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"If you teach math or science, you will likely find yourself asking your students to take out their rulers, compasses, protractors, thermometers, altimeters, and other measuring devices. Being able to see with a ruler and a protractor how a triangle with two equal sides really does have two equal angles can be powerful. Glenda Stewart-Smith of Surrey School District #36 in Canada put together this collection of iPhone and iPad apps that offer all of these measuring abilities and more."

PARCC releases the Assessment Blueprints and Test Specifications for ELA and Math.  This collection of documents will help any teacher understand how the common core standards will be assessed.  There is a lot here, but there are helpful guides, an FAQ, and narrated powerpoints to help you navigate.  See especially the Evidence Statements in math and ELA that clarify the student behaviors that will be measured to assess mastery of each standard.  These are very helpful.