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Stories bring us together, encourage us to understand and empathize, and help us to communicate. Long before paper and books were common and affordable, information passed from generation to generation through this oral tradition of storytelling. ... This article provides a great process and resources for creating digital stories and for bringing it into the classroom.

"Well, it's official, you can now officially cite social media sources in MLA and APA formats. Although this might not seem like a big deal, it is an important step in acknowledging social media as an important source of information for scholarly work"

via Edudemic http://edudemic.com

Fun ode to Shakespeare. Everyday sayings coined by Shakespeare.

via Edudemic http://edudemic.com

A tool for creating storyboards. This is a great tool for digital storytelling, writing, and explaining.

Would be excellent option for the students who don't have the resources at home to do the big, artistic storyboards. This way they would be able to build one online.

The Teacher Channel aims to provide innovative videos and resources to educators to meet its goals of building teacher-driven professional learning, deepening and improving opportunities for teacher learning, and elevating and celebrating teachers in society. The website includes a growing collection of videos that focus on the Common Core State Standards, some of which focus on the background of the Common Core in certain grades/subjects, while others highlight instructional practices aligned to specific standards. 

One of my favorite bloggers, Catlin Tucker @CTuckerEnglish, describes how she used Google docs to give real time feedback to student writers.

In this student-created Prezi, the presentation takes the form of a traditional plot diagram.  This is an excellent example of how Prezi turns the traditional slide presentation on its head.  This is a powerful tool for students to demonstrate their understanding.

Catlin Tucker is a public high school English teacher, blogger, and google certified teacher.   She is an expert in using technology to support engaged learning in the English classroom.  This is her keynote from a recent educational technology event where she talks about she is meeting the challenge of the Common Core in her classroom.  If you teach English, you will definitely want to follow her blog and follow her on twitter @CTuckerEnglish

Good article outlining the similarities and differences of ferns and gymnosperms. The screenshots capture the main points.

This article explains that the "persuasive essay" as it is typically found in schools is disappearing in the common core, but persuasive writing making evidenced-based and or logical reasoning based claims to inform, argue, or narrate.

Excellent resource for science teachers working to meet Common Core ELA standards.  Passages and question sets are included for grades K-6.

Looking for interactive whiteboard resources for Reading Street? "Smart Board Goodies" features links to collections of resources organized by grade leve.

A nice collection of K-5 interactive sites perfect for the interactive whiteboard. Organized by subject and topic. 

You've tried using online discussion with  your students in Haiku (or elsewhere), but you are having trouble getting students to say something substantial.  These tips should help drive a deeper conversation at the common "core" of the issue or topic.

One of the most powerful uses of an LMS like Haiku is the ability to easily conduct online discussions with your students.   This article provides excellent tips for establishing "norms" for online discussion to establish and maintain a safe space for conversation online.