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Robin Galloway

Digital Learning Day - 1 views

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    Digital Learning Day is a nationwide celebration of innovative teaching and learning through digital media and technology that engages students and provides them with a rich, personalized educational experience. On Digital Learning Day, a majority of states, hundreds of school districts, thousands of teachers, and more than a million students will encourage the innovative use of technology by trying something new, showcasing success, kicking off project-based learning, or focusing on how digital tools can help improve student outcomes.
Robin Galloway

An Open Letter to Educators - YouTube - 0 views

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    To succeed as a planet in the 21st century, a strong education for every human being isn't just important, it is essential. An open letter to educators from a college dropout who says his schooling interfered with his education. 
Zachary Peiper

Freakonomics » How Is a Bad Radio Station Like Our Public-School System? A Fr... - 0 views

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    Worth a listen
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    Looks quite interesting. Thanks for sharing!
anonymous

PBS KIDS: Educational Games, Videos and Activities For Kids! - 1 views

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    Very entertaining and fun for students! This could help teachers in the classroom as well
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    GREAT website for kids to use, even in school computer class!
kayla kronfeld

The Holocaust: A Learning Site for Students - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - 0 views

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    This website is more geared to upper level high school students. It seems to be well organized into categories such as camps, wars, and rules.
Joe Lamp

Voki - 0 views

shared by Joe Lamp on 08 Oct 13 - Cached
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    Voki is a browser-based classroom organizational tool. It makes for creating easy browser-based activities and for easy assessment. Definitely worth checking out for upper-elementary/middle school teachers.
Robin Galloway

Graduate with Google Apps - 0 views

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    How students accustomed to Google Apps at school will feel when they enter the "real world". Check out the video
Magda Galloway

Cathy O's Observations - 1 views

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    blog by High school English teacher
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). 
Robin Galloway

Crossing the Digital Divide: Bridges and Barriers to Digital Inclusion | Edutopia - 0 views

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    Now that we're in the second decade of the new millennium, how is digital access changing, and what are the implications for schools? 
Kailey Balducki

5 Apps That Engage Parents in the Classroom - 0 views

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      Neat idea!! Who would have thought you could Skype for parent-teacher conferences!
  • Whether it is class homework updates, project deadlines, school news or dinnertime conversation starters, teachers are taking advantage of Twitter’s free tool and keeping parents up to date and involved in classroom happenings.
  • Get more parents involved in the classroom by streamlining how you ask for help and making it easier for parents to sign up to help. 
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  • Simple online signups from smartphones, tablets or computers make it easy for class parents to choose a spot that fits their schedule or to send food or supplies for special events; auto reminders and calendar syncing help parents keep their commitments.
  • organize parents to read to the class, help in the lunchroom or at recess, attend parent-teacher conferences, and help with class parties, field trips and performances. 
  • Pinterest offers a great way for teachers and parents to build community and share ideas
  • Invite class parents to create and share pinboards with links to age-appropriate themes and ideas including educational boards like fun math apps, favorite books, vocabulary games, and science fair ideas
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  • fe blogging platform for teachers, students and school communities, Edublogs lets you easily create and manage student and classroom blogs that keep parents up-to-date on class happenings and give students a safe portfolio for sharing their work with parents and extended family (via password-protected blogs). 
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    How to connect and communicate effectively with parents via technology!
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