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links from your library | October 24, 2011
Google Apps for Education Lesson Plans google.com/apps/intl/en/edu/lesson_plans.html Need ideas for using Google Apps (like Google Docs, Google Earth, Google Sites) in the classroom? Google has produced a lesson plan database from educators across the globe. Lessons can be sorted by Product, Grade Level, and/or Subject. Lesson plans include methods of using Google Apps. Also included are other linked resources, instructions, assessment, and standards correlations. Be sure to take a glance at some of the lessons used by other teachers to borrow or gain ideas for your own classroom use of Google Apps. The Great Immigration Debate - Google Apps Lesson Plan
Channel.me - channel.me Channel.me allows users to create a private browsing “channel” for any website. You simply need to enter the website URL (“cnn.com,” for example) and an option to email the browsing channel to a friend is generated. Enter their email address, have them open the channel, and you can now co-browse the website together! This is a great tool for assisting students who may be having issues on a computer while at home. It could also be used in the classroom for student work in pairs or one-on-one assistance from a teacher. Channel.me allows users around the world to co-browse their channel, so the possibilities for collaboration with others is huge! Channel.me - How It Works
Accompl.sh - accompl.sh Accompl.sh allows users to organize and track long-term goals. Users can create a goal, set a timeline, include steps for success, add photos, and track progress reports. Accompl.sh is a great tool for having students track their own progress with a classroom goal or perform personal goal setting. It’s also a good tool for having students track what they do and do not know over the course of a unit and revisiting it as a review. Official Accompl.sh Blog