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Why Blended Learning Fits Your Class, 3 Issues to Think About, and 5 Easy Ways to Begin

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When the Internet arrived, I — as did my colleagues — adopted it mostly for two reasons: 1) research — in place of the library, and 2) rote drills, such as supporting math practice. Khan Academy. Students start with an assessment to determine where they are in their math learning and move forward from there.

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9 Good Collections of Videos for Education

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Common practice was to assign a chapter to read in a textbook and then a worksheet to assess student knowledge. And they’re put out by recognized names in education — Khan Academy, BBC, Microsoft, Teacher Tube, as well as textbook providers like Origo. C-Span video library. History Channel.

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

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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. Target skills and differentiate with dynamic practice and assessments. Khan Academy. Khan Academy Kids.

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Part Three: Beyond SAMR… Making Sure Technology Supports Content Standards

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Content is mapped to a variety of levels and standards including common core. Teachers can start from scratch or build from anything in the FlexBooks library. You will note that many activities let the teacher see assessment results after student completion of an activity. All content is stored in Google docs.

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Curriculum Design is Emotional Work—This Teacher Makes It Easier

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standards-based) school for at-risk youth, pre-packaged curriculum and assessments offered very little flexibility for personalization or modification. Despite the immense amount of work involved, my colleagues and I fine-tuned our curriculum every year based on student skill gaps and results from formative assessments.

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

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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. Khan Academy. Khan Academy Kids. Unlimited Books for Kids.

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

Graphite Blog

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. Khan Academy. Khan Academy Kids. Unlimited Books for Kids.