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Free online tutorials for teachers and students. Sometimes these are helpful when you feel stuck!

This website has many different ideas for brain breaks that you can use with your students and most include adaptations.

Students will Learn how descriptive words make stories clearer and more interesting. Write stories using descriptive words Have your students close their eyes and listen as you describe a familiar object in the classroom. Ask students to raise their hands if they think they know what the object is.

Since writing is a huge part of the common core this would be helpful to get those students writing!

Pretty funny list, can you think of any others that would make the list?

This free app acts like the magnetic words you might have on your refrigerator. Created by the National Council of Teachers of English, Wordmover allows students to manipulate words on their screen. Choose from the list they've provided and add your own words to create phrases, sentences or poems. I think this app would be perfect for a poetry station or a challenge activity for fast finishers.

Ask some principals to identify the most difficult part of their day, and it will be recess, a time when fights and visits to the nurse's office skyrocket. But before you decide to eliminate this important opportunity for physical activity, consider the causes of the chaos.

I spend lots of time trialling new web 2.0 tools with my students, for all different learning purposes. My grade and I often have a conversation that goes a little something like this: Me: I have placed the link to -- on our blog for you to open and use.

ProProfs is an advanced quiz maker offering more features than you might expect from a free product.

Grammar in the digital age

The author states that for many students, learning grammar is like learning to drive a car. Based upon teenage driving records I would concur. Teaching grammar is certainly something I would like to improve.

According to English teacher Marian Anders, learning to write correctly is like learning to drive a car. Driving is a necessary skill, but you don't need to understand how a car works to be a good driver. And people can learn to write well without knowing the intricacies of traditional grammar.

It can be heartbreaking if your child doesn't get invited to a classmate's birthday party, isn't chosen for the lead role in the play, or sits alone at recess. Though it's not easy being left out, how you help them deal with it can make all the difference in the world.

Tech in the Classroom is a recurring feature that examines widely available technology, software and gadgets and how they might be used in a school setting. What favorite gadget or tool are you using in the classroom? As this new content area grows, let us know what products you'd like to read about.

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Everything you need to know about concept mapping to use it in your classroom.

Concept mapping and mind mapping are used in the classroom in any number of ways. This page will provide the rationale for their use, links to samples and a list of tools to use to create them. If...

This wiki is intended to be a resource and communication tool for differentiating with technology. We believe that technology is an important tool for 21st century education and is a natural fit for differentiating instruction. As you explore the resources on this wiki, please consider sharing your work with others and posting links.

We want to thank the participants of our University of Vermont graduate course Differentiating Literacy with Technology for their willingness to share their work: Tonya Darby-4th grade teacher in Richmond Elementary, John Upchurch-Humanities teacher Colchester Middle School, Meghan McGrath-LA teacher, Melissa Cronin-5th grade in Mary Hogan School, Brenda Hunt -4th grade Malletts Bay School, Anne Rayner-3rd grade Malletts Bay School, Jodi Perron-Language Arts BFA, Tara Weegar-3rd Grade Williston

I love this website. It shares a list of educator's personal blogs that you can search by content area/grade. I love browsing the blogs of teachers like myself, I learn so many new things!

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