"The purpose of this wiki is to show how technology can support differentiated instructional strategies in today's diverse classrooms. I encourage all educators to contribute their knowledge, strategies, and resources to make this a useful guide for harnessing the power of web 2.0 tools to meet the needs of all learners. "
"Many things make a great elementary science program; standards based content (the relevant concepts & processes), inquiry driven instruction, accessible resources, & easy support. The purpose of this web site is to help you learn about Science Companion, with free access to our lessons & resources, plus supporting you every step of the way. If you are ready to try Science Companion, we are ready to help.
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"The Pennsylvania STEM Initiative is a statewide partnership dedicated to preparing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for global competitiveness through a statewide strategy of enhanced science, technology engineering and mathematics education and career development opportunities for Pennsylvania students and communities. This strategy is executed by the statewide STEM Initiative in cooperation with five regional STEM Networks across Pennsylvania."
"As educators focusing on 21st Century Learning, it is important that we are able to share examples of powerful student work that we can share with educators around the world. It is important that we have this opportunity to not only talk about how we can empower students, but as examples of how this has ALREADY affected student learning."
A nice listing of 21st century student work examples. Add your own!
"This space has been created for educators who are considering creating an "electronic portfolio," to document their professional progress and practices. It will also be of use to teachers who are considering using e-Portfolios with students and want to learn more about them."
Games for Change has identified and selected the following games as being examples of games that engage contemporary social issues in meaningful ways to foster a more just, equitable and/or tolerant society. These games have been created by cross-disciplinary teams from around the world and all aim to serve the public interest.
"These free instructional modules were developed by education faculty and professional developers for their colleagues. They can be employed as extension units in existing courses or can be used independently in workshops and meetings.
Each module includes articles, video footage, PowerPoint presentations, and class activities. They draw from the wealth of the Foundation's archives of best practices and correlate with ISTE/NCATE NETS standards."
Schoology provides an enterprise level learning management system and configurable social network. Instructors and students can easily create, share, and manage academic material through a social networking interface.
By incorporating learning management tools into a social environment, Schoology provides a means for teachers, students, parents, and administrators to seamlessly communicate and collaborate on academic issues.
"Digital Wish is a non-profit on a mission to solve technology shortfalls in classrooms. Teachers make technology wish lists, campaign for donations, swap lesson plans, and share in the community.
Donate today. Your contributions help our children thrive."
Schools must teach students to be shapers, not just users, of technology. Learn how you can use programming languages such as HTML, Scratch and Logo to help students learn important mathematical and computational ideas, while fostering the development of problem-solving strategies, critical thinking skills and creativity.
This e-book is intended for use by teachers from primary, elementary, secondary and post-secondary schools. The contents of the book are made available under an attribution, non-commercial, share-alike Creative Commons license. Any and all contributions to this resource are deemed to be done on a voluntary basis. Edits to this resource may be edited, deleted or otherwise modified by the moderators of the site.
This Wikispace has been produced to produce an area to allow science teachers to share SMART board teaching resources that they have made with the aim of using them in science lessons.
C3PO stands for Connecting Peers, Perspectives, and Pedagogy Online. This website is designed to give educators the resources they need to connect with other classrooms from around the world in order to collaborate and learn in an authentic 21st century environment. In this age of increased emphasis on literacy, higher demands for technology, and rapidly depleting school budgets, this type of free, online collaboration is both highly necessary and relevant.
A child's ability to become a strong reader is the single greatest key to his/her future educational success. For 9 months of the year, teachers and parents work tirelessly to acquire and improve their students'/child's reading skills only to take a 3-month summer break before moving to the next grade level. During this time, many students are preoccupied with summertime play and often lack the discipline to continue to build or even maintain their acquired reading level through daily reading, often resulting in summer reading loss/setback.
Readers Are Winners, Inc. is a non-profit literacy organization with the mission of creating reading events, motivating elementary children to become strong readers, and rallying organizations on behalf of reading.
The Graffiti Creator is a Flash application that allow you to make your own
graffiti-styled logotypes and texts. Simply type in a word and hit Enter and out
comes a designed font ready for you to convert into beautiful art. Use an array
of various tools to enhance your logotype to make it really special and unique.
Welcome to Literactive
Literactive is the leading provider of reading material for pre-school, kindergarten and grade 1 students available online. The program is comprised of carefully levelled guided readers, comprehensive phonic activities and a wealth of supplemental reading material which gradually develop a child's reading skills in a sequential and enjoyable manner. Developed and approved by teachers and parents across the United States, Literactive is the acknowledged leader in early learning online. All the material is available for free from this site but you need to register.
