My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (weekly)

• Why We Need Writing Instruction in Science - Literacy Lines
  Why writing instruction is essential to sci standards https://t.co/7xT7Zd4NQV #keystoliteracy https://t.co/TbmHJrZspX
  tags: keystoliteracy
• Two Graphing Tools for Google Docs
  tags: graphing tools googledocs mathematics
• How to Get Started Using Google Forms for Classroom Quizzes
  From Richard Byrne - Google Forms can be a powerful tool for creating and delivering quizzes to your students.
  tags: google classroom quizzes googleforms
• Show Solidarity with Words & Actions
  Great question - "Pew Research Centre published survey results on social media conversations about race. According to the survey, “two of the most used hashtags around social causes in Twitter history focus on race and criminal justice: #Ferguson and #BlackLivesMatter”. So then why are educators so silent when it comes to race conversations?
  tags: educolor racism equity
• ‘Our Technology Is Our Ideology’: George Siemens on the Future of Digital Learning | EdSurge News
  George Siemens on the Future of Digital Learning https://t.co/mZdmR0CjAU @gsiemens #highered #edtech #DLNchat https://t.co/DffNje2PBI
  tags: highered edtech DLNchat
• Do No Harm: Flexible and Smart Grading Practices | Edutopia
  5 flexible grading practices that create hope for students. https://t.co/KmvZNXcXV3
• 'Ignore Pisa entirely,' argues top academic | News
  Ignore PISA scores altogether. It doesn't measure what really matters. I couldn't agree more. I https://t.co/zcTnv1cObD
• Illuminations
  tags: math resources interactive illuminations
• 6 Opening and Closing Routines for New Teachers
  tags: routines newteachers
• Google for Education: Taking learning beyond classroom walls with new features for Back to School
  From Google for Education Blog - arent participation has a major impact on student learning. Today, we’re launching a new feature in Google Classroom that will automatically share summaries of student work with parents. Once invited by a teacher, parents and guardians can receive automated daily or weekly email summaries of student work and class announcements, making it easier to stay up-to-date on what’s happening in the classroom.
  tags: GAFE GoogleClassroom
• Finally! Google Classroom Lets You Share With Parents
  tags: GoogleClassroom parentcommunication
• Annotate Documents In the Updated Google Classroom Apps
  From Richard Byrne - "In the Google Classroom mobile apps you can now draw on, highlight, and write on top of students' Google Documents, PDFs, and Microsoft Word documents. The iOS version of the app will also let you type on top of a document. With both apps students can annotate items that teachers have shared in Google Classroom and teachers can annotate items that students have shared back to them."
  tags: googleclassroom mobileapp annotate
• Letting Happiness Flourish in the Classroom
  tags: newschoolyear newteachers
• The Neuroscience & Psychology of Procrastination, and How to Overcome It | Open Culture
  tags: procrastination distraction organization
• How to Use the Lesson Plan Add-on In Google Docs
  tags: lessonplan addon googledocs
• The struggle of mental health | Playlist | TED.com
  Depression, schizophrenia, suicidal feelings—too often, these experiences stay private. These speakers who’ve... https://t.co/zYvDqyr2Tr
• The Four Things Students Need to Create Good Book Trailers
  Good overview of organizing students for book trailers, including a variety of tech tools that can be used
  tags: books booktrailers reading literacy
• Eating Ice Cream While Black | Cognoscenti
  OPINION: Eating ice cream while black: https://t.co/2x7npCVPvl via @cogwbur https://t.co/YJlTIOeaOg
• 20 Ways to Cut Your Grading Time in Half
  tags: grading time
• 5 Non-Negotiables When Designing Writing Instruction |
  tags: designing writing instruction english englishteaching
• Student test scores: How the sausage is made and why you should care | Brookings Institution
  From the Brookings Institute
  tags: student testscores standardizedtesting
• Top 10 ISTE takeaways for English teachers — John Damaso
  Here are ten edtech tools and resources I think English teachers can leverage to increase engagement and deepen learning. #1-2 are whimsical, #3-5 relate to classroom interaction, #6-7 deal with reading, and #8-10 help with writing and writing feedback.
  tags: english teachers resources ISTE
• Next Generation Science Standards Aligned Open Simulations and Tools | Getting Smart
  tags: NGSS sciencestandards
• 5 Great Free Apps To Use The Moment You Wake Up | Fast Company | Business + Innovation
  5 great (and free) apps to use the moment you wake up https://t.co/jQmIZVb7Xm https://t.co/XkIuohBTC2
• Caution Flags For Tech In Classrooms : NPR Ed : NPR
  Why are you cherry picking studies @anya1anya? https://t.co/lppuqLgyo1 Yes, caution advised, but also some really positive studies

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