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Mike Dunavant

Rewordify.com: Understand what you read - 3 views

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    "Rewordify.com is powerful, free, online reading comprehension and vocabulary development software. It helps people understand difficult English faster, helps them learn words in new ways, and helps teachers create high-interest learning materials from any English text passage."
Mike Dunavant

Oral Histories | Virginia Holocaust Museum - 0 views

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    Virginia's Holocaust Museum is expanding their oral history collection to include stories from survivors and witnesses of other genocides/mass atrocities, in addition to the Holocaust. There was a story about this on NPR/WCVE this morning, which referenced how an AP English teacher at GAHS is using this resource with his students. News story -- http://ideastations.org/radio/news/virginia-currents-va-holocaust-museum-expands-oral-history-collection
Mike Dunavant

Socratic Seminar - 2 views

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    Pinterest has a whole page on Socratic Seminar.
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ePals - 0 views

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    Communicate with other classes nationally and globally.
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CTE - Collaborative Learning - 0 views

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    This article from Cornell University offers specific strategies on how to use collaborative learning in the classroom.
Mike Dunavant

analog twitter wall to build relationships and digital citizenship - 0 views

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    "Analog Twitter Wall to Build Relationships and Digital Citizenship" -- this can be a good introduction into using Twitter in the classroom to train students on good norms.
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14 Steps to Meaningful Student Blogging | Blogging Through the Fourth Dimension - 2 views

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    "So you have heard about blogging with your students and you are considering taking the plunge but just not sure what or how to do it?"
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activitytypes - home - 1 views

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    "This is a virtual place for folks interested in learning to "operationalize TPACK" (Technology, Pedagogy, and Content Knowledge) using curriculum-based learning activity types.
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NoRedInk makes learning grammar fun and easy - 1 views

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    Help your students improve their grammar and writing skills Create assignments and quizzes without doing any grading Target Common Core skills using your students' interests Provide students with unlimited help whenever they need it Track growth using our color-coded heat maps"
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eMediaVA Powered by Virginia Public Media - 0 views

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    "eMediaVA is Virginia's premier statewide digital media distribution system featuring the best purpose-built educational content available. Brought to you by Virginia's Public Media Stations* and PBS, eMediaVA is constantly evolving to better meet the needs of Virginia's teachers and students. What's even better, eMediaVA is free for Virginia's teachers and students! Please visit the About Us page to get connected." Teachers can use their HCPS username and password to access the content.
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Word Sense - 0 views

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    A dictionary, thesaurus, and valuable tool for matching thoughts to words like never before.
Mike Dunavant

Academic Vocabulary Games - 1 views

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    "Dr. Marzano describes a six-step process in the instruction of vocabulary (Building Academic Vocabulary).  The first three steps are to assist the teacher in direct instruction.  The last three steps are to provide the learner practice and reinforcement."
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Project iRead - 1 views

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    A way to raise reading levels quickly.
Mike Dunavant

What is an Ignite presentation, and why should you try it? - 0 views

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    Ignite Talks would be a great way to get kids to synthesize research in a concise and fun presentation.
Mike Dunavant

Enhance Your Vocabulary Instruction | Mr. Hart's ITRT Blog - 1 views

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    "The elementary ITRTs threw togehter this Literacy Training Blog that contains information you could use at your convenience. Here are some other great ideas that they came up with that can be used at any grade level."
Mike Dunavant

Teacher to Teacher: 7 Steps for Integrating Technology - Getting Smart by Aimee Bartis ... - 0 views

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    A very interesting article that simplifies technology integration in the classroom. Don't forget -- your ITRT is a great resource to help plan and implement this.
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