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"We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of reading." - B.F. Skinner

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Collaboration events:

This month 5th grade will finish working on a project on how to spot fake news as part of a "How to Research" unit. Teachers, here is the digital curation on Wakelet called Is it real?
- Please let me know if you encounter any problems (bad links, etc.).

Earlier this year, Kindergarten participated in a collaborative unit plan on "People in Our Neighborhood". This is the link on Canva of the Pathfinder (this can be taught in-person or virtually).
- This is a sample of the video that was made for the summative assessment. So adorable!
- This collaboration went well. There were lots of compliments from parents and admin. The teachers stated they were happy to have worked together.

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Research Model reminder: (using a common vocabulary)

PreK-2nd use Super3 :
- Plan, do, review
- This is the video I shared at the grade level meetings. This is a great lead-in to explaining this program to our younger students.
- Information from Big6.org also explains Super3 (halfway down the page) which details the research steps.
3rd-5th use Big6:
- Task definition, information-seeking strategies, location and access, use of information, synthesis, evaluation
- Here is an article with embedded videos you can share with your students
- Information from Big6.org explaining the research steps and sub-steps.

As requested, videos and links on digital literacy:

from MediaSmarts includes a variety of topics about digital literacies and teacher/parent resources
from Edutopia has 6 resources for educators regarding digital citizenship

from Google images

On demand: Here is some good information on Fair Use and Copyright Laws. It includes videos to better understand these concepts (which are often confusing).

Another resource is from PBS called Copyright for Educators.

Lastly, this is a straightforward answer to a common copyright question: How much material may I use in my PowerPoint presentation?

Tidbits, hints, etc.

Talpa - a great way to search for that book you can't quite remember
Openverse - free stock photos, images, and audio with Creative Commons license or in Public Domain
Teachermade - free technology that might interest some of you

Please email me if you have any questions on these.

Call for ideas on tech-related professional development that interests you. Add to the real-life sticky note bulletin board in the faculty lounge.

Yes, I do see the irony! 😅

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Opportunities for Lifelong Learning

Google for Education - offers technology training and resources for educators
15 Free Tech Training Resources - videos, podcasts, trainings to better grasp using different technology in an educational setting
Google Scholar - access numerous articles from scholarly literature

Class Schedule: encourage your students to return books so they can check out more

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