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Subscriber Special: K-5 New Teacher Survival Kit

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It includes K-5 tech curriculum (including problem solving, productivity software, critical thinking, share/publish, mouse skills, image editing, Google Earth, Photoshop, web tools, and more), keyboarding and digital citizenship curricula, classroom posters, pedagogic articles on tech ed topics, tips and tricks, and more.

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Study.com Makes the College Dream a Reality for Lots of Students

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They can be uploaded to Google Classroom, Schoology, Blackboard, and a selection of other LMSs. These can be pushed out as links to Google Classroom, Blackboard, Schoology, and other LMSs. These are treated exactly like any other lesson under the Teacher Edition guidelines. Great stuff. Things to know.

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Websites for Hour of Code by Grade

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Grade-levels below are guidelines. Open the spreadsheet program you use in your school (Google Sheets, Excel, or another). Besides Math Standards, Alice supports these Common Core writing skills: 8.3a Feel free to use whichever project fits your students. Kindergarten — Human Robot.

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

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Many of those same qualities are goals of the Common Core State Standards. Sketch Design: A blueprint or sketch of the selected design is created through pencil and paper or through an online tool such as Google Draw or Sketchup. What Does ‘Design Thinking’ Look Like in School? ).

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Three simple steps for creating lesson plans

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Lesson plans serve as a teacher guideline for what students will learn, why they are learning a skill and how they will learn it and demonstrate their proficiency. The first step to planning an effective lesson is to decide what skill you will teach using the Common Core or state standards specific to your content area and grade level.

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Website Review: Prodigy Game

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Here are guidelines, culled from top education sites like Edutopia, Google Education, Educational Technology, and EdWeek that are valuable when evaluating any website: free or small fee. aligned with Blooms Taxonomy, Common Core, ISTE, or other state/national/international standards. positive parent reports.

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What parents should ask teachers about technology

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Do teachers pull out the iPads only to practice rote math drills (which is a good idea) or do students become inspired by the creativity of apps like GeoGebra and take notes using a digital tool like Google Keep? For Common Core schools: How do they prepare students to succeed with online testing? This isn’t an uncommon concern.