RCAN Shared

Great, great, great short article on thinking about collaboration in education.

Great lesson for students and teachers.

The President is looking for feedback from students on STEM and to pitch an idea too http://tinyurl.com/rcanstemshare Thank you Mary-Alice for posting this on Edmodo!

Goodreads RCAN Tech book discussion group. The Edmodo group was quiet. I thought I'd add the discussion to Goodreads, too. Feel free to join if you are reading a book and want to discuss it with others. You can add books to the bookshelf and questions. If you would like to be a group moderator, let me know.

Pep talk for teachers and students by "Kid President' on YouTube.

SafeShare version of "Kid President" pep talk to students and teachers.

Interactive way to call on students. You can click the floppy disk icon to save the list as a .htm file in downloads. It can be renamed and clicked on to open the site with the student list intact.

Website with resource links, loan form, events, technology maps, director of instructional technology's calendar.

Curriculum Maps and Unit Plans for the schools in the Archdiocese of Newark.

List of skills desired of a technologically proficient freshman

via Angela Kobliska

Student driven digital portfolio - free on the web (including a Chromebook app). Paid iOS and Android apps.

"The groundbreaking game that makes learning to read fun Covers everything from letters and sounds to reading full sentences. Designed in collaboration with leading academics. Complements all synthetic phonics programmes used in schools. Computer version is 100% free."

"Testmoz is a test generator that sports 4 question types, automatic grading, a really simple interface and detailed reports. Testmoz is free, and does not require you (or your students) to register. You can build a fully functional test in about a minute"

Scavenger hunt for the masses - Getting Techie for RCAN.

"On this site, you'll find short videos where teachers and students give 5 clues about their area. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to do research to figure out the answer to their riddle in as few clues as possible. Feel free to send us your video as well to add to the site for others to use! Just upload it to YouTube and send us the link using the email icon above. When talking about the project on Twitter, use #5ClueChallenge "

"Free, curriculum-aligned math game for Grades 1 - 8"

"Remind is a communication tool that helps teachers connect instantly with students and parents. Send quick, simple messages to any device."