Yes – There is an app for that!
Mastery Connect has a series of apps that help you map your lessons or search the standards by topic and keywords to the Common Core Standards and the Next Generation Science Standards. Continue reading
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Teachers can use Tech to Help Students
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This article by Darrell West, in the Huffington Post, begins with this opening:
Thomas Edison once said, “Books will soon be obsolete in the public schools… our school system will be completely changed inside of ten years.” Continue reading
60 Educational Apps – Prezi
60 Educational Apps in 60 Minutes
This was a Prezi that a colleague of mine stumbled upon and shared with me and I thought I’d share with you! Continue reading
Technology in Common Core
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There is no escaping Technology when it comes to Common Core
When it comes to Common Core, it is a fact that our students will need to be fluent when it comes to technology. Students will need to be able to navigate the web, discern important and relevant information, research, prepare and present all using the technology in the classrooms. Common Core assessments will also be taken online, so students need to know how to use the web tools available to them during testing.
So here are a few of my concern as we begin the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) implementation. Continue reading