Let Them Play Outdoors

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Going Google and Back to School Resources

Since our school district is going "Google" I thought it most appropriate to immerse myself in everything "Google". A huge thank you goes out to "indiane Jen" and "edtechtalk" for gathering these links. I am slanting them towards the Substitute or Occasional Teacher since that will be my role for the 2014/15 school year. ~

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Integrate with your curriculum and have students evaluate these 8 timeline creation tools..

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22 Best Online Resources for Free Educational VideosImportance of Social Media For 21st Century Teachers

Improving your Searching with Google

Searching with Google  the top 10

Summertime Exploration and Reflection

Thank you, Barbara and Tina from LiveBinders, for bringing ISTE to life for those who were unable to attend Not at ISTE 2014

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Podcast: Web 2.0 Smackdown

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The Hard Part About Teaching

Summer Reading and Reflections ... Notable Links

"They never tell you in teacher school, and it's rarely discussed elsewhere. It is never, ever portrayed in movies and tv shows about teaching. Teachers rarely bring it up around non-teachers for fear it will make us look weak or inadequate." The Hard Part

'It's the questions we can’t answer that teach us the most. They teach us how to think. If you give a man an answer all he gains is a little fact but give him a question and he’ll look for his own answers. That way, when he finds the answers they’ll be precious to him, the harder the question, the harder we hunt, the harder we hunt the more we learn, an impossible question . . .' What Questions Shall We Ask?"

"Every year, thousands of educators flock to annual conferences to hear what the best and brightest minds of the industry are up to. But what if you could hear from these luminaries every day?" The 2014 Honor Roll: EdTech’s Must-Read K–12 IT Blogs

"Do corporations make their employees pay for their own office supplies? Nope. Yet the average teacher spends up to $1,000 of his/her own money every year on classroom supplies (not to mention personal time spent getting the classroom in shape before school starts!)." Teachers: Equip Your Classroom for FREE

"With the thousands of educational apps vying for the attention of busy teachers, it can be hard to sift for the gold. Michelle Luhtala, a savvy librarian from New Canaan High School in Connecticut has crowd-sourced the best, most extensive list of apps voted on by educators around the country." Apps That Rise to the Top: Tested and Approved By Teachers

"You've got every device under the sun in front of you. Now what apps are you going to use? Here are the apps or app categories that I recommend you test for your school. There are lots of apps, and these are just my opinion based on what I've used with my students or successfully tested." 51 Tools You Can Use Now

"Using the right questions creates powerful, sometimes multiple answers and discussions. Aristotle said that he asked questions in response to other people’s views, while Socrates focused on disciplined questioning to get to the truth of the matter." 50 Questions To Help Students Think About What They Think