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(via @MrWejr) "I often hear that students with little home support NEED extra incentives to get them to read.  The staff of Kent school, with over half of our students at or below the poverty level, have worked hard to prove this theory incorrect. It is not about pizza parties, book bucks, and stickers - it is about creating the conditions for ALL students to develop a love of reading."

(via @pernilleripp) "As a proponent of student blogging I am often asked what it "does" for my students.  The thing is, it does quite a bit. "

lets students construct a human body, system by system. To build a body, students drag and drop into place the organs and bones of a human body. Each organ and bone is accompanied by a description of its purpose. Students can build the skeletal, digestive, respiratory, nervous, excretory, and circulatory systems.   

(via @rmbyrne) "ReadCube provides a place for students to save and annotate scholarly documents. Through ReadCube students can search Google Scholar and Pub Med. Students can also import to ReadCube PDFs that they find elsewhere. The video below offers a short overview of what ReadCube can do."

Digital Portfolios for Primary Students! http://t.co/WKs3rUmt - Alfredo Reyes (teachtechie) http://twitter.com/teachtechie/status/174298808824508421

great way to share items from iPads to evernote (student sends it to teacher) eportfolio idea

RT @edgalaxy_com: 101 Excellent Education quotes: Inspire & impress your students and peers with these words of wisdom. http://t.c ... 101 Excellent Education quotes: Inspire & impress your students and peers with these words of wisdom. http://t.co/j10onzkc - Kevin Cummins (edgalaxy_com) http://twitter.com/edgalaxy_com/status/221713837609582592

Globally competent students recognize the relationship between places and people. Globalizing your curriculum demands a strategic design. Here is a menu to help you make discerning choices that will assist your students in becoming globally competent in the 21st century.

As we guide our students through project based learning our roles of leader turns to facilitator.  Therefore the art of questioning needs to be refined. This paper is written from a cognitive therapist but aligns with what we need to do with our students to guide them through their learning, discovery, and mastery.

(via @rmbyrne) "In the list below you will find some map creation tools that don't require registration. And, of course, all of the tools on this list are free for teachers and students to use."

list of sites that require no registration for students to use http://t.co/x9ygH2N4 Check TOS for age requirements. 

top 3 tips: 1. keep 3-5 min, longer= lose interest; call out students names in videos, allude to class secret or secret word used during next school day 3. Storyboard plan your video 5. Hold students accountable: can't participate in class experiment/activity if haven't watch video. Give quiz at beginning of class. Use unlimited attempt online quiz to complete to 100% after watching quiz. 6. Create forum where kids can discuss video, ask questions...then assign kid to be teacher assistant to answer questions, cont discussion

Top 9 Free Web Tools to Develop Students Creativity http://t.co/erF1HMd8 - F.C. Tymrak (Sheffield68) http://twitter.com/Sheffield68/status/216307270106095617

(via @shellterrell) "The first days of class are very important for helping our students begin to build relationships with their peers. Getting to know you activities are fun and help us ensure we have a semester full of lasting memories."

Great suggestions from @ShellTerrell on activities to get to know your students