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Vivid Vocabulary, Common Core, & Tech Integration Tools

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With the shifts of the Common Core , students need to spend time learning both Tier 2 and Tier 3 words in a variety of ways. By interacting with vocabulary, students absorb the word''s meaning and learn to appropriately use it in a variety of contexts ( Common Core Appendix A ).

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5 edtech resources that support literacy in elementary school

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Epic is currently a free resource for teachers and allows students access to around 20,000 books from 7-3. Your district can purchase a school account and it will provide 24/7 access to around 40,000 books to students. It has become a place where teachers and parents can access the stories and lesson plans to go with them.

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Podcasting So Accessible, Even a ‘Technophobe’ Can Do It—and Teach It

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Carter spoke with EdSurge about how her podcast project came together, the ease of using the Soundtrap platform, and some of the ways educators can use podcasting to differentiate instruction and help meet core curriculum requirements. I really enjoyed doing the editing because it was so accessible and so easy to figure out.

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4 Critical Characteristics of High-Quality Instructional Content

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Teachers Know Best: What Educators Want from Digital Instruction Tools. Changes in What Teachers Know and Do in the Common Core Era. In order to reach all students, educators must have access to the right kind of content—varied resources that are trusted and aligned to standards. What Do Educators Want?

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MobyMax: Tablet + help differentiating instruction

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One of the things that I really appreciate about MobyMax is the mix of direct instruction and the ability for students to discover learning on their own through discovery-based instruction. As a teacher, the continuous progress monitoring makes formative instruction that much easier. The MobyMax tablet is $69!! Really happy!

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How to use digital textbooks in the K-12 classroom

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You can also share specific texts with individual students or small groups to differentiate instruction and personalize learning. “Interactive Middle School Math 7” This middle school math online textbook aligns to the Common Core State Standards. Kindergarten digital textbooks.

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169 Tech Tip #127: 12 Tips on Hard-to-teach Classes

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These are like the games students love and teach important to Common Core standards as well as the demands of life. In fact, any chance you have, differentiate instruction. Sub-category: Teaching, Classroom management, Pedagogy. Here are twelve ideas: Teach programming with Scratch, Alice, robotics, and Minecraft.