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Volume 2, Issue 1 September/October 2013

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Inside this issue:

Online Safety Resources Classroom Apps for iPads On the Web Reading Corner 1 2

Online Safety Resources

To learn more about keeping our children safe and secure online, check out these websites: FBI: Parent's Guide to Internet Safety http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/ publications/parent-guide What Parents Just Dont Understand About Online Privacy: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/ generic/id/351607/description/ What_parents_just_dont_understand_ about_online_privacy Family Safety - Age-based guide to talking with children about the Internet http://www.microsoft.com/security/ family-safety/childsafety-age.aspx Be Web Aware Parent guide to Internet safety for kids http://www.bewebaware.ca/english/ default.html Online Safety Guide http://kids.getnetwise.org/safetyguide/ US Government Guide to Internet Safety http://www.onguardonline.gov/ articles/0031-kids-privacy Information for parents, teachers, and community leaders. Includes curriculum resources and lessons. iKeepSafe An online resource for parents and guardians providing help answering questions about Internet safety, computers, and the Web. http://www.netsmartz411.org/ Virginia DOE Internet Safety Resources http://www.doe.virginia.gov/support/ safety_crisis_management/ internet_safety/index.shtml Cyberbullying 411 - Detailed information on Cyberbullying http://cyberbully411.org/ Anti-bullying Task Force http://nomorebullies.wordpress.com/ Pew Internet Trust: Anonymity, Privacy and Security Online http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/ Anonymity-online.aspx

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Classroom Apps for iPads

Math
HMH FUSE Algebra 1 Award winning app gives every student a personalized learning experience using video tutorials, step-by-step examples, homework help, quizzes and more. Incorporates Algebra Tiles, graphing calculator, Linear Explorer, Quadratic Explore and many other tools. Free ble by memorable lines, sort by mood, author, and theme. Free.

Science
Cell Defense: The Plasma MembranePlayers work through different challenges as they learn about cell biology. Does contain pop-up ads, but thats the trade-off for offering the app for Free. Smart MicroscopeUsers can explore a variety of biological specimens. Slides are divided into 6 categories: featured, humans/ mammals, insects & spiders, other

animals, plants & fungi, and single -cell organisms. Images are very high resolution and contain descriptions of body parts and features. $2.99

History
Timeline World War 2 with Robert MacNeil#1 rated reference app. Features a zoomable timeline of entire war covering 2000 events, over 100 newsreel videos,8-part documentary on war in the Pacific, maps showing invasions, occupations, allegiances, and more. $9.99

English
POETRYThis app from the Poetry Foundation provides access to thousands of poems. Searcha-

On the Web
Virginia Science Activities, Models, and Simulations: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/ administrators/ superintendents_memos/2013/222 -13.shtml Two new lesson plan/OER sites: http://www.educade.org/ http://learnbig.com/ Resources for Teaching and Learning About Classical Music: http:// www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/ 09/resources-for-teaching-andlearning.html#.UjIJE8asidk Science Nation (short videos about current science): http://science360.gov/series/ science-nation/68445256-a96b44a9-9c31-7f0ed01af75f Crash Course! Chemistry (YouTube) http://www.youtube.com/playlist? list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPHzzYuWy6fY EaX9mQQ8oGr One in a series of videos on physics (in terms of superpowers!): http://ed.ted.com/lessons/ifsuperpowers-were-real-flight-joylin Doodling in Math Class (YouTube video): http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=EdyociU35u8&feature=c4overview&list=UUOGeU1Fig3rrDjhm9Zs_wg Civil War in Virginia web resources: http://www.virginiacivilwar.org/

Teaching History without a Textbook: http://thinkfinity.org/groups/closerreadings/blog/2013/09/03/teaching -history-without-a-textbook This 15-Year-Old's Science Project Will Light Up Your World http://mashable.com/2013/09/10/ hollow-flashlight/ The Khan Academys new Learning Dashboard: http://khanacademy.tumblr.com/ post/58354379257/introducing-the -learning-dashboard 100 Helpful Blogs For School Librarians (And Teachers): http:// www.edudemic.com/2012/07/ librarian-blogs/

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READING CORNER Articles of Interest

Pew Internet Trust: The Impact of Digital Tools on Student Writing and How Writing is Taught in Schools http://www.nwp.org/afnews/PIP_NWP_Writing_and_Tech.pdf Brain Research and Education: When homework is a waste of time http://ideas.time.com/2013/09/05/when-homework-is-a-waste-of-time/ Trending Reasons to Teach Social Media in Schools: http://gettingsmart.com/2013/08/trending-reasons-to-teach-social-media-in-schools/ LinkedIn opens up to high school students: http://news.yahoo.com/linkedin-open-high-school-students-182641920.html The Ten Most Popular Teacher Tools Being Used This Year: http://www.edudemic.com/the-10-most-popular-teacher-tools/ 5 Productivity Tips for Connected Teachers and Administrators: http://smartblogs.com/education/2013/08/07/5-productivity-tips-for-connected-teachers-and-administrators/ The Simple Power of a Screenshot: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/simple-power-of-a-screenshot-monica-burns Getting Started with EduClippers Presentation Portfolios: http://vimeo.com/73937153 EduClipper is at: https://educlipper.net/ Open Content, An Idea Whose Time Has Come (The Getty Museum): http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/open-content-an-idea-whose-time-has-come/ Students challenge California districts social media policy creating standards and sanctions for students in athletics and extracurricular activities: http://legalclips.nsba.org/?p=22769 The Twitter Rules: https://support.twitter.com/articles/18311-the-twitter-rules 21st century Educational Technology and Learning: http://21centuryedtech.wordpress.com/ Rethinking Learning: The 21st Century Learner from MacArthur Foundation: (video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0xa98cy-Rw&feature=player_embedded

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Professional Development Opportunities

World Geography Connects 1500 A.D. to the Present An Interactive Online Geography Course Beginning October 21, 2013: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2013/221-13.shtml Coursera: Free Online Courses on just about anything. All are free; for a personalized certificate or certificate program, theres a small fee, usually less than $75. Upcoming courses include: Blended Learning: Personalizing Education for Students Common Core in Action: Math Formative Assessment Inquiry Science Learning: Perspectives and Practices 2Techniques for Success www.coursera.com Great webinars, especially for online teaching: http://www.edtechleaders.org/webinars 5 Great Under 6 Minutes TED Talks for Teachers: http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/07/5-great-under-6-minutes-ted-talks-for.html? goback=.gde_2811_member_264811471 Pearsons Research Network videos of the future of education: http://researchnetwork.pearson.com/online-learning/videos

Contests and Challenges

IWitness IWitness (http://iwitness.usc.edu) is an educational website developed by USC Shoah Foundation The Institute for Visual History and Education. Recognized by the American Association of School Librarians as a Best Website for Teaching and Learning in 2012, IWitness brings the human stories of the Institutes Visual History Archive to secondary school teachers and their students via engaging multimedia-learning activities. By integrating testimony-based education with the development of digital literacy and other 21stcentury competencies, IWitness activities encourage critical thinking and self-reflection, and help students get a sense of their own place in the world and of the profound impact their words and actions can have on the lives of others. Please consider participating in the IWitness Video Challenge, a video essay contest for secondary school students, commemorating the 20th Anniversary of Steven Spielbergs Oscar-winning film, Schindlers List. Guided by the theme, Ordinary People Extraordinary Actions, the Challenge asks students to develop a video essay that links their own voices to those in IWitness and demonstrates how any individual can take action to make the world a better place. The Challenge and other IWitness activities address a number of standards, including the ISTE NETS. The student with the winning video essay will be flown to LA with their teacher and a parent/guardian to have their video screened at the 20th anniversary celebration of the USC Shoah Foundation and Schindler's List. Learn more here: http://iwitness.usc.edu/SFI/ IWitnessChallenge/