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Game-Based Learning

Perhaps there is no such thing as a free app? Looks like google data mines student information and emails from users of its apps for education. Will retrenched privacy concerns hinder transformative use of technology in schools?

Please check out Whipple Diigo demonstration.   Because I"m not sure I could do it again. Referred to serous data mining issues regarding Google's Apps for Education.  Captured video with Jing, posted both article and now this video to Diigo using Digolet and screencast.  Tweet to follow

NJ HSPA standards.  This is the place to start to understand what HSPA is and what is its goals in NJ

background and instructions on NJ HSPA exam.  Includes instructions on grading the exam

Best Practices: Learning expeditions

Problem?  Way too much low quality drowning out the useful information.

Giving students a much-needed brain break-and academic boost-with exercises in class

"How Re-Dos and Corrections Can Improve Your Teaching?" Parameters for how teachers could go about incorporating test corrections into their teaching.

When Students "Fail" Should They be Allowed Do-overs?

But they won't get a do-over in PARCC......

Update your schools Smartboards.

Jump In Autism Cases May Not Mean It's More Prevalent

FREE educational resources for middle school, high school, and college.

Meet Student Needs with Backchanneling

Check out out  Grants database.  We're eager to have other public education fundraising orgs share opportunities. MFEE is a local education fund that support the Montclair public SchoolsWe have compiled a list of dozens of grants open to teachers and students which is regularly updated. > View the database online UPDATED JANUARY 28, 2014

I have seen this. It has been my experience that most of the what interferes with grant writing is the time factor......great resource though, thanks for posting

Classroom flipping involves significantly more than merely recording and posting instructional videos online. For starters, this developing approach involves giving students more control over their learning, while allowing teachers more time and freedom to offer quality instruction.

As a former math teacher, the flipped classroom scared me at first, but then I have to say, I loved it when I was learning stats this summer and used Khan Academy.....

Ethical decision-making should be included as a 21st century skill (overused term but don't know of an alternative).  Some would profess that ethical decision-making has always been a needed skill.  

Free, Common Core-aligned lesson revisions for popular 3rd-5th grade Basal readers. An introduction to the Basal Alignment Project, as well as the revised lessons for each Basal reader, can be found in Folders, below. For more info: http://bit.ly/Wzwg8Y

Doodle is a free online event scheduler. Want to coordinate multiple schedules? Use the poll to ask who can attend which meeting.  Helpful when invitees use multiple methods of maintaining a calendar.

Isn't that why we have Google Calendar?

Seen this a few times.....sit and read it....worth it.