SimpleK12 Teacher Learning Community Blog
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Again, ALL members welcome (that means YOU 🙂 ) — see you there!
The SimpleK12 Team
Hello everyone and a great welcome to:
This site is the home of our podcast, where we answer questions that YOU pose… educational technology, teacher professional development, and all things school and classroom.
If we don’t know the answer, we’ll go to one of our hundreds of contacts (teachers and school administrators in the field) who do.
So, check out ASKsimplek12.com and bring your tech, classroom, and school questions.
And, yes, there are bunny slippers in it for you if we select your question. We promise.
-The SimpleK12 Team
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Resources from our Partners
Otus
An easy-to-use mobile learning environment that brings all the best classroom tools together into one secure location.
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Apperson
Apperson creates affordable, smart and friendly solutions for assessing performance and measuring success.
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DreamBox Learning
Our innovative technology captures every interaction a student makes while working within and between lessons. As it dynamically adapts and individualizes instruction in real time, it provides millions of learning paths tailored to each student’s unique needs.
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Evan-Moor
Since 1979, Evan-Moor Educational Publishers has provided educators with practical, creative, and engaging PreK–8 materials to support and enrich the core curriculum.
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SimpleK12 Member Favorites
Blogging
Mobile: WordPress
Web: WordPress, Blogger
To get started with blogging, we recommend watching some of these webinars.
Classroom Management
Mobile: Class Dojo, Edmodo
Web: Class Dojo, Edmodo
For more information on classroom management, we recommend these webinars.
Classroom Observations
Mobile: ClassDojo
Web: ClassDojo
Administrators can learn more about classroom observations with these webinars.
Common Core Resources
Mobile: Mastery Connect App
Web: LearnZillion
Understanding and implementing Common Core was never easier after watching these webinars.
Communicating with Parents
Mobile: Cel.ly, Google Voice
Web: Cel.ly, Google Voice
Master the art of parent-teacher relationships with advice from the presenters these webinars.
Digital Projects – Elementary Level
Mobile: SockPuppets
Web: Storybird, Blabberize
Lots of digital project ideas specific to students in the elementary classroom are discuss in these webinars.
Digital Projects – Middle School Level
Mobile: RedStamp, ProjectNoah
Web: Wordle, Animoto, ProjectNoah
Your middle school students will have fun creating projects discussed in these webinars.
Digital Projects- High School Level
Mobile: Toontastic, Animoto
Web: Animoto, ThingLink, Visual.ly, Google Visual Data Explorer
Change up a project in your high school level class with a project idea you will learn in these webinars.
Digital Storytelling
Mobile: Toontastic, SockPuppets, StoryBuddy 2 Lite
Web: Storybird, Comic Master, Little Bird Tales
There are so many great resources and lots of practical ideas on how to use them in these webinars.
Easy Grading
Mobile: Groovy Grader
Web: Flubaroo
Learn how to simplify grading and streamline assessments from the experts who hosted these webinars.
Flipping your Classroom
Mobile: iTunesU, KhanAcademy
Web: iTunesU, KhanAcademy
Discover strategies, suggestions, tools and apps for flipping your classroom by watching these webinars.
Formative Assessment
Mobile: Socrative, Google Forms
Web: Socrative, Google Forms
Formative assessment has never been easier with the easy-to-use ideas found in these webinars.
History Resources
Mobile: History Pin, History Maps, Today in History Lite
Web: History Pin
Discover a need way to bring American History to live in this webinar.
Language Resources
Mobile: Spelling City, Duolingo, Dragon Dictation
Web: Spelling City, Duolingo, Dragon Dictation
Engage language learners and hone their skills with tips and tricks discovered in these webinars.
Math Resources
Mobile: TouchCalc, Desmos Graphing Calculator, Bloomberg, Math Quizzer
Web: Wolfram Alpha, Khan Academy
Students will be college and career ready with their math skills and you can get them there with ideas from these webinars.
Photo Editing
Mobile: Instagram, RedStamp
Web: PicMonkey
Put your photo editing skills to the test with projects for your classroom discussed in this webinar.
Presentations
Mobile: Haiku Deck, Educreations, Doceri
Web: Google Presentations, Prezi, Educreations
Learn even more multimedia tools for presentations in this webinar.
Reading/Writing Resources
Mobile: Dictionary.com Flashcards, Spelling City
Web: Spelling City
Hone your students’ writing skills and strengthen reading skills with tips and tricks from these webinars.
Science Resources
Mobile: Science 360, Nasa App, Galaxart HD
Web: Wolfram Alpha, Khan Academy, Science 360
Your science classroom will never be the same after what you learn in some of these webinars.
Screencasting
Mobile: N/A
Web: Screencast-O-Matic
Get started with screencasting by viewing one of these webinars.
Social Studies Resources
Mobile: Stack the States Lite, Stack the Counties Lite
Web: N/A
Energize your social studies lessons with ideas you’ll discover in these webinars.
Social Bookmarking
Mobile: Diigo
Web: Diigo
Discover an easy way to bookmark, collaborate, and share with other teachers in this webinar.
Organization Tools for Teachers
Mobile: Lino.it, Wunderlist, Evernote
Web: Lino.it, Wunderlist, Evernote
Teachers share their best ideas to reduce clutter and get organized in these webinars.
Video Editing
Mobile: iMovie
Web: iMovie, YouTube
One teacher shares how he flips his classroom by creating interactive videos in this webinar.
Website Creation
Mobile: N/A
Web: Google Sites, Wix, WordPress
No skills required to get up and running with a website, it’s easy with step by step info in these webinars.
Win your very own pair on Bunny Slippers by participating in SimpleK12’s
#PDnPJs Twitter Sweepstakes Contest:
Tweet about SimpleK12’s FREE upcoming events to enter.
What: #PDnPJs Sweepstakes Contest
When: August 11, 2014 through August 31, 2014
Who: All Teacher/Educators (that means YOU!)
Prizes: 3 winners will be selected at random, and each will receive a pair of SimpleK12’s iconic blue bunny slippers!
==> Click here to learn more about the #PDnPJs Twitter Sweepstakes Contest.
What if you could:
…Meet the SimpleK12 Team in-person?
…Watch us present 2 award-winning sessions LIVE?
…Walk -er- shuffle away wearing your very own pair of Bunny Slippers?
Grace, Lisa, and Kimber will soon be flying from sunny Orlando,FL to beautiful Atlanta, GA for the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference… and we want to meet YOU!
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** 2 Must-See SimpleK12 Presentations at ISTE 2014 **
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Session: 101 FREE Tech Tools for Teachers
This will be our 3rd year in a row presenting “101 FREE Tech Tools for Teachers”.
Be sure to arrive early because the room will get PACKED. You’ve been warned. 🙂
Date: Sunday, June 29th, 2014
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: GWCC Murphy Ballroom 3/4
Session: 40 FREE Mobile Apps for Teachers
A webinar fan-favorite, this session is sure to be a crowd pleaser. 1st time
debuting at ISTE, so arrive about 10 minutes early – save your seat and enjoy!
Date: Monday, June 30th, 2014
Time: 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Location: GWCC Sidney Marcus Auditorium
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Taking advantage of this special discount is really easy… Just click here to learn more!
We love our members every day of the year, but this February we’re showing even more love with a unique contest: “Share the Love” Referral Contest.
This month only, earn TRIPLE the experience points & bunny bucks when using the Referral feature!
It’s time to “Share the Love”! Tell your friends and school administrators about SimpleK12’s
Teacher Learning Community, and automatically earn extra points and prize entries.
The more friends you refer, the greater your chance to win – Ready to get started?
Click the “‘Share the Love’ All February Long. Click Here” icon at the top of the Community.
Contest Details:
What: “Share the Love” February Referral Contest
When: February 1, 2014 – February 28, 2014
Who: All Teacher Learning Community members (that means YOU!)
Prizes: 3 winners will be selected at random, and each will receive a SimpleK12 Prize Pack:
1 pair of Bunny Slippers, 1 SimpleK12 beanie, 1 year individual full access membership/renewal.
Contest Rules:
1.) Members are awarded one entry into the drawing for every person they refer
2.) Referrals must be relevant – teacher friends and administrators
3.) 3 winners will be selected at random by the SimpleK12 team
4.) No member may win more than one prize
5.) There is no limit to the number of referrals a member can share
6.) Winners will be notified within 7 business days of the end of the contest
School Library Journal’s Online Event, SummerTeen – Hot Books for Young Adults,
will feature the best books for teens under the sun!
When: Wednesday, July 24th, 2013
Where: Online virtual event—no traveling required
Cost: FREE!
Register: Click here to save your spot
What can you expect from the SummerTeen – Hot Books for Young Adults?
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