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MERLOT is a free and open peer reviewed collection of online teaching and learning materials and faculty-developed services contributed and used by an international education community. Our middle school is going 1:1 this year and the teachers are encouraged to try blended learning. This site would be helpful for them to help set up their courses.

MERLOT is a free and open peer reviewed collection of online teaching and learning materials and faculty-developed services contributed and used by an international education community. Our middle school is going 1:1 this year and the teachers are encouraged to try blended learning. This site would be helpful for them to help set up their courses.

"Three Point Discussion Rubric Many times, simple is best. Some faculty at UIS have adopted a three-point grading rubric for students that is easy for students to master and easy for instructors to grade. Up to 1 point for original thought / contribution (perspective not previously posted) Up to 1 point for development of thought ( full explanation, detail, insight; this usually requires a couple of paragraphs or more to accomplish ) Up to 1 point for responding to posting of others "

Stories for Students from past issues of "Beyond Penguins & Polar Bears" to print and use with students in K-1, 2-3, 4-5 in text only, illustrated book, and electronic book formats

Stories for Students from past issues of "Beyond Penguins & Polar Bears" to print and use with students in K-1, 2-3, 4-5 in text only, illustrated book, and electronic book formats

Stories for Students from past issues of "Beyond Penguins & Polar Bears" to print and use with students in K-1, 2-3, 4-5 in text only, illustrated book, and electronic book formats. Share with 2nd grade teachers for use with their Antarctica/polar animals unit!!!

Share with 1st & 2nd Grade teachers: Read Shel Silverstein's sick aloud, summarize poem, count words in summary, then summarize poem again using 1 word, explaining choice.

Share with 1st & 2nd Grade teachers: Read Shel Silverstein's sick aloud, summarize poem, count words in summary, then summarize poem again using 1 word, explaining choice.

Many already working in the library world are familiar with Common Sense Education, but if you are like me and only work at the high school level, you may not have had a chance to fully use this website's valuable resources. Starting this fall, the English 9 teacher and I will be teaming up and using portions of the 9-12 digital citizenship lessons offered in the Scope & Sequence section. Besides what we will be using, Common Sense Education also offers free professional development resources, advice on 1-to-1 programs, teacher reviews of instructional technology, and more. This resource is a must for any educator.

Great way to differentiate instruction for students who need more practice, or those who are ready to move in

Using a tutorial video to flip the lesson in math.

We have Khan Academy as an app on all of our 1-to-1 students' iPads.

Abstract: In this eight-week 3-unit module, students explore the experiences of people of Southern Sudan during and after the Second Sudanese Civil War. They build proficiency in using textual evidence to support ideas in their writing, both in shorter responses and in an extended essay.

This module provides professional development opportunities for educators looking to move toward a flipped classroom approach. The module suggests web 2.0 tools for general instruction but also focuses on research.

This is a website that could be use in a intro to digital filmmaking unit.

Web o logy , Volume 9, Number 1, June, 2012 Shakeel Ahmad Khan M.Phil, Librarian, Sessions Court Bahawalpur, Pakistan. E-mail: shakeelkhan575 (at) gmail.com Rubina Bhatti PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan.

The ACT ® Mastery and MasteryKeys programs are support structures for principals and district administrators throughout the country. Our programs help schools provide best-in-class test preparation to students of all ability levels. Our programs are uniquely effective; in fact, our ACT ® Mastery program provides an average three-point increase in student scores in an institutional setting.