As a "Computer," teacher, Google Certified Educator - GAFE trained, Adobe Education Leader, and coder, I've been exposed to a large variety of tools, apps, resources and links, as well as have subscribed to EdSurge, eSchoolNews, KhanAcademy, ISTE, NETS, eduClipper, eCampusNews, Pearl-trees TechnologyInsider, TeacherTube and lastly, but definitely not least "Ask a Tech Teacher." I have learned and realized that teachers across the nation have been collaborating and researching the best way to integrate the Common Core into their lessons.
Last summer I was a fellow at Adobe Systems in San Francisco, working through IISME and have assembled resources to be available in the Adobe Education Exchange sometime later this academic year!
Technology integration has long been my passion and with the Common Core implemented and many schools obtaining 1:1, BYOD, Chrome-books and other devices, I have been attending seminars, exploring, using and getting feedback on various tools for teachers.Here is what I have learned and recommend:
1. If you have 1:1 I recommend getting a Learning Management System that can handle organizing your resources, managing your students and lessons, as well as allowing you to collaborate with students, group students and communicate with parents, while also managing behavior. If you want to know the best LMS tools I recommend, visit my page on Classroom Management Sites, where I've provided evaluations of those I have used in my classrooms.
2. Subject Matter Apps/resources: aligned to Common Core State Standards by subject:
- Math California Standards
- ELA California Standards
- CDE Common Core Channel
- Instructional Shifts in Math
- Instructional Shifts in ELA/Literacy
- Explaining Common Core Toolkit
- The Teaching Channel - CCSS lesson videos
- Better Lesson Common Core - CCSS lessons and tools by subject.
- Achieve the Core - Resources to help educators understand and implement
- CCSSEDU Core - Information about the CCSS, tools, resources and videos
- Te@chthought - 50 Common Core Resources for teachers
- America Achieves - Editable lesson plans and videos illustrating the key shifts
- Curriculum Corner - Resources and documents for CCSS
- Inside Math - CCSS Math resources, rubrics, videos
- Learn Zillion - CCSS lessons and resources for educators
- Engage NY - Resources and video for CCSS
- Public Schools of North Carolina - CCSS resources and documents
- Alameda County office of Education- CCSS resources and documents
- Share My Lesson Common Core Resources - Adobe
- Adobe Education Exchange Teaching Channel
3. Create Instructional Videos: Used in flipped classrooms or blended models, instructional videos allow students to either move ahead of their peers or pause and rewind to support their understanding and comprehension of the lesson/topic being learned.
4. Creativity: Students need to be in charge of their learning and show it through their collaboration on creating something individualized. Projects, whether group or individual can engage students and allow their thinking and questioning of the subject learned to become part of their new knowledge. I have my students use their creativity in computer literacy to create: videos, posters, animations, news articles, digital stories, public service announcements, 3D models of their learning, plays/skits and so can you.
- Videos
- Animations
- Apps for Common Core
- Posters
- News Articles/Magazines
- Story-telling
- 3D Design
- Writing/Reports/Articles
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