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Core Tech for Learning with ELA Common Core #ISTE2014

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One of the #ISTE2014 sessions I attended was "Core technologies for the Common Core" by Kyle Brumbaugh and Elizabeth Calhoon. They had a great introduction to the Common Core and a plethora of helpful tools. Open Library : Borrow and read books. Common Core ISTE'

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33 Resources for Read Across America Day

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Here are seventeen online libraries with a wide variety of free/fee books: Actively Learn –add PDFs of your choice to a library that can be annotated, read, and shared. International Library. Internet Archive — Internet Archive offers over 12,000,000 freely downloadable books and texts. Open Library.

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Kids become teachers: Helping out at a Senior Center

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Discuss with students how this supports Common Core’s “Capacities for the Literate Individual”: Demonstrate independence. download favorite songs into a music center on their computer. Second : create a how-to library of class videos for the senior center, uploaded to their website. Build strong content knowledge.

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39 Resources for Read Across America Day

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Here are seventeen online libraries with a wide variety of free/fee books: Actively Learn –add PDFs of your choice to a library that can be annotated, read, and shared. International Library. Internet Archive — Internet Archive offers over 12,000,000 freely downloadable books and texts. Open Library.

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Why Game Based Learning Is the Right Choice for Remote Teaching

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SplashLearn is an easy-to-use COPA-compliant, Common Core-aligned math curriculum for grades Kindergarten-5th that uses game-based learning to teach mathematical concepts. Online Reading –when the classroom library isn’t available, use one of the many online libraries or story collections to inspire reading.

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52 Resources for Read Across America Day

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Here are seven online libraries with a wide variety of free/fee books: Bookopolis. International Library. Open Library. First Site Words (fee)–focuses on the core vocabulary your children will need throughout their lives. Free Books –download any of our 23,469 classic books, and read. Stories—non-text.

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Zap Zap Math–Gamify any Math Curriculum

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Zap Zap Math is a free gamified way to teach math skills that’s tied to many national and international standards (like Common Core). Zap Zap Math can be played as an app or on a PC via a download. This could include the grade-level teacher, computer lab specialist, library media specialist, and more. Android: goo.gl/HheVDf.