The Beginner

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The Beginners Guide to 21st Century Teaching and
Learning
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Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Learning Tools for Teachers
• Learning Tools for Students
• Printables

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Introduction
Web-based instructional activities have an
enormous potential to enhance and entice
learning. However, integrating the internet into
your curriculum in a way that has a positive
impact on students' learning can seem like a
daunting process. This e-book, created to make
this process easier, is meant to serve as a
starting point for 21st century teaching and
learning. It, like 21st century teaching and
learning, will continue to evolve. Check back
regularly for updates.
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Learning Tools for Teachers

• Web-based Activities
• Social Media in Education
• Professional Learning Networks
• Websites and Web 2.0
• Technology Grants
• Professional Development

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Web-based Activities
"If children are turned loose to surf, then
Internet in the schools won't be a minor
educational improvement, but a major disaster."
-David Gelernter

• 5 Questions for Planning Successful Web-Based
  Activities
• 3 Types of Web-based Instructional Activities
  (with example projects)
• Tips and Tools for Creating Relevant, Authentic,
  and Dynamic Webquests
• Safe Search Engines for Students

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Social Media in Education
I have found more resources and got more useful
advice for professional development in 3 months
on Twitter than in the previous 5 years without
it. _at_olafelch

• 10 Ways to Use Facebook as a Learning Tool
• Top 5 Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom
• 4 Ways Educators Can Use LinkedIn
• 10 Tips on Creating a School 2.0 Chris Lehmann
• Changing Now, Changing for the Future - Video

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Professional Learning Networks (PLNs)
Use your learning network to expand your
horizons and increase your learning opportunities
so you can build a toolkit of resources. -Mary
Beth Hertz

• 3 PLNs Every Educator Should Build
• Resource Exchanges
• Slideshare, Better Lesson, Learn Central
• 3 Easy Steps to Setup Google Reader

• 3 PLNs Every Educator Should Build
• Resource Exchanges
• Slideshare, Better Lesson, Learn Central
• 3 Easy Steps to Setup Google Reader

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Websites and Web 2.0
These websites and tools will make lesson
planning easier, help you organize your
classroom, and provide you with more time to
focus on instruction.

• 10 Outstanding Sites for Downloading Lesson Plans
  
• A Big Deal - E-newsletter for Educators
• Teacher Toolbox
• Mouse Mischief
• Thinkfinity
• Harveys Homepage

• SchoolRack
• Engrade
• 4Teachers - Tools
• Photo Peach
• ClassTools.Net
• FillAnyPDF

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Technology Grants
Write proposals, create technology wish lists,
and find donors to help fund your dream projects
with these free and easy grant resources.

• 3 Simple Technology Grant Websites
• Donors Choose
• Digital Wish
• Technology Grant News
• Open Innovations Portal
• Share your ideas to the nations most challenging
  educational problems. Users vote on their
  favorites. The top rated ideas rise to the top of
  the list where they have the potential to attract
  the attention of potential funders.

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Professional Development
When the mentality is how do we train teachers
rather than how can teachers share horizontally
teachers will hate the PD." -John Spencer

• 5 Ways to Redesign Your Professional Development
  to Motivate Teachers Increase Student
  Achievement
• How to Increase Tech Integration in the Classroom
• 5 Tips for Harnessing Technology as a Learning
  Tool
• 5 Steps to Increasing Teacher Technology
  Integration
• 5 Alternatives to Traditional Grading Methods
• 5 Ingredients for Closing the Achievement Gap
• 3 Ways to Reward Successful Innovative Teachers

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Learning Tools for Students

• Social Media for Students
• Websites and Web 2.0
• Interactive Learning Games
• Educational Videos
• Mobile Devices

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Social Media for Students
"As educators it is our task to teach students
how to make responsible decisions, think
critically, solve problems and communicate
effectively in order to succeed in society."
-Principal Sheninger

• Exploratory and Collaborative Learning w/ Diigo
• Social Media for Students
• Blogs, Twitterviews, Club Penguin
• Facebook Safety Center
• 10 Ways to Use Facebook as a Learning Tool
• 5 Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom

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Websites and Web 2.0
The websites and web 2.0 tools are organized by
subject, however these are also excellent to use
for interdisciplinary units.

• Reading and Literacy
• Writing and Grammar
• Math
• Science History
• Class Projects

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Websites and Web 2.0 page 1 of 5 Reading and
Literacy
Check out these links for free audio stories,
interactive reading websites, read aloud
podcasts, vocabulary practice and more.

• 3 Free Audio Story Sites
• Storyline Online, Audio Owl, Online Audio Stories
• Leading to Reading
• Wumpas World
• Mrs. Ps Magic Library
• VocabAhead Reading Practice
• WeboWorld Vocabulary Visually

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Websites and Web 2.0 page 2 of 5 Writing and
Grammar
Free digital storytelling, blogging, and grammar
tools useful for students of any age.

• 3 Digital Storytelling Sites
• StoryJumper, Bookr, 5 Card Flickr
• Elementary Students Next Generation Bloggers
  KidBlog
• Simple, Social, and Snazzy Storytelling with
  StoryBird
• Picture Your Story with Pic-Lit
• Bursting with Creativity Zooburst Story Making
  Tool
• Get Struck by Lightning Bug!
• Kerpoofs Spell a Picture for Early Learners
• Welcome to the Neighborhood - Grammaropolis
• Catch This Falling Star Starfall
• Solving the Mystery The Adjective Detective

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Websites and Web 2.0 page 3 of 5 Math
Hundreds of virtual manipulatives, applets,
games, and projects are just a click away.

• 100s of Free Virtual Math Manipulatives
• 1, 2, 3 Math Resources for Free
• NCTM / LT Tessellation Creator, Math Dictionary,
  Math Zone
• Practice Makes Perfect Math eBook
• Turn the Tables on Math
• Irrational Fun with Pi Day in Your Classroom
• And Were Live with Math Live
• Free Math Applets and Games by Learning Today
• 3 Simple Math Card Games
• DIY Afterschool Math Ideas
• How to Make Tessellations

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Websites and Web 2.0 page 4 of 5 Science
History
Websites and tools to make your science and
history classes come alive for your students.

• Student Explorers National Geographic
• Earth Day Science Unit
• You Ask the Questions History Learning Tool
• 5 Content Rich Resources Black History
• 5 Content Rich Resources Womens History

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Websites and Web 2.0 page 5 of 5 Class
Projects
"Why are we not asking kids like Filip Piasevoli
to develop solutions to complex problems like the
economy or the oil spill?" Aaron Eyler

• Collaborate, Create, and Collect Web 2.0 Tools
  for Class Projects
• Voicethread, Twiddla, Mind Maps and Much More!
• Kids Need More Problems of the World!
• Personalized Learning and Assessment

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Interactive Learning Games
Interactive and engaging games perfect for
remediating fundamental skills, practicing new
content, or enriching your curriculum.

• Be a Winner with These 6 Educational Games
• Nothing Fishy About Gamequarium
• Zoom in On This - Ziggity Zoom
• What Would You Do on a Pinky Dinky Doo?
• Games for Moppets (and Students!)
• Learning Today
• Reading Games
• Math Games

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Educational Videos
Youtube is filtered at most schools, but these
educational video sites will do the trick and
take your students on a journal beyond the four
walls of your classroom.

• Watch Out for Educational Videos 5 Free Sites
• Zuitube
• Meet Me at the Corner
• SchoolTube
• TeacherTube
• Neo K12
• What the Vook?

Teacher Approved
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Mobile Devices
" The biggest and most important difference for
me is that students see these devices as learning
tools instead of entertainment devices." -Mr.
Keenan (On integrating iPods in the classroom)

• Is That a Walkman in Your Pocket? 5 Ways to Use
  iPods for Education
• Podcasts Made Simple
• Free Apps for Educators and Parents
• Cell Phones in the Classroom Missed Opportunity?
• Innovative Tech Tools for Special Education

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Printables
Learning Today has your printable needs covered!
Check out these resources for decorating your
classroom, providing brain breaks, rewarding your
students, and tracking behavior and incentive
programs.

• Posters
• Brain Breaks
• Awards and Certificates
• Bookmarks
• Charts

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Posters

• Blooms Taxonomy Poster for Elementary Teachers
• Blooming Orange Bloom's Taxonomy Helpful Verbs
  Poster
• National Educational Technology Standards Poster
• More Inspirational and Witty Posters for Teachers
  and Administrators

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Brain Breaks
Coloring Pages

• Word Searches
• Kindergarten
• First Grade
• Second Grade
• Third Grade
• Fourth Grade
• Fifth Grade

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Awards and Certificates

• K-5 Awards and Certificates
• 6-12 Awards and Certificates

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Bookmarks
Reading well is essential to all learning.
Encourage your students to read for fun with
these colorful bookmarks. Itsan activity theyll
enjoy for a lifetime!
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Charts

• Behavioral Charts and Incentive Sticker Charts

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