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Why K-12 Engineering? – www.TeachEngineering.org
“The TeachEngineering Digital Library exists to provide teachers with the curricular materials to bring engineering into the K-12 classroom for a single day, a unit, or even an entire course”
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“This activity is designed for middle school or high school teachers who are interested in introducing a real world, open ended problem that introduces engineering concepts. The curriculum presented here has been implemented quite successfully in a middle school in 6th and 8th grades.”
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Forces on an Airplane | MIT + K12
“How do airplanes fly? It’s not magic. We’ll talk about the forces that help (and hinder) airplane flight.”
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Four Smart Ways to Use Cell Phones in Class | MindShift
“good rule of thumb for any classroom use of cellphones: the lesson/activity must be engaging as well as productive. You don’t want technology for the sake of technology (and students aren’t going to be intrinsically fascinated with a device they use routinely when they’re outside of school). If the students don’t enjoy what they’re doing, they will be more tempted to use their phones inappropriately.”
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“Here you will find a variety of tools to boost your students’ math and science skills, enliven the classroom with engineering projects, expand your own professional horizons and stay informed.”
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How to Memorize Vocabulary Words Fast | eHow.com
“Some people are visual learners and others learn better when they hear it said out load. Either way, here are several tips to help you memorize vocab words and definitions no matter what type of learner you may be. “
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30+ Free Apps for Celebrating & Learning About December Holidays : Teacher Reboot Camp
” Children, adolescents, and teens can create very meaningful gifts for friends and family members or get into the holiday spirit by using the suggested apps below. The apps are very easy to use, often free, and have various multimedia options. “
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Cheetahs on the Edge–Director’s Cut
“Cheetahs are the fastest runners on the planet. Combining the resources of National Geographic and the Cincinnati Zoo, and drawing on the skills of an incredible crew, we documented these amazing cats in a way that’s never been done before.
Using a Phantom camera filming at 1200 frames per second while zooming beside a sprinting cheetah, the team captured every nuance of the cat’s movement as it reached top speeds of 60+ miles per hour.”
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My Edublog Award Nominations #Eddies12 : Teacher Reboot Camp
“so many educators who produce such great blogs, wikis, webinars and/or share through Twitter and Facebook. This, however, is why I continue to participate in the Edublog Awards because educators worldwide share so much and deserve to be highlighted.”
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200+ Free Video Lessons, Apps, and eBooks for K-12 | iLibrarian
“200+ Free Video Lessons, Apps, and eBooks for K-12”
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Top 100 FREE Apps for Kids! – Smart Apps For Kids
“Every day we pick what we affectionately call the Good Free App of the Day, an app that we have downloaded, tested and certified: It can’t have a ton of ads or just a little content with in-app purchases. It also has to be good. “
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“There are stacks of ebooks and interactive readers available out there and many cost a few dollars to buy. But why buy when there are so many good, free ones out there? Here are some of my favourite stories or collections that are available for free!”
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Shocking! The real purpose of your life! or What are we preparing for?
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“Khan Academy, has released an iOS mobile application for the iPhone and iPod Touch, giving users complete access to its collection of over 3,500 videos. Now, students will be able to continue their education on the go, whether they’re traveling on vacation, commuting, or sitting around with nothing else to do.
The app covers a wide variety of topics, including topics within the K-12 space, such as math, science topics like chemistry, biology, physics, etc., and there’s even a focus on the humanities.”
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“Storytelling competitions are held around the world. The winning stories are then shared and sold as digital content. When people pay to download the stories, the proceeds are used to fund the education of the winning storytellers.”
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Teacher’s Corner: Robert Miller’s Edmodo Experience | Edmodo – Safe Social Networking for Schools
“Edmodo is now our main aggregate for both classroom communication (both with me and with student peers) and the collaborative portal for works and projects. Jeff asked me to share some of the ways my 5th graders and I use Edmodo in our classroom. I, too, have picked up many tips from other educators on the Edmodo Group available to all of us and I encourage you to continue or start to share your best practices!”
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DNLE Week 7: 1001 Stories Project – YouTube
“This video describes how Dr. Kim conceived his global literacy education program, 1001 Stories Proejct involving mobile learning technologies for children in underserved regions around the world.”
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