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Technology Tools for Teachers & Administrators

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Technology Tools for Teachers & Administrators

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WordPress - blogging and communication with school community and staff
www.wordpress.com

Blogger - blogging and communication with school community and staff

www.blogger.com

EduBlogs - blogging and communication with school community and staff

http://edublogs.org/

Share information, post documents and links, and more with this easy to use space

http://www.wikispaces.com/

Create visually appealing presentations for use at parent nights, faculty meetings, PD days, and more

www.prezi.com

This backchannel platform allows groups of people to provide feedback, share links, and have discussions surrounding a topic of interests.

http://todaysmeet.com/

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This link gives you access to tutorials and how-tos for anything from ipads, webtop, thinkfinity, Kindle, TED, Google, Intel, white boards, responders, WVEIS, etc.

http://wvde.state.wv.us/technology/tutorials/index.php

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Informational Video

http://wvde.state.wv.us/technology/resources/thinkfinity/

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http://wvde.state.wv.us/elearning/

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http://wvde.state.wv.us/teachwv/certification.html

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http://wvde.state.wv.us/smarter-balanced/

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WESTEST 2 Writing Assessment Parent Brochure

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WESTEST 2 Writing Assessment Parent Brochure

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Primary Document Resource:

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.asp

Units, Lesson Plans, and Resources

http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/

History & Government Resource

http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government

Smithsonian Link

http://www.si.edu/

Library of Congress

http://www.loc.gov/index.html

United Nations Resources

http://padlet.com/wall/taylorcounty

Civics Resources

http://www.icivics.org/

Primary Source Documents

http://docsteach.org/

WV Department of Ed SS Calendar

http://wvde.state.wv.us/socialstudies/social_studies_calendar.html

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Benchfly: Educational Science Videos

http://www.benchfly.com/video-protocols.php

Blossoms: Science Video Lessons for the Classroom

http://blossoms.mit.edu/videos

Lab Out Loud is a podcast, hosted by two science teachers, that discusses science

news and science education by interviewing leading scientists, researchers, science

writers and other important figures in the field.

http://laboutloud.com/

NxG Science Standards Organization

http://www.nextgenscience.org/

WV Department of Ed Science Calendar

http://wvde.state.wv.us/instruction/calendar.html

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Quantile Framework Overview Video:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/quantile-resources/resources/downloads/static/QuantileDemo_skin.swf

Differentiating Mathematics Instruction Using the Quantile Framework Video

http://wvde.state.wv.us/player.php?vid=teach21/quantiles&m=f

Grade Levels and Quantile Measures

http://quantiles.com/content/benefits-for-learners/grade-levels/

WESTEST and Quantile Measures

http://wvde.state.wv.us/teach21/documents/SampleQuantileReport.pdf

Quantile Teacher Assistant

http://qta.quantiles.com/

Quantile Textbook Search

http://quantiles.com/tools/find-your-textbook/

Quantile Framework for Mathematics

http://wvde.state.wv.us/teach21/documents/WVQuantileMap--v11.pdf

Major Shifts in Mathematics: Powerpoint

http://wvde.state.wv.us/teach21/documents/NextGenerationStandardsMajorShifts-FederalProgramsConference.pdf

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Lexile Overview Video:

http://www.lexile.com/about-lexile/lexile-video/

Lexile on WESTEST

http://wvde.state.wv.us/teach21/documents/SampleLexileReport_000.pdf

Lexile Find A Book:

http://www.lexile.com/fab/

Lexile & CCSS

http://wvde.state.wv.us/teach21/LMandCC.html

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Writing in the Real World Expereince Chart

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Writing in the Real World Expereince Chart

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ACT/SAT Writing Guide.  Office
of Instruction. WVDE (2008).

http://wvde.state.wv.us/teach21/act-guides.html

Making writing instruction a priority in
America’s middle and high schools.  Alliance for Excellent Education (2007).

http://www.all4ed.org/files/WritPrior.pdf

The neglected
“R”:  The need for a writing revolution.  National
Commission on Writing in America’s Schools and Colleges (2003).

http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/writingcom/neglectedr.pdf

Writing next:  Effective strategies to improve writing of
adolescents in middle and high schools.  Alliance for Excellent Education (2006).

http://www.all4ed.org/files/WritingNext.pdf

WVDE Instructional Writing Rubics

http://wvde.state.wv.us/teach21/InstructionalWritingRubrics.html

Books for Professional Development:

- Gallagher, K.  2007.  Teaching Adolescent Writers.

- Graham, S., MacArthur, C. & Fitzgerald, J.  2007.  Best Practices in Writing Instruction.  New

York:  Guilford Press.

- Kirby, D., Kirby, D.L. & Liner, Tom.  2004.  Strategies for Teaching Writing.  Portsmouth, NH:

Heinemann.

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Text Complexity Tools:

http://wvde.state.wv.us/teach21/textcomptools.html

Informational Text presentation:

http://wvde.state.wv.us/professional-development/reading-informational-text.html

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Elementary Teach 21 NxG Math Cluster Lessons:

http://wveis.k12.wv.us/Teach21/public/ng_unit_plans/LP/LPO_menu.cfm

HS Math Pathway

http://wvde.state.wv.us/teach21/documents/HSmathchartNovember2012.pdf

Recommendations for Delivery of Math I for Struggling Students

http://wvde.state.wv.us/teach21/documents/RecommendationforMathIMathILabImplementation.pdf

Standards for Mathematical Practice

http://wvde.state.wv.us/teach21/documents/MathPractices.pdf

Connections to Literacy in Mathematics

http://wvde.state.wv.us/teach21/documents/connections2literacy-Math.pdf

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WESTEST Sample Questions:

http://wvde.state.wv.us/teach21/westest.html

Training Videos

http://wvde.state.wv.us/oaa/westest_video_training.html

Online Writing Assessment Video

http://wvde.state.wv.us/oaa/videos/W2OW_admin/video.html

Score and Achievement Descriptors

http://wvde.state.wv.us/oaa/westest2_cut_score_ranges.html

Assessment Calendar

http://wvde.state.wv.us/oaa/calendar1213.html

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Math:

http://www.corestandards.org/Math

ELA:

http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy

Next Gen CSO's Search Page:

http://wveis.k12.wv.us/Teach21/public/ng_cso/NG_CSO.cfm

Teach 21 Strategy Bank:

http://wvde.state.wv.us/strategybank/

Instructional Guides:

http://wvde.state.wv.us/instructionalguides/

Unit Plans:

http://wvde.state.wv.us/unitplans/

Crosswalks:

http://wvde.state.wv.us/teach21/Crosswalks.html

Inquiry Based Lesson Plan Seach Engine:

http://wveis.k12.wv.us/teach21/public/iblp/I_menu.cfm?CFID=5669410&CFTOKEN=62350396