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Make Reading Relevant with Thematic Units

Graphite Blog

With a shift toward cross-curricular topics, essential questions, and project-based learning, my second graders are engaged in carefully structured reading themes or units rather than reading a new stand-alone picture book each week. For elementary age students I recommend looking for ebooks at Epic! -- Unlimited Books for Kids and Zing!,

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Student Portfolios with Google Sites – SULS091

Shake Up Learning

Listen to this article. . Mike also contributed a lesson plan to my new book, Blended Learning with Google , on how to implement student portfolios with Google Sites. Mike also contributed a lesson plan to my new book, Blended Learning with Google , on how to implement student portfolios with Google Sites.

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Make Reading Relevant with Thematic Units

Graphite Blog

With a shift toward cross-curricular topics, essential questions, and project-based learning, my second graders are engaged in carefully structured reading themes or units rather than reading a new stand-alone picture book each week. is an excellent resource for well-known fiction and nonfiction books, and the books can be read offline.

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Authentic Assessments to Support Teaching and Learning

edWeb.net

For example, students can use a blogging tool to post summer book reviews for students, and the librarian can mediate a conversation around their reading and writing. This article was modified and published by EdScoop. This edWeb webinar was sponsored by FreshGrade. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. About the Presenter. and Canada.

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It’s Not About Google (Part 4) – SULS047

Shake Up Learning

Listen to this article: Shoutout. Dynamic Learning is at the heart of my book, Shake Up Learning: Practical Ideas to Move Learning from Static to Dynamic. Check out this post on How to Create Powerful Student ePortfolios with Google Sites , by Mike Mohammed. The Shake Up Learning Book Study. Click To Tweet.

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Testing and the future of education: Anya Kamenetz on Future Trends Forum #6

Bryan Alexander

We’ve made the full recording available as usual, via this direct link or the following embed: Inspired by her recent book, The Test , I began the conversation by asking how testing may change over the next few years, according to what the author learned from researching its history. BOTH IN BOOK. poses a question for Anya K.

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Top 100 Sites/Apps of 2014

Technology Tidbits

News-O-Matic - A terrific free mobile app designed to bring 5 Common Core aligned articles to students. Book Writer One - A free and easy to use iOS app for creating digital books. WeLearnedIt - An excellent free iPad for the mobile classroom, ePortfolios, and Project Based Learning. Teachley: Mt.