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5 Ideas for Writing with Technology

The CoolCatTeacher

I try to focus in on the standards of the writing curriculum I’m using — augmented with Common Core or whatever other standards I’m using — and focus on those, rather than sitting there with a paper and pencil and doing it that way. Vicki: And of course, if Ernest Hemingway can do it, we can do it too, right?

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Digital Badges: Better Than Grades?

Education with Technology

Teachers understand that the grade in a course consists of many different factors such as homework, participation , projects, tests, etc. English Common Core Mobile Activities ebook. Blodget observes that sometimes grades reflect attitude, effort, ability and behavior ( [link] ).

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Want to Code on an IPad? Here are 3 Great Apps

Ask a Tech Teacher

sequencing–knowing what happens when; mentioned in Common Core standards for grades 1 through 5. No surprise the United Kingdom took the bold step of adding coding to the core school curriculum. As they improve, they level up, adding if-then analysis to their decision matrix, and the course gets more complicated.

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Design Thinking Process and UDL Planning Tool for STEM, STEAM, Maker Education

User Generated Education

Many of those same qualities are goals of the Common Core State Standards. Final Reflection: Learners reflect on the process in a way that works best for them – blogs, photo essays, video recording, podcast, sketchnotes, illustrated ebook. What Does ‘Design Thinking’ Look Like in School? ). I live teaching as my doing.

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LitWeaver: the very model of a new age lit anthology

NeverEndingSearch

As a lit major, I delighted in breaking open the Norton volume assigned to each of my courses. . The big print publishers are back on their heels a bit, not sure how to react to ebooks. JV: But the students are ready now for ebook anthologies. JV: Is LitWeaver a response to Common Core reading needs?

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How Social Reading Enhances the #CCSS

The Innovative Educator

Actually, it doesn''t have to be a book, it can also be an imported URL, an uploaded course packet, or whatever you paste in. ReadUps are “Meetups” inside Books Here are some ways ReadUps can be used to implement the Common Core 1. But the purpose of the ReadUp is to "meet up" inside what students read, and to discuss it.

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Online College Classes Start Monday!

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They include all the ebooks, videos, and other resources required so you don’t spend any more than what is required to register for the class. At the completion of this course, you will be able to: Know how to blend digital citizenship into lesson plans that require the Internet. cyberbullying. digital commerce. internet safety.