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In its weekly 'Teacher Feature,' Education World highlights neat activities and classroom practices from educators in all locations and at all levels. Recently, three educators who have enjoyed the spotlight in this feature shared some writing-based activities that they and their students love.

A growing number of classroom teachers are posting student work online. Learn about the benefits and see examples of student projects.

ProCon.org can help with classroom debates, student research papers, persuasive essays and more.

We all have a behavior problem in our classroom from time to time. I have a few this year and I think this is very helpful. A tip each week! Awesome! Stacy Smith

As a reading and writing teacher, I have always wished for a magic potion to give to my students that would immediately illuminate the power and necessity of growing as a reader on their lives. The closest I have come to that magic potion are the words of Frederick Douglass from his powerful Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.

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Excellent tool for behavior and academic management.

Excellent resource for all subject areas and grade levels.

My name is Danny Nicholson and I am a freelance educational consultant and PGCE science lecturer. My main speciality is the use of Interactive Whiteboards, but I am interested in lots of different bits of tech that are now being used in schools. I'm able to provide the following training: Smart Notebook - Educational, Corporate, Military. Smart Meeting Pro - Corporate Smart Response Turning Point Promethean ActivStudio / ActivPrimary /ActivInspire Iris Connect As well as Espresso training, Blogging, Podcasting, Datalogging and much more. Please contact me for bespoke training to meet your needs. I have run courses all over the UK as well as abroad. Danny@think-bank.com on Twitter: @dannynic

using whiteboards in your classroom

just like the titles advertises: free technology for teachers : )

Definitely a great place to start when looking for free tech in the teaching community for your school.

This week I am hosting some guest bloggers. This is a guest post from Susan Myers. A group from an intellectually disabled class visits the media center once a week. During the year, we made bird houses, conducted science experiments, used the catalog to locate books, and listened to stories.

Teacher tools and templates. This is a great place to find templates quickly. They have templates for calenders, assessment tool, parent teacher communication and much , much more.

This shows a huge list of templates for all grades.

Need a template? Check out this amazing link to find a template that just right for your project at hand.

Two veteran educators from Fairfax County, V.A. are in the process of writing a book using anecdotal data from their experiences on how they believe the introduction of smart phones has severely decreased critical thinking and engaged learning in their respective classrooms. Joe Clement and Matt Miles "say the free periods that are part of their school schedule have deteriorated from lively talk among students and teachers to silent screen reading, each student in a little world," according to The Washington Post.

Music is in the air! While the beat goes on, can you hear it? As you climb every mountain, does the sound of music ring in your ears? You don't need to be a music man to make music in the classroom. Let these lessons for all grade levels bring in 'da noise, and 'da funk! Included: Five musical lessons that will have you singing a happy tune!