Useful Resources

 

Below are resources that I have used or shared with others. Thank you to those that have shared and increased my ability to become a better educator. Enjoy!

 

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Curriculum 21: clearinghouse of educational websites

http://www.curriculum21.com/clearinghouse/

 

 

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Digital Public Library

http://dp.la/

 

 

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Formative assessment: definition

http://tinyurl.com/n9683tc

 

Formative assessment: types

http://tinyurl.com/nfwcptz

 

Formative assessment: types

http://tinyurl.com/ocazt5o

 

Flocabulary: Online library of educational hip-hop songs and videos for grades K-12.

http://www.flocabulary.com/subjects/.

 

 

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5 Tips to turn yourself into a Google Drive gooru.

http://tinyurl.com/m6s4rps.

 

10 free Google Chrome Extensions:

http://bit.ly/1tSr2en.

 

29 Awesome things you didn’t know about Google (but should have):

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/03/google-search-facts_n_4697542.html

 

86 Interesting ways to use Google Forms to support learning (from teachers to teachers):

http://tinyurl.com/oqlcgk5.

 

Google Drive

https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2375078?hl=en

 

Google Docs

https://support.google.com/drive/answer/49114?hl=en

 

Google Drive: Using Google Drive for the IPAD

https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2497973?hl=en

 

Google Forms

https://support.google.com/drive/answer/87809?.

 

 

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8 Great math sites you should explore

http://mrsebiology.sharedby.co/7Wo5OY

 

Math Expressions Wikispace

http://mathexpressions2013.wikispaces.com/

 

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Oak Ridge Elementary Facebook Page

http://www.facebook.com/OakRidgeElementarySchool

     

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Pear Deck: Interactive lessons using Google Drive

https://peardeck.com/

 

Oak Ridge Elementary PTA Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/oakridge.pta.1

 

 

Oak Ridge Elementary PTA (Local):

http://www.ptaoakridge.com/

 

PTA (Michigan):

http://www.michiganpta.org/

PTA (National): 

http://www.pta.org/

 

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Authentic texts (newspapers form around the world)

http://newspapermap.com/.

 

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Special Education Apps

http://www.autismspeaks.org/sites/default/files/

 

Student Engagement: 4 Free Web Tools to Boost Student Engagement:

http://tinyurl.com/q6tg8xd.

 

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Technology: 5 Ideas for integrating video into your curriculum.

http://tinyurl.com/mwf4dx4

 

Technology: 10 Free Google Chrome extensions teachers should try

http://www.edudemic.com/free-google-chrome-extensions-for-teachers.

 

Technology: 11 Simple ways to start using technology in your classroom.

http://tinyurl.com/knrl5us.

 

Technology: 12 new educational apps for you to look at:

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/02/a-round-up-of-12-new-educational-ipad.html.

 

20 Great free apps for elementary:

http://mattbgomez.com/great-apps-for-elementary-2/.

 

Technology: Everything teachers need to know about Chromebooks (9 Tutorials)

http://tinyurl.com/qh5e9jg

 

Technology: How to add Google apps to the windows taskbar

http://bit.ly/1r1R7UK

 

How to use QR Codes:

http://tinyurl.com/6r2h7t9.

 

Technology: Shrinking larger URL's into smaller URL's

http://tinyurl.com/create.php

 

 

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3 Ways to develop student creativity with digital storytelling:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/austeachers/archive/2014/02/04/digital-story-telling.aspx

 

6 iPAD apps for creative writing:

http://tinyurl.com/malq2uj.

 

Writing authentic looking newspaper clippings (tech):

http://tinyurl.com/n8tfotq