"Smarter Balanced, which awarded a contract in April to a design and development group led by CTB/McGraw Hill, plans on a January 2013 pilot of its test items/tasks. The curious can view recently released annotated examples of the Smarter Balanced performance tasks. "
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"During the Great Depression, the United States government sent Danish-born photographer Peter Sekaer on a mission through America's back roads to chronicle the lives of ordinary Americans as they struggled through one of the most challenging periods in U.S. history.
Now, for the first time, Sekaer's telling odyssey through America is available to the public after years in obscurity. The 87 vintage gelatin silver prints are in an Atlanta High Museum exhibit called "Signs of Life: Photographs by Peter Sekaer," which will be on view from now until January 9, 2011."
"Welcome to Animated Explanations!
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Sending video messages with Eyejot is as easy as sending email. There is no software to download or install. Just login to your account, record or upload your video, and send! The recipient gets a friendly email message telling them they have a new video message, and they can watch it with a single click. No registration required. "
From Free Tech. for Teachers: "Common Craft has just released another awesome In Plain English video. This new video, Protecting Reputations Online, is must viewing for students. As with all Common Craft videos, Protecting Reputations Online does a great job of clearly explaining concepts in easy-to-understand terms. Protecting Reputations Online explains the risks of posting inappropriate pictures, videos, or messages about yourself online. The video also tells you what action to take if you do find something you don't like about yourself online"
"The Internet is a fantastic source of facts, but also a source of dubious claims and misinformation. Here we offer our observations on which sites are generally reliable and unbiased, and which are not."
Links to Federal government, NGOs and advocacy groups
We've sorted the sites into three baskets:
* The Official Word - Sites where you can find government statistics and official reports and documents.
* Policy Wonks - Sites of non-governmental organizations that study issues, though not always from a neutral point of view.
* For the Cause - Sites that offer information while also advocating a particular stance on a policy matter.
We've indicated some of our favorites with a , and put a by some that we think you should be wary of."
"Curriculum Resources
CyberSmart K-8
Web Wise Kids
I Keep Safe
iSafe
NetSmartz
Stay Safe Online
Cyberbullying
Cyberbully Awareness
Deal with Hateful Content
Internet Super Heroes
Net Bullies
NYSSCA PowerPoint
Stop Cyberbullying
TextBullying & Harassment
Kids (K-6)
Cyber Treehouse
NetSmartz Kids
Online Safety Rules
PBS Kids
Safe Kids
Safety Land Game
Surf Swell Island (Disney)
Three Little Cyber Pigs - Part 1
Three Little Cyber Pigs - Part 2
Who's Afraid of Little Sweet Sheep?
Wired Kids
Teens
Chat Danger
Cyber Angels
Don't Believe the Type
ID the Creep
NetSmartz Teens
Safe Teens
Think Before You Post
Parents
CyberSmart Tips
FBI Internet Safety Tips
Minimize Online Predator Risk
NetSmartz Parents
Safe Side, The
Safety Tips for Families
5 Tips in 5 Minutes Video
Internet Filter Info & Reviews
FREE K9 Filtering Software
FREE Content Filtering
Spector Monitoring Software
ParentCare Software
Other
Illinois Internet Safety Act
2007 PEW Report
2008 ICE IS Presentation
2008 U of I Ext Presentation
Unit 10 School
Internet Safety Sites
CMS
Jefferson
Kreitner
Renfro
Summit
Webster
Unit 10 Internet Safety
Helping our kids stay safe online!
New!
4 minutes to better MySpace security settings
3 minutes to better Facebook security settings
Tips for safe online gaming
April is Internet Safety Month! Congratulations to our 2009 Internet Safety Winners! Click on the link to watch their videos.
Kindergarten - Mrs. Stuppi's Super Safe Stars
1st - 2nd Grade - Mrs. Piffner's Snow White and The Cyber Bully
3rd - 4th Grade - Mrs. Josias' Internet Safety Rap
5th - 6th Grade - Mrs. Stack's Internet Safety Patrol
7th - 8th Grade - Mr. Hayman's Media Maniacs
9th - 12th Grade - Jeri Arnold's Team Awesome
Parents - download free ParentCare software. This is a free software program designed to help you safeguard your teen who may be using a MySpace account. This software will help you determine if your teen has a MySpace profile as well as validate the age, username and l
"Create your own biography timeline and map, add your ancestors and view them on a historical map. Interactive Maps, Timelines, Videos, Geocoded Photos, and Museum Artifacts await you on WorldHistory.com"
Explore museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces
"90% of users are the "audience", or lurkers. The people tend to read or observe, but don't actively contribute.
9% of users are "editors", sometimes modifying content or adding to an existing thread, but rarely create content from scratch.
1% of users are "creators", driving large amounts of the social group's activity. More often than not, these people are driving a vast percentage of the site's new content, threads, and activity."