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18 Distance Learning Tools with Sound Privacy Practices

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Powerful formative assessment tool tracks achievement of standards Price: Free; paid upgrade available for additional features Platforms: Web Grades: K–12 See full privacy evaluation. Quality Common Core-aligned lessons with great modeling for teachers Price: Free Platforms: Web Grades: K–12 See full privacy evaluation.

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Resources from Miami Device

Learning in Hand

Create Multimedia eBooks in a 1 iPad Classroom by Wesley Fryer Enhanced eBooks on iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches can include audio, video, and interactive animations in addition to digital text, images and links. Unfortunately they are frequently used solely as word processors and for research. Switching from Math to English?

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Kids news round-up

NeverEndingSearch

Many of the articles are accompanied by a Common Core-aligned quiz designed to check for student understanding, to prompt critical thinking and to provide teachers with immediate feedback. News-o-matic : This daily newspaper for kids is available: for Android on Google Play , for iPhone and iPad at the App Store , or for Kindle.

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8 for 8: Eight iOS Apps You Can Learn to Use with Students in Under Eight Minutes

Reading By Example

With your iPhone, take three shots of any scene while the camera rolls. Formative assessment is easy to talk about, but harder to apply in the classroom. Concepts covered are tied to the Common Core. Nutshell Camera (Prezi). This app is like Vine, in that you can take a quick video of a subject or action. Decide Now!

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Kiddom: an easier way to manage standards-based grading

The Cornerstone for Teachers

Kiddom’s Chief Academic Officer, Abbas Manjee, is a former high school math teacher who often got bogged down recreating and modifying daily/weekly assessments. Kiddom is pre-populated with academic and SEL standards which include the Common Core along with many others, so you can select the ones you want with just a click.

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Great Podcast Episodes for Students and Teachers

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That's how I got started -- I wanted to use Serial as a primary text for at least a few weeks, but I wasn't sure how it would fit in with Common Core or how it might affect my students' reading habits. But many aren't sure how to justify using podcasts in the classroom. The reasoning: Let this be your starting point.

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Great Podcast Episodes for Students and Teachers

Graphite Blog

That's how I got started -- I wanted to use Serial as a primary text for at least a few weeks, but I wasn't sure how it would fit in with Common Core or how it might affect my students' reading habits. But many aren't sure how to justify using podcasts in the classroom. The reasoning: Let this be your starting point.