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4 Powerful Ways to Implement Class Blogs – From Jennifer Carey

EdTechTeacher

Blogs as ePortfolio. This makes them a great platform for students to build their own ePortfolio. One of my favorite exercises in Social Studies is to post a news article along with some guided questions (the New York Times Learning Network has great tools for this). Blogs for Class Discussion.

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Make Reading Relevant with Thematic Units

Graphite Blog

Our topics change every two to four weeks, and might be tied to a science or social studies unit, relate to students’ place in the world, or be self-selected. Each unit typically includes a couple Zaption videos for everyone to view, and for each reading level, three to eight books and two to four articles.

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

Shake Up Learning

Listen to this article: Shoutout. With a blog post, we can share student work and collect feedback from other students, parents, or experts in the field of study. No matter what you are studying in your classroom, there is probably an outside connection that you can make to enrich this experience. Don’t miss our next book study!

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Make Reading Relevant with Thematic Units

Graphite Blog

Our topics change every two to four weeks and might be tied to a science or social studies unit, relate to students' place in the world, or be self-selected. Each unit typically includes a couple Zaption videos for everyone to view and, for each reading level, three to eight books and two to four articles.

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Top 100 Sites/Apps of 2014

Technology Tidbits

Gooru - A great place for students to find study guides on a wide range of subjects that are aligned to Common Core Standards and ideal for personalized learning. News-O-Matic - A terrific free mobile app designed to bring 5 Common Core aligned articles to students.

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Technology and Capstone Courses

Dr. Shannon Doak

These include slide presentations, graphic organizers, infographics, ebooks, video presentations, websites, whiteboard app creations, graphic novels, blog posts, ePortfolios, podcasts, coded applications, digital art, video games, and VR world creations. My own doctoral study discovered how effective PLNs can be.

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Learning Revolution - Week's Free Events - Homeschool+ Conference - Mathbreakers - Creative Commons - Gender in Gaming

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Thursday, June 19th at 7pm Livebinders 2014 Top Ten Winners Announced , "How are you using LiveBinders as ePortfolios?" Is flexible study the future for universities? Patrick Pierra shares this article by Kelly Smith, reviewing the pros and cons of tablet use in primary school classrooms. Check out the article here.