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Model Curriculum for English Language Arts. Ohio teachers worked in teams in 2010 to suggest instructional strategies and resources that align with the Ohio's Learning Standards in English Language Arts.

Model Curriculum for English Language Arts

The State Board of Education adopted the results of their work, English Language Arts Model Curricula, in March 2011. English Language Arts Model Curriculum by Grade Level In October 2013, Career Connections strategies were added to the Instructional Strategies in the model curricula. Ohio's Early Literacy ToolKit The Ohio Department of Education strives to build a solid literacy foundation for all students through the implementation of quality language and literacy practices.

20 useful ways to use TodaysMeet in schools. TodaysMeet is an easy-to-use, versatile digital tool.

20 useful ways to use TodaysMeet in schools

It can enhance discussions, provide a place for ideas and more. TodaysMeet is so simple yet so versatile that it has become one of my go-to digital tools. It’s designed as a backchannel — the conversation behind what’s going on. Top 5 Free Websites for Quality Copyright Free Images. Advertisement Maybe you’re an aspiring photographer looking for inspiration.

Top 5 Free Websites for Quality Copyright Free Images

Perhaps an up-and-coming entrepreneur trying to find stock photography to add to your website. Whatever your profession, it’s never a bad idea to have some stock photography websites at your disposal. That’s why we’ve compiled the five best stock photography websites online to ensure that you have access to millions of free stock images instantly. EdTech – Whooo's Reading Blog. Create & Find Free Multimedia Lessons. CC Search. SlidesCarnival, free presentation templates for Google Slides & Powerpoint. Las Vegas Convention Registration. AECTstandards2012. Tech Tools by Subject and Skills.

Every year, so many new technology tools for teachers are launched into the market that it can be nearly impossible to keep up with them all.

Tech Tools by Subject and Skills

In order to keep you up-to-date with the latest and greatest educational tech tools, our team of edtech specialists has put together this list of the best edtech resources and technology tools for teachers. Clicking on the links below will take you to hundreds of apps, websites, extensions, and more. Misc links. University of Colorado Colorado Springs. FAQ/effectSize - CBU statistics Wiki. The scales of magnitude are taken from Cohen, J. (1988). Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences (2nd ed.). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (see also here). The scales of magnitude for partial are taken from Table 2.2 of Murphy and Myors (2004).

There is also a table of effect size magnitudes at the back of Kotrlik JW and Williams HA (2003) here. SPSS Statistics Tutorials and Statistical Guides. Two Contrasting Views of Educational Technology by @nikpeachey. I’d like to share a couple of videos with you that I have used recently in the courses I teach.

Two Contrasting Views of Educational Technology by @nikpeachey

I find these videos particularly interesting because they show such contrasting approaches to learning and in particular – for want of a better word – e-learning. This is a re-blog post originally posted by Nik Peachey and published with kind permission. The original post can be found here. Do you have a blog post which you are proud of? Submit your blog post for reblogging on UKEdChat.com by clicking here. This first one is from the early 1950’s and is about something called a ‘teaching machine’ which was created by behavioural psychologist B F Skinner. As you see Skinner’s teaching machines, though not exactly iPads do look remarkably like what we would recognise as computers. Here’s the contrasting video that I like to use. This clearly shows a completely different approach to the use of technology and for me a much more powerful one. The second of the videos is almost the opposite of this. OER Commons.

Tools for Social Studies - Google ドキュメント. Ways to Use ThingLink. 9 Great Book Creator Tools for Teachers and Students. Here is a collection of some great web tools teachers can use with their students to create books, check them out below 1- Thinkquest There are many fabulous books that you can make all by yourself.

9 Great Book Creator Tools for Teachers and Students

Let your imagination run wild as we give you some simple, step-by-step instructions with illustrations to show you how to make some very creative and very fun books! 2- Mixbook Mixbook is an easy and fun way to engage students, parents—and build school spirit. 3- Storyjumper StoryJumper is a safe and educational place for your kids. MyStory Book is the digital writing component of Pearson’s myWorld Social Studies curriculum, where students can write, illustrate, and publish their myWorld Social Studies writing into professional-quality hardcover, softcover and digital books. 5- Classtools Turn any piece of prose into a virtual book!

ZooBurst is a digital storytelling tool that lets anyone easily create his or her own 3D pop-up books. Laura Moore-NEISD Instructional Technology Specialist. 10 Innovative Ways to Use ThingLink in the Classroom by Susan Oxnevad. It starts with an image.

10 Innovative Ways to Use ThingLink in the Classroom by Susan Oxnevad

Define the image through multimedia. Present ideas. Pack it full of content. Create links to amazing sites. Explore, share and create with ThingLink in the classroom! Design Your Digital Self Create an avatar and connect with Your Digital Self through multimedia. Answer and Essential Question Embrace research, learn through multimedia, draw, create and design as you construct knowledge to answer an essential question.

Connect to the Common Core – Dig Deeper The Gettysburg address has been wordled here to display the most frequently used words. Define Vocabulary Vocabulary development is an attainable goal that extends across all areas of the curriculum.

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