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Volume 2, Issue 1 September/October 2013

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Inside this issue:

Keeping Our Kids Safe Apps for iPads 1

Keeping Our Kids Safe

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 Family Safety - Age-based guide to talking with your 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

Professional Develop- 2 ment Opportunities On the Web 2

Reading Corner

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Instructional Technology

Apps for iPads

See. Touch. Learn. These electronic flash cards were designed by special ed pros. Free versionincludes starter set of full color flash cards and 60 exercises. Additonal libraries with over 4,400 additional images and lessons are available for purchase. SlateMath for KidsTeaches beginner math skills and is aimed at preschool through first grade. Follows the common core standards and was developed by math education experts. Free

Professional Development Opportunities

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-oftime/ Trending Reasons to Teach Social Media in Schools: http://gettingsmart.com/2013/08/ trending-reasons-to-teach-socialmedia-in-schools/ The Ten Most Popular Teacher Tools Being Used This Year: http://www.edudemic.com/the-10most-popular-teacher-tools/ The Simple Power of a Screenshot: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/ simple-power-of-a-screenshotmonica-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/opencontent-an-idea-whose-time-hascome/

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 a certificate program, theres a small fee, usually less than $75.. www.coursera.com

On the Web
FEATURED WEBSITE www.henryanker.com practice tests for grades K7. Excellent resource for math SOL practice as many questions use the technology enhanced format with movable rulers, drag and drop answers, and free response boxes rather than M/C. I also like the Reading Comprehension for the earlier grades which gives the students a sentence and on the next screen asks them to pick the picture that best illustrates the sentence. Other reading/language activities include antonyms, homophones, synonyms, analogies nouns, and more. Students are given instant feedback for each question and a final score at the end. Tests range from 1060 questions depending on the topic. 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/ Letter Pals: (free, online reading resource for grades 2-5) http://www.letterpals.org/ index.php? m=static&a=index&page=index Resources for Teaching and Learning About Classical Music: http:// www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/ 09/resources-for-teaching-andlearning.html#.UjIJE8asidk