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This web service allows you to automate processes between different web services be allowing you to create a "recipe." For example, when I collaborate with teachers via Google Calendar, I also want the collaboration marked on a spreadsheet in Google Drive. I use an IFTTT recipe that copies any Google Calendar event containing the word "#Coaching" anywhere in the title to a specific Google spreadsheet by adding a new row in the spreadsheet for each calendar event.

Google's new open source project essentially aims to take the headache or mystery out of the process by providing the framework by which anyone can quickly create these types of interactive learning experiences and add them to their site. But, beyond that, Oppia also has potentially interesting implications for teachers, and not necessarily in a way that reduces their concern of one day being replaced by a robotic or holographic, AI version of themselves.

Video from Kansas State Libraries on how to choose a good topic covering personal interest, creativity, and not being too broad.

I would create a lesson to 1. review copyright 2. show students how to find and properly cite resources for their class projects. CC is just one of many sites students can use to find resources for their work.

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"High school students are challenged to complete original and independent research that is characteristic of college-level courses.  BCPS students generate a research question, conduct a literature review, collaborate with content-area experts, develop an hypothesis, collect and analyze data, and present original research at an annual Student Independent Research Symposium."

Love it! I'd like to have something like this in my district. Thank you for giving me a place to start!

This looks like a great program to use with students that covers several standard areas.

Geared for 7-12th grade students. Paid subscription.

Why Librarians Are More Crucial Than Ever In the aftermath of the US presidential election, I've been reflecting on what it means to live in a post-truth world. I was shocked to read several accounts explaining that a majority of... Read More ›

Today's students must be prepared to thrive in a constantly evolving technological landscape. Zip codes and borders no longer determine the learning opportunities, skills and careers that students can access. The ISTE Standards for Students are designed to empower student voice and ensure that learning is a student-driven process of exploration, creativity and discovery no matter where they or their teachers are in the thoughtful integration of ed tech.

Our group compiled a list of resources to share with staff as part of the staf dev. plan we created. The resources focus primarily on digital citizenship, blogging, and PLNs. If any of these are of use or you haven't come across them yet, feel free to explore at your leisure.

Visit our other Wisconsin Historical Society websites! A teacher brought this series to my attention today and the books are wonderful. Her 4th grade class is really enjoying them. I am going to order them for the library.

The U.S. Department of Education established the Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) as a "one-stop" resource for education stakeholders to learn about data privacy, confidentiality, and security practices related to student-level longitudinal data systems and other uses of student data.

The FCC established the Lifeline program in 1985 to ensure that qualifying low-income consumers could afford phone service and the opportunities and security it provides. Congress supported and strengthened Lifeline in the Telecommunications Act of 1996, requiring that affordable service and advanced communications be available to low-income consumers across the country.

The K-12 sector is investing heavily in technology as a means of providing students with a more customized educational experience. So far, though, the research evidence behind "personalized learning" remains thin. The U.S. Department of Education has given half a billion dollars to districts that embrace the trend, with limited findings to date.