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**Technology Connections**
(This site has a million really cool ideas. If you go to the tips tab and scroll down to Tip #81- it's about how to use Google Docs to create quizzes that students take online and then the scores are entered onto a spreadsheet. You put the correct answer in and then it corrects the test for you.) Welcome to Tammy’s Technology Tips for Teachers. Hopefully you’ll find the site easy to navigate and full of fantastic ideas for technology integration. Pages are best viewed with Firefox or Safari. Just click the tabs at the top of the page to go to various sections of the website. Click the computer / school logo in the upper-left corner of any page to return to this page. NEW! Google Activities for Kids - New Book by Tammy Dozens of fun and educational activities using Google Search, Google Docs, Google Maps, Blogger, and other tools. The activities are easy to implement following Tammy’s step-by-step instructions with added screenshots! [|Click here] to learn more. What’s New? April 3 - Tip of Week - [|Mobile Apps that Provide a URL] Feb. 28 - Tip of Week - [|Web Tools that Provide a URL] Feb. 28 - Tip of Week - [|Using a Google Form as an Assignment Dropbox] Jan. 24 - Tip of Week - [|Auto-Generate QR Codes in a Google Spreadsheet] Jan. 3 - Tip of Week - [|iFake Text] Dec. 14 - Tip of Week - [|drawz it]
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= Uses of TeachingBooks.net in Support of the Common Core Standards for E.L.A. & Literacy = [|Home] » [|Common Core Standards] » Common Core Standards Home Three specific Common Core E.L.A. & Literacy evidence-based pedagogical shifts are supported with ready-to-use multimedia instructional materials for the books and authors you are studying.
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Navigate using the menu to the left to have ready-to-use instructional materials for books that expose students to a range of texts, cultural perspectives, and information.
 * Shift 1) Balance informational and literary reading ** in all grades by emphasizing informational texts and the Common Core Appendix B Text Exemplars.
 * Shift 2) Emphasize reading in many K–12 disciplines, ** including history, social studies, and science, with thoughtfully selected supplemental booklists.
 * Shift 3) Require knowledge and direct consideration of the text ** to support students' evidentiary argument skills at all grade levels.

[|Common Core Standards for E.L.A. & Literacy Home] [|for Grades K–1] [|for Grades 2–3] [|for Grades 4–5] [|for Grades 6–8] [|for Grades 9–10] [|for Grades 11–12]

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W1 **Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence**
Website: [| http][|://][|www][|.][|teachingbooks][|.][|net][|/] __Description__: TeachingBooks.net is an easy-to-use website that adds a multimedia dimension to the reading experiences of children’s and young adult books. Our online database is developed and maintained to include thousands of resources about fiction and nonfiction books used in the K–12 environment. Website: [| http][|://][|www][|.][|discoveryeducation][|.][|com][|/] __Description__: DEStreaming provides engaging digital resources to schools and homes with the goal of making educators more effective, increasing student achievement, and connecting classrooms and families to a world of learning. Website: [| http][|://][|www][|.][|spaghettibookclub][|.][|org][|/] __Description__: The Spaghetti Book Club web site is a place for kids who love to read and talk about books! It is the largest site of book reviews written and illustrated by kids for kids. The Spaghetti Book Club was created as a way to support and encourage kids’ love for reading by giving them an opportunity to connect, on a personal level, with the books they are reading and then share their reactions, thoughts, and opinions with family members, friends, and kids around the world. Website: [| http][|://][|teacher][|.][|scholastic][|.][|com][|/][|activities][|/][|swyar][|/] __Descriptions__: Write book reviews and read book reviews written by other students. Website: [] __Description:__ Nytimes.com has a learning network for students that provide students an opportunity to post an “opinion/argument” about a current event in the news.
 * Teaching Books **
 * Discovery Education (subscription needed) **
 * Spaghetti Book Club **
 * Teacher Scholastic **
 * New York Times – Education Section **

W2 **Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.**
Website: [|http][|://][|www][|.][|teachingbooks][|.][|net][|/] Description: TeachingBooks.net is an easy-to-use website that adds a multimedia dimension to the reading experiences of children’s and young adult books. Our online database is developed and maintained to include thousands of resources about fiction and nonfiction books used in the K–12 environment. Website: @http://www.timeforkids.com/ Description: Time for Kids is an digital editions of the classroom magazine. The non-fiction text focus on current topics and content information.
 * Teaching Books **
 * Time for Kids **

W3 **Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.**
Website: http://www.xtranormal.com Description: Xtranormal helps you create amazing interactive stories with a few clicks and a little imagination.
 * Xtranormal **

W4 **Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.**
Website: [|http][|://][|www][|.][|online][|-][|stopwatch][|.][|com][|/] Description: Everybody needs a stopwatch at some point — and there’s never one around! Well… Now there is! Online Stopwatch! A Simple, Fast Flash Online Stopwatch and Online Countdown timer always available when you need it. Description: iTunes is a free application for your Mac or PC. It lets you organize and play digital music and video on your computer. It can automatically download new music, app, and book purchases across all your devices and computers. And it’s a store that has everything you need to be entertained. Anywhere. Anytime.
 * Online Stopwatch **
 * iTunes **

W5 **Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.**
Description: The all-new slimmer Ultra//HD// now features image stabilization, 2 hours of incredible HD and Designed for Flip™ compatibility. Pre-loaded FlipShare™ software makes it easy to organize, edit and share your videos. Description: Use Photo Booth to take pictures with your Mac computer’s built-in iSight camera and add fun visual effects, such as sepia, stretch, pop art, glow, colored pencil, and more. Then save your photo in your iPhoto library or as your iChat buddy picture, or even email it to your friends. Description: Use audio recorder or GarageBand to record student voices. Website: [| http][|://][|dictionary][|.][|reference][|.][|com][|/] __Description__: We provide reliable, free online access to millions of English definitions, synonyms, spelling, audio pronunciations, example sentences, and translations from our Web properties at Dictionary.com Website: [|http][|://][|www][|.][|visuwords][|.][|com][|/] __Description__: Look up words in the //Visuwords// online graphical dictionary and thesaurus to find their meanings and associations with other words and concepts. Website: [|http][|://][|www][|.][|spellingcity][|.][|com][|/] __Description__: VocabularySpellingCity.com is dedicated to helping students, teachers, parent-teachers, and school systems. VocabularySpellingCity isa site with ongoing introduction of new features, many based on input from existing users. Website: [|www][|.][|quia][|.][|com] __Description__: Quia is pronounced //key-ah//, and is short for //Quintessential Instructional Archive//. Quia provides a wide variety of tools, including:Templates for creating 16 types of online activities using your own content and access to millions of shared activities and quizzes in over 300 categories. __Description__**:** Microsoft Word is used primarily as a word processing application. It can be used to type papers, brochures, resumes, and many other types of documents.
 * Revision ** Revision means, literally, to see again. Revision is when we revisit, revalue, reconsider, and look again at our writing. Revision involves rereading in order to clear up confusions, reorganize text, rewrite for clarity and interest, and rethink word choices.
 * Flip Camera (hardware) **
 * PhotoBooth (software) **
 * Audio Recorder or GarageBand ** **(software)**
 * Editing ** The purpose of editing is to make the writing seamless for the reader. Always establish well-defined editing expectations with the students. This can be a class made chart that everyone agrees on. Hold your students accountable for the editing and be relentless in refusing to do for students what they can do for themselves.
 * Dictionary.com **
 * Visuwords **
 * Spelling City (Free Website) **
 * Quia Games **
 * Microsoft Word via LCD **

W 6 **Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.**
Website: @http://blabberize.com/ Description: Animate one’s speech on an image. __Description__: Comic Life lets you create astounding comics, beautiful picture albums, how-tos… and more! The easy-to-use interface integrates seamlessly with your photo collection or iSight. Drag in your pictures, captions, Lettering text (‘ka-blam!’) and speech balloons and your work is done! Website: [|http][|://][|edu][|.][|glogster][|.][|com][|/] Description: Glogster EDU Premium is a collaborative online learning platform for teachers and students to express their creativity, knowledge, ideas and skills in the classroom. Website: @https://docs.google.com Description: Create and share your online documents, presentations and spreadsheets. Description: There are numerous things that you can do with iPhoto Books. You can share photos, store photos, transfer photos to someone and design them in an album with cool backgrounds and text. Website: @http://www.kizoa.com/ Description: Create slideshows, collages, and edit photos to enhance writing experience. __Description__: A podcast is an audio (or video) recording available for free from the internet.This audio recording can be a talk show, a lecture, or training series that is freely available and easily produced. After interested listeners download a podcast, they can transfer it directly to their iPod or listen to it on their computer with a media player such as iTunes or Windows Media Player. __Description__: Seen as the industry standard for delivering interactive multimedia presentations, Microsoft PowerPoint, almost a decade old now, is beginning to pop-up in classrooms of all levels across the nation. PowerPoint is a wonderful tool for learning in both a student and teacher-directed situation. It can add a new dimension to learning allowing teachers to explain abstract concepts, while accommodating all learning styles. Used properly, PowerPoint can be one of the most powerful tools for disseminating information ever known. Employed inappropriately, PowerPoint could potentially confuse students and make learning a difficult process. Description: Desktop drawing software __Description__**:** Microsoft Publisher helps you create, personalize, and share a wide range of professional-quality publications and marketing materials with ease. With Publisher, you can easily communicate your message in a variety of publication types. Whether you are creating brochures, newsletters, postcards, greeting cards, or e-mail newsletters, you can deliver high-quality results without having graphic design experience. Website: @http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/stapleless-book-30010.html Description: The Stapleless Book is designed to allow users to create with ease an eight-page book simply by folding and cutting. No tape or staples are required. Students and teachers alike can use the Stapleless Book for taking notes while reading, making picture books, collecting facts, or creating vocabulary booklets. Website: @http://storybird.com/ Description: Storybirds are short, art-inspired stories students make to share, read, and print. Website: @http://www.tikatok.com/ Description: Creating a book on Tikatok.com to express imagination and creativity Website: [|http][|://][|education][|.][|weebly][|.][|com][|/] Description: Weebly is perfect for creating classroom websites, student e-portfolios, and websites for assigned projects. Our drag & drop website editor is stunningly simple to use, and appropriate for use with students of all ages. Weebly enables your students to express themselves creatively using a variety of multimedia features, all within a protected environment that you control. Weebly was named one of TIME’s 50 Best Websites of the year Website: http://www.wikispaces.com Description :A **wiki** is a space on the Web where you can share work and ideas, pictures and links, videos and media — and anything else you can think of. Wikispaces is special because we give you a visual editor and a bunch of other tools to make sharing all kinds of content as easy for students as it is for their teachers. Website: @http://www.xtranormal.com Description: Xtranormal helps you create amazing interactive stories with a few clicks and a little imagination. Website: http://www.zooburst.com/ Description: A digital storytelling tool that lets students create 3D pop-up books.
 * Blabberize **
 * ComicLife **
 * Glogster EDU **
 * Google Docs **
 * iPhoto StoryBooks **
 * Kizoa **
 * Podcasting with GarageBand **
 * PowerPoint **
 * Pixie **
 * Microsoft Publisher **
 * Stapleless Book **
 * Storybird **
 * Tikatok - **
 * Weebly **
 * Wiki **
 * Xtranormal **
 * Zooburst **

W7 **Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.**
Website: [| http][|://][|www][|.][|worldbookonline][|.][|com] __Description__: The World Book web site offers an encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas, homework help, study aids, and curriculum guides. Website: [|http][|://][|online][|.][|culturegrams][|.][|com][|/] __Description__: CultureGrams offers concise, reliable, and up-to-date country reports on over 200 cultures of the world. It goes beyond mere facts and figures to deliver an insider’s perspective on daily life and culture, including the history, customs, and lifestyles of the world’s people. Website: [|http][|://][|discoverer][|.][|sirs][|.][|com] __Description__: SIRS Discoverer offers a database of easily retrievable full-text articles, often with accompanying graphics, with full printing and saving capabilities. The full-text articles database consists of articles reprinted with permission, from approximately 1,600 newspapers, magazines and U.S. government documents. Other features include: //The World Almanac for Kids, Compton’s Encyclopedia//, and a Spotlight of the Month. Website: [| http][|://][|www][|.][|big][|6.][|com][|/] Description: Big6 is a six-stage model to help anyone solve problems or make decisions by using information. Some call it information literacy, information communication, or ICT skills, or a process, but we call it the Big6. Using the Big6 information literacy process, you will identify information research goals, seek, use, and assemble relevant, credible information, then to reflect— is the final product effective and was my process efficient. The Big6 information literacy process is completely transferable to any grade level, subject area, or workplace. Big6, state and national instructional standards, and your curriculum all work together hand-in-hand. Website: [|http][|://][|noodletools][|.][|com][|/] Description: NoodleTools provides innovative software that teaches students and supports teachers and librarians throughout the entire research and writing process. Website: [| http][|://][|www][|.][|diigo][|.][|com] Description: If you browse or read a lot on the web, we believe you will find Diigo indispensable. Diigo is two services in one — it is a research and collaborative research tool on the one hand, and a knowledge-sharing community and social content site on the other.W8 **Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.** Website: [| http][|://][|www][|.][|worldbookonline][|.][|com] __Description__: The World Book web site offers an encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas, homework help, study aids, and curriculum guides. Website: [| http][|://][|online][|.][|culturegrams][|.][|com][|/] __Description__: CultureGrams offers concise, reliable, and up-to-date country reports on over 200 cultures of the world. It goes beyond mere facts and figures to deliver an insider’s perspective on daily life and culture, including the history, customs, and lifestyles of the world’s people. Website: [|http][|://][|discoverer][|.][|sirs][|.][|com] __Description__: SIRS Discoverer offers a database of easily retrievable full-text articles, often with accompanying graphics, with full printing and saving capabilities. The full-text articles database consists of articles reprinted with permission, from approximately 1,600 newspapers, magazines and U.S. government documents. Other features include: //The World Almanac for Kids, Compton’s Encyclopedia//, and a Spotlight of the Month. Website: [| http][|://][|www][|.][|big][|6.][|com][|/] __Description__: Big6 is a six-stage model to help anyone solve problems or make decisions by using information. Some call it information literacy, information communication, or ICT skills, or a process, but we call it the Big6. Using the Big6 information literacy process, you will identify information research goals, seek, use, and assemble relevant, credible information, then to reflect— is the final product effective and was my process efficient. The Big6 information literacy process is completely transferable to any grade level, subject area, or workplace. Big6, state and national instructional standards, and your curriculum all work together hand-in-hand. Website: [|http][|://][|noodletools][|.][|com][|/] __Description__: NoodleTools provides innovative software that teaches students and supports teachers and librarians throughout the entire research and writing process. Website: [|http][|://][|www][|.][|diigo][|.][|com] __Description__: If you browse or read a lot on the web, we believe you will find Diigo indispensable. Diigo is two services in one — it is a research and collaborative research tool on the one hand, and a knowledge-sharing community and social content site on the other. Website: @http://www.hclibrary.org/index.php?page=485 Description: Collections of databases available from your public library.
 * Worldbook Online – Kids, Students, Advanced **
 * CultureGrams **
 * SIRS Discoverer **
 * Big 6 (Model for Information Literacy) **
 * NoodleTools **
 * Diigo **
 * Worldbook Online – Kids, Students, Advanced **
 * CultureGrams **
 * SIRS Discoverer **
 * Big 6 (Model for Information Literacy) **
 * NoodleTools **
 * Diigo **
 * Database available from the Public Library **

W8 **Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.**
Website: [| http][|://][|www][|.][|worldbookonline][|.][|com] __Description__: The World Book web site offers an encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas, homework help, study aids, and curriculum guides. Website: [| http][|://][|online][|.][|culturegrams][|.][|com][|/] __Description__: CultureGrams offers concise, reliable, and up-to-date country reports on over 200 cultures of the world. It goes beyond mere facts and figures to deliver an insider’s perspective on daily life and culture, including the history, customs, and lifestyles of the world’s people. Website: [|http][|://][|discoverer][|.][|sirs][|.][|com] __Description__: SIRS Discoverer offers a database of easily retrievable full-text articles, often with accompanying graphics, with full printing and saving capabilities. The full-text articles database consists of articles reprinted with permission, from approximately 1,600 newspapers, magazines and U.S. government documents. Other features include: //The World Almanac for Kids, Compton’s Encyclopedia//, and a Spotlight of the Month. Website: [| http][|://][|www][|.][|big][|6.][|com][|/] __Description__: Big6 is a six-stage model to help anyone solve problems or make decisions by using information. Some call it information literacy, information communication, or ICT skills, or a process, but we call it the Big6. Using the Big6 information literacy process, you will identify information research goals, seek, use, and assemble relevant, credible information, then to reflect— is the final product effective and was my process efficient. The Big6 information literacy process is completely transferable to any grade level, subject area, or workplace. Big6, state and national instructional standards, and your curriculum all work together hand-in-hand. Website: [|http][|://][|noodletools][|.][|com][|/] __Description__: NoodleTools provides innovative software that teaches students and supports teachers and librarians throughout the entire research and writing process. Website: [|http][|://][|www][|.][|diigo][|.][|com] __Description__: If you browse or read a lot on the web, we believe you will find Diigo indispensable. Diigo is two services in one — it is a research and collaborative research tool on the one hand, and a knowledge-sharing community and social content site on the other. Website: @http://www.hclibrary.org/index.php?page=485 Description: Collections of databases available from your public library.
 * Worldbook Online – Kids, Students, Advanced **
 * CultureGrams **
 * SIRS Discoverer **
 * Big 6 (Model for Information Literacy) **
 * NoodleTools **
 * Diigo **
 * Database available from the Public Library **

W9 **Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.**
Website: [| http][|://][|www][|.][|big][|6.][|com][|/] __Description__: Big6 is a six-stage model to help anyone solve problems or make decisions by using information. Some call it information literacy, information communication, or ICT skills, or a process, but we call it the Big6. Using the Big6 information literacy process, you will identify information research goals, seek, use, and assemble relevant, credible information, then to reflect— is the final product effective and was my process efficient. The Big6 information literacy process is completely transferable to any grade level, subject area, or workplace. Big6, state and national instructional standards, and your curriculum all work together hand-in-hand. Website: [| http][|://][|noodletools][|.][|com][|/] __Description__: NoodleTools provides innovative software that teaches students and supports teachers and librarians throughout the entire research and writing process. Website: [| http][|://][|www][|.][|diigo][|.][|com] __Description__: If you browse or read a lot on the web, we believe you will find Diigo indispensable. Diigo is two services in one — it is a research and collaborative research tool on the one hand, and a knowledge-sharing community and social content site on the other. Website: [| http][|://][|www][|.][|worldbookonline][|.][|com] __Description__: The World Book web site offers an encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas, homework help, study aids, and curriculum guides. Website: [|http][|://][|online][|.][|culturegrams][|.][|com][|/] __Description__: CultureGramsoffers concise, reliable, and up-to-date country reports on over 200 cultures of the world. It goes beyond mere facts and figures to deliver an insider’s perspective on daily life and culture, including the history, customs, and lifestyles of the world’s people. Website: [| http][|://][|discoverer][|.][|sirs][|.][|com] __Description__: SIRS Discoverer offers a database of easily retrievable full-text articles, often with accompanying graphics, with full printing and saving capabilities. The full-text articles database consists of articles reprinted with permission, from approximately 1,600 newspapers, magazines and U.S. government documents. Other features include: // The World Almanac for Kids, Compton’s Encyclopedia //, and a Spotlight of the Month.
 * Big 6 (Model for Information Literacy) **
 * NoodleTools **
 * Diigo **
 * Worldbook Online – Kids, Students, Advanced **
 * CultureGrams **
 * SIRS Discoverer **

**Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.**
Website: @http://www.todaysmeet.com Description: **TodaysMeet** helps you connect with your audience in realtime. Website: http://www.edmodo.com/ Description: Edmodo provides teachers and students a secure place to connect and collaborate, share content and educational applications, and access homework, grades, class discussions and notifications. Our goal is to help educators harness the power of social media to customize the classroom for each and every learner. Website: @http://blogs.scholastic.com/kidspress/ Description: Scholastic’s news blog for students.
 * Today’s Meet **
 * Edmodo **
 * Scholastic Blog **