Interactive Advent Calendars What it is: It is December! This means the beginning of Advent along with the anticipation and excitement that it brings. The Internet is full of interactive advent calendars that you can use in your classroom to teach about how the Christmas season is celebrated all around the world. These advent calendars reveal fun facts, interactive activities, and stories. Santa’s House Advent Calendar- This advent calendar tells a fun story. Christmas Around the World Advent Calendar- Each day students click on the date to reveal a fun fact about how countries around the world celebrate Christmas. Christmas Mice Advent Calendar- This calendar tells the story about a mouse family who celebrates Christmas. Santa’s Advent Calendar- On this advent calendar, each day reveals a new song or activity for students to complete. French Carols Advent Calendar- This is a French advent calendar. Christmas Advent Calendar- Follow the adventures of Zac the elf as he tries to find a Christmas present for Santa.
Blogging About The Web 2.0 Connected Classroom Free Technology for Teachers Wonderopolis The Best K-12 Education Technology Blogs If it takes a village to raise a child, how many people does it take to train an educator? It’s hard to say, but 50 helping hands seems like a good place to start. In the spirit of community, collaboration and information sharing, EdTech: Focus on K–12 has rounded up 50 ed-tech blogs that we deem must-reads for the K–12 community. We launched our first Must-Read IT list last year to great response so we hope that you all enjoy this year's batch of blogs as well. These blogs are a mix of voices and include blogs authored by teachers, administrators and technology vendors. They share real-world classroom experiences, offer inspiration and distribute valuable best practices. This list was built in part by you, our readers. Without further ado, here is the 2013 Honor Roll: Purely Paperless We are living in a world that is becoming increasingly digital, and Montana elementary school teacher Kate Peila is a paperless girl. Read the blog: purelypaperless.blogspot.com The Daring Librarian EdReach Mr.
My Favorite Online Discoveries doug — off the record | Just a place to share some thoughts Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator Twenty-First Century Informational Literacy: Integrating Research Techniques and Technology ReadWriteThink couldn't publish all of this great content without literacy experts to write and review for us. If you've got lessons plans, activities, or other ideas you'd like to contribute, we'd love to hear from you. More Find the latest in professional publications, learn new techniques and strategies, and find out how you can connect with other literacy professionals. More Teacher Resources by Grade Your students can save their work with Student Interactives. More Home › Classroom Resources › Lesson Plans Lesson Plan Overview Featured Resources From Theory to Practice This lesson incorporates graphic novels to help students expand their reading, writing, research, and technology skills. back to top Research Report: Informational Graphic Novel Rubric: This rubric provides an overview of the graphic novel research project in this lesson.Research Report: Self-Evaluation of Graphic Novel: This sheet encourages students to reflect on their final graphic novels.
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