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S'Cool Tools, Teacher Voice Edition: IXL, Brightspace, Tales2Go

Edsurge

IXL was great for skill breakdown and practice, easy to find standards based on common core. I use D2L and our system eClass to post resources, classroom calendar of events, discussion posts and online assessments. Each child downloaded the app at school and at home so they have 24/7 access.

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A true gift from SHEG: DIY digital literacy assessments and tools for historical thinking

NeverEndingSearch

All three are outstanding (and free), but perhaps the most immediately useful to readers of this blog is Civic Online Reasoning or COR. The free assessments include Google Docs assessments to copy and digital rubrics to download. These assessments might be used to engage learners in discussion before an inquiry.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

The email, he said, detailed a “Priority 1 Alert” that had been issued by Pearson and the New Jersey Department of Education, regarding a student who had tweeted about a test question on the PARCC — a standardized test based on the Common Core State Standards. Don’t just download the latest app — help design it.

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T&L’S ISTE 2018 BEST OF SHOW AWARDS WINNERS

techlearning

ClassLink Analytics helps administrators sort and compare schools, download reports, and modify their dashboard view so they see the most important details, and it also features a downloadable mobile app. Gizmos help prepare students for rigorous new standards and online assessments.