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Lots of great suggestions for organizing, sharing, and collaborating.

free service for creating and sharing collections of your favorite videos from YouTube, Vimeo, VEVO, and Hulu. Chill is kind of like Pinterest for videos. Using Chill you can add videos with your comments to categories that you create. Your videos appear like sticky notes on a wall. Chill allows you to follow other Chill users to discover and share new videos.

Minus allows you to upload files to share. Good site to use if you have files too large to email.

app for sharing work, including pictures

Summer program with Kate Messner and other authors.  2013 Runs from June 24-August 12 Hone your own writing skills, which you can later share with students.

Community that shares a ton of CCSS resources.  There are some features for free, some have a charge.

Several activities for teaching poetry, including read alouds, lit circles, shared reading

Site for teachers to share news, recommendations, and lessons.  Free registration

Free download of book sheet used.  Students share books.

You'll notice the pages of this wiki (on the left hand side) are the Common Core Standards. We have attempted to align iPad apps with each standard. There will be overlap - one app may meet more than one standard. Please leave comments, suggest apps, or share your experiences in the discussion tab of the appropriate page.

This lesson plan provides a word map for students to learn new vocabulary through embedded activities and contextual clues. Instruction, activities, and extended activities are included. Shared via Learning Connection

This presentation provides information and techniques for teachers to use when teaching new vocabulary by using contextual clues. Workshop presentation by Lynn Figurate Shared via Learning Connection

Learn about four common types of context clues and examples. Exercises with answers are included. This resource is appropriate for older students. Shared via Learning Connection

Teacher resource section of Science Buddies.  Luwanda shared this for the science fair resources.  There is much more to the site as well.

Great interactive site from the BBC.  Lola shared this for simple sentences.

Packet with several resources for fluency, grades 2-8. Shared on Learning Connection by John Wolf. 

Great Websites for Kids (GWS) , the Association for Library Service to Children's (ALSC) online website directory, has been completely redesigned. The updated site boasts a fresh and colorful kid-friendly look and interactive social media enhancements. Clear, bright icons display subject categories and appear on every page, while eye-catching thumbnail images provide a visual preview of each great site represented. Special sections highlight Sites of the Week and Month, Most Popular pages and Top Rated selections. Prompts for each site offer "more selections like this." Visitors can actively connect with the site and further their online experience by rating sites; sharing their favorites on social media sites such as Facebook; and emailing recommendations to friends.

Laura Candler is a former teacher who has so many great ideas, she became her own industry!  You will find many free or inexpensive resources on her website, and she shares quite freely.  Sign up for her newsletter, be sure to check out the file cabinet of free ideas, and check out the other links she recommends.  You can also like her page on Facebook.  She frequently offers good deals or free resources there as well.

Ning community sharing SmartBoard resources.  (May be blocked at school)