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Great article on Twitter in education on edcircuit.com by John Padula. "If I told you there was a global network of passionate educators available to converse with you - on any subject and at any time - would you be interested? What if I told you this amazing worldwide network was also free? Would that peak your interest?"

This is an interesting article because it has links to many resources that will help a teacher get involved in different technologies.

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by Terry Heick It could be argued-and probably argued well-that what a student fundamentally needs to know today isn't much different than what Tom Sawyer or Joan of Arc or Alexander the Great needed to know. Communication. Resourcefulness. Creativity. Persistence. How true this turns out to be depends on how macro you want to get.

For the 45 states who opted into Common Core, using technology in the classroom is no longer a choice-it's required. Common Core's Standards insist that for any student to be prepared for college and career requires they be digitally- and technologically savvy.

13 good reasons to give to someone who is fearful of technology to show that they ARE using technology.

Parents need to know that Discovery Kids is an educational site that encourages discovering all the world has to offer. Articles cover topics about natural disasters, growing up, machines, continents, space, and much more. An activities page provides interactive ideas for recipes, making crafts, designing clothes, and experimenting with science. Games are age appropriate, challenging, and educational, and the online puzzles are fun and entertaining. I introduced my 3rd - 8th graders to this website with the provision that if they found it boring, they could go to BrainPop. Not a peep out of anyone for the full 40 minutes. They loved it!

practice math-primarily grades 1-6. Students can play against classmates. Avatars and accessories available.

A educational web site that has over 35,000 pages of educational activities, worksheets and coloring pages for elementary school students.

Introduction to coding for all grade levels.

Free website for keyboarding practice

PBS Learning Media Home Page

Intel Security Digital Safety Program. Being on the Internet is fun, but you should always stop and think before you connect. By following a few important rules, you can keep yourself safe.

"This excerpt appears in the Buck Institute for Education's book, "PBL for 21st Century Success: Teaching Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Communication, Creativity." Rubrics for each of the "4 C's" are in the book, and we offer guidance below on how to use them in a PBL context."

Some background on the rubrics I shared.

Explore free downloadable rubrics organized by the digital age skill you are looking to assess: Communication (Presentation), Collaboration, Creativity & Critical Thinking. Each digital age skill rubric is also broken down into different grade spans, providing a complete set of 4C rubrics for Grades K-2, 3-5, and 6-12.

Interesting rubrics from K-12 for presentations, collaboration, creativity and critical thinking. Areas that we need to extend in the curriculum map for technology.

Developed for use in middle and high school classrooms, Mission US engages students in the study of transformational moments in American history. Each mission consists of an interactive game and a set of curriculum materials that are aligned to National Standards and feature document-based activities.

Our 5th graders absolutely love this website! The teacher is using the lesson plans and activities and everyone is very happy!

You may not realize it, but if you use Google to find an image and then use it in a project, you're likely breaking the law. Unless you've been given permission to use the image by its creator, then you cannot legally or ethically use it. This would make an excellent lesson for advanced search and copyright for photos used in projects and reports

Stories read by actors from the Screen Actors Guild.

Assessment when every student has a device in a timed game format.