Useful links: 12/05

• Word Search Maker Easy tool to use. Makes quick online and printable word find puzzles

• Australian Teacher Response “As part of its Australian Teacher Response initiative, AITSL has developed resources to help support teachers and school leaders during these changing times. Since the emergence of COVID-19 (coronavirus), teachers and school leaders have been working to adapt and innovate lessons and learning opportunities in the many ways as they provide education for students across Australia.

• 5 critical life skills everyone should have – Big Think “The World Health Organization identified 5 basic life skills that are crucial to cultivate and learn in order to have a better and more productive life.
  Ranging from creative thinking to learning to cope with stress, these skills should be instilled in youth during their education and nurtured over a lifetime. Although the best time to develop these skills is during one’s youth, the second best time is right now.”

• Why Are Some Kids Thriving During Remote Learning? | Edutopia “Though remote learning has brought many challenges, some students seem to be thriving in the new circumstances. What can we learn from them?” An interesting discussion in this post.

• Introducing algorithms | Digital Technologies Hub Some good ideas that offer some interesting ways to help students learn about algorithms

• Examples of learning intentions | Assessment for Learning Useful page that has examples of learning intention that could easily be adapted for different classes

• 51 ways to introduce learning objectives

• Proof It! – A Fun Proofreading Game at Portland Proof  Useful game that tests the skills of students in a fun way

• Letter Word Block Puzzle Solver A useful tool to create Nine letter “target word” puzzle

• Boggle Solver: Word Finder and Solver Create your own Boggles using this tool

• Wordtwist | Our Other Puzzles

• Word Wipe | Instantly Play Word Wipe Online for Free

• Wordtwist | Games Results A useful tool. Used in my English class, after the lesson tasks have been completed. It offers a fun way to make the students play with words/vocabulary.

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• 5 Doable Digital Citizenship Goals for Teachers | edCircuit “Some simple ideas for addressing cyberbullying, online privacy, Internet safety, online privacy, cyberbullying, media balance, online relationships, news and media literacy. The Digital citizenship topics tackle big questions”

• How Your Teacher-Librarian Can Be An Ally When Teaching With Inquiry | MindShift | KQED News“Teacher-librarians employ their unique expertise as they walk students through the learning library and demonstrate how to navigate databases and locate resources. They also sharpen research skills by helping students understand the validity of information and evaluate it by recognizing bias and persuasion in various sources. If teachers are open to it, the teacher-librarian can become a valuable support for teacher practice and student academic growth.”

• 5 Effective Studying Techniques That Are Backed by Research | Edutopia “Teachers can guide students to avoid ineffective studying habits in favor of ones that will increase their learning outcomes. A few techniques are discussed here”

• Creating a Strong Classroom Community With Group Work | Edutopia “Collaboration and socialization are key aspects of any workplace. In the real world, people collaborate, debate, and share. This can begin in the classroom where healthy socialization patterns can support student creativity and foster critical thinking.

• Writing Tools – WordCounter.net 8 writing tools – words per page, webpage word count. alphabetize list, character count, editor counter, random word generator, capitalize sentences, citation generator.

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