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    • 7th Grade Trimester 2 Day 1
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    • 6th Grade Trimester 2 Day 1
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    • Trimester 2 Writing Task Article
    • 7th Grade Trimester 2 Writing Task Blog
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    • 6th Grade Trimester 2 Article resource
    • 6th Grade Trimester 2 Blog Resource

Chrome apps & Extensions

  • Fantastic Chrome Apps and Extensions.
  • Top 10 Free Google Chrome Extensions for Teachers.
  • 15+ Great Chrome Extensions for Teachers.
  • List of Educational Google Chrome Extensions.
  • List of Educational Google Chrome Applications .
  • 5 Chromebook tips that can make any work day better.
  • Chrome Apps and Extensions .

Building student portfolios

  • Using Technology- Electronic Portfolios in the K-12 Classroom by Mary Daniels Brown
  • 11 Essentials for Excellent ePortfolios by Vicki Davis via Edutopia
  • Getting Started with the New Google Sites by G Suite Learning Center

Important articles

  • 75 Digital Tools and Apps Teachers Can Use to Support Formative Assessment in the Classroom for some insight on selecting appropriate Web 2.0 tools to enhance student learning.
  • Interactive Technology and Smart Education: Benefits, Barriers and Prerequisites for Web 2.0 Learning Activities in the Classroom to learn more about the benefits and prerequisites of having students use Web 2.0 tools.

21st Century Learning

  • ​Common Core State Standards- Writing
  • 5 Infographics About Infographics To Master Basics in Five Minutes, by Beth’s Blog
  • Framework for 21st Century Learning-Information, Media, and Technology Skills, by Partnership for 21st Century Skills
  • How Educators and Schools Can Make the Most of Google Hangouts
  • The NEW Google Maps
  • Google Lit Trips

teaching onlie

  • Use of Web 2.0 technologies in K-12 and higher education: The search for evidence-based practice .
  • Teaching in a digital age: How Educators use Technology to improve student learning .
  • 9 Technology Tools to Engage Students in The Classroom.
  • Technology in the Classroom: 22 Must-Have Tools.


Graphic Organizers

  • Review the templates for creating graphic organizers in .pdf file form on the Holt Interactive Graphic Organizers page.
  • Padlet website for creating a graphic organizer.
  • Bubble.us website for creating a graphic organizer.
  • Popplet website for creating a graphic organizer.
  • Cacoo website for creating a graphic organizer.

Screencasting

  • Want to Create Engaging Screencasts  ?
  • 7 Things You Should Know About Screencasting  .  
  • 7 Must-Have Tools for the Flipped Classroom.
  • Screencasting: How to Start, Tools and Guidelines.
  • Can You Do with 15 Seconds of Video?
  • Screencasting.
  • Appealing Apps For Educators: Screencasting Smackdown-Videos in the Classroom.
  • Best Screencasting Apps for the iPad.
  • Scaffolding Techniques in the Flipped Classroom
  • Turn Your Presentation into a Video.
  • Examples of Perfect Screencasts

Flipped classrooms

  • Digital Natives Digital, Immigrants from On the Horizon.
  • Do They Really Think Differently? from On the Horizon. 
  • The Flipped Classroom: It’s Got to Be Done Right.
  • Quick Start Guide to Flipping Your Classroom.
  • Student Centered Learning Environments: How and Why.
  • Connectivism: Learning Theory for the Digital Age.
  • Using Technology to Differentiate Instruction.
  • Part 1: 10 Steps--Transforming Past Lessons for the 21st Century Digital Classroom.
  • Part 2: 10 Steps--Transforming Past Lessons for the 21st Century Digital Classroom.
  • Flipping the Classroom--A Goldmine of Research and Resources.
  • 7 Steps to Flipped Professional Development.
  • Using Online Assessments in Face-to-Face Courses   .
  • Student-Centered Learning Addressing Faculty Questions about Student-Centered Learning  .
  • Fantastic, Fast Formative Assessment Tools.
  • Sorry Edmodo – Switching to Schoology.
  • Another Fantastic Way to Use Google Spreadsheets for Formative Assessment.

Presentation websites

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  • Home
    • About Me
    • Feedback
    • The Classic Cars
    • Blog
    • assessmentimages
    • Family
  • Calendar
  • After High School
  • English
    • Senior English
    • Vocabulary Activities
    • Internet Investigations
    • Portfolio Project >
      • Student Samples
    • Writing Resources >
      • Poetry Unit
      • Jackie Robinson Resources
      • ELD Writing
      • Writing Ideas
      • Writing Games
      • Daily Sentences >
        • September Sentences
        • October Sentences
        • November Sentences
        • December Sentences
        • January Sentences
        • February Sentences
        • March Sentences
    • Researching
    • Reading Story Resources
  • Summer School
    • AEF English Bridge Class
    • Marine Biology
    • Bolus Images
    • Marine Places to Visit
  • Science
    • Science News Sites
    • 7th Grade Science Assignments >
      • Paramecium Lab
      • 7th Grade Science Vocabulary
    • Science Assignments and Lab Reports
    • 5th Grade Science
    • 6th Grade Science >
      • 6th Grade Science Vocabulary
    • Science Test Review Material
    • 8th Grade Science
    • Science Resources >
      • Science Interactive Games
      • Ecology Resources
      • Magnetism
      • Atmosphere Resources
      • Water Cycle Resources
    • Science Trip >
      • Science Trip Day 1
      • Science Trip Day 2
      • Science Trip Day 3
      • Science Trip Day 4
      • Science Trip Day 5
  • Resources
    • Middle School Literature
    • Interactive Whiteboard
    • Common Core
    • Math
    • Educade Activties
    • ESL Resources
    • Blogs and Wikis
    • Online Multimedia Resources
    • GATE Resources
    • Social Studies >
      • Social Studies Activties
  • Digital Resources
    • Digital Citizenship
    • Technology Tools
    • Internet Safety
    • Scratch Projects
    • Multimedia Projects >
      • Digital Storytelling
      • Digital Photos
      • Digital Photography
      • Multimedia Projects 2
      • Multimedia Project Edited Images
  • Mock Trial
    • US Constitution
  • Performance Task
    • 7th Grade First Trimester Narrative Day 1
    • 7th Grade First Trimester Narrative Day 2 and 3
    • 6th Grade First Trimester Narrative Day 1
    • 6th Grade First Trimester Narrative Day 2 and 3
    • 7th Grade Trimester 2 Day 1
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    • 7th Grade Trimester 2 Day 3 and 4
    • 6th Grade Trimester 2 Day 1
    • 6th Grade Trimester 2 Day 2
    • 6th Grade Trimester 2 Day 3 and 4
    • Trimester 2 Writing Task Article
    • 7th Grade Trimester 2 Writing Task Blog
    • 7th Grade Trimester 3 Performance Task
    • 6th Grade Trimester 2 Article resource
    • 6th Grade Trimester 2 Blog Resource