5 Reasons to Evaluate your School iPad Program + Sample Evaluation Form

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Quality teaching instructs us that reflection and evaluation is vital in the development of ourselves as teachers.

Staffroomhq raises 5 points that will be compiled in the data collection of their iPad evaluation form.  Those are: providing feedback, promoting direction, concrete data, focus, and reason.     To read the entire post and view their iPad evaluation form visit http://goo.gl/tEWnx
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Storify for iPad is here, free.

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Think tablets are just for consuming media? Not anymore. Now social storytelling is at your fingertips wherever you are, allowing you to create stories on the iPad as never before.   Be sure to visit http://goo.gl/uaH8R to read the entire story and learn how to use Storify in creating stories. 
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Infographic: The Digital Classroom | TeachThought

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What are the components of a digital classroom? From eBooks to smartboards, iTunes implementation to online learning, the world of learning is changing.     I do believe this infographic from TeachThought does a nice job of addressing points comparing Textbooks and Ebooks as well as media resources currently in the hands of today’s students. 
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65 Free Interactive Whiteboard Resources | TeachHUB

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TeachHub has compiled a list of interactive whiteboard resources and arranged them in the following catgories: * General Teacher Resources for IWB * IWB Games & Activities * Unique, Cool Whiteboard Resources * Science Website for IWB * IWB activities to teach music * Basic Reading & Foreign Language Be sure to checkout the site as it includes several STEM resources as well.  Enjoy letting your students interact!
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Google uncloaks once-secret server

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Unusually, the search giant designs its own servers. For the first time, Google unveils one publicly, showing a surprise built-in battery. Read this blog post by Stephen Shankland on Business Tech.
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Tip of the Week – Six Great Ways to Publish Student Work

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Gleen Wiebe, Social Science and Integration Specialist for ESSDACK, has posted a reasource blog addressing methods for students to share their work with others outside of their classroom.  Glenn starts his post off witht the following quote “We know that the world is moving online and that to prepare our kids for that world, we need to train them to use that world’s tools.”     Glenn goes on to provide links to six different Web 2.0 options for students to publish their work in electronic formats that does not include wikis, Nings, and slide shows.     Read the entire post here: http://goo.gl/7ir88
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Apple TVs are disappearing from shelves, could see an update next month as well | 9to5Mac | Apple Intelligence

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Are we on the verge of seeing a new Apple Tv option in March?  From what I have been reading and is shared in this 9 to 5 Mac posting, I do believe we are in for a new model.  If so, I am will wait on making my purchase and the possible flexibility to be provided in the new model. 
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Find out how strong your vocabulary is and learn new words at Vocabulary.com.

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Vocabulary.com helps you learn new words, play games that improve your vocabulary, and explore language.
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