ATA Beginning Teachers

Oxford Owl EBooks for Ages 7 - 9 - Choose from one of these EBooks and read along. Each book provides audio, and zoom features. 

http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/Library/Index/?AgeGroup=6&Book=eBooks

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MyStudyBar - "MyStudyBar is a tool which helps overcome problems that students commonly experience with studying, reading and writing. The tool consists of a set of portable open source and freeware applications....MyStudyBar puts a whole range of individual and essential tools at your fingertips. Together, these... 

http://eduapps.org/?page_id=7

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35 Ways to Use Twiducate for Deeper Learning - "Here are 35 ways to use Twiducate to deepen learning. I have split the tips up into four sections; using the main "Post to Class" section, using the "Important Dates" section, using the "Class Bookmarks" and using the "Chat" option." [site] 

http://taitcoles.wordpress.com/2011/01/23/35-ways-to-use-twiducate-for-deeper-learning/

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Twiducate - Twiducate is a free, Canadian social networking tool for school teachers, similar to twitter. Add students to private networks; you can add other teachers and their students as well for collaboration. 

http://www.twiducate.com/

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Automotivator - A simple image tool where you can upload your own image/photo and add a slogan or statement below it. You can then print your own motivational poster. 

http://wigflip.com/automotivator/

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Tapping Into Multiple Intelligences - What is the theory of multiple intelligences (M.I.)? How does this theory differ from the traditional definition of intelligence? What do multiple intelligences have to do with my classroom? Find out more about this learning theory. 

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/mi/index.html

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Educational-Origami: Bloom's Digital Taxonomy - "This is the introduction to Bloom's Digital Taxonomy. The different taxonomical levels can be viewed individually via the navigation bar..." [site] There is a wealth of techer resources linked here. 

http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom\'s+Digital+Taxonomy

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A picture is worth a thousand thoughts: inquiry with Bloom's taxonomy - "Click a level of the pyramid to see questions and question prompts about the photograph that are appropriate to that level of thinking." [site] 

http://www.learnnc.org/lp/media/articles/bloom0405-3/bloompix.html

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Making a Difference: Meeting diverse learning needs with differentiated instruction - "This resource provides teachers with an Alberta context for differentiated instruction, and information and strategies for implementing differentiated instructional practices to better meet the diverse learning needs of all students. This PDF document is 4.4 mgb. " [site] 

http://education.alberta.ca/media/1234045/makingadifference_2010.pdf

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Thinking Blocks: Model Your Math Problems - "Thinking Blocks was developed by Colleen King to help students who were struggling with math word problems....and designed a model drawing application called Blocks... she has found it to be compatible with all elementary math programs. Model drawing is a powerful reasoning and organizational tool... 

http://thinkingblocks.com/about.html

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UDL Toolkits: Planning for All Learners (PAL) - "The PAL Toolkit provides specific planning steps, guidance, mentoring, model lessons, tools, templates, resources, and links to other educators using the PAL Model." (toolkit description)  

http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/toolkits/tk_introduction.cfm?tk_id=21

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Neuroscience and Making Classroom Connections - A Course for K-12 Teachers - Excellent resources and videos. "Insights drawn from neuroscience not only provide educators with a scientific basis for understanding some of the best practices in teaching, but also offer a new lens through which to look at the problems teachers grapple with every day. By gaining insights into how... 

http://www.learner.org/courses/neuroscience/index.html

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Positive Behaviour Supports for Children - From Mount Royal University and the Government of Alberta. "This is a series of three, related websites developed for use by families, aides and school staff supporting children with disabilities! These interactive websites provide evidence-based strategies for promoting adaptive behaviour, while managing... 

http://www.pbsc.info/

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CAST: Strategy Tutor - " A free online tool to support students and teachers doing reading and research on the Internet, ages 10 and up. Strategy Tutor helps students read, research, collect and understand information better and more efficiently. For teachers, Strategy Tutor provides a way to easily create web-based lessons... 

http://cst.cast.org/cst/auth-login

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Make Beliefs Comix with Students with Special Needs - On this site, you will tips and ideas submitted by educators who use makebeliefscomix.com with their students with special learning needs. 

http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Special-Needs/

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SETBC: curriculumSET - "curriculumSET is a collection of resources that facilitate the sharing of customized technology-based content among educators working with students who use assistive technology. This searchable database enables educators to find, download, and customize activities, templates and public domain accessible... 

http://www.setbc.org/curriculumset/Default.aspx

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UDL Applied to Science Curriculum - This is a pdf of a slide presentation with an introduction to UDL and how it applies to the teaching of science, with examples. 

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/hiat/udl/Science_UDL_Intro.pdf

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Texthelp: Read & Write Gold Teacher Resources - "See materials developed by customers and Texthelp for use by teachers and students: Introducing Read&Write GOLD Features; Using Read&Write GOLD in the Classroom; Using Read&Write GOLD in Higher Ed; Presentations and Online Resources." [site]  

http://www.texthelp.com/North-America/our-products/readwrite/Educator-Resources

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QR Code Treasure Hunt Generator - "Get students using their mobile devices to move and to learn." [site] Create your own treasure hunt for students with this web interface.  

http://www.classtools.net/QR/

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ABCya-Animate - With AnimateStar, kids can learn the basics of animation using a simple 40 frame interface. Animations can be as short as 2 frames or as long as 40 frames. You can even save your work.  

http://www.abcya.com/animate.htm

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Sumo Paint Photo Editor - Sumo Paint is a free online Flash-based image editor with many of the same features as Photoshop. You can upload and then save your own images. 

http://www.sumopaint.com/app/

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