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Google Classroom - Adding Materials as Resources

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At any time you can share resources with your students within Classroom.  This is one of the advantages of using Classroom as what I call a "launching pad" - it can be the one place students go to get to any resources needed for your class, cutting down on transition time and confusion.  Students can always know they can get to the sites and materials by going to Classroom.  Additionally, it can help support students that are absent or looking for extra practice outside of school hours.  And, since it integrates so nicely with your Drive, it can be more efficient for you also. Here is how you add materials (Note: as the options available are the same for adding other items such as assignment they are covered in depth in this post.): Click on Classwork while in your Classroom - Click on Create - Select Material -  There are many options available.  These are available when you create any of the items under "Create" - 1 - Courses to "as...

MeL Webinar - Digital Discoveries for Black History Month

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From Christine Schneider, K-12 Education Specialist with MeL - Did you miss the webinar?  It was amazing to see the great wealth of Primary Source documents, biographies, Freedman's Bank Records, and articles that can be used in the classroom related to Black History Month.  Luckily it was recorded! Here is a link to the recorded webinar: https://vimeo.com/200258649/ 3ce47187f4 I am pleased to announce a webinar that you won’t want to miss!   On Thursday, January 19th , j oin myself and trainers from Gale, Britannica, ProQuest (HeritageQuest), and WorldBook to learn about Digital Discoveries for Black History Month with MeL . Find out where to locate material that can be used in the library and classroom during Black History Month.  This webinar is geared toward Media Specialists, teachers, and other K-12 staff. We are offering two times for this hour-long webinar.  Please be sure to register and save your spot: Thursday January 19, 2017 ...

Website Find - NASA Education

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In honor of World Space Week, I encourage you to check out NASA Education.  NASA has developed quite a useful site for educators!  From the site : "As the United States begins the second century of flight, the Nation must maintain its commitment to excellence in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education to ensure that the next generation of Americans can accept the full measure of their roles and responsibilities in shaping the future.... NASA will continue to pursue three major education goals: -- Strengthening NASA and the Nation's future workforce -- Attracting and retaining students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, disciplines -- Engaging Americans in NASA's mission" Some of the items you will find on this site: Subscription to a weekly email with education opportunities Lesson plans & teaching materials searchable by keyword, subject and grade level Links to other useful materials, including NAS...