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Exciting lesson ideas, book lists, videos, classroom strategies, and reproducibles in a daily blog by mentor teachers

Teaching Students About Their Digital Footprint (or How Do You Know This About Me?)

Monday, March 19, 2012
Technology and Society
Grades: 9–12

With the affordability and accessibility of mobile devices, teens can be “connected” most of their waking hours -- and it seems my students are! However, a lot of them do not understand the imprint they are creating with the pictures and...

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Four Ways I Prepare Students for Standardized Tests

Monday, March 12, 2012
Grammar and Punctuation, Parts of Speech, Vocabulary, Traits of Writing, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 6–8, 9–12

In this post, I describe four ways I prepare students for standardized tests.

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Four Tools for Creating the Digital Substitute

Monday, March 5, 2012
Teacher Tips and Strategies, Teaching with Technology
Grades: 6–8, 9–12

Read about four tools useful in creating a digital substitute for the days you have to miss class.

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The Three Ps of Success

Monday, February 27, 2012
Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 6–8, 9–12

In this post, I focus on the "three Ps of success" for students and teachers: planning, precision, and professionalism.

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Creating the Digital Substitute, Part 2

Monday, February 20, 2012
Classroom Management, Teacher Tips and Strategies, Teaching with Technology
Grades: 6–8, 9–12

This post focuses on what content to use when you prepare a digital substitute for your classroom.

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Creating the Digital Substitute, Part 1

Monday, February 13, 2012
Classroom Management, Teacher Tips and Strategies, Teaching with Technology
Grades: 6–8, 9–12

This post, the first in a series, outlines a few easy ways to create a digital substitute when you can't be in the classroom -- and explains why you should!

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Five Lessons I've Learned During My Classroom Kindle Pilot

Monday, February 6, 2012
Educational Technology, Teacher Tips and Strategies, Teaching with Technology
Grades: 6–8, 9–12

This post focuses on the five lessons I've learned during my Kindle Pilot Project.

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Four Ways to Motivate the Unmotivated

Monday, January 30, 2012
Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 6–8, 9–12

One teacher's unique tips for keeping students engaged include using tools such as social media, iPods, and even cell phones!

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Beginning 2012 With Three Lessons From Steve Jobs

Monday, January 23, 2012
New Teacher Resources, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12

This post focuses on three lessons I learned from Steve Jobs's biography. It is important to stay passionate, stay hungry, and stay innovative within the classroom.

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Three Steps to Writing an Illustrated Children's Story

Monday, January 16, 2012
Language Arts, Creative Writing, Educational Technology
Grades: 6–8, 9–12

Foster your students' creativity! Students become authors by writing and illustrating their own children's stories through this lesson.

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Jeremy Rinkel
Illinois
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Special Interests: Free web-based tools, professional development, reading comprehension, strategies for reaching millenials
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