How Electricity is Made

If you don't follow Richard Byrne's Free Technology for Teachers, it's one of the premier educational technology blogs.  He recently posted about Energy 101 which explains how electricity is made and dispersed to us.

 I could definitely use this with my 4th graders and their Energy Unit.  How would you use it?

Graphite

Common Sense Media has released a free service, Graphite, helping educators discover apps and websites for their students.

Amy Wilson wrote an article, "5 Ways Graphite Helps Teachers Implement Common Core State Standards," discussing the best ways for teachers to use Graphite.

Common Core State Standards

A great resource for school librarians:

Implementing the Common Core State Standards: 

The Role of The School Librarian 

 A great starting point for librarians to learn how they can assist in implementing the Common Core Standards.

What other resources are available?

Computer Science Education Week

What are you doing for Computer Science Week?

Check out these sites to learn the basics of computer programming and writing code:

Code.org

Khan Academy

What sites have you used?

Websites for Webinars

eSchool News published an article entitled:

5 Wonderful Websites for Educational Webinars

It always difficult to find individualized professional development.  These sites could be extremely useful for educators. 

Shutterbug App

Here's a great iPad App:

Shutterbugs: Wiggle And Stomp

Created by Smithsonian Science Education Center, the app allows young learners to discover rare animals.  It even has a feature allowing users to print coloring-page printouts.

eSchool News posted a review of it earlier this week.

How could you use this app?

Homework Resources

I stumbled across this article from eSchool News:

16 Engaging Homework Help Resources

Many of them are free and for Math.  Do you have an favorite homework resources?