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Resources
[|NOVEMBER LEARNING] Madison City In-service Rotations August, 2011

Facilitator: Sara Wilkie email: saraswilkie@mac.com Twitter: sewilkie

Information Literacy Activities
Information Literacy Resources Information Treasure Hunt

Connecting to the Common Core
Weaving Learning Opportunities

Networking Tools
>> http://www.care.org/features/vfts.asp >>
 * Diigo -[|http://www.diigo.com]
 * Twitter -[|https://twitter.com]
 * Skype -http://education.skype.com/
 * VoiceThread - http://voicethread.com/
 * Global Connections
 * [|Global SchoolNet.org] - support of 21st century learning and academic performance through content driven collaboration.
 * [|21Ct Schools] - links to global learning communities, activities & projects
 * [|Asia Society]: A network for educators that provides professional development, policymaking, and other materials.
 * CARE's **Virtual Field Trips**: An online avenue for students to take multiday tours of multiple countries.
 * ePals: Multilingual e-mail, blogging, and projects to connect classes around the world.
 * Global Stock Market Simulation Challenge: Students can hone skills as trading managers for global investments.
 * iEARN: A multilingual site for schools and youth organizations interested in participating in collaborative projects.
 * TakingITGlobal: An online community that addresses international issues for students from ages 13 to 30.

Resources

 * [|Activity Types]: Harris & Hofer, College of William & Mary
 * [|Collaboration Rubric]
 * [|Common Core]
 * [|Creative Commons Images]
 * Flipping Classroom Instruction
 * Google
 * Google Earth - []
 * Search Poster - [|Google Search Tips for Kids]
 * [|All Classroom Posters]
 * HowTo tutorials
 * [|How To Sell Your Students on Global Collaboration] - A. November, THE Journal
 * [|K-12 ICT Literacy Info]
 * Information Literacy
 * [|Jing] - free screencasting software
 * [|Khan Academy]
 * [|Math Train]
 * [|National Archives]- reproducible copies of primary documents from the holdings of the National Archives of the United States, teaching activities correlated to the [|National History Standards] and [|National Standards for Civics and Government], and cross-curricular connections.
 * [|NLVM], National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
 * [|Social Studies] - scroll through this blog post for lesson ideas & examples
 * [|Thinkfinity] - lessons & resources