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It’s that time of the year! Time to think about summer reading and helping our students stave off the summer slide. Students that don’t read during the summer stand to lose between 25–30% of their school-year learning. Reading over the summer encourages lifelong reading, helps children improve and maintain reading skills, increases children’s knowledge base, … read more »
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Rita Mae Brown’s quote demonstrates how learning a new language for English language learners (ELLs) is not just about communication but also about gaining insight into a new culture and way of life. Currently, ELLs are a growing population in U.S. public schools, with an average of 10 percent of students classified as ELLs nationwide … read more »
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Invention is a process: you don’t get there overnight Louis Foreman May is National Inventors Month, an excellent time to introduce your students to inventions and inventors and to discuss their character traits found, including perseverance, curiosity, and problem solving. Celebrating the spirit of inventors and the invention process is an engaging way for students … read more »
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In Part 1 of this blog, we introduced you to Image Annotator and discussed applying the SAMR Model and the Triple E Framework using Image Annotator in your instruction. Image Annotator allows users to add virtual hotspots to uploaded images. The hotspots appear as red dots on the image. A title, description, or URL (such … read more »
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Image Annotator is one of the many free tools found at classtools.net. Image Annotator allows users to add virtual hotspots to images they’ve uploaded. These hot spots are clickable dots. A title, description, and URL (such as a video link) can be shared when you click on the dot. Users click to add as many … read more »