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Collected Links, Resources, and Opportunities for Collaborating with your Classroom through Technology curated by Ben Rimes , K-12 Instructional Technology Coordinator, Mattawan Schools ( Mattawan EdTech Twitter ) ( Mattawan Learning Blog ) ( Ben’s Pinterest ) These collaborations are focused on helping teachers meet the following Common Core College and Career Readiness Standard: Production and distribution of Writing K-12 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.   https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RyXvGgwYDwHaaOlf0YrTEPcv80h4wsye0ZsENrfB0OU/edit#   This is a Google Document with 2-3 resource links added per week for teachers that are looking to find ways to collaborate beyond the traditional classroom.  Some are resources, some are opportunities that you can sign up to participate in. This resource is being created by Ben Rimes of Mattawan Schools ( https://plus.google...

As you wrap up packing your classroom away and saying goodbye to this year's students, you perhaps are not thinking about next fall.  However, the team at Discovery Education is making enhancements to our Discovery products, and the Discovery Educator Network is hosting some free back-to-school webinars coming up in August that you may want to attend! They are offering the following - Back-to-School with Discovery Education : be the first to get a look at the new enhancements inside Discovery Eduction! This will also highlight meaningful instructional strategies for leveraging digital tools, content and resources. Pick from one of the following dates/times: August 6 @ 4 pm, August 13 @ 4 pm, August 21 @ 7 pm, August 27 @ 4pm, September 4 @ 7pm, September 17 @ 4pm Deep Dive Sessions : See the all-new Student Center, Board Builder and the new Streaming Plus with support for the Common Core - complete with model lessons, assessments, and digital content designed to ad...