Teachers model and advocate safe teaching -promote digital etiquette, and they exhibit legal and ethical responsibility and respect -teachers identify the societal global issues of media literacy in an evolving digital world -exhibit leadership in their school and professional community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources Natalie Copens Brenda Tucker Randy Reed Allee Bernheimer

This is the actual manual for e-portfolios that is listed on the LiveText site. It may be helpful if the process seems overwhelming.

This is the actual manual for e-portfolios that is listed on the LiveText site. It may be helpful if the process seems overwhelming.

You can shoot some great videos with your Android smartphone, but can you edit them? We review five apps that represent the best video editing options available on the platform today. I used this site to find the best editing apps for android.

You can shoot some great videos with your Android smartphone, but can you edit them? We review five apps that represent the best video editing options available on the platform today. I used this site to find the best editing apps for android.

This article is about how 21st century children learn, which is with technology. It says that it is important that teachers are up to date with the students in their classrooms so they can better reach them. It says technology can be used for creation and design, discovery and exploration, it shifts the roles from the teachers to the students, and it gives the students and authentic audience.

This website shows how in today's day and age students need educators to re-envision the role of technology in the classroom for them.

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.