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Khan Academy - 0 views

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    A great website with colorful videos that help students understand concepts conceptually.
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    Great resource for step by step instruction. You can also model these teaching practices in your own classroom.
Robin Galloway

National Educational Technology Plan: Your Questions Answered | Edutopia - 2 views

  • An Internet-enabled device for every teacher and student in the country. Universal broadband access for homes and schools. Those, along with an embrace of cloud computing, openly-licensed educational materials and open source technologies are part of the new education technology recommendations from the U.S. Department of Education.
  • An Internet-enabled device for every teacher and student in the country. Universal broadband access for homes and schools. Those, along with an embrace of cloud computing, openly-licensed educational materials and open source technologies are part of the new education technology recommendations from the U.S. Department of Education.
  • The 124-page document lays out an ambitious agenda for transforming teaching and learning through technology. Much of the plan emphasizes "21st century learning," and competencies that, according to the Department of Education, include critical thinking, complex problem solving, collaboration, and multimedia communication.
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  • a world of digital knowledge, "always on"0- learning resources, and online communities for both educators and students
  • At least one Internet-enabled device for every student and educator
  • Use of Creative Commons and open licenses in course content
  • Changes to CIPA (Children's Internet Protection Act) to open access to the Internet and rethink how filtering works in schools
  • Transform the print-based classroom into a digital learning environment.
  • Encourage online learning
  • As good as the NETP may sound, it may be a bit disconcerting that here we are, two years into the Obama Administration, and we've only just now agreed on the plan for education technology.
  • But a plan, of course, is merely that -- a plan. It remains to be seen if there is either the political willpower or the budget to enact its contents.
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    "An Internet-enabled device for every teacher and student in the country. Universal broadband access for homes and schools. Those, along with an embrace of cloud computing, openly-licensed educational materials and open source technologies are part of the new education technology recommendations from the U.S. Department of Education."
Grant Borgwardt

Google For Educators - 1 views

  • Google Teacher Academy Seattle
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      Dr. Zeitz is a google certified educator!
  • Google Teacher Academy Seattle
    • Grant Borgwardt
       
      Bookmarking and learning diigo
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    Help educators how to use these applications and what are available. Helps you decide what to use in your classroom
Robin Galloway

The National Academies Press - 0 views

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    Books published by the National Academies Press are available for download as pdf files at no charge.
Rachel I.

Grammar Bytes! Grammar Instruction with Attitude - 1 views

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    Great resources for both English teachers and ESL teachers! Ignore the sound effects, though...
Magda Galloway

Teaching Today | Home - 1 views

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    Teaching tips, lesson plans, Ideas and more
Robin Galloway

Foundations Look To Advance Common Core Curriculum -- THE Journal - 1 views

  • three-year initiative to fund an instructional system and 24 online courses--a "complete, foundational system of instruction" to be developed by Pearson--covering K-12 English/language arts and K-10 math. One course will be provided for each grade level. Four of those courses--two in each subject area in the early to middle high school grade levels--will be contributed as free and open resources through Gates Foundation funding "with the intent of widening access and spurring innovation around the Common Core,"
  • the courses will be "designed to engage and motivate" students and will incorporate social networking, gaming, video, and simulation, coupled with assessment and teacher professional development, both online and blended.
  • Conning said the initial group of courses will be made available in 2013, "before the Common Core Standards are implemented." She also said the courses will be field-tested in a variety of districts beginning in the late fall with some individual units. The complete system of courses is expected to be completed in December 2013 and ready for the 2014-2015 school year,
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    Gates and Pearson foundations partner to develop online courses developed around the common core standards in language arts and math for K-12 students (one for each grade level). 
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