Greater Capital Region Teacher Center
Resources
To assist educators GCRTC has selected and linked a comprehensive list of resources organized according to our programmatic initiatives and content areas. This collection will grow and change as resource sites are updated and introduced. Keep visiting these pages and watch for new updates.
Common Core Standards
Attention All Educators
NEW ACTION RESEARCH PROJECT!
Apps are the next big trend in educational technology. The GCRTC is offering educators a unique opportunity to evaluate this technology at work in your classroom.
Have an App that you would love to use in your classroom to help support your CCSS curriculum; have an idea for an App that you and or your students would like to design to enforce a challenging concept; have an idea to stimulate self-directed, individualized learning? Learn more about the project, requirements, and supporting materials necessary to be awarded up to $250 for your efforts.
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Common Core Standards Q&A -
Find answers to some of the most pressing concerns felt by teachers regarding the implementation of the CCSS in their classrooms.
Engage NY www.engageny.org - Have questions about Common Core Standards, data-driven instruction or teacher and leader effectiveness? This is your one-stop shop for teaching and learning resources and answers most questions about the Common Core Standards, Student Learning Objectives, Teacher Evaluation Roadmap, and Common Core Instructional Shifts. It also contains curriculum exemplars including modules and State Standards and a Common Core video series with State Standards. To find each portion quickly the links are as follows:
Teacher Evaluation Road Map 2011-2012 (APPR's) http://www.engageny.org/resource/appr-planning
Common Core Instructional Shifts http://engageny.org/resource/common-core-shifts/
Student learning Objectives (SLO's) http://engageny.org/resource/student-learning-objectives/
Curriculum Exemplar's http://engageny.org/resource/curriculum-exemplars-for-mathematics and http://engageny.org/resource/curriculum-exemplars-for-english-language-arts
Grade 3 ELA Curriculum Module 1: http://engageny.org/resource/grade-3-ela-module-1 Grade 3 ELA Module 2A: http://engageny.org/resource/grade-3-ela-module-2A
Grade 4 ELA Curriculum Module 1: http://engageny.org/resource/grade-4-ela-module-1 Grade 4 ELA Module 2A: http://engageny.org/resource/grade-4-ela-module-2a
Grade 5 ELA Curriculum Module 1: http://engageny.org/resource/grade-5-ela-module-1 Grade 5 ELA Module 2A: http://engageny.org/resource/grade-5-ela-module-2a
Grade 1 Math Module: http://engageny.org/resource/math-module-first-grade
Grade 2 Math Module: Place Value: http://engageny.org/resource/math-module-second-grade-place-value Grade 2 Mathematics, Module 3: http://engageny.org/resource/grade-2-mathematics-module-3
Grade 2 Mathematics Modules: http://engageny.org/resource/grade-2-mathematics
Common Core Video Series http://engageny.org/resource/common-core-video-series/
Common Core State Standards Initiatives http://www.corestandards.org/ An excellent introduction to the Common Core Standards with FAQ's and a listing of key points of both ELA and Mathematics. The site lists the states that have adopted the Common Core and those who have not with facts and myths explained. Supporters have videoed responses available and a listing of corporate nationwide sponsors/supporters for the Core.
Achieve www.achieve.org Achieve was founded in part to help states align their academic standards and assessments with the expectations of college and careers. Achieve's guiding principle in K-12 standards has been to clearly define what students should know and be able to do throughout their K-12 experience, with the aim of all students graduating ready for college and careers. Much of Achieve's work has focused on English Language Arts and mathematics standards, most recently around the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Anchored in college and career readiness, the goal of a high quality assessment system is to signal whether students are on track to graduate ready for college and the workplace. The Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness in College and Careers (PARCC), the ADP Assessment Consortium, and other assessment work is actively being studied within the parameters of the Common core Standards.
Literacy Design Collaborative (www.literacydesigncollaborative.org)
The Literacy Design Collaborative [LDC] is designed to make literacy instruction the foundation of the core subjects and allowteachers to build content on top of a coherent approach to literacy. The LDC created a literacy framework for the core secondary subject areas of ELA, social studies and science. Partners use the LDC framework as a common chassis to create LDC tasks, modules, and courses designed to teach students to meet common core literacy standards while also learning to meet content demands at high levels of performance.
It has expanded to become a larger initiative that involves an ever-growing set of partners, with teachers firmly leading the development. The project is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Researchers preliminary results are finding that the LDC approach builds stronger literacy skills in students and promotes ongoing conversations among teachers about what constitutes good work.
NYS Learning Standards and the Common Core: Curriculum and Instruction http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/cores.html The NYS Standards
The Common Core Learning Standards in NYS http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/common_core_standards/ On January 10th, 2011, the Board of Regents approved the recommended additions to the Common Core Learning Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy andCommon Core Learning Standards for Mathematics,plus a new set of Prekindergarten Standards. The documents can be accessed in this site. Additional information about statewide implementation and the development of P-12 curriculum models will be posted to this website.
Student Learning Objective Exemplars from New York State Teachers are Now Available!Four groups of teachers and administrators were trained by New York State Education Department staff to write a Student Learning Objective (SLO) for one of the classes they teach: three pilot districts were Allegany-Limestone Central School District, Ballston Spa Central Schools, and Niskayuna Central Schools; the fourth group consisted of teachers throughout the state who were nominated by Staff/Curriculum Development Network (S/CDN) representatives. Approximately 85 participating teachers were asked to think about how the learning content linked to the New York State or national standards. The teachers developed targets and then collected evidence for their baseline data. HEDI Criteria and scales were either developed at the District level or by the teacher in consultation with their building principal. These SLOs are used to prepare students for future growth and development, as well as college and career readiness.
Find exemplar SLO's at: http://engageny.org/resource/student-learning-objectives/
Need assistance in funding a program or project? The Teacher Center also offers:
Do your students think their education matters? Do they have an opinion about their education? Do any of your students want to win a new iPad Mini?
Throughout the month of May,eScholar is sponsoring theMake My Education Matter contest. Students can enter by submitting a response online to the following questions:
“Does your education matter to you? Why or why not?”
Everyone in education strives to provide students the best education possible, but how often are students given an official outlet to voice their opinion? eScholar wants to give them that opportunity. As students craft their responses, here are some additional things they can think about:
-What do they want to be when they grow up?
-Do they see a connection between what they’re learning in school and what they want to do in the future?
-Do they wish there were more subjects or topics they could learn about?
-Do they have a goal that their education will help them achieve?
Contest entries will be judged in two categories: students between ages 8-12, students between ages 13-17. All responses must be submitted byMay 31, 2013. A winner will be selected from each category based on originality, clarity, thoughtfulness, and the overall quality of the writing. The winners will receive a brand newiPad Mini!Teachers, if you are interested in incorporating this into your classroom, eScholar has also createdstudent activity worksheetsto help students write their responses.
Grantsmanship
Grant writing classes, Grant searching classes, and individual tutorials are available by appointment for teachers/ departments looking for funds who are:
- planning new curriculum units to include the Common Core Learning Standards and the Shifts
- using assessment data to evaluate and improve student learning
- forming teacher study groups to evaluate student data, learn new education policies and trends, and become aware of new solutions to shared challenges
Contact GCRTC to learn more or schedule.
GetEdFunding http://www.getedfunding.com/ GetEdFunding is a free and fresh grant finding resource, dedicated to helping educators and institutions identify the funding they need in budget-tight times. GetEdFunding hosts a collection of more than 1,000 grants and opportunities culled from federal, state, regional and community sources and is available to public and private, preK-12 schools, districts and educators, higher education institutions, and nonprofit organizations that work with them. This rich resource of grant and funding opportunities is expanded, updated and monitored daily. You can search by six criteria, including 41 areas of focus, eight content areas and any of the 21st century themes and skills that support your curriculum. Once you are registered on the site, you can save the grants of greatest interest; then return to read about them at any time
Education and Policy Blogs
Follow the news, opinions and insights of policy makers, educators, administrators, parents, etc. on a variety of Education and Policy blogs.
Video Resources
The Teaching Channel (Tch) www.teachingchannel.org The Teaching Channel's core mission is to showcase high-quality, free videos on effective teaching practices, inspiring lesson ideas, and the Common Core State Standards. Whether you are a teacher looking for helpful videos on effective teaching practices, or a blogger or webmaster looking to share a great resource, Teaching Channel is a good source. The Tch Video Notes tool allows you to share Teaching Channel videos along with time-specific personal comments that highlight sections you find most valuable. Coaches especially love this feature! It's quick and easy to embed a Tch video. Just choose a video and click on the "Embed" link (located on the right of the video player) to generate the code and copy it onto your site. A new blog section has been added for teacher interaction.
Inside Teaching: A Living Archive of Practice http://gallery.carnegiefoundation.org/insideteaching provides premier, digital representations of knowledge related to teaching and learning. At the heart of Inside Teaching is the challenge to capture the wisdom of practice. Here K-12 teachers and teacher educators document their practice, reflect on their teaching and build on each other's work. On their multimedia records of teaching practice, you can find videos of teaching, examples of lesson plans, practitioner reflections and narratives, images of student work, and many other documents of teaching and learning. You can search these individual websites by grade level, subject area and by name. Note the subsections CASTL K-12 and INSIDE WRITING WORKSHOP for detailed analysis of specific lessons.
Teachers Network www.teachersnetwork.org The goal of TeachNet is to improve student learning by helping teachers develop appropriate and effective instructional materials that infuse the Internet and support local and state standards. The site provides free lesson plans for K-12 designed for teachers by teachers. Teacher videos include Teachers on Teaching and individualized subject videos on aligning Standards, Curriculum and Assessment in teacher planning, using technology/media in the classroom, presenting balanced literacy and finding grants for teacher programs.
Teachers TV http://www.tes.co.uk/mypublicprofile.aspx?uc=447531 Teachers TV content is now available on TES in agreement with the Department of Education. TES has 3,500 Teachers TV programs which are available for teachers to use for free, though all content is protected by Crown Copyright. Teachers TV was a British government funded TV and online video service that operated until April 2011. Teachers TV supported the professional development of anyone working in school, enabling them to widen their skills, develop their practice, and connect with others in the field. Teachers TV supplied professional development videos and resources by going inside classrooms and into schools to help save time with practical tips, lesson ideas and classroom resources. Many lessons are for use with interactive white boards.
For Teachers: Teaching Evolution Case Studies http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/educators/teachstuds/tvideos.html Filmed in classrooms all over the country, these videos showcase a variety of strategies for teaching evolution.
PBS Teachers www.pbs.org/teachers many lessons are available to support the programs featured on PBS such as PBS Kids in the Classroom. Free learning media and activity pacs are available for all classrooms with a free, simple sign up at the web site. The 2013 National STEM Video Game Challenge invites game-creators to create video games that excite and educate users about science, technology, engineering and math. The contest is open to students in grades 6-12 and college. There is also an entry category for teachers! The deadline is April 24, 2013.
Teachers' Domain www.teachersdomain.org Browse resources by your individual state's educational frameworks, national standards or by Common core State Standards. Thousands of media resources, support materials, and tools for classroom lessons, individualized learning plans and teacher professional learning communities are centered on digital media use from public broadcasts.
Teacher Tube www.teachertube.com is a sharing of teaching videos submitted by teachers. Titles include Common Core State Standards: Principles of Development, and The Changing Classroom, but also have specific subject and grade videos and history films from media partners. The site is supported by advertisers so expect some educational advertisers to be obvious, but not irritating.
Learner.org http://www.watchknow.org/Annenberg Media has created a site for professional development resources for teachers. You can purchase content on DVD and in print, but you can also access streaming video online for free at Learner.org. One is able to browse by grade and/or subject area, including arts, foreign language, literature/language arts, math, science, and social studies/history. Most video collections include additional resources. (In addition to professional development video collections, learner.org includes an "interactives" section with interactive student activities for elementary, middle, and high.)
Prezi http://prezi.com/index/ Prezi is a cloud-based presentation software that opens up a new world between whiteboards and slides. The zoomable canvas makes it fun to explore ideas and the connections between them. The result: visually captivating presentations that lead your audience down a path of discovery. This site teaches how to use the software and gives free use of the basic Prezi production.
VoiceThread http://voicethread.com/about/features/ With VoiceThread, group conversations are collected and shared in one place from anywhere in the world. All with no software to install, but with many useful options such as embedding documents and videos, conversing through voice, video, email, and camera, and sharing the saved responses for others, communication and education can be transmitted to anyone in many forms.
Thinkfinity www.thinkfinity.org is backed by the Verizon Foundation and provides thousands of lessons, activities and videos for teachers to use in their classrooms. The lessons are Standards-based but have not yet been upgraded to the Common Core Standards. However, they are a valuable resource that teachers can individually upgrade to cover the instructional shifts.
The Library of Congress www.loc.gov/teachers/ offers classroom materials and professional development to help teachers effectively use primary sources from the Library's vast digital collections in their teaching. Find Library of Congress lesson plans and more that meet Common Core standards, state content standards, and the standards of national organizations.
NY Institute of Technology Sponsored Public-Private Partnerships
The following sites are brought to NYS Teacher Centers through collaboration with NYIT, NYSUT, NYSED, NYITEEZ, and UFT Teacher Centers. They bring resources, professional development and interactive technology to the classroom.
newyork.learning.com includes NYS Teacher Centers' featured partners for free, fee-based and teacher-created resources such as Intel Teach, WNET13, iTunes U, Professor Garfield, SAS Curriculum Pathways, Oracle Education Foundation, google and Verizon Foundation all accessable on one website. There are many more free additional resources available through this site which also contains links to Smithsonian Education and MIT Blossoms ( math). All lessons and content are NYS Standards-based.
Intel® Teach http://intel.com/teachers helps K-12 teachers of all subjects learn to engage students with digital learning, including digital content, Web 2.0, social networking, and online tools and resources. Intel Teach professional development empowers teachers to integrate technology effectively into their existing curriculum, focusing on their students' problem solving, critical thinking, and collaboration, which are precisely the skills required in the high tech, networked society in which we live. Free courses begin March 25through April 29th with Educational Leadership in the 21st Century. Courses will be delivered online in Moodle. Participants will engage in five hours of e-learning and 10 hours of application work in each course. Other courses include: Thinking Critically with Data April29-June 3, Assessment in the 21st Century Classrooms July 8-August 12th, Project-Based Approaches August 19th-September 23rd, Inquiry into the Science Classroom September 30th-November 4th. Contact Tom Diener tdiener@nyit.edu.
Intel® Teach Elements are free, just-in-time professional development courses that you can experience now, anytime, anywhere. This series of compelling courses provides deeper exploration of 21st century learning concepts.
Learn more about the Intel Teach Elements series >
SAS Curriculum Pathways http://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/portal/#/ provides interactive web-based learning to both students and teachers grades 6-12 by integrating proven instructional strategies and techniques. Tools provide online instruction and encourage insights by showing topic depth and relationships of Core concepts in ways textbooks cannot enabling students to clarify concepts and build skills through active learning in ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies and Spanish. Free to both students and teachers, professional development for teachers is also provided.
Professor Garfield www.professorgarfield.org The student portal can be used both inside the classroom and outside for homework. It is student-friendly and supports early literacy, lessons for diverse language learners, while giving teachers important feedback on lessons. It sponsors many contests and giveaways for students and has the ability to read to students. The purpose of the Professor Garfield Teachers' Lounge Section is to provide free, user-friendly, and standards-based learning materials for the classroom teacher, parent, tutor, or mentor. These materials are intended to support and supplement the ongoing work of the classroom teacher by providing leveled materials (plans, activities, downloadables, and printables) that are retrievable by grade level, subject, and/or national standard. Every effort is being made to provide pre- and post-assessment tools where appropriate and useable.
Learning.com http://www.learning.com/Helps K-12 teachers and administrators improve student performance on one open platform: " We bring together all the content, tools and services you need." Emphasis is on STEM programs using project-based learning and digital literacy while addressing state initiatives. Assessment tools, professional development and state standards are included on the site.
Teacher Leadership
National Education Asssociation www.nea.org a resource on all education issues from classroom ideas to political issues.
New York State United Teachers www.nysut.org Awareness for educators of all education related topics; the latest political news, links to national and state practice, updates on state leadership and educational stakeholders, Common Core Standards and related best practice.
National Council of Teachers of English www.ncte.org
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics http://www.nctm.org
National Council for the Social Studies www.ncss.org
National Science Teachers Association www.nsta.org
International Reading Association www.reading.org
Music Teachers National Association www.mtna.org
STEM Educational Coalition www.stemedcoalition.org
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education www.aace.org
The Council for Exceptional Children www.cec.sped.org/ab
National Association for the Education of Young Children www.naeyc.org
National Board Certification for Teacher Leaders http://www.nbpts.org/products_and_services/national_board_certifica1 National Board Certification continues to grow in importance because across the country, teachers like you embrace the opportunity to examine their practice against the profession's highest standards. What does it take to become a National Board Certified Teacher? What are the benefits? Are you eligible? This site answers these and other questions you may have about the certification process.
The National Writing Project www.nwp.org The National Writing Project focuses the knowledge, expertise, and leadership of our nation's educators on sustained efforts to improve writing, literacy, and learning for all learners. NWP has 200 sites across the US, each affiliated with a university and dedicated to improving instruction in the schools. Research shows that students taught by NWP teachers perform better on all aspects of writing. NWP has a highly successful and nationally recognized professional development structure based on teacher capacity building and leadership development.
Teacher Leaders Network www.teacherleaders.org The Teacher Leaders Network is a network of active communities populated by highly accomplished teacher leaders from across the nation who are dedicated to student success and the transformation of teaching into a true profession. TLN is a national initiative of the Center for Teaching Quality. Much of its work is virtual and takes place in this web environment — a cutting-edge, secure learning platform that combines many functions familiar to users of blogs, wikis, and social network environments. This dedicated platform is custom-tailored for daily use as a professional learning environment for educators.
Dr. Douglas Reeves' Leadership Matrix www.iobservation.com/Reeves an educational leadership assessment tool that facilitates growth and effectiveness in order to support teaching excellence and student learning. This is a NYS approved rubric for assessment of building administrators.
National Board Council of New York (NBCNY)http://nbcny.org/
The mission of National Board Council of New York Network is to support continuous learning and collaboration through teacher leadership and the National Board process to improve student learning. This website provides state wide information for educators pursuing NBC.
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
www.nbpts.org
(NBPTS) The Mission of NBPTS is to advance student learning and achievement by establishing the definitive standards and systems for certifying accomplished educators, providing programs and advocating policies that support excellence in teaching and leading, and engaging National Board certified teachers and leaders in that process.
Achieve www.achieve.org Achieve was founded in part to help states align their academic standards and assessments with the expectations of college and careers .Achieve's guiding principle in K-12 standards has been to clearly define what students should know and be able to do throughout their K-12 experience, with the aim of all students graduating ready for college and careers. Much of Achieve's work has focused on English Language Arts and mathematics standards, most recently around the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Anchored in college and career readiness, the goal of a high quality assessment system is to signal whether students are on track to graduate ready for college and the workplace. The Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness in College and Careers (PARCC), the ADP Assessment Consortium, and other assessment work is actively being studied within the parameters of the Common core Standards.
Literacy Design Collaborative (www.literacydesigncollaborative.org)
The Literacy Design Collaborative [LDC] is designed to make literacy instruction the foundation of the core subjects and allow teachers to build content on top of a coherent approach to literacy. The LDC created a literacy framework for the core secondary subject areas of ELA, social studies and science. Partners use the LDC framework as a common chassis to create LDC tasks, modules, and courses designed to teach students to meet common core literacy standards while also learning to meet content demands at high levels of performance.
It has expanded to become a larger initiative that involves an ever-growing set of partners, with teachers firmly leading the development. The project is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Researchers preliminary results are finding that the LDC approach builds stronger literacy skills in students and promotes ongoing conversations among teachers about what constitutes good work.
NYS Learning Standards and the Common Core: Curriculum and Instruction http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/cores.html The NYS Standards
The Common Core Learning Standards in NYS http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/common_core_standards/ On January 10th, 2011, the Board of Regents approved the recommended additions to the Common Core Learning Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy andCommon Core Learning Standards for Mathematics,plus a new set of Prekindergarten Standards. The documents can be accessed in this site. Additional information about statewide implementation and the development of P-12 curriculum models will be posted to this website.
Fisher and Frey Literacy for Life http://www.fisherandfrey.com/?page_id=20
Teacher Evaluation
Teacher and Principal Practice Rubrics http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/teachers-leaders/practicerubrics/ The Approved List of Teacher and Principal Practice Rubrics for NYS for APPR's has been updated with additional providers. NYSED is continuing to work with providers to obtain electronic versions of some of their documentation, so please be sure to check this site periodically for updated information.
Marzano's Causal Teacher Evaluation Model www.marzanoevaluation.com is one of the NYS approved rubrics for APPR's and is based upon correlating instructional strategies to student learning.
Danielson's Enhancing Professional Practice: A Framework for Teaching:www.danielsongroup.org identifies those aspects of a teacher's responsibilities that have been documented through empirical studies and theoretical research as promoting improved student learning. The complex activity of teaching is divided into 22 components clustered into four domains of teaching responsibility. This is another approved NYS APPR rubric.
Danielson Teaching Site www.teachscape.com All products, materials, strategies relating to Danielson's Framework.
Student Evaluation
Assessments for use by School Districts and BOCES in Teacher and Principal Evaluations http://usny.nysed.gov/rtt/teachers-leaders/assessments NYS approved student assessments for use with the APPR of classroom teachers and building administrators. This list is continually being updated and other local options are also allowed according to NYS Education Law.
Free Downloadable APPS for EducatorsEducreations http://www.educreations.com/
Educreations transforms your iPad into a recordable whiteboard that captures your voice and handwriting to produce amazing video lessons that you can share online. It's as simple as touching, tapping and talking. Snap a photo with the iPad camera or choose one from your Photo Library or Dropbox. Snap a photo with the iPad camera or choose one from your Photo Library or Dropbox. Create amazing animations by touching your photos to move and resize them. Finished lessons are hosted on educreations.com, where you can choose who is able to watch them. Send your lessons to friends, students or colleagues, or share them publicly on educreations.com and teach the world!
Quick Graph http://itunes.apple.com a powerful, high quality graphic calculator that takes full advantage of the multi-touch display and makes it easy to enter and /or edit equations and visualize them in mathematical notations.
Today in History Lite http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/today-in history-lite/id312028719?mt=8 the easiest way to get information in history quickly when you want it.
lino-lOnline Stickies http://en.linoit.com/en/tour/iphone-and- ipad/
You can take notes of your ideas from iPhone, and post pictures and videos you take with your iPhone, wherever you're. Stickies posted while you're offline will appear once you're online.
NASA APP http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/iphone/index.html
The NASA App for Android showcases a huge collection of NASA content, including images, videos on-demand, NASA Television, mission information, news & feature stories, latest tweets, ISS sighting opportunities, satellite tracking, Third Rock Radio and much more.
The NASA App for iphone collects, customizes and delivers an extensive selection of dynamically updated information, images and videos from various online NASA sources in a convenient mobile package on your iPhone.
The NASA App HD invites you to discover a wealth of NASA information right on your iPad. From satellite tracking to live NASA TV, the app delivers an extensive selection of dynamically updated mission information, images, videos and Twitter feeds from NASA right on your iPad.
Puppet Pals http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/puppet-pals-hd/id342076546?mt=8 Create your own unique shows with animation and audio in real time! Simply pick out your actors and backdrops, drag them on to the stage, and tap record. Your movements and audio will be recorded in real time for playback later. This app is as fun as your own creativity. Act out a story of Pirates on the high seas, fight as scary monsters, or play the part of a Wild West bandit on the loose. You can even combine any characters however you want! Your creations are only limited by your imagination (and voice acting skills in my case).
History Pin http://www.historypin.com/ Find photos pinned to the map of history.
85,585 photos, videos, audio clipsand stories pinned so far Explore the Map
Magic Carpet Car | Stockton & Ellis Sts | D4141
by San Francisco Metropolitan Transit Authority, 2 November 1939
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Toontastic http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/toontastic/id404693282 Toontastic is a Creative Learning tool that empowers kids to draw, animate, and share their own cartoons through imaginative play.
Virtuoso Piano http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/virtuoso-piano-free-3/id391994966?mt=8 A virtual piano with surprisingly realistic sound.
Free Books http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/free-books-23469-classics/id364612911?mt=8
Ah, to describe an app in two words... Free Books is just that- Free Books! Browse our handpicked collections, download any of our 23,469 classic books, and read with our fully featured ereader. Notes, highlights, bookmarks, dictionary support -- it's all here. Have your own ebooks? We have you covered, thanks to Dropbox integration and a fantastic ePUB reader. Just import your books and read anytime, anywhere.
Flashcardlet http://quizlet.com/mobile/ Find flashcards or make your own to study at the touch of a finger.
Era of Dino Lite http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/era-of-dino-lite/id443903033?mt=8 Era of Dino Lite - is an lite version application with help which you can learn more new knowledge about the ancient inhabitants of our planet who died mysteriously over 65 million years ago. Here you will find descriptions of more than 330 dinosaurs and some information about the periods of the Mesozoic era: Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous.
Kindle http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id302584613?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D2 The Kindle app is optimized for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, giving users the ability to read Kindle books, newspapers, magazines, textbooks and PDFs on a beautiful, easy-to-use interface. You'll have access to over 1,000,000* books in the Kindle Store plus hundreds* of newspapers and magazines. Amazon Whispersync
Wunderlist http://wunderlist.com/ Sign iin and make lists, notes, reminders on-the go.
Dragon Dictation http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dragon-dictation/id341446764?mt=8 Dragon Dictation is an easy-to-use voice recognition application powered by Dragon® NaturallySpeaking® that allows you to easily speak and instantly see your text or email messages. In fact, it's up to five (5) times faster than typing on the keyboard.
How Stuff Workshttp://itunes.apple.com/us/app/howstuffworks/id401986544?mt=8 Information on any and all "stuff" and how it works and why. An answer for any question your students ask.
Project Noahhttp://www.ask.com/wiki/Project_Noah?o=3986&qsrc=999A tool to explore and document wildlife and a platform to harness the power of citizen scientists everywhere. Discover thousands of organisms from around the world. Document nature with your mobile phone.
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