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Danna Peterson Self-paced educator course to learn how to use open educational resources for teaching.

Danna Peterson OER Video to use when studying nutritional food labels.

One of my goals this coming year is to expand the resources I know about for my math / science folks, since that isn't my natural interest or background. This Encyclopedia of Life source is amazing in its information and layout, but it also has a wealth of lesson plans for a variety of ages that tie directly to what our staff is teaching. The lessons are a blend of technology and other activities. A great resource to share with science teachers!

This resource is one I would like to share with my teachers because it gives 12 easy to follow ways to build real-world STEAM applications in their classrooms. It supports the design-thinking model that we are trying to grow as a process for reflection in our building, and supports the work we are doing to grow use of our maker program. Great Resource!

This tool measures the accessibility of any website- just copy and paste the URL.

Accessibility tool to measure share specific product accessibility info w/ educators & other stakeholders

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Parent's Views on VR for Kids -- Helpful data to promote the use of VR in schools

I did a search in OER Commons and found a blended lesson that could become part of the lesson we are doing for this class. The search options by grade, subjects, and standards are very helpful. I had no idea this existed. It seems very versatile and links well with Google Classroom. It also provides support materials, teaching guides, and a thorough list of standards.

Khan Academy is a resource that can be used to preteach, reteach, and teach students and adults. It spans many subjects areas and topics. In my school our math and ELA teachers use the online lessons for students to practice (and take tests) related to subjects / concepts being taught. It can be used to flip the classroom by assigning lessons for students to view and participate in at home prior to class the next day. As an interventionist, I sometimes use it with my students to pre or reteach content students struggled with in their classes. I included a link to a parts of speech lesson.

This article discussed the continued relevance of libraries and focuses on how libraries evolve to achieve their mission. It identifies three important services libraries provide: access, motivation, and guidance.

This contains a spreasheet for iOS, Chrome, and Android of the best apps/extensions by topic.