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CommonLit-Free Informational And Literary Texts For Any Classroom

The Web20Classroom

Recently, I was talking with my friend and literacy expert Shaelynn Farnsworth about the shifting definition of literacy and how we are all teachers of literacy. CommonLit is a growing library of over 500 literary and informational texts for students in grades 5-12. Then you can start browsing the library.

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3 Essentials for Success in a Blended [Literacy] Classroom

The Web20Classroom

This Blended Learning approach is both beneficial but its definition can be tough to nail down. Students need opportunities for collaborating with peers, creating new ideas, and formatively assessing their knowledge, all taking place in the digital environment. Private assessment and gradebook 2.

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Preparing Students for Online Assessments with Digital Literacy Skills

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Online assessments are becoming more common, and students who have strong digital literacy skills often score higher on them. Students who lack these skills may not be able to effectively demonstrate mastery of key concepts in math, reading or writing on online assessments.

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43 Apps, Games, and Websites Transforming This Year's Classrooms

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Some tools definitely have more potential than others. Free, expansive digital library unlocks treasure trove of books. Bottom line: This large collection of books and videos on a wide variety of topics is an easy -- and free -- enhancement to any classroom library. Useful, adaptive tool for assessing, tracking reading ability.

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Part 4: Over 150 STEM Resources for PBL and Authentic Learning… Math

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MIT Blossoms – All of the lessons in the MIT Blossoms library have been contributed by BLOSSOMS partners from around the world. Lessons are aligned to Common Core Standards and explore real life questions. These are definite lessons worth sharing! You can even make your own. I enjoy learning from all of you.

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3D Printing For Learning

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Some thought it was a popcorn machine, and others thought it was a microwave, but once word got out, students flocked to the library to ask if they could use it. Samantha Caddauan explains her design to another student in the Yorktown High School Library. At first, students were at a loss for what to do with it.

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43 Apps, Games, and Websites Transforming This Year's Classrooms

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Some tools definitely have more potential than others. Free, expansive digital library unlocks treasure trove of books Bottom line: This large collection of books and videos on a wide variety of topics is an easy -- and free -- enhancement to any classroom library. Unlimited Books for Kids. Khan Academy. Khan Academy Kids.