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The best BYOD tech tools for the Common Core classroom

eSchool News

With just 4 categories and less than a dozen tools, educators can hit a lot of Common Core standards. Our Board of Education then announced we were now a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) district, but did not provide the professional development time to support this initiative.

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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

Securly

Given that many children were acquiring iPads for personal use, some schools adopted a Bring Your Own Device ( BYOD) Policy. ” 2010 was also the year that the Common Core Standards Initiative was enacted in response to numerous indicators of low student academic performance. ” 1:1 + Common Core = $$$$$.

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Making The Best App Choices With @Graphite

The Web20Classroom

Common Core Explorer -For many teachers following the Common Core Standards is a reality. Finding technology resources to support the Common Core can be a challenge. In this section you can drill into your specific set of Common Core Standards for Language Arts or Math.

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169 Tech Tip #127: 12 Tips on Hard-to-teach Classes

Ask a Tech Teacher

These are like the games students love and teach important to Common Core standards as well as the demands of life. Provide homework via a screencast or a Google Hangout and then do a project using the skill during class time. . Here are twelve ideas: Teach programming with Scratch, Alice, robotics, and Minecraft.

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Using Curriculet for Short Reading Texts & PARCC Prep

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

I can assign novels, poems, short stories, and current event articles for my students to read, and they can answer Common Core aligned questions and quizzes in the text. Since it is web-browser based, Curriculet can be used on any device or computer which is a must for my BYOD, 1:1 one day a week with Chromebooks classroom.

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Learning Revolution Free PD - Conference Volunteering - Libraries! - Google Excitement - Common Core Film

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Newsletter Sponsor Click for more information Deadlines CUE Learning Revolution Online Summit Featuring Google for Education , September 6th + 7th, 2014 Upcoming deadlines: The call for proposals for the CUE Learning Revolution Online Summit Featuring Google for Education is now open! For more information, please see [link].

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Change is a Mindset

A Principal's Reflections

Even in the face of adversity in the form of education reform mandates, Common Core alignment, impending PARCC exams, new educator evaluation systems, loss of funding, and an aging infrastructure we have not only persevered, but proven that positive change can happen with the right mindset. See what CBS New York had to say.