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is shown in light blueApps ... What they look like in actionSeeing apps in action can help provide a better understandingof ways they might be used on your own site.Check out some samples of common apps below (A-F).A brief description is listed for each, then a sample to view is provided below.
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Flex Editor ...used for content outlineArticle Library Post a topic and teaser - subsequently complete article content is displayedAnnouncements App Create announcements specifying duration - display follows duration datesAssignment App Create assignments with due dates - students see future/past due assignmentsBook List App Create a book list, with image and textBlog App Blogs expand student thinking and encourage communicationCalendar App The calendar app requires a full page layout, and could not be showcased here.Discussion App Open a discussion available during a determined period of timeFile Library Provide files for easy access / downloadFor most apps, you can choose to display or omit the app name ('Lets Blog!' app title is displayed below).You can personalize any app name in 'Manage Apps and Layout').Check them out below. Read, explore, respond.Interactive apps can bring your classroom culture to a digital workspace.
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Article Library ...click a title below to read the full article
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Visual Aids and Enduring Understanding
Think students today are wired differently? They are!More than ever before, students need visual context to helpinvoke their shifting schema, anchor their short/long term memory,make connections within and between topics.
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Integrated Studies
To increase engagement and retention, academic subjects are presented in an interdisciplinary fashion that reflects modern knowledge and society. For instance history, literature, and art can be interwoven and taught through text, images, and sound.
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Announcements ...
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October: Grade 5 Integration Focus!Whether you want to incorporate student response devices, start an online discussion, improve your classroom website for greater functionality, or simply ramp up your students' TQ ... contact your ITS to collaborate.
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Fastt Math / Fraction Nation RemindersPlease have your students:• login to laptops/desktops as 'student'
• use Safari as their browser
• complete a game before exiting
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Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age
by David H. Rose & Anne Meyer Year Published: ASCD, 2002Access Digital version from Cast
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Let's Blog!
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What did you think about 'Visual Aids and Enduring Understanding'?
Posted by Betsy Peterson on 10/6/2012Please Read 'Visual Aids and Enduring Understanding', found in the Article Library on this page.Share your thoughts / practices / experiences within this page's Blog section before our next class on October 18th.
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Flex Editor ...in this case, used to provide page footer info
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You can use a page footer to provide: contact info / reminders / a timeline ...(you're only limited by your imagination)For example ...This Week At-A-Glance:
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Upcoming quizreview-moonjournaldueSS quiz-fieldtripslip and money duebrownbagitem-lamp notesdueCrayFishexploration