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Simplifying Copyright Guidance for Educators » Moving at the Speed of Creativity
posted the following as a comment to Ann Krembs‘ post “Do you have a simple explanation for copyright?”
(tags: copyright fairuse education creativecommons)

The Crush of Summer Homework – Room for Debate Blog – NYTimes.com
For many young Americans, going back to school might seem like rest [...]

copyrightchart
The following chart was designed to inform classroom teachers of their rights under the copyright law and copyright guidelines of the United States. Copyright and the notion of intellectual property was written into the Constitution of the United States to promote learning and the useful arts—and was designed to be supportive of the work of [...]

copyrightchart
The following chart was designed to inform classroom teachers of their rights under the copyright law and copyright guidelines of the United States. Copyright and the notion of intellectual property was written into the Constitution of the United States to promote learning and the useful arts—and was designed to be supportive of the work of [...]

Doodle: Easy Scheduling
(tags: scheduling)

Kseniya Simonova – Sand Animation (Україна має талант / Ukraine's Got Talent)
(tags: Art video digital_storytelling)

Welcome to Mapzone
(tags: geography maps games mapping)

Taking roll & finishing work SmartBoard Examples
Examples for using the SmartBoard:
marking the roll.
finishing their work
(tags: smartboard elementary_school)

SMART – Lesson Activity Toolkit Overview
A new way to create eye-catching lesson activities is here.
You spoke and we listened. [...]

I have been planning with a second grade teacher to get her started in using the SmartBoard that just had been installed in her classroom.
She let me know that she was working on maps skills and wanted an activity to be able to reinforce and assess student understanding of cardinal directions.
I showed her how to [...]

SMARTBoard Lesson Plans
Various Lesson Idea Notebook files to download
(tags: Smart_notebooks)

KPS Teacher Digital Storytelling Blog – Home
Aloha and welcome to the Kaua'i Pacific School Digital Storytelling Blog. Our school is one of 20 schools involved in a statewide initiative to transform education in Hawaii over the next five years. We will be developing a model for [...]

I created the presentation below as part of an Internet safety introduction lesson for 4th and 5th grade students who are embarking on a blogging adventure with their classroom teachers.
It is based on Part IV of the Blogging Unit Plan for Elementary School Students.
Slide 21 & 25 were created with student input during class.
Big [...]

Digital Stories – ISTEvision
Examples of digital storytelling
(tags: digital_storytelling video)

one word. so little time.
simple. you'll see one word at the top of the following page.
you have sixty seconds to write about it.
as soon as you click 'go' the page will load with the cursor in place.
don't think. just write.
(tags: writing poetry inspiration)

Digital Storytelling | Stories for [...]

FlippingBook flash page flip engine – PDF to flip book convertor or xml-swf version
Easy-to-use professional desktop editor for creating flash flip books with the page turn effect from your PDF files.
(tags: PDF webdesign flash resources)

Seek 'n Spell: GPS Word Game for iPhone
Seek ’n Spell uses your GPS to create a new type of game. The [...]