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grok (v): to understand thoroughly and intuitively

Social networking for education: Make your classroom a community. Click "Learn more about Edmodo"

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Helps you select measurable performance terms based on Bloom's taxonomy of the cognitive learning domain

The title implies digital texts are more expensive, but the article states their functional cost is about the same. A digital version offers far more functionality for the about the same money, not to mention all the other learning resources provided by the iPad it runs on. I received the same infographic the article cites, and the same organization sent me this one two weeks earlier: http://www.onlineeducation.net/can-tech-save-education

Including the cost of an iPad in the cost of a digital textbook is like including the cost of the classroom desk on which a traditional textbook would sit. Most schools would not (and should not) invest in iPads solely or even primarily to facilitate digital textbooks. They invest in 1:1 environments for more important reasons (personalized learning, increased engagement, ubiquitous access to information, etc), and many schools are abandoning textbooks altogether. Waverly-Shell Rock middle school diverted its textbook dollars to the purchase of mobile apps for their students. Rapidly changing content results in open content options such as http://www.ck12.org

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Practical advice to improve your own teaching

This is great for February for having kids learn about Black History Month!

"Teacher Tools", "Learning"

"Social Media" "Teaching" "Learning"

Quality science education is based on standards that are rich in content and practice, with aligned curricula, pedagogy, assessment, and teacher preparation and development. It has been nearly 15 years since the National Research Council and the American Association for Advancement in Science produced the seminal documents on which most state standards are based. Since that time, major advances in science and our understanding of how students learn science have taken place and need to be reflected in state standards. The time is right to forge Next Generation Science Standards.

This is an excellent resource for those who are doing science as a part of their Thematic Unit teams

Learning about Government can be extremely boring. This is a very helpful and entertaining website to incorporate into the classroom.

Mobile devices as learning tools

Fun and creative way to learn about the web

Huge library of 12 - 15 minute podcasts by Vicki Davis about teaching and learning.  Much of it includes technology but that is not the thrust of the series.  It is about creating effective teaching/learning opportunities.