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What Happens When Technology Fails? 3 Work-Arounds

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With the pride of place iPads and Chromebooks have in curriculum decisions, tech problems will be wide-ranging, everything from a student’s device not having required software to the classroom systems not hooking up to the school’s network or WiFi. Pre-test relevant systems to become familiar with glitches. Be a risk-taker.

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How Minecraft Teaches Reading, Writing and Problem Solving

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This is especially important with multi-player games like Minecraft (you will close the system at school, but that may not be the case in the student’s home). Let’s evaluate the Common Core Reading Standards and their good fit with games: What Common Core Expects. Allow me to change that.

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10 Space Websites That Will Launch Your Class Study

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Grammaropolis is aligned with both national Common Core standards and Texas Expected Knowledge and Skills Objectives for grades K-6. They choose what science their satellite will study, select the wavelengths, instruments, and optics that will be required, and then build! Build Your Own Solar System. Age group: 2-8.

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ORIGO Stepping Stones 2.0–A Versatile, Easy-to-Use Math Curriculum

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Started in Australia and now popular in the US, it is available in English and Spanish and aligned with both Common Core State Standards and the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. Instructions include cross-curricular connections that link math to other subjects like social studies, science, and language arts.

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Math Webtools to Support Any Curriculum

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Programs are geared to the particular learning of Elementary and Middle School, and Middle and High School with games and lessons aligned to state and national standards like Common Core, TEKS and MAFS. Most games are simple to play, will run on any system, and are intuitive to set up. Equation Solver. Function Machine.

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Looking for a Class Robot? Try Robo Wunderkind

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I tell you this because, if I can build a robot with this system, any six-year-old (and up) can. The Robo Wunderkind Curriculum is fifty+ hours of activities that teach and reinforce core robotics skills. Lessons are each about five hours and cover topics like road safety, math, art, and nature studies.

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Revision Assistant–the Most Comprehensive Virtual Writing Assistant Available for Students

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These prompts are aligned with Common Core and/or a variety of state standards. Studies show that this works wonderfully. Revision Assistant works on any device that includes a browser and can be incorporated into any Learning Management System that supports LTI. It checks quality of writing.