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Clicker 6
Years ago, an incredible teacher showed me how to use Clicker to support my emerging writers in first and second grade. A few months ago, I noticed that Crick Software had come out with their new...
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The Non-Fiction Craze
With the Common Core State Standards comes an urgency for reading non-fiction in the classroom, which is great…right? Yes, of course we want our students to read non-fiction! Many teachers, however are...
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Citelighter Expands to PDF Capture Ability
Citelighter has been supporting learners in collecting, organizing, storing and sharing their research and learning since it’s inception in September 2011. Today, Citelighter releases PDF Capture...
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Where to Find Free Texts
Finding texts that are high interest at an appropriate reading level is time consuming and let’s be honest, we don’t have a lot of time! I started pulling together a list of the resources I have been...
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Guest Blog for SmartBlog on Education
Special thanks to SmartBlog on Education for the guest blogging opportunity! Check out EdGeeks featured on SmartBlog on Education today! Supporting Struggling Readers as the Level of Text Complexity...
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When teaching students to approach paired texts, part of the challenge is actually finding paired texts to work with. I have some books from the 80′s with outdated topics and illustrations but finding...
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THaSIS Inaugural Meeting
A new techie-teacher group blooms in NYC. THaSIS (an acronym for Teachers Hacker Space for Independent Schools) had its inaugural meeting on Friday, February 22nd at the Dalton School. Check out my...
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SXSWedu Top Questions and Awards
Solid week here at SXSWedu - it’s a different feel than last year. If you’re just tuning in now, be sure to check out EdSurge’s coverage: MOOCs and Assessments and Makers, Oh My! Questions As always,...
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SXSWedu 2012 vs. SXSWedu 2013
I did a lot of listening and not as much writing this time around at SXSWedu. In revisiting my notes and thoughts, I realize the most valuable way to reflect is to compare to my notes from last years...
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Controversy Around Text Complexity Goes Mainstream
Infographic from http://www.newrepublic.com/ I haven’t posted on EdGeeks for awhile, but felt a surge of excitement when I saw Andrew Sullivan’s post about text complexity on The Dish. Everyday I find...
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