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In a Rush to Modernize, MySpace Destroyed More History

In a Rush to Modernize, MySpace Destroyed More History | Digital Sandbox | Scoop.it
By Ian Milligan In 1963, despite community opposition, New York City's Pennsylvania Station was torn down. It was an age of modernism, old being wiped away for new. Afterwards, some of the sails we...
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I had some really cool blog posts on my MySpace. It really woulda been nice to have gone back and saved some.

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@HistoryInPics, or Does Copyright Count?

@HistoryInPics, or Does Copyright Count? | Digital Sandbox | Scoop.it
Meet Xavier Di Petta and Kyle Cameron, ages 17 and 19, whose ability to build a massive audience from nothing may be unparalleled in media today.

Via Mary Reilley Clark
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Great convo starter!

Mary Reilley Clark's curator insight, November 28, 2014 10:51 AM

I'm sure if I share this with my students, their response will be, "Then why should we bother searching for images that are free to use or share? We're not even going to be making money on our projects!" Interesting point, and one that would make a great research or debate topic. 

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Contest Rules - Flocabulary

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Great ELA Lesson Idea & Fun Rap Contest!


Contest: Write an 8-line rap about their favorite Thanksgiving food, incorporating as much figurative language as possible


Hmm lemmie try this:


I like Pecan Pie and I cannot Lie

It's sticky sweet mince is masterful


ok, I'm not really good at this --ARGH! LOL

maybe I should go watch the video again!

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Twitter Tweet Story or Chapter Summary

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Fiction & Non-Fiction Twitter Tweet Common Core Activity: Use the Twitter Concept to Make Connections to the Text Using Twitter to Make Connections: Do you
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Fiction & Non-Fiction Twitter Tweet Common Core Activity: Use the Twitter Concept to Make Connections to the Text


OK, I have to say first of all I HATE the term "Twitter Tweet!" which reminds me of some out of touch grownup saying things like "FaceSpace" or "MyBook" or the non ironic use of The Internets --


Whew! That being said - this reminds of my Tweet me a Book Review lesson and it's really CUTE! Combined together it could be a super fun activity! 

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Halloween Wordsearch Activity & Writing Prompts

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Halloween Wordsearch Activity & Writing Prompts
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"Want a challenging Halloween activity for your middle or high school students? Need ideas for fun activities? Download my free Halloween-themed word search. Includes answer key and several writing prompts and ideas to use in your secondary classroom. 

Warning: the word find is difficult. It may take your students a long time to complete and drive them insane. This is how I get back at them when they are being difficult. heehee...just kidding."

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FREE: Halloween Wordsearch Activity & Writing Prompts

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Halloween Activity - Figurative Language & Reading Comprehension

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Halloween Activity - Trick AND Treat Looking for a fun and educational way to celebrate Halloween in your classroom? Then, you'll love the activities in this
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Looking for a fun and educational way to celebrate Halloween in your classroom? Then, you’ll love the activities in this resource that give your students a trick AND treat.

In this resource you’ll find a “Halloween Fun” activity. This one is the ‘TRICK’. In this activity students need to read the instructions very carefully. However, most students do not read the entire set of directions before beginning (that’s the trick). That means that students will follow the directions to create a Halloween drawing and complete a figurative language activity before they realize that they only needed to do the first 2 steps of the 16 step activity.

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Candy Corn Guy Craftivity - Art Project - Craft Project FREE DOWNLOAD

Candy Corn Guy Craftivity - Art Project - Craft Project FREE DOWNLOAD | Digital Sandbox | Scoop.it
This is a super easy and cute art project. Enjoy! Kacey Doodle Bugs Teaching Blog Doodle Bugs Teaching Facebook Page
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I love LOVE Art projects! 

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Is The Obama Administration Backing Away From Standardized Testing?

Is The Obama Administration Backing Away From Standardized Testing? | Digital Sandbox | Scoop.it

For years, the Obama administration has made tougher teacher evaluations a centerpiece of its education agenda, giving states incentives to grade educators partially in accordance with students' standardized test scores.


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There's nothing like using the BEST tech in our schools for 160 of 180 days of education for standardized testing!

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The Missing Guide for Google Hangout Video Calls - Zapier

The Missing Guide for Google Hangout Video Calls - Zapier | Digital Sandbox | Scoop.it

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A VERY Cool Intro to G+ Hangouts!

Maria Richards's curator insight, June 26, 2014 6:01 PM

You may like to use these instructions from a second device or print them as they are quite lengthy. Well worth it! 

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About Fusion Tables - Fusion Tables Help

Bust your data out of its silo!
Get more from data with Fusion Tables.

Fusion Tables is an experimental data visualization web application to gather, visualize, and share data tab
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Fusion Tables is an experimental data visualization web application to gather, visualize, and share data tables

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The Daring Librarian: Vine Video Book Trailers

The Daring Librarian: Vine Video Book Trailers | Digital Sandbox | Scoop.it
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Vine Video Book Trailers New Post w/ FREE Downloadables |


This year we decided to create video book trailers using the Vine App! Six second videos that loop with sound. No editing needed, just creativity!

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CopyrightFriendly/Creative Commons/Fair Use - New Tools - LibGuides at Springfield Township High School

CopyrightFriendly/Creative Commons/Fair Use - New Tools - LibGuides at Springfield Township High School | Digital Sandbox | Scoop.it
LibGuides. New Tools. CopyrightFriendly/Creative Commons/Fair Use.
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The ever amazing Joyce Valenza created this great LibGuide of resources!

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Daring Conference Packing Tips & Tricks | The Daring Librarian

Daring Conference Packing Tips & Tricks | The Daring Librarian | Digital Sandbox | Scoop.it
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Packing & Techie tips for any conference whether ISTE or ALA


Even though I'm not going to ISTE this year (I'm going on a family reunion cruise to Alaska!) I've packed for a LOT of conferences, and even though I'm not a light packer like my friend Bobbi Newman - I think I've got some clever tips! :) Add yours in the comments!

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Martin Luther King Jr. Crossword Puzzle

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Martin Luther King Jr. was a human rights activist and has gone down in American history as a hero for his part in the African-American Civil Rights Movement.Time. Test your IQ in the MLK Jr. Crossword Puzzle!
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Free printable MLK crossword puzzle for class

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Lighting the Fire: The Calendar

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I wish my brother & parents had used this w/ my youngest & very indulged nephew! [smh]

 

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Fun w/ Functions: comparing Linear Quadratic & Exponential Functions

Fun w/ Functions: comparing Linear Quadratic & Exponential Functions | Digital Sandbox | Scoop.it
I use this activity in my Algebra 1 class at the end of the year to compare basic properties of the three types of functions covered throughout the course work
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"I use this activity in my Algebra 1 class at the end of the year to compare basic properties of the three types of functions covered throughout the course work before the End of Course State Assessment. "

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Back To School Beginning of the Year Free Playlist Icebreaker Activity

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Free Back To School Playlist Get-to-Know-You Icebreaker Activity Download this FREE creative song playlist icebreaker activity to get to know your students. It
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Free Back To School Playlist Get-to-Know-You Icebreaker Activity

Download this FREE creative song playlist icebreaker activity to get to know your students. It can be used on the first day of school or first day of a new term/semester. I also included a copy of the activity for students to describe their break in songs.


Bonus: I included bulletin board displays so you can post these in your classroom to share with students in other sections.


by @MrsOrman

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Halloween Math Center: Creepy Coordinate Grids for Older Students

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Here is a FUN Halloween Math Center to help to reinforce coordinate graphing concepts. If you like this freebie it is one of MANY Halloween Math Centers in my Halloween Math Centers BUNDLE You can see the other math topics I have covered there.

The concepts covered are:
-Identifying ordered pairs
-Identifying Quadrants
-Distance from one ordered pair to another
-Reflecting points over the x/y axis
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Here is a FUN Halloween Math Center to help to reinforce coordinate graphing concepts. If you like this freebie it is one of MANY Halloween Math Centers in my Halloween Math Centers BUNDLE You can see the other math topics I have covered there.

The concepts covered are:
-Identifying ordered pairs
-Identifying Quadrants
-Distance from one ordered pair to another
-Reflecting points over the x/y axis

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Character FREEBIE {Halloween Edition}

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It's All About Character! This product is very similar sample to my character unit, It's All About Character! with a fun twist... It's a Halloween Edition!
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It's All About Character!

This product is very similar sample to my character unit, It's All About Character! with a fun twist... It's a Halloween Edition! 

What's included:
-Halloween Character Cards
-Halloween Character Trait Sort
-Halloween Character Comprehension Pages

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Maybe It's Time To Stop Talking About Bullying, And Talk Kindness Instead

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Maybe It's Time To Stop Talking About Bullying, And Talk Kindness Instead

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Empathy matters.

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BRAINZ! How to Survive The Zombie Librarian Apocalypse!

Keynote for KY School Library Association Summer Refresher

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Brilliance from my girl Jennifer!

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Google+ Badge - Google+ Platform — Google Developers

Google+ Badge - Google+ Platform — Google Developers | Digital Sandbox | Scoop.it

Google+ Badge SWAGGER!


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Show off your Google+ swagger & love and help your followers connect with you on G+! This is also great for when you're about to do a G+ Hangout!

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#NotAtISTE? Getting the Most out of ISTE 2014 From Afar

#NotAtISTE? Getting the Most out of ISTE 2014 From Afar | Digital Sandbox | Scoop.it
It’s that time of year again when thousands of educators and ed tech folks gather at the International Society for Technology in Education conference. This year, sadly, we can't make it to ISTE 201...
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ISTE from Afar....this is a brilliant post!

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Copyright and Intellectual Property

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With the ease of copying and ripping of digital information, it is important that our students respect the intellectual property of others. This page includes links to teach about fair use, Creative...
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From the all knowing & awesome Kathy Schrock this extensive page about Intellectual Property & Fair Use!

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ALA Survival Tips and Packing Suggestions | Librarian by Day

ALA Survival Tips and Packing Suggestions | Librarian by Day | Digital Sandbox | Scoop.it
Packing list About a year ago I started trying to travel with only a carry on.  I was tired of paying the extra baggage fees, waiting for my bag at the end
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Bobbi is just plain brilliant! I wish I could pack like her! In this blog post she gives great tips for packing light & smart AND terrific conference do's!


Of course, I'm a traveling hoarder - I'd rather haul my big bag around & wait at the luggage carousel for my creature comforts than go sleek and fast. But after reading her blog post, I may try & change!

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