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3 Comic Creators That Will Wow Your Students

Ask a Tech Teacher

It’s equally appropriate for fiction and nonfiction and does a solid job of reinforcing Common Core standards related to writing in a fun, agile way that appeals to students. There’s an extensive library of comics that can be remixed and repurposed for specific student and/or teacher needs. FriendStrip.

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Part 2… Beyond the Technology Shine… Content Standard Nouns Meet 25 Free OER Education Resources

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Content is mapped to a variety of levels and standards including common core. Teachers can start from scratch or build from anything in the FlexBooks library. International Children’s Library – At the ICL educators can search for books by genre, age level, length, keyword, by collection, and more.

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Part Three: Beyond SAMR… Making Sure Technology Supports Content Standards

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Content is mapped to a variety of levels and standards including common core. Teachers can start from scratch or build from anything in the FlexBooks library. International Children’s Library – At the ICL educators can search for books by genre, age level, length, keyword, by collection, and more.

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50 Free Online Courses For Educators: Spring 2015

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Teaching with Moodle: An introduction. Moodle via Independent. Teaching Library Research Strategies. LA101x: Library Advocacy Unshushed. Common Core in Action: Math Classroom Challenges- Using Formative Assessment to Guide Instruction. Common Core in Action II: Exploring Literacy Design Collaborative Tools.

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3 LMS adoptions that go way beyond the basics

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About two years ago Houston Independent School District , with its 283 schools and 215,000 students, went in search of an LMS that would help teachers create and use coursework that was both digital and aligned to Texas state standards (Texas pointedly does not use the Common Core). Out of many, one.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Testing, Testing… “ Common Core testing group wages aggressive campaign against critics on social media,” according to The Washington Post’s Valerie Strauss. “ Gates Foundation CEO Admits Underestimating Common-Core Challenges.” Upgrades and Downgrades.