While many teachers embrace the chaos of digital research (it is the “real world,” after all), for others setting students loose on Google is a recipe for a research project chock-full of Yahoo! Answers and…
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8 Apps For Struggling Adolescent Readers
by Hope Mulholland, TeachThought Intern One of my most important tasks as a reading teacher is matching students to books that they will love. For struggling readers, that can be more challenging because they don’t…
Catching Up With The Kids: Moving School Libraries Into The New Media Era
Catching Up With The Kids: Moving School Libraries Into The New Media Era Libraries have done a world of good for schools. They provide a self-directed learning environment and a quiet place to work and…
3 Digital Tools For Common Core Academic Vocabulary
3 Digital Tools For Common Core Academic Vocabulary by Susan Oxnevad first appeared on gettingsmart.com The Common Core identifies six instructional shifts needed to effectively implement the standards in ELA/Literacy. Shift 6 suggests an instructional change in the teaching of…
Apps For Learning Spotlight: The Gnome & The Sheep
Apps For Learning: The Gnome & The Sheep (English) (Arabic) Platform: iOS (Android available soon) Price: Free Grade Levels: K-5 Content Area: Reading/Literacy Developer Description: “Deep in the lush, green forests live the gnome and his sheep, happily,…
Literacy & Gender Equity: Developer Requests Ideas & Feedback
by Amy Otchet, Head of Communications at the UNESCO Institute for Statistics The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) may not ring many bells, but I am ready to bet that most of you have seen our data…
15 Digital Tools For Rhyming & Wordplay
by Kenney Meyers Rhyming words are fun, but some words will leave you tongue-tied trying to find a suitable partner. Anyone who has ever dabbled in poetry will tell you that meter is a refined…
40 Interesting Ways To Use Word Clouds For Learning
If we’re being honest (and we are), we were of the opinion that the primary use of word clouds for learning–most notably with Wordle and Tagxedo-were to help support the analysis of diction and tone. There were…
How A Focus On Pre-K Can Benefit Education
by Justin Marquis, Ph.D. Why are we always so resistant to spending money on education? The primary response to the President’s State of the Union Address call for universal preschool has been for people to question how it…
The Difference Between Learning Strategies And Skills
by Grant Wiggins, Ph.D., AuthenticEducation.org The Difference Between Learning Strategies And Skills Strategy noun, plural strat·e·gies. The science or art of combining and employing the means of war in planning and directing large military movements…
21 Literacy Resources For The Digital Teacher
by Kimberly Tyson, Ph.D., learningunlimitedllc.com If you follow this blog, you know that I believe effective vocabulary instruction is just about the most important instructional activity for teachers to get right. For lots of reasons. Vocabulary…
101 Blogs About Schools, Books, & Libraries
School librarians have much more on their plates than just managing books, often spending a great deal of time educating students and teachers, learning about and implementing new technology, and reading up on the latest…
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